The Advantage Line Rugby League Podcast

This is it! The beginning of the new NRL season, and we are in Vegas for the opening game between the Warriors and the Raiders. Karl is joined by Blake and Searley….actually Searley is supposed to be here, but I guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Karl and Blake talk about how Vegas has been treating the fans, but how the Wahs fans have just taken over. Of course, we also preview the games...

The pre-season is over, the NRL regular season is about to begin, and the Warriors are in Vegas to kick things off. Does it get much better than this? What can we learn from pre-season? Is there anything to suggest that the Panthers won’t continue their domination of the NRL for many more years. We attempt to keep things PG as discuss what is the one thing you should do while in Vegas. Of course,...

The Wahs had a great pre-season game, but does it actually matter. Can we really read anything from pre-season games to predict how the season will play out? Teddy is quick to shoot down any excitement Wahs fans have from pre-season as he questions the the team the Warriors have played during the pre-season. We are looking at tips 5-8 from last year’s ladder and how we think they will go this seas...

The Wahs have announced Co-Captains for the upcoming season, so our Co-Captains Paul and Karl get Teddy’s thoughts on the announcement… and you can probably guess where Teddy stands on the issue. After Mahomes performance in the Super Bowl, which players has had a similar performance in the NRL? We continue our 2025 preview taking a look at the Broncos, Dragons, Dolphins, & Raiders and trying our...

New year, new equipment, same old Paul, Karl and Teddy. We preview the teams that finished at the bottom of last year’s table, and debate if they will be occupying the same position at the end of this year, or will there be a surprise package in the group? Paul takes a break from the NRL chat to reveal the real reason why the trade that shocked the world actually took place in the NBA. A simple ga...

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast. Sadly it is that time of year again, where the league season has come to an end and we begin the long wait for the start of the next season. But, we still have some massive international league action to look back on. The panel of Karl, Paul and Teddy reflect on the final league games of the season.

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast. Paul is in the bin this week, but we have managed to call in a late sub, so Blake Ayshford is joining Karl and Teddy on the pod today. We look back at the Kiwis vs Tonga game and try to figure out what went wrong, then right, then wrong again as the Kiwis came from behind only to lose the game. Where do the Kiwis go from here? It was the Melbourne Cup ye...

This week the topic of food comes up again and this one might be more controversial than a creamed corn in a sandwich. Karl and Paul are joined by Teddy and Searle and they attempt to predict the upcoming Kiwis vs Tonga game. They'll also be reflecting on last week's international action and where it went right, wrong and everything in between for the Kiwis against the Kangaroos.

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast. This week we are blind ranking Kiwis who only ever played in one test match. We then start looking ahead to the Kiwis taking on the Kangoroos. Will the ‘Roos be jumping for joy or will it be the Kiwis who’ll be taking flight and landing on cloud nine? Paul, Karl and Teddy also look back at last week’s international action and what the future holds for PN...

Advantage Line Assemble! Karl, Paul, Teddy, Searle & Blake join forces this week and are discussing the big international games coming up this weekend. Last week, the talk was all about Shaun Johnson possibly getting a call up and now that has gotten the call, what do the FAB FIVE think of his return? ToastieGate continues as more suggestions for the perfect toastie come in, but creamed corn is no...

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast. It’s both a joyous time of year and a sad time of year for our Advantage Line panelists. On one hand we've just had the Grand Final, but on the other hand that means the long wait for the start of the next NRL season starts now. However there is some international rugby still to come. The trio look at back at the NRL Grand Final and who they think was un...

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast. In the words of Teddy, this is like a like Hogan vs Warrior. The two biggest and best teams are meeting in this year’s NRL Grand Final. Teddy, Searle, Karl, & Paul attempt to figure out who will be crowned this year’s NRL Champion. It is a stats vs hunch clash as Teddy puts forward a sound, evidence based prediction that Karl reckons will be undone by hi...

Welcome back to a bonus episode of The Advantage Line podcast. The Dally M award nominations have been released, so can our panel of Karl, Teddy and Searle agree on who makes the team of the year? Of course, for every player nominated, someone has to miss out, so who do the trio think has been unlucky to not get nominated. We also look back at our own picks from the start of the season and it’s no...

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast. Paul’s comments from last week have been reviewed by the bunker and he has been sent to the bin, so Karl, Teddy and Blake will be covering this weekend’s Preliminary Finals. Is there much to get excited about or do we know who is going to make the final? With the NFL season starting, we look at who could make the switch from NRL to the NFL as either a ru...

Welcome back to The Advantage Line. This week the panel is looking ahead to this week's semi-final clashes. Of course before we get into it too much, we are going to have to talk to Teddy about last week's matches. We wonder if he has anything to say about a particular game? Who do they see going all the way this year, will there be a team that will surprise them? The NRL Grids is one of the most...

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast. This week the panel is giving grades to the teams who finished in the bottom eight this year. Which team gets an ‘A’ for effort, but an ‘F’ overall? Safe to say, you wouldn’t want any of our panel marking your exams! Speaking of Fs, what causes Teddy to drop an F-Bomb before the 15 minute mark? Paul makes one of the biggest calls of the year when it come...

So the Warrior’s season has come to an end for another year, so you know what that means? It is The Advantage Line One NZ Warriors Moments Of The Year Awards. Teddy joins Karl and Paul as they review the season and hand out awards for Best Player, Best Moment, Biggest What If… & More. Of course, we are looking ahead to the final week of the season and as Paul points out it couldn’t have been scrip...

Blake Ayshford will be doing what he can to keep Paul and Teddy in check while Karl is away. It's going to be tough, but if anyone can do it, it's Blake. With only two weeks to go and with several teams still in contention for the top eight, the trio debate who will make the eight and snatch a playoff spot. With Blake being a former player, Paul asks the question we have all been asking: Do the re...

There were some big match ups last weekend, but the biggest one of all has to be Teddy vs The Possum. Find out who came out on top in this clash of the titans! AI makes its debut on The Advantage Line podcast this week, as it predicts the outcome of the Warriors game against the Bulldogs. Will any of the lads be brave enough back the behind AI’s prediction? Of course, this week marks the last home...

Today Paul, Karl and Teddy are looking back at some of the small margins that have decided a number of games this NRL season. With so many games finishing with little to split the teams involved, seasons could have been dramatically different had things gone the other way, often the difference has come down to kicking. The NRL Grids game gets competitive with a some solid answers. The boys look ah...

In a special episode the crew of Karl, Paul, Nick and Blake look back Shaun Johnson’s legendary career. They discuss Shaun’s best moments, his best tries, but also look back at some of his career low points which all helped create the player he is today. The panel look ahead to this week’s games. The Warriors will be looking for a win to keep their slim chances of a playoff position alive.

It is a Warriors heavy show as Ben Searle subs in for Nick Tedeschi, but before they get into the Warriors chat we talk about an important topic: Which emoji do you use the most? Karl goes through the possible permutations that could result in the Warriors making the top eight this year. This week’s NRL grids has a surprise winner. The NRL regular season is coming to an end and their is a whole lo...

The Warriors are now in must win territory as they look to keep their chances of a top eight finish alive. With a lot of games being decided by scoring or missing kicks this season, is goal kicking a skill being treated too much as a nice to have rather than a must have by many teams? Things are getting tight and the margin for error is getting smaller, so who do our trio think will be walking awa...

The dark times are over. We can emerge once again from our brief hibernation as the bye week for the Warriors is behind us. Of course, we also have the small matter of the State of Origin decider to look forward to. The boys all make their BOLD predictions for the State of Origin decider, with being bolder than others. We think Paul may have lost it this week as his hunch goes from a kidnapping to...

This week, Paul and Karl are joined by Teddy and Blake and they form their own bunker to review, what else, the bunker. After last weekend’s hit on Te Maire Martin going unnoticed during the game, the boys discuss how the bunker could be improved going forward. As a former player, Blake reveals if he ever felt the refs were against the Warriors. We take a trip down memory lane as we look back to o...