#34 Phil 'Buzz' Rothfield | The Bye Round Podcast with James Graham

Welcome to The Bye Round Podcast with James Graham. Today's episode features one of Australia's most influential sports journalists and a man who have been covering the game of rugby league for nearly 50 years, Phil 'Buzz' Rothfield'! From his days sleeping outside the SCG the night before the Grand Final to his verbal stoushes at the NRL 360 desk with Paul Kent, Jimmy and Buzz cover so much in this episode, it's a doozy! Season 2 promises to be bigger and better than ever! We will continue to start your week with our Interview show dropping every Sunday night at 7pm. Charlie White will re-join Jimmy for the weekly NRL preview show every Thursday. And we've got a third weekly podcast dropping in-season with one of the biggest NRL stars joining Jimmy, The one and only Hectic Cheese Brandon Smith will make up our third weekly podcast called 'Jam & Cheese' - dropping every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel above! Stay up to date with the podcast and our socials here: https://bit.ly/3O0Ur14 0:00 Is Buzz About To Retire? 7:15 Who Is Phil Rothfield? 11:55 Mitchell Pearce Story On Christmas Day 17:10 How Buzz Started In The Media 23:08 Buzz’s Influence In Rugby League 29:30 Rugby League Media Then v Now 31:05 The 1986 Grand Final Story 38:44 Worrying About The Future Of Rugby League 53:06 Buzz’s 2016 Grand Final Story 56:49 Rugby League Touring 1:00:02 Gus Gould Feud/Super League War 1:13:02 Does Buzz Follow Any Other Sports? 1:18:58 Feud With Peter Sterling 1:26:02 Getting Stories Wrong 1:34:01 Relationship With Paul Kent 1:37:23 Ray Hadley “Fight” 1:43:02 Three Questions With Jimmy