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Kayo Sports NRL Podcast: Will Papenhuyzen, Lomax & Haas Join R360? + Cooper Reflects on Premiership Pressure Facing DCE - 19/11/25

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Eli Katoa's season is over after three head knocks in the Tonga and Pacific Championships.

1. The Kayo Sports NRL Podcast on 19/11/25 centres on R360, Payne Haas, Zach Lomax, Ryan Pappenhausen and the NRL's response to player movement. 2. Cooper Cronk and Steve Blocker Roach lead the episode as former NRL players and commentators who argue from inside the game. 3. The episode asks whether big-money opportunities outside rugby league can pull stars away from the Broncos, Eels and Storm. 4. The first major topic is Peter V'landys' talk of a 10-year ban for players who join the proposed R360 competition. 5. Cooper says a player like Payne Haas would want the money up front if the competition is not guaranteed. 6. Blocker says R360 looks "pie in the sky" because it has not named players and is not yet formal or organised. 7. The hosts compare that uncertainty with the guaranteed income and club stability already available in the NRL. 8. They also raise the idea that international rugby league could improve by working more closely with the International Rugby League and the NRL. 9. Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Fiji and PNG are used as examples of the strength of the Pacific game. 10. The episode then turns to Payne Haas and why the Broncos may not be able to replace him with a like-for-like player. 11. Blocker says Haas is already a top-three prop in the game and places him behind Arthur Beetson and Glenn Lazarus. 12. He also says Haas could surpass Glenn Lazarus if he keeps playing at the same level for another three or four years. 13. Cooper adds that Haas' chase and try-saving work against New Zealand is the kind of effort most front-rowers do not make. 14. The discussion then shifts to the Broncos, where the hosts say Haas is part of the foundation for Adam Reynolds, Ben Hunt and Reece Walsh. 15. They also argue that middle forwards matter because yardage, quick play-the-balls and field position shape a halfback's job. 16. After that, the episode focuses on Zach Lomax's early release from Parramatta and what it says about Jason Ryles' roster plan. 17. The hosts say Lomax and Pappenhausen probably have concrete money locked away if they are leaving before their current deals run out. 18. They also discuss Jonah Pezett's one-year move to Parramatta, Mitchell Moses' health, and whether the Eels need more physicality and leg speed in the middle. 19. The tone is conversational, argumentative and opinion-led, with long back-and-forth segments between two ex-players. 20. Listeners who follow NRL roster movement, front-row rankings or Storm pressure will get the most from it, while casual fans of a light recap may skip.

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Loose, spoken NRL talk that turns banter into a practical debate about roster balance and premiership standards.

The episode starts with holiday banter, then settles into the usual NRL argument about what actually holds a premiership roster together: culture, effort, and enough balance through the middle. The Parramatta stretch lands best.

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Want the Parramatta roster talk, premiership-build debate, and veteran chat without the fluff or hype?

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