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Today on The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane gives Manaia Stewart and Tony Lyall a lesson in 'Project Stay Married' (00:00)... Next up, we head across the ditch to discuss the heartbreak for the Panthers with Nathan Cleary's compound fracture (12:25), the wild scenes in the AFL Grand Final as the Brisbane Lions snatch it in Wharfie Time (22:40), and the Wallabies pulling off a miracle in Perth against South Africa with only 11 men on the field (28:30)! Finally, it's 'Yours Please' and it seems we're not the only people who immediately regret their reactions after they have had a few much…
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1 Oct 2026 · 22 min
"The Whakamana Express"
On this Special Edition of The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall sit down with Lockie Ferguson for a very special announcement (00:00)... They cover it all from the secret to fast bowling (10:00), who everyone was scared of when the Whakamana Express was young (14:00), and what sort of moustache is the most threatening (19:30)... Registrations for the revamped NZC Youth Fast Bowling Challenge open on Friday, October 2nd at midday at NZC.NZ, with boys and girls aged 15 to 18 on October 1 eligible to qualify through the Ferguson-founded fast bowling Yorker app. Did you know that…
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30 Sep 2026 · 25 min
"The ACC SportsBook - October 1st"
Karl from the TAB joins G Lane to pore over the big wins from last weekend (0:00) and look ahead to this weekend's odds, opportunities and omens across the NPC and the Ranfurly Shield (04:05), the NRL Grand Final (06:20), the F1 (08:30), Golf (09:45) and the NFL (11:40)... Then this week's Grab A Pen (13:40), a Grand Final Edition of Stats To Impress The Ladies (18:30) and another ThreeWay (23:30)! Powered by TAB! Follow The ACC on Instagram or Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to The Agenda Podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! iHeartRadio Apple Spotify YouTube…
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29 Sep 2026 · 42 min
"Ranfurly Road Trip"
On this episode of The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall only just made it into the Export Beer Garden Studio after some school holiday traffic near misses (00:00)... Next up, the All Blacks squad for the Bledisloe has been named, and there's a recall for hard man Shannon Frizzell (07:40), Man City have been found guilty on more than 100 charges and surprisingly there's a G Lane connection (11:45), and we catch up with Counties Manukau hooker Ian West-Stevens to hear just how wild that road trip was (22:00)? Finally, it's 'Yours Please' and we get our first ever message from…
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28 Sep 2026 · 59 min
"I'm Not F**king Leaving!"
On today's Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane, Tony Lyall and James McOnie sit down and get into the big sporting news of the day, mainly who is the best romcom actress of all time (00.00)? Next up, in Breaking News, All Black Fehi Fineanganofo is officially not f**king leaving (09:45), the South Africans have been caught cheating again (26:10), and is Nathan Cleary's broken leg the worst injury to happen in an NRL game (34:50)? Finally it's 'Yours Please' and we get some shocking information about activities going on at the new Christchurch Stadium (40:45)... Did you know that we've launched a…
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25 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
"Exploding Poles With Adam Milne"
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24 Sep 2026 · 23 min
"Sir John Kirwan"
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24 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
"Saving Super Rugby"
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23 Sep 2026 · 24 min
"The ACC SportsBook - September 24th"
Karl from the TAB joins G Lane to pore over the big wins from last weekend (0:00) and look ahead to this weekend's odds, opportunities and omens across the NRL Finals (09:30), the NPC (13:30), and the NFL (15:25)... Then this week's Grab A Pen (16:49), and another ThreeWay (22:43)! Powered by TAB! Follow The ACC on Instagram or Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to The Agenda Podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! iHeartRadio Apple Spotify YouTube THANKS MATE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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23 Sep 2026 · 1 hr
"India Cheat Japan"
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