Episode 91 | "Simply the Best"

We pay tribute to Tina Turner - an icon in Rugby League and pioneer for ushering in a new era for the sport - as the boys give their final word before State of Origin Game 1 for this week’s “Bunker Review Segment”. Latrell Mitchell is ruled OUT and the boys analyse his replacements in Stephen Crichton and Matt Burton, more injury clouds over some key Blues players as QLD escape training unscathed. Backlash over NSW’s “alternate” jersey, Adelaide as a neutral venue as it struggles to sell-out, and the Women’s 2-game series confusing structure! Tass protests twice today, firstly against NRL Round 13 being Origin-affected, but more so over how poorly run International RL is at the moment after France withdraw from hosting the 2025 World Cup. —— TIMESTAMPS: Intro~ 00:00 - Tribute to Tina Turner . Bunker Review (brought to you by ADSE Apparel)~ 05:15 - Latrell Mitchell OUT for State of Origin Game 1 14:35 - Injury clouds for Payne Haas and Nathan Cleary? 17:45 - Backlash over NSW Blues “alternate” jersey 20:00 - No dramas in the QLD Maroons camp 22:20 - Neutral venues for Origin under fire 26:20 - Match payments revert to $30K per Origin 29:10 - Women’s Origin 2-game series structure confirmed . Overview~ 32:00 - Tass’ protest against Origin-affected rounds 34:00 - Episode Overview 35:05 - The Rusty Penny Brewing Co. Trivia Question of the Week! . NRL Recap~ Round 13 (brought to you by Akasha Brewing Company) 36:40 - Tipping Comp Update (Supercoach: Bye Round) 38:00 - NRL Ladder after Round 13 44:15 - Dolphins def. Dragons / Next-man-up mentality #phinsup 51:35 - Eels def. Cowboys / Cowboys very disappointing in 2023 1:00:25 - Broncos def. Warriors / Rugby League won’t return to Napier 1:08:10 - Raiders def. Rabbitohs / Will CHN play again this year after his seizure? 1:16:15 - Knights def. Sea Eagles 1:17:30 - Rapid Fire Tips (Round 14) . Around the Grounds~ 1:19:50 - Super League: Round 13 Results 1:22:25 - Super League: Ladder after Round 13 1:23:15 - Super League: SKD & Coote retire / Peta Hiku to Hull KR / Sione Mata’utia to NRL? 1:25:10 - International Rugby League: France withdraw from hosting RLWC2025 1:29:50 - Tass protests to never talk about IRL until they give clarity for the future 1:33:00 - The Rusty Penny Brewing Co. Trivia Answer of the Week! —— 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 —— Proudly sponsored by: * ADSE Apparel (10% Discount Code: SIDELINE10) * Akasha * Rusty Penny Brewing Co. —— 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]. —— 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”