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Episode 206 | “To’o to PNG; Global Round; Bronze Medals; and Kangaroos $45K carrot”

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10 teams remain in NRL Finals contention as the Raiders fall out of the race, the winner of Bulldogs and Souths will likely determine th spot as the Cowboys seemingly have an easier draw… Brian To’o becomes PNG Chief no. 6, as the Perth Bears look to Corey Horsburgh after missing out on Junior Paulo… The NRL want to trial the kick-off rule, play a 3rd-place NRL game for GF week alongside the All-Stars and an U21s Origin match, and finally go global in 2028 with games in LV, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong!… Christchurch up their bid to be the NRL’s 20th team with stipulations set for their entry… & the Australian Kangaroos World Cup Squad will each get paid $45K for the tournament, causing a stir in the International Rugby League scene as all other nations (at time of writing) will only get paid $850 match payments per game!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro05:30 - Episode Overview07:05 - Bunker Review: Run-Home to NRL Finals (4 rounds remain)24:16 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer News & Rumours (headlined by Brian To’o to PNG Chiefs)56:53 - Bunker Review: NRL ideas - Kick-off rule trial, extra games in GF week, global round1:06:51 - Bunker Review: Christchurch up their bid as 20th NRL club1:13:01 - Bunker Review: Australian Kangaroos $45K RLWC payments1:20:08 - NRL Round 23: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps1:23:09 - NRL Round 23: Overview 1:45:13 - NRL Round 24: Rapid Fire Tips1:54:34 - ATG: Super League Round 22 and NRLW Round 6 Results2:03:06 - 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”

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