Take The Two: Recent Episodes
Ricardo Ascenso
A rugby league podcast that will cover rugby league reviews, previews, the controversies, stats and so much more.
Lauren and Ricky are joined by staunch Knights fan Nikki to discuss the club's chances of a three-peat, a new coach & more.
Lauren & Ricky are joined by passionate Cowboys fan Sam to run through their 2024 chances, players to watch for and more.
Ricky and Lauren review the first Women's Origin game for 2024 and preview game 2, cover the international games and how good it would be for players to rep their heritage, Eels re-signings & more.
Lauren & Ricky discuss all things women's injuries with Brien Seeney (or NRL Physio as you all know him); from potential injury reoccurrence, greater risks for women, the effects of pregnancy and more.
Ricky and Lauren discuss women's Origin as they analyse the teams, the partnerships, the surprise changes and more, as well as putting keyboard warriors in their place after comments on Caitlan Johnston.
Ricky and the two Lauren's talk about some recent women's internationals for the 2026 RLWC, re-signings at both the Eels & Raiders and more.
Ricky and Lauren have a look at the impact of the Las Vegas expedition and the possibility of NRLW in Vegas as well as the impact of international athletes in the game both now and in the future.
We have a chat with Canberra Raiders forward Sophie Holyman about her time growing up in Launceston, learning rugby league from scratch, the BMD Premiership win with Burleigh, her time in the NRLW and more.
We had a chat with Wests Tigers NRLW hooker Ebony Prior about how she got started, the impact of Oztag and Touch on her rugby league career and more. So tune in and listen!
We had the chance to chat with Gold Coast Titans NRLW winger Destiny Mino-Sinapati about her start in rugby league, her dream Titans debut, those that have helped her in her career & more.
We had a chat with NZ Rugby Sevens superstar Tyla Nathan-Wong who most recently played NRLW for the St George Illawarra Dragons.
We discussed our travels across tag, touch and rugby sevens, returning to rugby league and more.
Ricky had the chance to have a chat with two-time premiership winning forward Mariah Denman (Storch) about the Broncos early NRLW dynasty, Origin, motherhood and more, so tune in!
In a special edition of The Full-Time Sirens, Ricky has a chat with former QLD and Australian Jillaroos rep Jo Barrett about early rugby league memories, the 2013 RLWC final at Headingley, juggling teaching & rugby league and more!
Lauren and Ricky preview all the action ahead of round six and discuss the standout performers so far this season as well as the surprise packets.
Ricky also has a chat to diehard Sharks fan Dan about their fortunes so far in NRLW in 2023 and what they need to do to be a finals force
Ricky and the two Laurens' set our sights on previewing round 5, the ups and downs of round 4, and we quiz/chat about the players that have kicked field goals in the NRLW to date.
Ricky and the two Lauren's review round 1 and preview round 2 of the NRLW season, we talk about the infamous biting incident that saw the first send-off in NRLW history, we have some trivia with the first player sin-binned (can you guess it?) and more.
Ricky and the two Laurens discuss the opening round of NRLW, give our tips and predictions, and we also talk about NRLW Dally M winners and rookies of the year. So sit back, listen, enjoy & share!
We discuss the second female Origin game, preview the Sharks and Titans squads and chances and we're joined by avid Sharks fan Dan who gives us his honest take on his beloved team and who the standouts will be.
We have a chat with St George Illawarra Dragons NRLW head coach Jamie Soward and discuss recruitment, his Dragons team, his coaching style, the season ahead & much more, and Jamie also answers questions from Twitter users.
Ricky and the two Laurens are back for the second episode to discuss areas that the NRLW can improve in moving forward (not expansion), we pick the games we're looking forward to most and take a trip down memory lane to discuss our favourite NRLW matches of the past.
The inaugural episode of the Full-Time Sirens, a podcast dedicated solely to the NRLW. We discuss the key signings made by teams to date as well as the international flavour that the NRLW will experience for the first time.
We also chat with National Wellbeing Manager of the Family of League Foundation, Roxanne Moates.
Nat's Panthers are riding high while Pat's Knights have gone from the penthouse to the outhouse in 6 weeks. We take a look at what looks to be a cracking RD 9 of the premiership.
We are back in action with Nat and Pat talking about what they learnt from an amazing ANZAC round. Nat is concerned about the Roosters not clicking into gear as everyone expected while Pat is licking his wounds with the Knights continuing their losing streak. We then dive into our RD8 preview with some awesome match ups to look forward to.
With Nat and Ricky out of action, Pat and special guest, Chris, discuss some key talking points from the Easter Weekend as well as diving into the ANZAC round preview.
Ricky and Patrick dissect the round five action and look ahead to round six and talk about the Panthers' mass re-signing of Ivan and Nathan Cleary.
Ricky, Nat and Pat are back at it once again, dissecting all the NRL action ahead of rd 3 and talking about George and Tom Burgess, both with different stories about them this week.
Ricky, Patrick, and the returning Nat, all preview round 1, discuss NRLW results and talk about the NRL's new ad. We also reminisce about cricketing great Shane Warne.
The Take The Two podcast is back for another week as Ricky and Patrick run their eye over the final eight teams and their chances for 2022, preview round two of the NRLW and predict our Dally M winners for 2022.
Ricky and Patrick are back to give our thoughts on teams 9th to 12th and their chances for finals footy, we dissect the trial action and give our takeaways and talk about the Isaiya Katoa saga.
Ricky and new podcast member Patrick preview the upcoming All-Stars games and give our thoughts on the chances of the bottom four sides from 2021 for the new season.
Thomas, Ricky and Nat discuss the 2022 Draw, NRLW Expansion and Vaccine Mandates in the NRL.
Thomas, Ricky and Nat preview the Big Dance for 2021 as Nat's Panthers take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs for premiership supremacy.
With technical difficulties preventing us from uploading the Preliminary Finals Preview, take a listen to our Dally M Preview instead as Tom, Ricky and Nat give their picks for Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year and each of the positional awards.
Thomas, Ricky and Nat sit down to preview the second week of the 2021 Finals Series, including the Battle of the West between Ricky's Eels and Nat's Panthers.
It's finals time, so Ricky is joined once more by Nat and Tom to preview all four games and discuss the biggest talking points ahead of what promises to be a ripping postseason.
Nat and Thomas join Ricky to preview all the action ahead of Round 23 of the Telstra Premiership and discuss the biggest headlines from yet another big week in the wild world of Rugby League.
Thomas and Ricky preview Round 22 of the NRL and discuss the headlines of another big week of Rugby League.
Ricky is joined once more by Thomas and Nat to preview Round 21 and discuss the week in Rugby League.
Thomas, Ricky & Nat sit down to preview Round 19 and discuss the biggest headlines in another chaotic week of Rugby League.
Thomas, Nat and Ricky sit down to preview Round 19 of the NRL and discuss the talking points from another big week in the Rugby League world.
A few audio dramas couldn't stop Thomas and Ricky sitting down to preview Round 18 of the NRL Telstra Premiership and discuss the biggest talking points in a hectic week of Rugby League news.
Ricky, Tom & Nat sit down to preview the shortened Round 17, look forward to Origin III and discuss the transfer merry-go-round that is the NRL.
Ricky, Tom & Nat preview all the action ahead of a crucial round of the NRL and discuss the week's biggest talking points.
There's no NRL action this weekend but there's still plenty to discuss ahead of Origin II and the Women's State of Origin.
Nat phones in to join Ricky and Thomas in previewing all the Round 15 action, including a look back to a scintillating start to this year's State of Origin series.
Nat makes her podcast debut alongside Thomas and Ricky as they preview all the action ahead of State of Origin 1 and Round 14.
Ricky and Thomas preview all the action ahead of Round 13 and discuss the biggest talking points of the week ahead of Origin 1 on Wednesday.
Thomas and Ricky preview all eight games in Round 12 as Origin approaches. They then delve into the week's biggest headlines, including the halves merry-go-round and the George Williams drama in Canberra.
Thomas joins Ricky to preview all the action ahead of Round 11 and chat about the biggest talking points of the week, including the potential makeup of the NSW backline.
Thomas and Ricky chat all things Magic Round and discuss the biggest talking points of the week.
Thomas and Ricky preview all the Round 9 action, with a particular focus on the importance of roster continuity.
Thomas joins Ricky to preview all the Round 8 matchups and discuss the biggest talking points in a massive week of Rugby League news.
Thomas and Ricky preview each of the Round 7 matchups and discuss the news of the week including the signings of Chad Townsend at North Queensland and Jackson Hastings at the Tigers.
Thomas and Ricky preview all the action for Round 6 of the NRL Premiership and discuss the week's biggest headlines including the John Morris saga at Cronulla.
Thomas and Ricky chat about the week's biggest headlines including the Adam Reynolds contract drama, Nita Maynard's Northies arrest and the new NARL in the US.
Ricky and Thomas chat about each of the Round 5 matchups and analyse each squad as it was named on Team Lists Tuesday.
Thomas and Ricky preview all of the round 4 action and once again dive into the week's headlines.
Thomas & Ricky preview the Round 3 NRL action and discuss the week's biggest talking points on and off the field.
Ricky and Thomas discuss all the big talking points coming out of Round 1, preview the second round of action and chat about the headlines of the week.
After five long months, the footy is finally back this weekend. Ricky and Thomas dissect each of the team lists, preview every game and discuss the week's biggest talking points in our first regular season episode of the year.
Thomas and Ricky discuss the final trials and complete their season previews by looking at the Roosters, Eels, Storm and Panthers squads for 2021.
With just two weeks until the NRL Season kicks off, Thomas and Ricky chat about all things trials, preview the Sharks, Rabbitohs, Raiders and Knights' chances for 2021 and recap all the week's biggest headlines.
Ricky and Thomas sit down to discuss the first week of trials and preview the Dragons, Tigers, Titans and Warriors squads for the 2021 season. 2020 SuperCoach runner-up and SC Playbook founder Tim Williams then joins the lads to discuss all things SuperCoach ahead of another big season.
Ricky and Thomas are joined by ex-NRL referee Gavin Badger, who provides a glimpse into the life of a full-time referee, gives his thoughts on the new one referee system and chats about his new role at the Wests Tigers. The boys then put Gavin through his paces with the Fast Five questions.
Ricky and Thomas sit down to discuss all the biggest talking points from the world of Rugby League. This week's episode includes previews of the Broncos, Bulldogs, Cowboys and Sea Eagles squads for 2021 and a special chat with ex-NRL referee Gavin Badger.
In our last episode for 2020, we wrap all the week's off-field action. There might be no more footy in 2020, but there's still plenty to discuss.
The on-field action is complete for 2020, but there's still plenty of headlines to dissect off the field. We talk Origin 3 and discuss the transfer rumours circulating throughout the league for 2021 and beyond.
On the eve of the decider we preview State of Origin 3 and discuss the biggest talking points in what has been a huge week of transfer news.
Another big week of Rugby League as we recap Origin 1, preview Origin 2 and discuss all the NRL News from the week.
Wrapping up all the action in another huge week in Rugby League:
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GF Review
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Origin Preview
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Toronto Wolfpack, Dylan Walker, Kyle Flanagan and much more.
A preview of both the NRL and NRLW grand finals, season reviews of the Gold Coast Titans and New Zealand Warriors, and all the biggest news of the week is discussed.
A review of finals week 2, a preview of finals week 3 and all the biggest news dissected and discussed.
A review and preview of both the NRL finals week 1 games and NRLW, and a discussion of all the biggest news of the week.
A review of round 20, a week 1 finals preview and a discussion of all the biggest news of the week!
A review of round 19, a preview of round 20 and we dissect the biggest news of the week in rugby league.
A review of round 18, a preview of round 19, and a wrap of all the biggest rugby league news of the week!
A round 16 review, a round 17 preview and plenty of discussion about the biggest news of the week.
A brief chat with NRL.com journalist Chris Kennedy about the Eels, coach Brad Arthur and his journalism journey.
A round 15 review, a round 16 preview and a discussion on all the big news of the week, as well as an interview with NRL.com journalist Chris Kennedy.
A review of round 13, a preview of round 14 and all the biggest news of the week, all dissected and discussed.
A recap of round 12 games, a preview of round 13 games and a chat on all things Supercoach with SC Playbook founder Tim Williams.
A review of round eleven, a preview of round twelve and a discussion on all the major rugby league news of the week.
A round 10 review and a round 11 preview and dissecting the big rugby league news of the week.
A review of round 9, a preview of round 10 and dissecting all the big rugby league news of the week.
A review of round eight, a preview of round nine, a look at all the big news and a chat with SC Playbook founder Tim Williams on all things Supercoach.
A chat with rugby league journalist and avid Parramatta Eels fan Adam Hawse about footy, the Eels and more.
A review of round seven, a preview of round eight and a chat with rugby league journalist and avid Parramatta Eels fan Adam Hawse.
A round six review, a round seven preview, all the latest rugby league news discussed and a chat with SC Playbook founder Tim Williams on all things Supercoach.
A chat with NRL.com journalist and Inside the NRL panelist Katie Brown about her love for footy and journalism.
A review of round five results, a preview of round six fixtures and a chat with NRL.com journalist and Inside the NRL panelist Katie Brown.
A review of round 4, a preview of round 5, analysis of the latest news and a chat with SC Playbook founder Tim Williams.
We had a chat with Darcie McDonald, an avid rugby league fan, former Canterbury Bulldogs cheerleader and now NRL journalist.
We review round 3, preview round 4 and cover all the big news hitting the rugby league space this past week.
We preview our four final teams, all eight games, dissect the news of the week and have SC Playbook's Tim Williams join us.
More season previews, the week's biggest news and controversies and top modern wingers.
A rugby league podcast that will cover previews, reviews, news, Supercoach, all the big issues and controversy, as well as having a look back through the history of the game.