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The Sideline Story: Rugby League PodcastAuthor: The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast
Welcome to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline. Join your hosts Tass, Clarkie and Guildy every week as they take the discussion of Rugby League to another level, delving into the hottest topics from the NRL, Super League, international game, womens game, lower grades, and much more, also bringing you exclusive interviews from current players, ex-players and others involved in the greatest game of all. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 180 | “End-of-Season Bunker Review for 2025”
Episode 180
Thursday, 6 November, 2025
In our final episode for 2025, Tass, Clarkie and Guildy discuss their pretty crappy crystal ball predictions they made back in February; Their thoughts on the return of the Ashes and if Kevin Walters or Shaun Wane’s jobs will be safe; The Pacific Championships with the rise of Samoa and the unfortunate mishandling of Eli Katoa’s concussion; Buzz’s 10-point plan to make NRL even greater; Super League expanding to 14 teams and the NRL’s likelihood of taking over the English and International Game; World Club Challenge to return in 2026; NRL’s ambitious idea to create a “Global Round” in 2027; Rugby360 and the bans set by the NRL and World Rugby, plus which NRL players are on the hit-list; Perth Bears set to sign 10 players by Christmas; PNG Chiefs confirmed as the 19th NRL club with their national team winning the Pacific Bowl 3-peat; Rugby League World Cup 2026 and 2030 details; NRL’s new anti-tampering law explained; State of Origin to be played in New Zealand; NRL refuse to cover Koori Knockout injuries for NRL players; Tyrone Munro stood down; Bulldogs new logo doesn’t sit right; Which song would you play if you scored a try; and a wide range of player signings and rumours in both NRL and Super League… AND OH YES, THE SIDELINE STORY WILL BE RENEWED FOR A SIXTH SEASON IN 2026!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro04:02 - Episode Overview06:18 - Revisiting our 2025 Crystal Ball Predictions19:22 - Thoughts on the Ashes and Pacific Championships47:52 - Buzz Rothfield’s 10-point plan to make NRL even greater1:05:23 - Super League expansion; NRL to takeover SL; WCC return; NRL Global Round1:16:09 - Rugby 360 and the 10-year ban1:32:44 - NRL Expansion confirmed for Perth Bears and PNG Chiefs1:44:56 - New anti-tampering law (aka the Gus Gould law)1:48:02 - Rugby League World Cup details for 2026 and 2030 editions1:54:29 - State of Origin to be played in New Zealand in 20271:56:07 - Koori Knockout dramas; Tyrone Munro stood down; Bulldogs new logo; Try song?2:04:27 - NRL and Super League player signings and rumours2:22:35 - Outro——Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, check out our sponsors, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform:https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast——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].——Logo designed by Tahlia Zaccomer.© 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”
