Episode 80 | "Must be hard living in Tiger Town"

Round Two brought the headlines after plenty of turmoil in Tiger Town, the Panthers silencing their critics, the Broncos the in-form team of the competition alongside their new Dolphins rivals, the Bulldogs take the upset of the round and the Dragons make their debut for 2023! We also head “Around The Grounds” for Super League Round 4, with Leigh defeating the World Champions and Sam Tomkins announcing his retirement! In our fan-favourite “Bunker Review Segment” the panel discuss the NRL's proposed mandatory 11-day stand-down from concussion and expanding the NRL to 20 teams! —— TIMESTAMPS: Intro~ 01:30 - Clarkie’s revised NRL Ladder (After Round 27) 05:52 - Episode Overview . NRL Recap~ Round 2 (brought to you by Akasha Brewing Company) 07:42 - Tipping Comp Update (JOIN NOW - tips.com.au - Code: 299965) 10:30 - Supercoach Update 12:32 - Panthers def. Rabbitohs / NRL rallies behind Latrell 24:53 - Sharks def. Eels / Game of the Year? 35:02 - Broncos def. Cowboys 45:20 - Roosters def. Warriors / Teddy v Suaalii 56:04 - Dolphins def. Raiders / Did Tom Gilbert deserve a try? 1:07:37 - Bulldogs def. Storm / Tass makes the trip to AAMI Park 1:18:10 - Knights def. Tigers / Hastings v Talau / Ponga concussed AGAIN 1:33:33 - Dragons def. Titans 1:42:00 - Rapid Fire Tips (Round 3) . Around the Grounds~ 1:44:35 - Super League: Round 4 Results / Leigh upset St Helens 1:47:55 - Super League: Sydney Roosters to sign Lewis Murphy 1:48:57 - Super League: Sam Tomkins announces retirement 1:50:37 - NSW Cup and QLD Cup updates . Bunker Review~ 1:51:10 - Topic #1: Mandatory 11-day stand-down period for concussion 2:03:00 - Topic #2: Expansion to 20 NRL Teams —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram & Facebook, check out our sponsors, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast —— 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]. —— Proudly sponsored by: * Akasha * Rusty Penny Brewing Co. —— 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”