Episode 173 | "All the neutrals want to see the Raiders win it"

10 does not fit into 8, and with two rounds remaining in the NRL regular season it is clutch time for the race to the 2025 NRL Finals Series! On this week’s episode, Clarkie and Guildy crunch the NRL Ladder numbers, and also discuss the firing and hiring of the GC Titans coach, as well as the criminal charges against Brandon Smith… Round 25 of the NRL was another insane round with multiple try of the year contenders and a flipped script for the finals run home.——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro07:10 - Episode Overview08:12 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin12:44 - Bunker Review: Des Hasler sacked, Josh Hannay new GC Titans coach19:40 - Bunker Review: Brandon Smith charged with drug supply and betting scandal21:55 - Bunker Review: NRL Ladder Analysis (after Round 25)30:48 - TSS Money Comps: Tipping [Round 25] + Supercoach [Prelims]33:33 - NRL Round 25: Rabbitohs def. Dragons42:22 - NRL Round 25: Raiders def. Panthers (Insane Golden Point victory)54:00 - NRL Round 25: Storm def. Bulldogs (Are the Dogs the real deal?)1:00:14 - NRL Round 25: Manly def. Dolphins (Top 8 race alive for both clubs)1:05:56 - NRL Round 25: Warriors def. Titans1:11:21 - NRL Round 25: Eels def. Roosters1:17:25 - NRL Round 25: Broncos def. Knights1:22:45 - NRL Round 25: Cowboys def. Tigers (No finals footy for Tigers)1:26:42- NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 261:28:17 - ATG: Super League Round 23 Results1:29:43 - ATG: Super League Player Transfer News (Dodd, Carr, Valemei, Staines, Izack)1:31:25 - ATG: NRLW Round 8 Results1:32:00 - ATG: International RL allegiances (Val, Tino, Stefano)1:34:47 - 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”