Episode 143 | “The Predicted Unpredictable Grand Final”

Will the Storm vs. Panthers Grand Final top last year’s edition? The boys dissect each club’s pathway to the final dance and who they think will win and why… In our “Around the Grounds” segment, Warrington and Leigh advance to the Super League Semis, the Roosters and Sharks will battle it out in the NRLW GF, Newtown Jets make history in the NSW Cup GF, and Canterbury go B2B in Jersey Flegg… In the “Bunker Review” segment, we discuss if Kalyn Ponga should be banned from future Kangaroos selection, trimming down their 31-man squad, and Madge Maguire taking over the Brisbane Broncos! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 04:36 - Episode Overview 06:17 - Cronulla Sharks qualify for 4 finals in 4 divisions 07:29 - Tigers claim 5 wooden spoons in 5 divisions 08:35 - Big League Magazine returns! 10:48 - “Who’s in Clarkie’s Bin?”: Kalyn Ponga 11:23 - NRL: Storm def Roosters (Prelim Final) 51:21 - NRL: Panthers def. Sharks (Prelim Final) 1:23:18 - Super League: Leigh def. Salford (Elimination Final) 1:25:06 - Super League: Warrington def. St Helens (Elimination Final) 1:26:40 - Super League: Prelim Finals Preview 1:27:36 - NRLW: Sharks def. Broncos (Semi Final) 1:28:47 - NRLW: Roosters def. Knights (Semi Final) 1:29:36 - NRLW: Sharks vs. Roosters (Grand Final Preview) 1:30:37 - Jersey Flegg & NSW Women’s Premiership Grand Finals  1:33:59 - NSW Cup: Newtown def. North Sydney (Grand Final) 1:38:48 - Bunker Review: Newtown vs. Norths Devils (State Champs GF Preview) 1:44:09 - Bunker Review: Storm vs. Panthers (NRL GF Preview) 1:53:47 - Bunker Review: Should Australia select Kalyn Ponga after his withdraw-backflip? 2:05:50 - Bunker Review: Trimming down the Australian Kangaroos 31-man squad 2:17:38 - Bunker Review: Michael Maguire to replace Kevin Walters as Broncos head coach —— 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”