Hi, Quentin Hull from ABC SPORT here.
 

Magic Round - it’s a weekend of footy that all the codes want to copy. Rugby Union is two years in to ‘Super Round’, the AFL had a crack at the ‘Gather Round’ – but only the NRL can offer ‘Magic Round’, from Friday May 5th until Sunday May 7th.
 

It’s Australia’s original gala weekend where an entire round is played all in the one city. The three-day extravaganza in Brisbane has the vibe all the others want to replicate - they can try, but they won’t get close.
 

Whether you are inside the venue, wandering around nearby re-fuelling, or enviously taking it in from afar, your perfect companion for 100% pure footy is the ABC listen app – with every game streaming live and ad free.
 

It’s a bit like school camp for the Grandstand Rugby League team as me and my local crew of Billy Moore and Clinton Schifcofske link up with the Sydney lads, Andrew Moore, Luke Lewis and John Gibbs, to bring you expert commentary - every try and every tackle, of all eight games.
 

And we don’t stop with just the best live call of the action. If you are keen for must-hear footy content when the games aren’t on, the ABC listen app carries the cream of our chats whenever you feel like catching up: pre-game and post-game analysis, interviews, and podcasts. You can even find our new weekly show InZane Rugby League where our beloved host Zane Bojack brings you an in-depth look at the current season, along with giving you a chance to take in some of the more colourful characters of the game.
 

Two games Friday night, three games Saturday and three games Sunday, all live and ad free on the ABC listen app, all from ‘The Cauldron’. It’s the (Aussie) original. It’s the best. It’s Magic Round.
 

Quentin

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