Episode 162 | "Anything can happen in the second half of this season"

We’re at the halfway point of the 2025 NRL regular season and the off-field drama is just as hot as what is happening on the field… Will the Top 4 change? Are Newcastle the worst team in the comp? Big problems brewing at the Brisbane Broncos? Will Penrith save their season? AJ on the cusp of NRL try-scoring glory, Wayne Bennett coaches his 950th first-grade rugby league match, The Player Transfer frenzy rumour-mill, and much more… We end our episode with the Super League results for Round 13 and Game 3 of the Women’s State of Origin match!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro04:17 - Episode Overview05:44 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week: Alex Johnston09:00 - Who’s in Guildy’s Bin: Scott Drinkwater11:09 - Tass’ GGOTW: Alex Volkanovski for donation to NRLW Dragons13:02 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer Rumours (DCE, Reynolds, Morrin, Mahoney, Cleary, May, etc)32:37 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 13]35:45 - NRL Round 13: Dragons def. Knights (Newcastle worst team in the comp)41:58 - NRL Round 13: Storm def. Titans (GC running last)45:58 - NRL Round 13: Cowboys def. Tigers (Sinbins save NQ)51:24 - NRL Round 13: Manly def. Broncos (Big problems in Brisbane)1:02:21 - NRL Round 13: Warriors def. Rabbitohs (Barnett ruptures ACL)1:10:36 - NRL Round 13: Panthers def. Eels (Penrith to recover their season?)1:15:44 - NRL Round 13: Raiders def. Roosters (Canberra the real-deal)1:23:37 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 141:26:48 - ATG: Super League Round 13 results1:27:37 - ATG: Women’s State of Origin Game 31:29:48 - 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”