The Tip Sheet – 2026 Ep 90 Back Row Bonanza

It is a crazy week for back rowers in all aspects of the game as The Tip Sheet gives you a front row seat to all of the action. Starting with a serious note, Ryan Matterson is walking away from the great game of rugby league after a long battle with concussions. While the news as expected, Sixties and Forty20 look back on Matterson's two stints as an Eel and what he brought to the club. Jezaiah Funa is set to debut. No it isn't deja vu - but hopefully this time the young forward gets to see the field as the Eels travel to Brisbane to face the high flying Dolphins. On the outgoing players front, the Melbourne Storm have signed Kelma Tuilagi for 2027 as both the Eels and the Storm continue to hone their rosters for next year. In the wider NRL there could be a November 1 frenzy for star backrowers as Jacob Preston, Tallis Duncan, Liam Martin, Hudson Young and Xavier Willison all inch towards testing the market. The show makes the usual stops around Parradise and the Greater NRL as the boys recap the week that was and look at all the top news and story lines heading into Round 25!