The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast

The State of Origin period is upon us once again as the official lineups for the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons were announced for Game 1. Our panel go into deep discussion for every selection, particularly the axing of James Tedesco and David Fifita, the dramas surrounding NSW’s halves, Api overlooked for hooker, the odd Selwyn Cobbo bench choice, as well as the 6 new faces for NSW and 1 new face for...

Magic Round brought as much content off the field as it did on the field! High quality footy with seven matches decided 1-12, Magic Round remaining in Brisbane after another sellout, Women’s Origin breaking records, Origin injuries continue for NSW, QLD lose Munster for Series, Brad Arthur sacked, Wayne Bennett re-hired, Dave Fifita backflips on Roosters, Taylan May stood down, and much more juicy...

Lots to discuss this week with the NSW Blues dealing with an injury crisis after losing Cleary and Turbo, David Fifita signs with the Sydney Roosters, horrible bunker decisions for protecting kickers, no punishments for tripping, Cronulla reigning supreme, running into icons outside Totti’s, and much more! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Episode Overview 04:08 - TSS Tipping & Supercoach L...

After four years and multiple schedule clashes, the boys decided instead of one of us sitting out, how about Clarkie does the day shift and Guildy the night shift? Well that’s exactly what they did as Tass and Clarkie carry the first half of the episode, with Guildy chiming in for the second half! Different Sideline Story, same quality views of Rugby League! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro with Clark...

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 02:11 - Guildy watches Group Nine Wagga Roos v Gundagai Tigers 04:26 - Off-field news: Paul Kent fired, WWE release Xyon Quinn, Burleigh Bears win 130-0, RIP Terry Hill. 11:23 - Episode Overview 13:47 - “Who’s in Clarkie’s Bin?”: Paul Kent 17:55 - TSS Tipping & Supercoach Leagues: Round 8 20:20 - NRL Round 8: Bulldogs in top 8 for first time since 2017; Lachlan Ilias...

Guildy and Tass carry the episode this week with multiple changes to their rolling Origin teams for Game 1, Xavier Coates and Zac Lomax the best wingers in the game, Storm snatch another late win, Warriors choke in Wollongong, Dolphins embarrass Eels, Tigers dudded, Raiders ambushed, Bulldogs rejuvenated, Cowboys exposed… In our Bunker Review segment, the boys discuss the mass transfers in the pla...

The boys lose it over “the disruptor”, penalties for halfbacks, golden point, and much more as JD keeps his job safe (for now), Josh Schuster gains a release from Manly, Joey Manu runs for the most metres (again) and Sticky erupts over Dessie after the referee misses quote unquote “38 penalties” in the Titans golden point loss to Canberra… In our Bunker Review segment, the boys discuss the one pla...

How does the bunker miss such a blatant knock-on AFTER reviewing it?! Clarkie loses it over one of the poorest decision’s by the refs in years in the Manly-Panthers game as Rabbitohs keep burrowing into a hole, the Bulldogs-Roosters produce the wildest game, Cowboys the new flat-track bullies? & much more… In our Bunker Review segment, the boys discuss banning kickoffs, bringing back heritage...

The 'obstruction' rule continues to steal the headlines as everyone fails to find clarity after the Roosters loss to Penrith… Tass rage-quits after the Bulldogs controversial loss to the Rabbitohs, as the Titans claim early wooden-spoon contenders, Zac Lomax agitates his release, and Tommy Dearden performs tackle of the season!… In our Bunker Review segment, the boys discuss diving in rugb...

Walshie gets an injury, Moses gets an injury, Cleary gets an injury, Tino gets an injury… What the f*** is going on?! The boys are reeling from “injury round” as head clashes, obstructions and even captain’s challenges come under the spotlight… Cowboys remain the only undefeated side with the Rabbitohs and Titans still seeking a victory… In our Bunker Review segment, the boys dissect the ARL Commi...

All the boys are back this week for another massive weekend of rugby league as the world may have witnessed one of the greatest game-winning tries in history! The boys discuss if there are any other beauties that may top it, as Tass goes in on the refereeing blunders in the Dogs-Sharks match, Guildy and Clarkie fire-up over Latrell’s F-bomb interview, and much more… In our Bunker Review segment, C...

Tass returns with Mr. Consistent aka Guildy to discuss Spencer Leniu’s EIGHT WEEK suspension and if it is fair or not (Guildy also compares the hypocrisy between that and Sam Kerr)… The remaining matches of the NRL’s Split-Round One are also covered, throwing everybody’s tipping and Supercoach into chaos… In our Bunker Review segment, Guildy and Tass dissect @thenrlroast Top 10 Hottest NRL Players...

Clarkie and Guildy takeover from Tass for the review of the inaugural NRL in Las Vegas double-header and all the fallout from Spencer Leniu’s alleged racial comment towards Ezra Mam… Following this, the boys give their tips for the remaining matches of Round One after the rest of the team lists dropped! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 04:10 - Episode Overview 05:00 - Was the inaugural NRL in Las Vega...

The 2024 NRL Season is upon us, and for the first time ever it will be launching in Las Vegas! Clarkie, Guildy and Tass dissect the inaugural split-round Team List Tuesday for the LV double-header, but not before a massive recap of the controversy surrounding Wigan Warriors’ victory over the Penrith Panthers in the World Club Challenge… not to mention Tass blowing up about the stupidity of rugby l...

In Part Two of our 2024 Crystal Ball Predictions, we welcome Clarkie back as he, Guildy and Tass analyse the top eight clubs from the 2023 NRL season, all before summarising their NRL ladder predictions. There are some wild smokeys for the Dally M and Team of the Year this season, with the episode concluding with State of Origin, International Rugby League, Golden Boot and Super League Premiers pr...

New season, new (probably way too early) predictions as the boys analyse the bottom nine clubs from the 2023 NRL season and give their thoughts on their prospects in 2024 for Part One of their crystal ball predictions. —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro [join our tipping competition (tips.com.au) league code: 311064] 05:47 - Wests Tigers 16:04 - St George Illawarra Dragons 24:32 - Canterbury Bulldogs 33...

Clarkie, Tass and Guildy are back for Season Four, with their first episode in 2024 covering all the off-season rugby league drama! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - What did the boys get up to this off-season? 09:30 - Join our Tipping Competition! ( tips.com.au ) (League Code: 311064) 11:20 - Contested kick-off rule change 19:40 - Forward-pass technology gets the flick 21:20 - Should trials be held at non-t...

A Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist in the 100 yard sprint; A Rugby Union career which began in Randwick as a lightning quick winger before representing the Wallabies in 6 tests; A switch to Rugby League in the early 60s, notching 153 first grade games and winning 3 premierships with the South Sydney Rabbitohs alongside legends such as Bob McCarthy and their inspirational captain, John Sattler, w...

Join Clarkie, Tass and Guildy for our final weekly episode of 2023! Stay tuned for the return of our Sideline Story Interviews for the back-end of the year!.. And oh yes fam, we will be back for Season 4 in 2024! —— TIMESTAMPS: 04:43 - Pacific Championship: Australia def. Samoa [38-12] 13:34 - Pacific Championship: Who will win between Kangaroos, Kiwis and Toa Samoa? 16:26 - Should Kangaroos playe...

Are the Panthers the greatest team in the NRL-era after achieving the 3-peat? Is Nathan Cleary better than Andrew Johns after his 2nd Clive Churchill Medal performance? Was the 2023 NRL GF the best in the NRL-era? Are the Brisbane Broncos a flash-in-the-pan for 2023? Who was the most under-rated and over-rated in the NRL GF? Is the NSW Cup competition stronger than the QLD Cup competition? Is Tami...

Panthers 3-peat vs. Broncos breaking a 17-year premiership drought: We deep-dive into their prelim matches and their chances this Sunday in the 2023 NRL Grand Final! We then head ‘Around The Grounds’ for a preview of the Super League Week One Finals, the Rabbitohs breaking a 40-year premiership drought in the NSW Cup, Bulldogs breaking a 20-year premiership drought in the U21’s Jersey Flegg, Knigh...

Only the Panthers, Broncos, Storm and Warriors remain in the hunt for the 2023 NRL Premiership, after seeing off the Roosters and Knights! Tass, Guildy and Clarkie open the episode delving into the Jack Wighton 3-game suspension, Val Holmes sanctioned by the NRL for “a joke gone wrong”, Rugby league player-combines in USA, the re-introduction of the cooling-off period, Mitch Pearce retiring from R...

Week One of the 2023 NRL Finals Series saw the Panthers and Broncos advance to the preliminary finals, the Sharks and Raiders eliminated, and a mouth-watering Semi Finals showdown for the Storm v Roosters, and Warriors v Knights! Tass, Guildy and Clarkie recap all the main talking points from this past weekend and give a preview for Week 2 of the Finals! We then head ‘Around The Grounds’ for the R...

The 2023 NRL Finals Series kicks off this weekend as the boys preview each match! Tass and Clarkie share the inaugural tipping competition trophy, much to the dismay of Clarkie! We then head ‘Around The Grounds’ for the first-ever first-grade match played over two days in the Super League, Week One of the NSW Cup finals, Week Two the QLD Cup finals, and the Round 7 results of the NRLW! In our fan-...

Broncos or Panthers for the Minor Premiership? Warriors and Storm lock-in a top 4 spot, but will the Warriors bow out in straight sets? Knights earn a home elimination final after their 8th win in a row, but are they genuine premiership threats? Which 3 clubs out of Sharks, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Cowboys and Roosters will qualify for finals? We then head ‘Around The Grounds’ for the Round 23 results...