Episode 193 | “Is the NRL product declining in 2026?”

The boys analyse the one-third point of the 2026 NRL season and dissect the NRL ladder and each team’s status, but not before discussing comparisons of the 2026 season to that of the 2021 season which was one of the worst on-field products in recent memory. We also have another edition of player transfer news and rumours (PNG Chiefs, Perth Bears, May brothers and Bula commit to Tigers, Josh Schuster, and more). In the NRL the Bulldogs decline becomes all too evident, Cowboys win 6 from 7, Storm lose the most games in a row in the club’s history, Tigers cop the 50-point curse, Knights-Souths another 80-point battle, and much more. Around the Grounds saw NSW Blues Women take a 1-0 lead in Origin, the Super League Round 10 Results and the NSWRL Junior GFs!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro07:47 - Is the NRL product declining in 2026?21:05 - Episode Overview21:51 - Bunker Review: NRL Ladder Review at one-third point of the season1:06:48 - Bunker Review: NRL player transfer news and rumours1:26:25 - NRL Round 9: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps1:28:17 - NRL Round 9: Overview 1:39:36 - NRL Round 10: Rapid Fire Tips1:42:28 - ATG: Women SOO Game 1 (NSW def. QLD; 1-0 lead)1:44:01 - ATG: Super League Round 10 Results1:44:22 - ATG: NSWRL Junior Grand Final Results1:45:05 - 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”