Episode 181 | The 2026 Off-Season Bunker Review

Season 6 of the podcast is ushered in with the annual off-season bunker review, with your returning hosts Tass, Clarkie and Guildy discussing all the hot topics of the 2025/2026 rugby league off-season!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro11:38 - Episode Overview13:01 - Topic 1: Payne Haas shock signing with the Rabbitohs34:14 - Topic 2: R360 fail and the Zac Lomax fallout1:00:28 - Topic 3: New on-field 2026 NRL rules1:23:25 - Topic 4: Perth Bears signings1:35:05 - Topic 5: RLWC2026 nations locked-in; Golden Boot drama1:46:48 - Topic 6: Update on Eliesa Katoa1:51:00 - Topic 7: Trouble in Tiger-Town (again)1:58:24 - Topic 8: Quick-fire topics (NZ Origin, Injuries/Returns, Super League, Logos, Buzz retires)2:07:26 - Topic 9: Player Transfers and Re-signings (Tino, Bellamy, Kikau, Angus, Lodge, etc.)2:24:35 - Outro——Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform:https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast——Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke.Podcast distributed to all major listening apps.Music credit ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay].Logo designed by Tahlia Tassone.© 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”