Scrumbags Rugby Podcast · Pick and Drive Productions

Extra Time: Western Force Media Blitz

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Dolly says two of four late-game losses would have put the Force in the top six.

1. Scrumbags Rugby Podcast focuses on the Western Force’s 2026 reset, with Matt Greely and Nick Dolly talking through form, roles, and squad depth. 2. Matt Greely is the Force fullback and recent Australia A player, while Nick Dolly is the Force vice-captain and a Wallabies captain in Tokyo. 3. The episode asks what the Force are building toward in 2026, from a deeper squad to a clearer style of play and a shot at bigger honours. 4. Greely says it took “30-odd games” to score a try, but the move to the Force quickly ended that dry run and helped him settle in. 5. He says Australia A was “good fun” because it felt like being recognised for end-of-year form in a different country with a different group of players. 6. Greely says fullback was always his junior position, while a year on the wing at the Reds added another skill set and helped him establish himself at Super Rugby level. 7. He says he wants to be an aggressive fullback who gets a high number of carries, creates quick ball, and helps take pressure off Dono in first-receiver work. 8. Greely names Cheslin Kolbe as a player he likes to watch because of the similar size profile, and says his own game depends on technical accuracy in high balls and ruck work. 9. He says touch football, rugby league, cricket, and basketball all shaped his movement, but rugby union remained the main code from age five. 10. Greely says the Force squad has strong internal competition, with KB, Dono, and Maxi Burick all able to play around fullback and wing. 11. He says that competition helps the squad because nobody can rest on their laurels, especially after the club’s depth was tested late in recent seasons. 12. Greely describes Perth life as tightly connected, with players from east coast backgrounds spending weekends, cafes, swims, and social events together. 13. He says he lives with Henry Robertson, Max Fury, and Tarjan, and that many teammates end up at the same dinners or Friday Harbour bowls nights. 14. Greely jokes that Nick Dolly is a pest, because Dolly keeps hounding the same jokes instead of letting them go. 15. Dolly says the Force environment has changed as younger players have grown into leadership roles and started speaking up more around the group. 16. He says the squad’s work ethic shows up in recovery, beach sessions, and a pre-season where the contact and gym work have been especially hard under new S&C coach Killa. 17. The tone is loose and conversational, with both players mixing serious rugby detail with jokes about pests, inappropriate Spanish phrases, and card-game punishments. 18. The format moves between career story, tactical discussion, and club-culture chat, with repeated references to touring, cohesion, and pressure moments. 19. Listeners who follow the Force, Australian rugby, or back-three roles would get the most from this. 20. Listeners wanting a polished, formal tactical interview may skip it.

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