In one of the most unpredictable NRL Finals Series in recent memory, the panel preview Week One with Melbourne hosting Canterbury, and Canberra hosting Brisbane in the Qualifying Finals, with Cronulla hosting Easts, and NZ hosting the 4x Premiers in Penrith for the Elimination Finals… The Sideline Story MVP Awards are also hosted in this week’s episode, with our 5th annual MVP recipient crowned, as well as TSS Team of the Year and Club MVPs!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

04:46 - Episode Overview

06:15 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin

08:00 - Bunker Review: The Sideline Story MVP Award

21:35 - Bunker Review: The Sideline Story Team of the Year

29:53 - Bunker Review: The Sideline Story Club MVPs

36:05 - TSS Money Comps: Tipping Champion crowned!

37:02 - NRL: Final Ladder Standings

41:42 - NRL Finals Week 1: Storm v Bulldogs (QF Preview)

54:11 - NRL Finals Week 1: Warriors v Panthers (EF Preview)

1:03:30 - NRL Finals Week 1: Sharks v Roosters (EF Preview)

1:17:00 - NRL Finals Week 1: Raiders v Broncos (QF Preview)

1:25:05- NRL Week 2 Finals structure explained

1:32:00- NRL Round 27 Results (+ chat about teams not in finals)

1:49:15 - ATG: Super League Round 25 Results

1:49:58 - ATG: NRLW Round 10 Results

1:50:23 - ATG: NSW Cup Finals Week 1 Results (+ Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield Finals updates)

1:53:48 - ATG: QLD Cup Finals Week 1 Results

1:54:41 - Outro

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Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke.

Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.

Podcast distributed to all major listening apps using Spotify for Podcasters.

Music credit for this episode: ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay].

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Raiders locked in (and Minor Premiers for the first time since 1994), Storm and Bulldogs locked in, Broncos, Sharks and Warriors fight for 4th, Panthers locked in, Roosters and Dolphins fight for 8th, Knights and Titans fighting off the Wooden Spoon… and only one round to go before FINALS FOOTY!… The panel also discuss Adam O’Brien’s departure from the Knights, Brandon Smith’s criminal charge updates, and who we think will win The Sideline Story MVP Award next week… Around the Grounds, England Rugby League have confirmed they will consolidate their lower grade comps, NSW Cup and QLD Cup Finals confirmed, and Ron Massey + Sydney Shield enter the preliminary finals!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

02:45 - Episode Overview

06:03 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin

10:00 - Bunker Review: Who will replace Adam O’Brien at Newcastle Knights?

23:50 - Bunker Review: Brandon Smith criminal charges (Update)

31:39 - Bunker Review: Sideline Story MVP Awards (Sneak-Peak)

39:06 - TSS Money Comps: Tipping [Round 26] + Supercoach [GF]

42:59 - NRL: Road to the Finals analysis

50:40 - NRL Round 26: Bulldogs def. Panthers (Penrith rest 16 players)

57:47 - NRL Round 26: Eels def. Warriors (Were the Wahs robbed?)

1:06:33 - NRL Round 26: Roosters def. Storm (Marky Mark bags 4 tries)

1:15:25 - NRL Round 26: Raiders def. Tigers (Canberra claim Minor Premiership)

1:24:28 - NRL Round 26: Manly def. Dragons

1:27:30 - NRL Round 26: Broncos def. Cowboys

1:32:02 - NRL Round 26: Sharks def. Knights

1:35:53 - NRL Round 26: Dolphins def. Titans

1:39:30- NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 27

1:42:34 - ATG: Super League Round 24 Results + Ladder

1:45:46 - ATG: Super League off-field news (Consolidating lower divisions,

1:50:33 - ATG: NRLW Round 9 Results

1:51:00 - ATG: NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield Finals updates

1:53:45 - ATG: QLD Cup Finals update

1:55:25 - Outro

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Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, check out our sponsors, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform:

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Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke.

Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.

Podcast distributed to all major listening apps using Spotify for Podcasters.

Music credit for this episode: ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay].

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© The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021.

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10 does not fit into 8, and with two rounds remaining in the NRL regular season it is clutch time for the race to the 2025 NRL Finals Series! On this week’s episode, Clarkie and Guildy crunch the NRL Ladder numbers, and also discuss the firing and hiring of the GC Titans coach, as well as the criminal charges against Brandon Smith… Round 25 of the NRL was another insane round with multiple try of the year contenders and a flipped script for the finals run home.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

07:10 - Episode Overview

08:12 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin

12:44 - Bunker Review: Des Hasler sacked, Josh Hannay new GC Titans coach

19:40 - Bunker Review: Brandon Smith charged with drug supply and betting scandal

21:55 - Bunker Review: NRL Ladder Analysis (after Round 25)

30:48 - TSS Money Comps: Tipping [Round 25] + Supercoach [Prelims]

33:33 - NRL Round 25: Rabbitohs def. Dragons

42:22 - NRL Round 25: Raiders def. Panthers (Insane Golden Point victory)

54:00 - NRL Round 25: Storm def. Bulldogs (Are the Dogs the real deal?)

1:00:14 - NRL Round 25: Manly def. Dolphins (Top 8 race alive for both clubs)

1:05:56 - NRL Round 25: Warriors def. Titans

1:11:21 - NRL Round 25: Eels def. Roosters

1:17:25 - NRL Round 25: Broncos def. Knights

1:22:45 - NRL Round 25: Cowboys def. Tigers (No finals footy for Tigers)

1:26:42- NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 26

1:28:17 - ATG: Super League Round 23 Results

1:29:43 - ATG: Super League Player Transfer News (Dodd, Carr, Valemei, Staines, Izack)

1:31:25 - ATG: NRLW Round 8 Results

1:32:00 - ATG: International RL allegiances (Val, Tino, Stefano)

1:34:47 - Outro

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Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke.

Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.

Podcast distributed to all major listening apps using Spotify for Podcasters.

Music credit for this episode: ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay].

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Logo designed by Tahlia Zaccomer.

© The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021.

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“You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”