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We also [email protected] then-online editor Anthony Brand, and have Brad Fittler in conversation about how James remains the driving force behind the he thinks his first Origin as a coach will go. It ASSISTANT EDITOR pod today, having cultivated a devoted will come as no surprise that Freddie is James Smith audience of NRL fans who wanted rather cool about it all – now there’s a guy [email protected] something other than the negativity that who would like the podcast format. passes for the sport’s weekly discourse. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS If you’ve never listened to N ADDITION to the trans- Robert Drane, Matt Cleary, John Davidson, Brooke Longfield, Andrew Marmont, Dead In Goal – or never Tweed intramural this Kieran Pender, Kathy Stone clicked on a podcast at all – The podcast Imonth: on the AFL front, we enthusiastically invite we profile Richmond star GROUP EDITOR Kevin Airs you to give it a try. 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