Episode 197 | "Origin has returned the balance of speed to the game"

The boys make their changes for the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons Game 2 lineups for the 2026 State of Origin Series before a deep-dive into all the player transfers and rumours in the month of May (Andrew Abdo, Kieran Foran, Jurbo, Ivan Cleary, Kevin Walters, Tanah Boyd, Luke Metcalf, Damien Cook, Connor Watson, AJ, Matty Lees, Perth Bears, Tigers re-signings, Gehamat Shibasaki, etc.)… NRL Round 13 is the closest round this season, with the NSW Women Blue-washing SOO 3-0, Wigan winning their 22nd Challenge Cup title, and the Las Vegas teams confirmed for 2027!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro12:11 - Episode Overview13:03 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Game 2 Lineup Predictions28:30 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Game 2 Lineup Predictions33:14 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer News & Rumours56:49 - NRL Round 13: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps1:00:27 - NRL Round 13: Overview 1:38:05 - NRL Round 14: Rapid Fire Tips1:40:38 - ATG: NSW Blues win Women’s Origin Series 3-01:40:49 - ATG: Wigan Warriors win their 22nd Challenge Cup1:43:35 - ATG: Teams confirmed for Las Vegas 20271:45:03 - 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”