The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast

Episode 211 | “Panthers the finals kings of the 2020s; Dolphins in the box-seat to make GF; Will the Wahs choke?”

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 p

Episode 210 | “Penrith could win every grade across the male and female divisions”

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, Knight

Episode 209 | “Top 8 locked-in alongside a ridiculous kick-off rule”

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 cove

Episode 208 | "Best & worst-case scenarios for NRL finals-eligible clubs"

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, J

Episode 207 | “Roosters Minor Premiers, Dolphins Top 4, Bulldogs Top 8”

Nine teams remain in NRL Finals contention as Manly fall out of the race; Roosters, Panthers and Warriors fight for the Minor Premiership; Dolphins, Sharks and Knights fi

Episode 206 | “To’o to PNG; Global Round; Bronze Medals; and Kangaroos $45K carrot”

10 teams remain in NRL Finals contention as the Raiders fall out of the race, the winner of Bulldogs and Souths will likely determine th spot as the Cowboys seemingly hav

Episode 205 | “Top 6 is locked in, now it’s up to the Dogs, Souths and Cowboys”

The run-home to the 2026 NRL Finals Series is heating up with only 11 teams remaining in contention… The Panthers, Roosters, Warriors and Sharks are locked in, the Dolphi

Episode 204 | "The Doueihi situation is an absolute clusterf***"

Tass and Clarkie breakdown Adam Doueihi’s refusal to play for the Wests Tigers against the Raiders and the embarrassment it has brought to not only himself but also the c

Episode 203 | “Manly, Souths, Cowboys on brink; Late run for Dogs, Raiders, Bronx; Tigers torpedoed”

Tass and Guildy reveal The Sideline Story MVP Leaderboard before going behind closed-doors. They analyse the key points from the NRL’s $5.3 Billion TV deal, before gettin

Episode 202 | “NSW just get Origin at Suncorp”

The NSW Blues have pulled off a miracle! Winning the 2026 Origin Decider at Suncorp Stadium! The Sideline Story panel pull their third late-night edition episode for 2026

Episode 201 | “Will an Origin Decider at Suncorp be Cleary’s Immortal moment?”

The boys analyse the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons Game 3 lineups for the 2026 State of Origin Series and all the changes made from Game 2… Six change for the Blues with Bost

Episode 200 | “What’s your Sideline Story?”

From 2021 to 2026, we just wanted to say thank you to every supporter of The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast for helping us reach Episode 200! Unlike usual proceedin

Episode 199 | "QLD tie the series as the Blues play Lozball"

The Queensland Maroons tie the 2026 State of Origin Series 1-all as the NSW Blues capitulate in the second half in front of the highest crowd in Origin history at the MCG

Episode 198 | “The Blues will take out the series early”

The boys analyse the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons Game 2 lineups for the 2026 State of Origin Series and all the changes made from the Game 1 lineups… For the NSW Blues: Mit

Episode 197 | "Origin has returned the balance of speed to the game"

The boys make their changes for the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons Game 2 lineups for the 2026 State of Origin Series before a deep-dive into all the player transfers and rumo

Episode 196 | "The Greatest Comeback in State of Origin History"

The NSW Blues pull off their own Origin miracle, coming from 20-0 down to win Game 1 of the Series 22-20 to record the greatest comeback in State of Origin history… but t

Episode 195 | "On the bench is... Casey McGuire"

And gaffe of the year goes to Laurie Daley for announcing retired 46-year-old Casey McGuire in the NSW Blues team instead of Casey McLean… But anyway, the panel go into d

Episode 194 | “We are protesting until we get the real NRL back”

The boys are fed up as the NRL product continues its on-field decline in 2026, with the game’s transformation into all-attack-no-defence proving to be a sore-point for NR

Episode 193 | “Is the NRL product declining in 2026?”

The boys analyse the one-third point of the 2026 NRL season and dissect the NRL ladder and each team’s status, but not before discussing comparisons of the 2026 season to

Episode 192 | “PNG Chiefs sign Jarome Luai and AJ!”

PNG Chiefs shock the rugby league world with the double-signing of Jarome Luai and Alex Johnston; What does this mean for the Wests Tigers?; Another edition of player tra