Episode 134 | "Only 10 teams are a finals chance"

With six rounds remaining in the NRL finals-race period we have: Melbourne still in the box-seat for the Minor Premiership, Panthers likely locking in 2nd spot, Easts and Cronulla tussle out Top 4 as the Bulldogs and Cowboys chomp at the bit as darkhorses alongside Manly. Dolphins, Raiders and Dragons battle it out for 8th position as the Warriors and Knights hang by a thread. Bronx, Titans and Souths look like they’ve left their run too late with an Eels and Tigers battle of the spoon looming. We also dive into the Super League Round 19 results, NRLW Round 1 results and an announcement for the RLWC 2026 hosts, before our “Bunker Review” segment where Clarkie and Guildy play some 300-gamer trivia! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 02:25 - Episode Overview 08:23 - “Who’s in Clarkie’s Bin?”: Stefano Utoikamanu 12:35 - TSS Tipping & Supercoach Leagues: Round 21 17:34 - NRL Round 21: Warriors def. Tigers (Bateman leaves; Warriors grand slam sell-outs) 32:37 - NRL Round 21: Storm def. Eels (Arthur family to sign with Knights) 40:00 - NRL Round 21: Bulldogs def. Broncos (Broncos on brink of elimination) 53:00 - NRL Round 21: Cowboys def. Sharks (Val Holmes to Dragons?) 1:04:28 - NRL Round 21: Roosters def. Manly (Are Easts the real deal?) 1:13:28 - NRL Round 21: Panthers def. Dragons (Penrith looking at 4-peat?) 1:25:55 - NRL Round 21: Titans def. Dolphins (GC still alive; Dolphins drop the ball) 1:32:35 - NRL Round 21: Raiders def. Rabbitohs (Souths fail to qualify two seasons in a row) 1:45:40 - Rapid Fire Tips: NRL Round 22 1:49:35 - ATG: Super League Round 19 (results/ladder/news) 1:56:49 - ATG: NRLW Round 1 (results/news) 2:00:52 - ATG: RLWC2026 destination revealed 2:04:46 - Bunker Review: 300-game player trivia —— 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 —— Proudly sponsored by: * ADSE Apparel * Akasha * Rusty Penny Brewing Co. * rugbyleague.com  —— 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”