The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast

We are in the midst of Finals Footy - From the Roosters slapping Cronulla, the Knights upsetting the Wahs in controversial circumstances, Leigh and Warrington advancing in the Super League, as well as the Raiders and Broncos in the NRLW, not to mention all the Grand Finals to be payed this coming weekend in QLD Cup, NSW Cup, Jersey Flegg (u21s), and NSW Women's Premiership!.. We end our episode with The annual Sideline Story MVP, Team of the Year and Club MVPS!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro03:07 - Latrell Mitchell to leave Rabbitohs?05:05 - Episode Overview05:34 - NRL Finals Week Two: Roosters annihilate Sharks in Semi16:58 - NRL Finals Week Two: Knights upset Warriors at Eden Park Semi31:00 - NRL Finals Week Three: Dolphins v Roosters (Prelim Final Preview)38:26 - NRL Finals Week Three: Panthers v Knights (Prelim Final Preview)43:24 - ATG: NSW Cup, Jersey Flegg, Womens Prem, & QLD Cup Finals Week 3 Review45:15 - ATG: Super League Finals Week 1 Review45:43 - ATG: NRLW Finals Week 1 Review 46:25 - Bunker Review: The Sideline Story MVP, Team of the Year, & Club MVPs57:50 - 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”

Week One of the 2026 NRL Finals Series is in the books as we saw the Dolphins triumphant in their first ever finals game; Panthers qualifying for their SEVENTH straight prelim final; Worries for the Warriors; Roosters good but not good enough; Knights courageous in their defeat of Souths; and an unconvincing win from Sharks to eliminate the Cowboys… The boys preview Week 2 of the NRL Finals with Easts to host Cronulla, and the Wahs to play an historic sold-out game at Eden Park against Newcastle… We also preview the finals series for the Super League and NRLW as well as review the already underway finals series for the NSW and QLD Cups, and the NSW Jersey Flegg and Women’s Premiership (before a quick chat on Josh Addo-Carr’s drug charge…)——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro04:47 - Episode Overview06:25 - NRL Finals Week One: Knights eliminate Rabbitohs22:55 - NRL Finals Week One: Dolphins defeat Warriors in Qualifier32:47 - NRL Finals Week One: Sharks eliminate Cowboys40:22 - NRL Finals Week One: Panthers defeat Roosters in Qualifier55:24 - Bunker Review: Roosters v Sharks (NRL Finals Week Two Preview)58:50 - Bunker Review: Warriors v Knights (NRL Finals Week Two Preview)1:05:43 - ATG: Super League Finals Preview1:06:36 - ATG: NRLW Finals Preview 1:07:23 - ATG: NSW Cup, Jersey Flegg, Womens Prem, & QLD Cup Finals Week Two Review1:10:23 - ATG: Josh Addo-Carr drug charge1:12:13 - 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 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 - Intro01:50 - Episode Overview08:12 - Bunker Review: What Wildcard Round would have looked like in 202621:16 - 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 Finals1:20:20 - 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 - Intro02:55 - Episode Overview04:15 - Bunker Review: NRL Finals Top 8 locked-in15:47 - Bunker Review: Backlash for trialled kick-off rule 17:02 - NRL Round 26: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps21:16 - NRL Round 26: Overview 1:33:47 - NRL Round 27: Rapid Fire Tips1:36:57 - ATG: Super League Round 25, NRLW Round 9, NSW and QLD Cup updates1:45:54 - 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 - Intro04:15 - Episode Overview05:36 - 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 Comps1:16:57 - NRL Round 25: Overview 1:33:40 - NRL Round 26: Rapid Fire Tips1:36:57 - ATG: Super League Round 24, NRLW Round 8, NSW and QLD Cup updates1:44:27 - 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”