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Ask Kenty Season FINALE | NRL’s Best Players & PNG Concerns | Ask Kenty
07 November 2026

Ask Kenty Season FINALE | NRL’s Best Players & PNG Concerns | Ask Kenty

Kenty - Paul Kent NRL Podcast

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🏉 Kenty Blitz: Ask Kenty — Walker’s Future, NRL’s Best Players & PNG Concerns


Welcome to the final Ask Kenty of the season, as Paul Kent tackles your questions on the biggest talking points in rugby league.

Kenty unpacks the Sam Walker contract saga, media influence on player movements, and how the Super League war changed rugby league reporting forever.

Plus, he picks the game’s best players by position, weighs up Tedesco, Walsh and Ponga, and explains why instinctive halves are making a comeback.


He also discusses PNG’s recruitment challenges, the state of English rugby league, taking Tonga versus Samoa to America, and the debate around an Indigenous World Cup team.


And if the Bears land Matt Burton, how would their best side stack up against the Tigers?


⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — The Final Ask Kenty of the Season

01:23 — Why Tonga v Samoa Was Played at CommBank

02:52 — Media Bias, Munster & Walker’s Contract Coverage

05:18 — Did the Roosters Call Sam Walker’s Bluff?

06:58 — How Super League Changed Rugby League Journalism

10:39 — Kenty Picks the Game’s Best Players

11:33 — Tedesco, Walsh or Ponga? Best Players by Position

16:42 — Criticising Mates & Handling Relationships in the Game

19:49 — Where Kenty Stands with Ivan Cleary

20:34 — Rugby League’s Funniest Nicknames

21:50 — The Next Generation of Halves & Instinctive Footy

23:25 — PNG’s Tax-Free Incentives & Player Retention

25:46 — Taking the NRL Global & Super League’s Struggles

28:03 — Should England Pick Australian-Born Players?

29:28 — Gould, Bennett & Stuart: Who Gets the First Call?

30:23 — Bringing Back Midseason Tonga v Samoa Tests

31:02 — Could Tonga v Samoa Sell Out in America?

31:46 — Matt King’s Start as NSW Origin Coach

32:41 — Should an Indigenous Team Play at the World Cup?

35:31 — Tigers v Bears: Who Has the Better Team?

36:54 — Season Sign-Off


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