The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast

Apr 07 2025 164 ep. 109 mins 12
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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, women’s 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’.

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Episode 154 | “The Rugby League world has frozen over”

Apr 07 2025 124 mins  
The NRL want to control the agenda on Fox League, Channel 9 and the media? Payne Haas and Tino to defect to Samoa? Where to for eligibility rules for Origin and the International game? Perth Bears to remain in hibernation forever?.. Over to the NRL we are witnessing the unthinkable as the 4x back-to-back premiers suffer their 4th loss in a row, the Bulldogs remain the only undefeat

Episode 153 | "Parra don't need Moses, they need Jesus"

Mar 31 2025 148 mins  
A massive deep-dive into DCE’s contract fiasco, where he will end up in 2026 and who will replace him at Manly… The head-high crackdown giving off 2021 Magic Round vibes that we predict will ruin Round 5 of the 2025 NRL Season… Jacob Preston an Origin bolter?.. & the return of the Ashes Series between Australia and England for the first time in 22 years!.. Over to the NRL

Episode 152 | "Will DCE actually leave Manly this time?"

Mar 24 2025 86 mins  
Clarkie takes over the reigns as host as him and Guildy discuss the explosive news that DCE will leave Manly at the end of 2025… The boys also discuss the NRL Round 3 results before heading into our fan-favourite “Bunker Review segment” where Guildy blind-ranks halfbacks.——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro02:00 - Episode Overview03:00 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s

Episode 151 | “You’re lying if you say you got a full round this week”

Mar 17 2025 133 mins  
What a difference a week makes… we guarantee NOBODY would have tipped all 3 of the Warriors, Roosters and Raiders to win the upset in their matches, but they did… Plenty on the agenda this week with Dylan Brown signing with the Knights and Parra setting their sights on Lachie Galvin, Todd Payten set to be sacked as Cowboys coach, and multiple injuries in Edwards, Kikau, Burton,

Episode 150 | “Look away Roosters, Cowboys and Eels fans…”

Mar 10 2025 84 mins  
Round One of the NRL threw up some big scorelines for the Broncos, Sea Eagles and Storm who respectively annihilated their opponents in the Roosters, Cowboys and Eels… The boys also discuss the NRL’s decision to relocate the Dolphins game during Cyclone Alfred, as well as Brandon Smith, David Klemmer and Dylan Brown looking set to move clubs… In our fan-favourite “Bunker Re

Episode 149 | "Can the NRL truly break into the US market?"

Mar 04 2025 114 mins  
Las Vegas has become the next big event in the NRL as the boys dissect the growing success of the NRL’s venture into the US, the opening two games of the NRL, the well-received inclusion of Super League and not-so well-received Jillaroos annihilation of the Lionesses… The boys also discuss the highs and lows of the USA v Greece tests, the NFL rookie tasered in an Allegiant Stad

Episode 148 | "Vegas 2.0 feat. Donald Trump, Dana White and Cody Rhodes"

Feb 25 2025 87 mins  
The wait is finally over and Vegas 2.0 is upon us! The boys preview the LV quadruple header and get into all the major injury, suspension and transfer news and rumours of the week leading into the opening of the NRL 2025 Season.——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro01:15 - Is the Rabbitohs season already over?06:56 - Backlash for our Crystal Ball Predictions10:29 - Episode Overview12:27 -

Episode 147 | 2025 Crystal Ball Predictions

Feb 16 2025 129 mins  
It’s one of our favourite episodes each season: Clarkie, Guildy and Tass look into their crystal balls to predict what will happen in the 2025 Rugby League season. The boys will dissect each NRL Club’s Finals prospects, as well as who will win the NRL Premiership, Dally M Medal, Team of the Year, State of Origin, International Rugby League’s major competitions, and finally th

Episode 146 | The 2025 Off-Season Bunker Review

Feb 10 2025 151 mins  
Clarkie, Guildy and Tass return for Season Five of The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast, ushering in the new rugby league season with their first episode of 2025 covering all the off-season rugby league happenings!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro11:32 - Opening month of the Sideline Story Episodes13:23 - Join our Tipping & Supercoach money-comps14:42 - Episode Overview16:58 -

Episode 145 | End-of-Season Bunker Review for 2024

Oct 16 2024 118 mins  
The boys band together for the final episode of season 4 of the podcast as they discuss all things rugby league in the annual end-of-season bunker review for 2024… (and yes, we will be back in 2025 for Season 5)! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - Guildy disagrees with our review of the NRL Grand Final 06:51 - Episode Overview 08:11 - Revisiting our Crystal Ball predictions