The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast

The 2026 NRL regular season is in the books and all attention reverts to the Finals Series involving the Panthers, Warriors, Dolphins, Roosters, Sharks, Rabbitohs, Knights and Cowboys as the panel preview the Qualifying and Elimination NRL Finals games this coming weekend… St Marys Saints (Penrith Panthers-aligned) take out the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield, with Penrith also topping the NSW Cup after the regular season… We also cover the Super League, with Wigan Warriors set for the League Leaders Shield after the Top 6 was confirmed with one round to go! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Episode Overview 08:12 - Bunker Review: What Wildcard Round would have looked like in 2026 21:16 - NRL Round 27 Review 1:05:08 - NRL Finals Preview: Rabbitohs v Knights (Elimination Final) 1:09:24 - NRL Finals Preview: Warriors v Dolphins (Qualifying Final) 1:11:36 - NRL Finals Preview: Sharks v Cowboys (Elimination Final) 1:13:58 - NRL Finals Preview: Panthers v Roosters (Qualifying Final) 1:15:30 - ATG: Super League Round 26, NRLW Round 10, NSW and QLD Cup Finals 1:20:20 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The Top 8 is locked-in with 1 round to go as the Sea Eagles and Bulldogs bow out of the finals race… The boys farewell Tass who is Europe-bound for one month as they cover Round 26 with an impromptu Kangaroos and Kiwis-watch for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup… We also cover the Super League, NRLW, NSW Cup, QLD Cup, NSWRL updates. —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 02:55 - Episode Overview 04:15 - Bunker Review: NRL Finals Top 8 locked-in 15:47 - Bunker Review: Backlash for trialled kick-off rule 17:02 - NRL Round 26: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 21:16 - NRL Round 26: Overview 1:33:47 - NRL Round 27: Rapid Fire Tips 1:36:57 - ATG: Super League Round 25, NRLW Round 9, NSW and QLD Cup updates 1:45:54 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

We deep-dive into the best and worst-case scenarios for the 10 teams remaining in NRL Finals contention, Conjecture surrounds the premature retirement of Adam Reynolds, Joey Manu confirmed as PNG Chief 007, Dragons players may backflip on Castleford Tigers, Kevin Walters to relinquish Kangaroos role for St Helens, Jai Arrow to play 2 more games for Souths in heart-warming gesture, NRL to trial kick-off rule in GF rematch, Sharks and Warriors may need to move stadiums for finals, & “Why do they call it a Rabbitoh?”… NRL, Super League, NRLW, NSW Cup, QLD Cup, NSWRL updates. —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 04:15 - Episode Overview 05:36 - Bunker Review: Best & Worst-case scenarios for NRL Finals-eligible teams (2 rounds to go) 24:16 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer News & Rumours (headlined by Adam Reynolds and Joey Manu) 56:54 - Bunker Review: Headlines (Jai Arrow to play two more games, Kick-off trial, Stadium finals policy changes, Trivia) 1:14:26 - NRL Round 25: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:16:57 - NRL Round 25: Overview 1:33:40 - NRL Round 26: Rapid Fire Tips 1:36:57 - ATG: Super League Round 24, NRLW Round 8, NSW and QLD Cup updates 1:44:27 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

Nine teams remain in NRL Finals contention as Manly fall out of the race; Roosters, Panthers and Warriors fight for the Minor Premiership; Dolphins, Sharks and Knights fight for the Top 4; Souths, Cowboys and Bulldogs fight for the Top 8… DCE signs with Hull FC, Josh Papalii retires, Sam Walker wants $1.7m, Jacob Preston and Bradman Best may test open market, and more!.. Billy Slater quits QLD Maroons, Origin confirmed for NZ in 2027, NRL make formal offer for 50% stake in Super League… NRL, Super League, NRLW, NSW Cup, QLD Cup, NSWRL updates. —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Episode Overview 06:55 - Bunker Review: Run-Home to NRL Finals (3 rounds remain) 26:49 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer News & Rumours (headlined by DCE to Hull FC) 1:00:18 - Bunker Review: Headlines - Slater quits QLD, Origin in NZ, NRL make offer for SL, and more! 1:18:51 - NRL Round 24: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:22:41 - NRL Round 24: Overview 1:53:48 - NRL Round 25: Rapid Fire Tips 1:58:09 - ATG: Super League Round 23, NRLW Round 7, NSW and QLD Cup updates 2:05:29 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

10 teams remain in NRL Finals contention as the Raiders fall out of the race, the winner of Bulldogs and Souths will likely determine th spot as the Cowboys seemingly have an easier draw… Brian To’o becomes PNG Chief no. 6, as the Perth Bears look to Corey Horsburgh after missing out on Junior Paulo… The NRL want to trial the kick-off rule, play a 3rd-place NRL game for GF week alongside the All-Stars and an U21s Origin match, and finally go global in 2028 with games in LV, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong!… Christchurch up their bid to be the NRL’s 20th team with stipulations set for their entry… & the Australian Kangaroos World Cup Squad will each get paid $45K for the tournament, causing a stir in the International Rugby League scene as all other nations (at time of writing) will only get paid $850 match payments per game! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 05:30 - Episode Overview 07:05 - Bunker Review: Run-Home to NRL Finals (4 rounds remain) 24:16 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer News & Rumours (headlined by Brian To’o to PNG Chiefs) 56:53 - Bunker Review: NRL ideas - Kick-off rule trial, extra games in GF week, global round 1:06:51 - Bunker Review: Christchurch up their bid as 20th NRL club 1:13:01 - Bunker Review: Australian Kangaroos $45K RLWC payments 1:20:08 - NRL Round 23: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:23:09 - NRL Round 23: Overview 1:45:13 - NRL Round 24: Rapid Fire Tips 1:54:34 - ATG: Super League Round 22 and NRLW Round 6 Results 2:03:06 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The run-home to the 2026 NRL Finals Series is heating up with only 11 teams remaining in contention… The Panthers, Roosters, Warriors and Sharks are locked in, the Dolphins and Knights are one win away from shoring up a finals berth, leaving Souths, Canterbury, Cowboys, Manly and Raiders fighting it out for the finals two spots… The panel make the Top 8 predictions with 5 rounds to go! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 06:42 - Matt King NSW Blues coach; Laurie Daley retires 15:12 - Episode Overview 17:05 - Bunker Review: Run-Home to NRL Finals (5 rounds remain) 49:54 - NRL Round 22: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 55:37 - NRL Round 22: Overview 1:22:39 - NRL Round 23: Rapid Fire Tips 1:33:21 - ATG: Super League Round 21 and NRLW Round 5 Results 1:38:04 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

Tass and Clarkie breakdown Adam Doueihi’s refusal to play for the Wests Tigers against the Raiders and the embarrassment it has brought to not only himself but also the club… They also discuss who is in the right and who is in the wrong… By popular demand, another edition of Player Transfer news and rumours (headlined by Zac Lomax signing with PNG Chiefs, Cam Munster next PNG target, Perth Bears go on a signing spree, and much more)… Over to Round 21 of the NRL, the run to the NRL Finals is heating up with the Sharks, Raiders and Bulldogs hitting red-hot form, the Knights losing Brown and Lucas for the season at the worst possible time, the Warriors and Manly on the slide, Panthers and Roosters winning unconvincingly, and the end of the Storm and Broncos finals hopes! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 05:22 - Episode Overview 07:04 - Bunker Review: Adam Doueihi vs. Benji Marshall 34:05 - Bunker Review: Player transfer news and rumours (Headlined by Zac Lomax to PNG) 52:12 - NRL Round 21: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 56:14 - NRL Round 21: Overview 1:26:02 - NRL Round 22: Rapid Fire Tips 1:32:40 - ATG: Super League Round 20 and NRLW Round 4 Results 1:39:20 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

Tass and Guildy reveal The Sideline Story MVP Leaderboard before going behind closed-doors. They analyse the key points from the NRL’s $5.3 Billion TV deal, before getting into a MASSIVE edition of Player Transfer news and rumours (headlined by Jarome Luai to Eels, PNG target Joey Manu and Zac Lomax, Sam Walker and Nathan Cleary to leave their clubs, Moses Leota to leave Panthers, Mark Nawaqanitawase to return to Roosters in 2028, Perth Bears still without a marquee, and much more)… Over to Round 20 of the NRL, the Bunker and Refereeing comes under the microscope with a myriad of errors this week during an important point in the season! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Episode Overview 05:32 - Bunker Review: NRL sign $5.3 billion TV deal 21:57 - Bunker Review: Player transfer news and rumours (June to July) 1:19:43 - NRL Round 20: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:22:16 - MVP Leaderboard revealed before going behind closed-doors 1:23:52 - NRL Round 19 and 20: Overview 1:44:14 - NRL Round 21: Rapid Fire Tips 1:48:00 - ATG: Super League Round 19 and NRLW Round 3 Results 1:49:23 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The NSW Blues have pulled off a miracle! Winning the 2026 Origin Decider at Suncorp Stadium! The Sideline Story panel pull their third late-night edition episode for 2026 to give their immediate reactions to this game! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 07:29 - SOO Game Three: NSW win the 2026 Series! 48:52 - SOO Game Two: QLD Player Ratings 59:19 - SOO Game Two: NSW Player Ratings 1:19:15 - NRL Round 18 Review 1:21:28 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 19 1:23:23 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The boys analyse the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons Game 3 lineups for the 2026 State of Origin Series and all the changes made from Game 2… Six change for the Blues with Bostock, Best, Critta, Liam Martin, Haumole and Brailey in after Brian To’o was sensationally dropped along with Staggs, Lucas and Api. For the QLD Maroons minimal changes as Pat Carrigan and Jeremiah Nanai return from injury in place of Collins and Finefeuiaki, with Corey Horsburgh potentially in the fold for the first time since 2023. The panel give their bold predictions for the Decider before covering the NRL for Rounds 16 and 17! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 09:15 - Episode Overview 10:48 - ATG: TPJ suspended for 6 weeks for eye-gouge! 14:27 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Game 3 Lineup 48:43 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Game 3 Lineup 57:58 - Bunker Review: State of Origin Game 3 Predictions 1:04:49 - NRL Round 17: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:06:21 - NRL Round 16 and 17: Overview 1:42:08 - NRL Round 18: Rapid Fire Tips 1:45:31 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

From 2021 to 2026, we just wanted to say thank you to every supporter of The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast for helping us reach Episode 200! Unlike usual proceedings, our 200th will be a celebration where we take a trip down memory lane and look back at the journey to 200 episodes. Not only that, we will also discuss the greatest views of rugby league from the sideline - from the view of fans representing all 17 NRL clubs! The Sideline Story spoke to supporter pages from Instagram and your everyday supporters from each NRL club and asked them questions on their perspective of their club and their predictions for the remainder of the season! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 08:58 - Memory Lane: The Road to 200 Episodes 33:47 - The top 5 rugby league players Nicholas Guild has played with/against 38:06 - Questions for the rugby league community of all 17 NRL clubs 40:27 - EELS: Guildy, League of Inches, Julian VSB 47:24 - RABBITOHS: Clarkie, Rabbitohs Report, The Cast Patrol 54:12 - BULLDOGS: Tass, Gas, Mick, Kelvin, Aaron 1:02:48 - MANLY: NRL Soap Box, Scott, Jade 1:09:31 - TIGERS: The NRL Fanatic, Starksy, Deeksy, Benji, Woodbury 1:25:18 - BRONCOS: Brisbane Broncos Fans 4 Life, Bridget 1:28:37 - DOLPHINS: NRL Dolphins 4020 News, Nick Murray 1:34:16 - ROOSTERS: Retro Rugba Leeg, Dean 1:37:28 - SHARKS: The Shark Report, Emma 1:41:58 - STORM: Ches League, Juno 1:46:52 - DRAGONS: The Saints Podcast Official, ET 1:53:28 - COWBOYS: Random Stats Guy 1:55:18 - PANTHERS: Ryan Flaxman, Pricey, Jackson Moss 1:58:38 - WARRIORS: Warriors NRL Fanatics 2:00:25 - RAIDERS: Sydney Milk Syndicate, Raiser 2:04:02 - KNIGHTS: Bowley, Taythan, Nesty 2:08:13 - TITANS: BKR Sports 2:11:20 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The Queensland Maroons tie the 2026 State of Origin Series 1-all as the NSW Blues capitulate in the second half in front of the highest crowd in Origin history at the MCG… The Sideline Story panel pull their second late-night edition episode for 2026 to give their immediate reactions to this match. —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 08:28 - SOO Game Two: QLD def. NSW (44-24) 40:52 - SOO Game Two: QLD Player Ratings 51:54 - SOO Game Two: NSW Player Ratings 1:17:30 - NRL Round 15 Review + Ladder update 1:31:13 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 16 1:32:52 - ATG: Super League Round 12 results 1:33:18 - Outro

The boys analyse the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons Game 2 lineups for the 2026 State of Origin Series and all the changes made from the Game 1 lineups… For the NSW Blues: Mitch Moses, Payne Haas, Dylan Lucas, Api Koroisau and Mark Nawaqanitawase enter the fold, with Haumole Olakau’atu, Jacob Saifiti and Matt Burton dropped, and Stephen Crichton and Blayke Brailey injured. For the QLD Maroons: Kulikefu Finefeuiaki earns a debut, with Pat Carrigan out injured for the remainder of the series, and Ezra Mam and Gehamat Shibasaki dropped. The boys also explain why the series will be wrapped up by the NSW Blues after Game 2! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 14:53 - Episode Overview 15:28 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Game 2 Lineup 47:12 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Game 2 Lineup 1:01:03 - Bunker Review: State of Origin Game 2 Predictions 1:11:46 - NRL Round 14: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:16:00 - NRL Round 14: Overview 1:49:35 - NRL Round 15: Rapid Fire Tips 1:51:56 - ATG: Super League Round 13 Results 1:52:35 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The boys make their changes for the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons Game 2 lineups for the 2026 State of Origin Series before a deep-dive into all the player transfers and rumours in the month of May (Andrew Abdo, Kieran Foran, Jurbo, Ivan Cleary, Kevin Walters, Tanah Boyd, Luke Metcalf, Damien Cook, Connor Watson, AJ, Matty Lees, Perth Bears, Tigers re-signings, Gehamat Shibasaki, etc.)… NRL Round 13 is the closest round this season, with the NSW Women Blue-washing SOO 3-0, Wigan winning their 22nd Challenge Cup title, and the Las Vegas teams confirmed for 2027! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 12:11 - Episode Overview 13:03 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Game 2 Lineup Predictions 28:30 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Game 2 Lineup Predictions 33:14 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer News & Rumours 56:49 - NRL Round 13: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:00:27 - NRL Round 13: Overview 1:38:05 - NRL Round 14: Rapid Fire Tips 1:40:38 - ATG: NSW Blues win Women’s Origin Series 3-0 1:40:49 - ATG: Wigan Warriors win their 22nd Challenge Cup 1:43:35 - ATG: Teams confirmed for Las Vegas 2027 1:45:03 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The NSW Blues pull off their own Origin miracle, coming from 20-0 down to win Game 1 of the Series 22-20 to record the greatest comeback in State of Origin history… but this victory came with a controversial call in the 57th minute which resulted in a Kalyn Ponga send-off that has split rugby league fans down the middle… The Sideline Story panel pull another late-night edition in 2026 to give their immediate reactions to this historic game. —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 10:43 - SOO Game One: NSW def. QLD (22-20) 55:24 - SOO Game One: QLD Player Ratings 1:04:09 - SOO Game One: NSW Player Ratings 1:23:21 - NRL Round 12 Review + Ladder update 1:29:56 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 13 1:31:43 - ATG: Super League Round 12 results 1:33:16 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

And gaffe of the year goes to Laurie Daley for announcing retired 46-year-old Casey McGuire in the NSW Blues team instead of Casey McLean… But anyway, the panel go into deep analysis of the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons Game 1 lineups for the 2026 State of Origin Series with some very bold moves made by Laurie Daley and Billy Slater for some selections, as well as some notable debuts, absentees and the unlucky ones to miss out… The boys also cover the 7th edition of Magic Round as the NSW Blues Women take out the 2026 Women’s Origin Series! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 15:49 - Episode Overview 16:11 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Game 1 Lineup Analysis 50:30 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Game 1 Lineup Analysis 1:20:41 - Bunker Review: State of Origin Game 1 Predictions 1:25:52 - NRL Round 11: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:28:02 - NRL Round 11: Overview 1:44:26 - NRL Round 12: Rapid Fire Tips 1:47:05 - ATG: NSW Blues take out the Women’s Origin Series 1:49:01 - ATG: Super League Round 11 Results 1:49:29 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The boys are fed up as the NRL product continues its on-field decline in 2026, with the game’s transformation into all-attack-no-defence proving to be a sore-point for NRL fans everywhere (this leads the boys to protest their NRL coverage this episode into a more condensed format). This episode is largely dedicated however to the upcoming State of Origin Series, with the panel selecting their Game 1 lineups for both the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons. In the NRL the Bulldogs lose 4-straight, Roosters win in controversial circumstances, Eels score first ever 3-point golden point victory, Dragons STILL winless, Fozball is in full-effect, Storm break their 7-game losing streak, and Panthers defeat a gallant Raiders in the game of the week. —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 07:50 - Panel Protest: “We don’t like the NRL in 2026” 18:30 - Episode Overview 19:05 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Game 1 Lineup Predictions 57:52 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Game 1 Lineup Predictions 1:11:03 - Bunker Review: The Sideline Story combined Origin team selections 1:16:01 - NRL Round 10: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:21:38 - NRL Round 10: Overview 1:54:34 - NRL Round 11: Rapid Fire Tips 1:57:55 - ATG: Challenge Cup Semi-Final Results 1:58:33 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

The boys analyse the one-third point of the 2026 NRL season and dissect the NRL ladder and each team’s status, but not before discussing comparisons of the 2026 season to that of the 2021 season which was one of the worst on-field products in recent memory. We also have another edition of player transfer news and rumours (PNG Chiefs, Perth Bears, May brothers and Bula commit to Tigers, Josh Schuster, and more). In the NRL the Bulldogs decline becomes all too evident, Cowboys win 6 from 7, Storm lose the most games in a row in the club’s history, Tigers cop the 50-point curse, Knights-Souths another 80-point battle, and much more. Around the Grounds saw NSW Blues Women take a 1-0 lead in Origin, the Super League Round 10 Results and the NSWRL Junior GFs! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 07:47 - Is the NRL product declining in 2026? 21:05 - Episode Overview 21:51 - Bunker Review: NRL Ladder Review at one-third point of the season 1:06:48 - Bunker Review: NRL player transfer news and rumours 1:26:25 - NRL Round 9: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:28:17 - NRL Round 9: Overview 1:39:36 - NRL Round 10: Rapid Fire Tips 1:42:28 - ATG: Women SOO Game 1 (NSW def. QLD; 1-0 lead) 1:44:01 - ATG: Super League Round 10 Results 1:44:22 - ATG: NSWRL Junior Grand Final Results 1:45:05 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

PNG Chiefs shock the rugby league world with the double-signing of Jarome Luai and Alex Johnston; What does this mean for the Wests Tigers?; Another edition of player transfer news and rumours (Xavier Coates, Drinkwater, Ponga, Farnworth, TPJ, and many more). In the NRL the Storm equal their worst losing-streak in their history, an analysis into the slide of the Storm, Adam Doueihi in career-best form, Broncos win without their stars, Dragons still winless, Fozball is 4 from 4, and more! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 06:14 - Episode Overview 14:20 - Bunker Review: PNG Chiefs sign Jarome Luai and Alex Johnston 38:19 - Bunker Review: NRL player transfer news and rumours 52:10 - NRL Round 8: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 54:32 - NRL Round 8: Rabbitohs def. Storm 1:10:47 - NRL Round 8: Tigers def. Raiders 1:16:06 - NRL Round 8: Cowboys def. Sharks 1:19:08 - NRL Round 8: Broncos def. Bulldogs 1:27:27 - NRL Round 8: Roosters def. Dragons 1:33:27 - NRL Round 8: Warriors def. Dolphins 1:39:03 - NRL Round 8: Panthers def. Knights 1:43:51 - NRL Round 8: Manly def. Eels 1:49:38 - NRL Round 9: Rapid Fire Tips 1:52:40 - ATG: Brian McDermott announced as England Coach 1:56:19 - ATG: Challenge Super League Round 8 Results 1:56:41 - ATG: NSWRL Junior Preliminary Finals Results 1:58:00 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”

Dragons finally sack Shane Flanagan; Who will takeover as Dragons coach?, plus another HUGE edition of player transfer news and rumours. In the NRL the Eels defeat the Bulldogs without 12 of their Top 30 players available, Storm lose 5-straight, Kieran Foran undefeated since taking over Manly, and Turbo, Haas, Staggs out of State of Origin. —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Episode Overview 03:36 - Bunker Review: Dragons sack Shane Flanagan; which coach will takeover? 15:15 - Bunker Review: NRL player transfer news and rumours 25:16 - NRL Round 7: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 26:43 - NRL Round 7: Manly def. Cowboys 32:34 - NRL Round 7: Raiders def. Storm 40:22 - NRL Round 7: Panthers def. Dolphins 46:45 - NRL Round 7: Warriors def. Titans 53:20 - NRL Round 7: Rabbitohs def. Dragons 1:05:10 - NRL Round 7: Broncos def. Tigers 1:14:55 - NRL Round 7: Roosters def. Knights 1:19:15 - NRL Round 7: Eels def. Bulldogs 1:27:57 - NRL Round 8: Rapid Fire Tips 1:30:45 - ATG: Challenge Super League Round 8 Results 1:32:18 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke. Podcast distributed to all major listening apps. Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay]. Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone. © The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021. —— “You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”