Podcast
Magic Sponge - with NRL Physio
Weekly injury analysis from @NRLPhysio and a physio who loves NRL
- Rugby chart
- #174
- Episodes
- 162
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 17 min
- On air since
- 2022
- Latest episode
- 4 weeks ago
Episodes
162 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 18 min
The Magic Sponge - Offseason + Nathan Cleary
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of the finals series and cover every angle of Nathan Cleary's significant ankle injury!
(0:00) Intro
(7:04) Nathan Cleary: The Injury, Latest Update and What It Means
(18:31) The Tackle
(26:35) Surgery
(31:01) The Right Foot
(34:47) Rehab: Bilateral Non-Weight Bearing
(38:52) Complications
(41:28) Recovery Time
(46:00) Return to Play and Performance
(48:49) Comparisons
(53:09) Contract Talk
(56:51) Other Injury Updates
(59:44) Questions -
1 hr 32 min
The Magic Sponge - Jharal Yow Yeh
Show notes
From the vault: in light of Nathan Cleary’s horror compound lower leg fracture in the Prelim Final, we’re re-visiting Brien’s 2022 chat with former Broncos, Maroons and Kangaroos winger Jharal Yow Yeh.
In 2012, Jharal suffered a compound fracture dislocation of his right ankle against Souths, an injury doctors compared to a motor vehicle accident. He talks through the night it happened, 10 surgeries, his comeback attempt, and what it taught him.
If you want to understand what Nathan is facing, this is a good place to start.
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1 hr 11 min
The Magic Sponge - Finals Week 1
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL, cover the crazy injury return stories in the Finals and debrief on the SuperCoach season that was!
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(6:51) HIAs
(8:50) Knights vs Souths
(10:39) Warriors vs Dolphins
(16:31) Sharks vs Cowboys
(19:34) Panthers vs Roosters
(24:50) NRLW
(27:24) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(53:56) SuperCoach Corner - Final rankings & plans for SuperCoach Finals -
1 hr 19 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 27 & Finals Health Check
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL, give a full review of each team's health heading into finals and debrief on the SuperCoach season that was!
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(0:00) Intro
(9:55) HIAs
(13:33) Round 27 Injuries
(17:04) Finals Health Check
(17:33) Panthers
(19:58) Warriors
(23:34) Dolphins
(26:02) Roosters
(31:04) Sharks
(33:08) Rabbitohs
(36:11) Knights
(38:45) Cowboys
(39:36) NRLW
(41:56) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(1:02:46) SuperCoach Corner - Final scores & plans for SuperCoach Finals -
35 min
The Magic Sponge - MND Special with NSW Minister for Health Ryan Park
Show notes
In the same week Jai Arrow brings up 100 games for Souths, the change he fought for becomes law. Brien (NRL Physio) is joined by NSW Health Minister Ryan Park to unpack NSW becoming the first place in the world to make Motor Neurone Disease notifiable: what it means, what data gets collected, whether it can help find a cause, and what it's been like working with Jai.
Plus a quick MND explainer and some Dragons therapy for the Minister.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
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1 hr 13 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 26
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL and talk through their Supercoach trades heading into next week!
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(0:00) Intro
(7:47) HIAs
(10:04) Broncos vs Storm
(15:30) Sea Eagles vs Dragons
(16:01) Panthers vs Bulldogs
(16:59) Titans vs Rabbitohs
(22:00) Roosters vs Dolphins
(28:42) Cowboys vs Tigers
(29:43) Warriors vs Knights
(34:43) Eels vs Sharks
(35:54) Raiders - Bye
(37:13) NRLW
(38:03) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(56:59) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead -
1 hr 20 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 25
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL and talk through their Supercoach trades heading into next week!
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(0:00) Intro
(4:57) HIA's
(9:51) Storm vs Panthers
(11:57) Raiders vs Broncos
(13:13) Dolphins vs Eels
(15:46) Knights vs Sea Eagles
(18:16) Rabbitohs vs Warriors
(23:12) Dragons vs Bulldogs
(29:16) Titans vs Sharks
(30:05) Roosters vs Tigers
(39:08) NRLW
(41:03) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(1:04:16) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead -
1 hr 20 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 24
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL and talk through their Supercoach trades heading into next week!
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(0:00) Intro
(9:17) HIA
(9:57) Panthers vs Roosters
(12:43) Sea Eagles vs Dolphins
(16:36) Bulldogs vs Rabbitohs
(18:20) Sharks vs Raiders
(21:22) Eels vs Cowboys
(24:04) Broncos vs Warriors
(30:51) Knights vs Titans
(32:00) Tigers vs Dragons
(35:25) NRLW
(36:23) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(1:02:10) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead -
1 hr 16 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 23
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(0:00) Intro
(6:03) HIA
(7:14) Titans vs Cowboys
(7:56) Warriors vs Panthers
(14:44) Roosters vs Bulldogs
(20:06) Storm vs Sea Eagles
(24:38) Dolphins vs Broncos
(26:02) Rabbitohs vs Eels
(33:51) Raiders vs Knights
(39:15) Dragons vs Sharks
(40:07) NRLW
(42:41) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(1:05:43) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead -
1 hr 3 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 22
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(0:00) Intro
(7:08) HIAs
(12:42) Cowboys vs Roosters
(16:20) Dragons vs Dolphins
(17:03) Storm vs Bulldogs
(18:56) Titans vs Warriors
(20:55) Panthers vs Raiders
(24:54) Broncos vs Knights
(31:01) Sharks vs Rabbitohs
(32:55) Tigers vs Eels
(33:42) NRLW
(35:59) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(48:00) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead -
1 hr 17 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 21
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(00:00) Intro
(07:21) HIAs
(10:30) Eels vs Panthers
(11:23) Knights vs Roosters
(19:28) Rabbitohs vs Storm
(26:25) Raiders vs Tigers
(27:51) Bulldogs vs Warriors
(29:23) Cowboys vs Broncos
(34:49) NRLW
(36:50) Muscle Nation Recovery Room Q&A
(1:00:34) SuperCoach Corner -
1 hr 22 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 20
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(0:00) Intro
(9:57) HIAs
(13:11) Panthers vs Broncos
(17:43) Sharks vs Knights
(19:42) Roosters vs Storm
(24:56) Raiders vs Rabbitohs
(30:26) Bulldogs vs Tigers
(34:15) Titans vs Sea Eagles
(40:10) Dolphins vs Cowboys
(42:15) NRLW
(45:35) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(1:06:06) SuperCoach Corner
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1 hr 19 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 19
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(0:00) Intro + Origin review
(11:29) HIAs
(16:11) Tigers vs Warriors
(18:14) Dolphins vs Sharks
(20:44) Bulldogs vs Raiders
(26:09) Roosters vs Eels
(26:52) Rabbitohs vs Knights
(33:22) Sea Eagles vs Cowboys
(35:00) Storm vs Titans
(35:28) NRLW Injuries
(38:09) Muscle Nation Recovery Room Q&A
(1:02:07) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead
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1 hr 17 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 18
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
(00:00) Intro + Origin preview
(06:23) HIAs
(08:04) Panthers vs Rabbitohs
(10:37) Dragons vs Tigers
(13:14) Broncos vs Sharks
(17:08) Eels vs Sea Eagles
(19:46) Knights vs Dolphins
(21:41) Roosters
(23:01) Origin
(23:59) NRLW
(28:13) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A
(56:30) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead
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1 hr 30 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 17
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
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58 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 16
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss Round 16 injuries and SuperCoach scores.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
0:00 Intro + Origin chat
11:31 HIA's
12:13 Knights vs Dragons
13:56 Tigers vs Dolphins
17:25 Titans vs Panthers
20:04 Bulldogs vs Sea Eagles
23:17 Warriors vs Cowboys
26:10 Storm vs Raiders
27:45 Roosters vs Sharks
31:07 Muscle Nation Recovery Room
47:49 SuperCoach Corner
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54 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 15
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss Round 15 injuries and SuperCoach scores.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
0:00 Intro
4:47 HIAs
5:30 Rabbitohs vs Broncos
9:43 Dolphins vs Roosters
13:23 Warriors vs Sharks
16:30 Tigers vs Titans
19:23 Origin
24:29 Muscle Nation Recovery Room Q&A
41:26 SuperCoach Corner
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1 hr 16 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 14
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss round 14 injuries and SuperCoach scores.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
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1 hr 11 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 13
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss round 13 injuries and SuperCoach scores.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
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1 hr 9 min
The Magic Sponge - Round 12
Show notes
Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss round 12 injuries and SuperCoach scores.
The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!
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