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Kayo Sports NRL Podcast: 'Egos Need To Be Put Aside!' What's going on with the Tigers? + Munster's Bears deal revealed!

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Lara Pitt is back. Braith and Michael Ennis-Smith open with Bali stories, tan jokes, and the sort of relaxed off-season banter that sets the tone fast. The holiday chat hangs around. They talk training trips, family time, cocktails, and the easy confidence of people who have done this routine before. Then the footy starts. The conversation shifts into the bigger NRL question of how clubs build a roster when the market is crowded and everyone is juggling cap pressure. The open market looms. The panel argues that a club needs a clear blueprint before it starts chasing names, or the whole thing turns into guesswork. The Dolphins are the model. Their recruitment is used to show how infrastructure, patience, and a firm identity can matter as much as any headline signing. The names come quickly. The discussion runs through the Bromwich brothers, Felice Cafusi, Mark Nicholls, Max Plath, Tom Gilbert, and later Hamiso Tabui Fido. Patience matters here. They point out that strong clubs do not always land the biggest players first, and sometimes the smarter move is to wait for the right fit. The talk keeps its edge. It circles back to what Mal was pushing for before November 1 and why a club needs a real plan to agitate for the right people. The chat never gets stiff. It keeps sliding between club politics, player movement, and the kind of quick agreement and teasing that makes the room feel live. The finish is lighter. It ends on sit-ups, old-man fitness, vodka lime and sodas, and the same relaxed chemistry that carried the whole conversation.

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Loose NRL banter that settles into a clear talk about roster building and club identity.

The episode starts in relaxed territory, with Lara Pitt back, Braith fresh off Bali, and Michael Ennis in the mix, so the early stretch stays with tan jokes, training talk, and holiday banter.

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You want NRL off-season banter that starts in Bali and lands in roster-building logic.

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