The Magic Sponge Podcast - with NRL Physio

About The Magic Sponge Podcast - with NRL Physio

Weekly injury analysis from @NRLPhysio and a physio who loves NRL

Publisher

Brien Seeney and James Kurtz

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Apr 2022

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

90 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   The Magic Sponge - Offseason + Nathan Cleary

   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

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   The Magic Sponge - Jharal Yow Yeh

   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 road trauma. 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.

3. 

   6 Sept 2026

   The Magic Sponge - Round 27 & Finals Health Check

   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

Reach and audience

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Spotify

4.9 / 5

175 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

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Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

93

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