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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Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.

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We apologise for missing last week’s episode but the boys are back!… With three weeks to go in the NRL there are still some twists and turns, but the fact of the matter is that 11 clubs are genuinely still in the running for premiership glory in 2025! Round 24 of the NRL saw Harry Grant play Penrith like a fiddle, Dragons cruelled by another obstruction call blunder, Tino to become highest paid player, Manly giving up, and much more!… Also plenty to talk about ‘Around the Grounds’ with Hull KR set to claim the Super League minor premiership, Salford cancel a round game and look to be booted from the competition in 2026, Roosters still undefeated in NRLW, Pacific Championships confirmed for International Test Window, Payne Haas (amongst other players) confirm international allegiance, and Women’s eligibility tweaked to allow more movement!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

03:43 - Episode Overview

05:15 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin

15:08 - Bunker Review: NRL Ladder analysis after Round 24 + Best and Worst case finals scenarios

33:23 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 24]

37:20 - NRL Round 23 Results

38:00 - NRL Round 24: Storm def. Panthers (Grant plays Penrith like a violin)

42:04 - NRL Round 24: Warriors def. Dragons (Obstruction call cruels Saints)

46:40 - NRL Round 24: Roosters def. Bulldogs (Sam Walker brilliance)

52:56 - NRL Round 24: Sharks def. Titans (McInnes out for season; Tino to leave GC?)

59:46 - NRL Round 24: Broncos def. Dolphins (Reece Walsh’s best game)

1:04:46 - NRL Round 24: Rabbitohs def. Eels (Lomax to leave NRL?)

1:14:04 - NRL Round 24: Tigers def. Manly (Manly given up; DCE to retire?)

1:20:14 - NRL Round 24: Cowboys def. Knights

1:22:51- NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 25

1:28:42 - ATG: Super League Round 21 & 22 Results (Salford game cancelled; set to get booted)

1:32:00 - ATG: Super League Ladder after Round 22

1:33:14 - ATG: Super League Player Transfer News (Arthur, Lodge, Staines, Taafe, Ravalawa)

1:36:02 - ATG: NRLW Round 6 & 7 Results

1:37:51 - ATG: Pacific Championships format confirmed for 2025

1:42:13 - ATG: International RL allegiances (Haas, Tino, Hammer, Toia, Halasima, B.Smith, Rinakama, Papalii)

1:49:16 - ATG: Women’s International RL remove eligibility tiers

1:50:53 - Outro

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At this point the 2025 NRL Premiership could be won by any club… Wild weather or not, Round 22 saw some major upsets and close-calls that have put every club on notice with five weeks remaining… In our ‘Bunker Review’ we discuss the NRLs ill-timed tweak to the Rookie of the Year criteria! We end the episode with the Super League Round 20 results and transfer news, as well as Super League expanding to 14 teams in 2026, the NRLW Round 5 Magic Round results, and the Warriors NSW Cup 14-game win-streak coming to an end!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

01:24 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin

11:08 - Episode Overview

12:40 - Bunker Review: Rookie of the Year criteria changed

20:18 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 22]

23:40 - NRL Ladder analysis after Round 22

24:53 - NRL Round 22: Storm def. Eels (Hughes re-signs until 2030)

32:22 - NRL Round 22: Dolphins def. Warriors (Herbie hamstrung; Warriors slide continues)

37:34 - NRL Round 22: Broncos def. Rabbitohs (Souths cannot field 18 men)

45:53 - NRL Round 22: Panthers def. Titans (Controversy galore)

59:59 - NRL Round 22: Dragons def. Raiders (Canberra 9-game win streak ends)

1:06:07 - NRL Round 22: Roosters def. Manly (Easts still in the race for finals)

1:12:48 - NRL Round 22: Tigers def. Bulldogs (Bulldogs hopeless in the wet)

1:24:46 - NRL Round 22: Sharks def. Cowboys (Cronulla win 4-in-a-row)

1:30:30- NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 23

1:34:35 - ATG: Super League Round 20 Results

1:35:19 - ATG: Super League confirm expansion to 14 teams

1:39:00 - ATG: Super League Player Transfer News (Townsend, Jurbo, Sipley, Kerr, Havili)

1:41:24 - ATG: NRLW Round 5 Magic Round Results

1:41:56 - ATG: NSW Cup NZ Warriors win-streak ends

1:42:34 - Outro

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Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.

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Panthers resurrection from last spot two months ago to 5th spot after winning 7 straight puts the NRL on notice, Raiders win 9 straight to maintain pole position, Canterbury’s attack unlocks, Storm lose Jahrome Hughes at worst time of the year, Mitch Moses changes the Eels fortunes, and much more… In our ‘Bunker Review’ we discuss the poor reception to the new Rugby League 26 video game, and the appointment of Kevin Walters as Kangaroos coach for 3 games only, as well as what he should do to deal with possible Kangaroos defectors! We end the episode with the Super League transfer news, NRLW Round 4 results, and the Warriors winning 14 straight in NSW Cup!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

01:55 - RIP Hulk Hogan

03:25 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin

08:58 - Episode Overview

10:23 - Bunker Review: ‘Rugby League 26’ is a flop of a video game

22:45 - Bunker Review: What does Kevin Walters do about “Kangaroos defectors”?

44:30 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 21]

47:35 - NRL Round 21: Storm def. Roosters (Jahrome Hughes dislocates shoulder)

59:49 - NRL Round 21: Cowboys def. Dragons

1:04:30 - NRL Round 21: Eels def. Broncos (Welcome back Mitch Moses)

1:16:39 - NRL Round 21: Titans def. Warriors (Dessie’s 500th)

1:24:32 - NRL Round 21: Panthers def. Tigers (Penrith win 7 straight)

1:32:02 - NRL Round 21: Sharks def. Rabbitohs

1:47:37 - NRL Round 21: Raiders def. Knights (Canberra win 9 straight)

1:54:24 - NRL Round 21: Bulldogs def. Manly

2:01:10 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 22

2:05:30 - ATG: Super League Player Transfer News

2:11:24 - ATG: NRLW Round 4 Results

2:12:14 - ATG: Warriors win 14 straight in NSW Cup

2:13:05 - Outro

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

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The race to the Top 8 is whittled down to 10 teams with faint hope for the Tigers and Knights who sit just outside that bracket… The boys discuss the (not-so) convincing Top 4 in the NRL at the moment, the threats of the Broncos and Panthers, the upward form of the Sharks, Sea Eagles and Dolphins, and the red lines through the bottom teams… There is also a massive discussion surrounding the threat of the rebel ‘Rugby360’ competition designed to shake the core of Rugby Union which will also affect the NRL, as well as Kevin Walters becoming the next Australian Kangaroos coach! We end the episode with the Super League Round 19 results, NRLW Round 3 results, NSW Cup ladder update after Rd20 and QLD Cup after Rd18!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

01:55 - Kevin Walters to be next Australian Kangaroos coach

05:37 - Episode Overview

07:00 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin

13:07 - Bunker Review: Is ‘Rugby360’ a threat to Rugby Union and NRL?

34:26 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 20]

38:55 - NRL Ladder Update after Round 20

41:41 - NRL Round 20: Dolphins def. Cowboys

48:18 - NRL Round 20: Sharks def. Roosters

51:55 - NRL Round 20: Panthers def. Rabbitohs (Souths have 12 injuries)

1:00:14 - NRL Round 20: Raiders def. Eels (Dylan Brown dropped)

1:09:55 - NRL Round 20: Bulldogs def. Dragons (Galvin in, Sexton out)

1:23:18 - NRL Round 20: Manly def. Storm (Upset of the round)

1:31:55 - NRL Round 20: Tigers def. Titans

1:37:44 - NRL Round 20: Warriors def. Knights (Leka Halasima… enough said)

1:44:28 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 21

1:49:48 - ATG: Super League Round 19 Results + Ladder update

1:51:22 - ATG: Super League Player Transfer News

1:55:18 - ATG: NRLW Round 3 Results

1:56:08 - ATG: NSW Cup Ladder after Round 20

1:57:55 - ATG: QLD Cup Ladder after Round 18

1:58:38 - Outro

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

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The run-home to the NRL Finals is officially underway with Origin in the bag for 2025. The boys also analyse Mal Meninga’s predicted Australian Kangaroos Starting XVII for the Ashes Series at the end of the year, as well as the coaching merry-go-round between the Kangaroos, Titans, Knights and even the new PNG NRL club… (there may even be another Galvin rant in this ep)! We end the episode with the Super League Round 18 results and ladder update, and the NRLW Round 2 results!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

04:00 - Episode Overview

05:48 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin

09:45 - Bunker Review: Selecting the Australian Kangaroos Starting XVII

18:20 - Bunker Review: Coaching Merry-Go-Round (Australia, Titans, Knights, PNG)

34:25 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 19]

38:36 - NRL Ladder Update after Round 19

39:22 - NRL Round 19: Sharks def. Dolphins

45:00 - NRL Round 19: Storm def. Knights

48:27 - NRL Round 19: Roosters def. Dragons

53:27 - NRL Round 19: Bulldogs def. Cowboys (The boys clash over Galvin being dropped)

1:07:03 - NRL Round 19: Warriors def. Tigers

1:15:06 - NRL Round 19: Panthers def. Eels

1:22:52 - NRL Round 19: Broncos def. Titans (Kieran Foran retires)

1:28:40 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 20

1:33:11 - ATG: Super League Round 18 Results (+Ladder update)

1:34:40 - ATG: NRLW Round 2 Results

1:38:01 - Outro

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The Queensland Maroons regain the Origin Shield after winning the 2025 Series 2-1 over the NSW Blues... The Sideline Story panel give their immediate reactions to the game in another late night edition episode and they are not happy… The episode concludes with a review of the NRL Ladder after 18 rounds, Round 17 of the Super League, and Round 1 of the NRLW.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

05:50 - SOO Game Three Decider: QLD def. NSW (24-12)

51:57 - Exclusive: The difference between Madge and Laurie

1:02:20 - Wally Lewis Medalist: Tom Dearden

1:07:05 - SOO Game Three: QLD Player Ratings

1:18:07 - SOO Game Three: NSW Player Ratings

1:35:23 - Origin Schedule needs changing

1:41:16 - NRL Round 18 Review + Ladder update

1:50:16 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 19

1:52:05 - ATG: Super League Round 17 results

1:52:37 - ATG: NRLW Round 1 results

1:53:16 - Outro

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Tass and Clarkie analyse the lineups for the Game 3 State of Origin Decider with huge changes for the QLD Maroons, as the NSW Blues pick and stick… In the NRL, Tass predicts the current top 8 will not change over the next 10 weeks, the panthers are back as their defeat of the Bulldogs goes down as one of the best games in recent memory, Raiders top the NRL Ladder for first time in 22 years, Warriors lose Metcalf, Knights lose Ponga, Dolphins sign Selwyn Cobbo, and so much more! We end the episode with the Super League Round 16 results, and gear up for the expanded NRLW competition kicking off this weekend!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

02:29 - Tass’ Bold Prediction for the NRL Top 8

10:48 - Episode Overview

11:48 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Tass’ Bin: Kiraz and Katoa vs. Hammer and Chapman

17:15 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Game 3 Lineup analysis

23:36 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Game 3 Lineup analysis

34:21 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 17]

35:46 - NRL Round 17: Panthers def. Bulldogs (Game of the year)

46:32 - NRL Round 17: Manly def. Tigers (Razzie of the year)

49:15 - NRL Round 17: Raiders def. Knights (Canberra top table for first time in 22 years)

54:18 - NRL Round 17: Broncos def. Warriors (Wahs injuries to derail season?)

1:01:56 - NRL Round 17: Dragons def. Eels (JDB and Da Silva sign with Parra)

1:12:40 - NRL Round 17: Dolphins def. Rabbitohs (Isaiya Katoa to lead Dolphins to finals?)

1:22:49 - NRL Round 17: Storm def. Sharks (Cronulla too stale for finals footy?)

1:29:56 - NRL Round 17: Cowboys def. Titans (GC disappoint yet again)

1:34:11 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 18

1:36:45 - ATG: Super League Round 16 Results

1:38:01 - Outro (NRLW begins this weekend)

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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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