Well, restrictions have eased but Sparks’s structures haven’t. Pez finally returns and joins Sparks to talk ambushes, sieges, and Phil Gould conspiracies. Who would you rather be: John Lang or John Ribot? What does a centre do, anyway? A little bit of history reveals another Sparks Primary School project, and we take your question/s.

The second last weekend in October, the grand final! Ivan Cleary is mostly forgiven. Jerome Hughes or Jerome Luai, Martin Lang and John Lang. Sparks’ 10 favourite grand finals. And a biased preview featuring a big stat about the Melbourne Storm.

It's the preliminary final, aka the people’s grand final. Dean Lance or Dean Young. Chooks and Parramatta receive their performance appraisals including an honest feedback session with Ryan Matterson. A bit of a preview of the upcoming games.

Semi final football, watching NRL 360 during daylight savings, Sean Hoppe or Shaun Kenny-Dowall, bit of history features Roosters, Raiders, The SCG and the ghosts of 1987. Parramatta too lippy for their own good and Knights snd Sharks receive the compliment sandwich.

Semi final football is here! Finals predictions and previews, Sharks fans to get behind their team for Sparks if nothing else, Tim Mannah and Timana Tahu, bit of history for the Knights fans and teams 8-16 get a management consultant style season review. No Tiger Corner out of respect to the semi-final teams.

Broncos get the spoon, rugby league as entertainment, the Endeavour Cup and introduction of the 6 tackle circa 1970, Michael Crocker or Michael De Vere, no room for Gavin Badger in the referees salary cap. Sparks responds to The NRL Economist and The Hill 360 takes off, kind of.

Where was the Rugby League corruption when we needed it? Life lessons league can teach us during COVID; 20 minutes on what Sparks misses about going to the footy; Michael Witt or Michael Luck; a yarn involving the Melbourne Storm trainer, Sparks, and a wooden spoon at Leichhardt Oval circa 2010; bit of History; Tiger Corner; and some of your questions thrown in for good measure.

Despite the Tigers finals hopes being put to bed Sparks fronts up with a cast featuring: Newcastle Knights playing shorts, an alarming soft spot developing for the Melbourne Storm, a boardroom solution for the Bulldogs and some dialogue amongst Tigers recruitment and retention committee. Also featured are: Ben Cross, Jason Twist and Craig Field. And yes, Pez gets his Huawei questions answered. Kind of.

CAST UP: Full credit to Wayne Bennett and Souths, Anthony Minichiello or Anthony Watmough, medium rare halfbacks, Newcastle Rebels in a bit of history, Tigers still a mathematical chance, James Hooper and the rugby league news cycle and a bit of Gus Gould v Anthony Griffin.

Souths look promising, forgetting Luke Priddis played for the Raiders, Aaron Woods reverse parking and the crusher tackle, game development ideas for rural Queensland, Great Britain’s tour of Australia circa 1914, Adelaide Rams, Tiger Corner and more. Editors note: Sparks' mic is working now