Episode 160 | “If Cleary dominates at Origin he’ll be the best ever”

The State of Origin period has officially begun as the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons announce their lineups for Game 1 of the 2025 SOO Series, with the panel deep-diving into the selections and omissions from each team… The boys blow-up over the mistreatment of Matin Taupau after he was sacked by the Brisbane Broncos for ‘liking’ an IG post… A massive congratulations to the NSW Blues Women for winning the 2025 SOO Series… The NRL announce the 6 teams heading to LV for 2026… Over to the NRL we witnessed the Bulldogs produce back-to-back comebacks; Knights the worst team in the comp?; Sharks finally piecing it together; Storm the new flat-track bullies?; Broncos in crisis; and much more… We end our episode with the Super League results for Round 11!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro (NSW win Women’s Origin; LV 2026 teams confirmed)08:28 - Episode Overview09:07 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week: Braith Anasta10:28 - Who’s in Guildy’s Bin: Mitch Moses and Isaac Moses11:40 - Who’s in Tass’ Bin: Madge Maguire and the Broncos for the treatment of Martin Taupau23:41 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Lineup analysis for SOO Game 158:38 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Predictions for Game 11:22:06 - Bunker Review: Thoughts on the Origin Coaches1:26:54 - Bunker Review: SOO Game I Predictions1:33:06 - NRL Round 11 Review2:16:41 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 122:19:27 - ATG: Super League Round 11 results2:20:13 - Outro——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* Best Sport 2.0* Good Guys Mowing* 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”