All Episodes
The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast — 220 episodes
Episode 210 | “Penrith could win every grade across the male and female divisions”
Episode 209 | “Top 8 locked-in alongside a ridiculous kick-off rule”
Episode 208 | "Best & worst-case scenarios for NRL finals-eligible clubs"
Episode 207 | “Roosters Minor Premiers, Dolphins Top 4, Bulldogs Top 8”
Episode 206 | “To’o to PNG; Global Round; Bronze Medals; and Kangaroos $45K carrot”
Episode 205 | “Top 6 is locked in, now it’s up to the Dogs, Souths and Cowboys”
Episode 204 | "The Doueihi situation is an absolute clusterf***"
Episode 203 | “Manly, Souths, Cowboys on brink; Late run for Dogs, Raiders, Bronx; Tigers torpedoed”
Episode 202 | “NSW just get Origin at Suncorp”
Episode 201 | “Will an Origin Decider at Suncorp be Cleary’s Immortal moment?”
Episode 200 | “What’s your Sideline Story?”
Episode 199 | "QLD tie the series as the Blues play Lozball"
Episode 198 | “The Blues will take out the series early”
Episode 197 | "Origin has returned the balance of speed to the game"
Episode 196 | "The Greatest Comeback in State of Origin History"
Episode 195 | "On the bench is... Casey McGuire"
Episode 194 | “We are protesting until we get the real NRL back”
Episode 193 | “Is the NRL product declining in 2026?”
Episode 192 | “PNG Chiefs sign Jarome Luai and AJ!”
Episode 191 | “Flanno out; Eels upset of the season; Storm lose 5-straight”
Episode 190 | “Dragons need to copy Manly and sack their coach now”
Episode 189 | “Should we just give Penrith the premiership now?”
Episode 188 | "Redemption Round for NRL and Super League"
Episode 187 | “Warriors, Panthers and Bulldogs topping the ladder has Penrith written all over it”
Episode 186 | “We have just witnessed once-in-a-lifetime history”
Episode 185 | "YOU. ARE. CURSED!"
Episode 184 | “Bulldogs-Dragons deserved a draw; Lomax banned until 2028”
Episode 183 | “After Vegas the NRL will do Tokyo, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Middle East”
Episode 182 | 2026 Crystal Ball Predictions
Episode 181 | The 2026 Off-Season Bunker Review
Episode 180 | “End-of-Season Bunker Review for 2025”
Episode 179 | "Something in the Toilet Water"
Episode 178 | “Streak Killers vs. Seasoned Finalists”
Episode 177 | "Out the Backdoor"
Episode 176 | “One of the craziest games of rugby league ever witnessed”
Episode 175 | "Every finals game could be an upset"
Episode 174 | “When there’s one round left, who cares what fans want”
Episode 173 | "All the neutrals want to see the Raiders win it"
Episode 172 | “Grant played them like a violin; Payne Haas commits to Samoa”
Episode 171 | “Will the real contenders please stand up?”
Episode 170 | "So the Panthers are fifth now..."
Episode 169 | “None of the Top 4 teams are convincing right now”
Episode 168 | "Phase Three: Run-Home to NRL Finals"
Episode 167 | "I don't care, I paint the town red"
Episode 166 | “The Top 8 won’t change in the next ten weeks”
Episode 165 | "You can ring my bell, ring my bell"
Episode 164 | “Nobody likes blaming the Referee, however…”
Episode 163 | "DCE dropped, Galvin the Bulldog, Meninga the (Perth) Bear"
Episode 162 | "Anything can happen in the second half of this season"
Episode 161 | "Advantage NSW Blues"
Episode 160 | “If Cleary dominates at Origin he’ll be the best ever”
Episode 159 | "The Greatest Round of NRL ever?"
Episode 158 | “Nobody predicted Dogs-Raiders-Wahs-Storm top 4 one-third into the season”
Episode 157 | "Eighteen sin-bins in one round is farcical"
Episode 156 | "Bulldogs the benchmark, Galvin the enemy, Moses the saviour"
Episode 155 | "Hate me lad I'm eetswa, but don't be fake"
Episode 154 | “The Rugby League world has frozen over”
Episode 153 | "Parra don't need Moses, they need Jesus"
Episode 152 | "Will DCE actually leave Manly this time?"
Episode 151 | “You’re lying if you say you got a full round this week”
Episode 150 | “Look away Roosters, Cowboys and Eels fans…”
Episode 149 | "Can the NRL truly break into the US market?"
Episode 148 | "Vegas 2.0 feat. Donald Trump, Dana White and Cody Rhodes"
Episode 147 | 2025 Crystal Ball Predictions
Episode 146 | The 2025 Off-Season Bunker Review
Episode 145 | End-of-Season Bunker Review for 2024
Episode 144 | “Once in a Generation”
Episode 143 | “The Predicted Unpredictable Grand Final”
Episode 142 | "If Cronulla beat Penrith it'll be upset of the decade"
Episode 141 | "Are Storm and Panthers miles ahead of the rest?"
Episode 140 | “Will injuries ruin this year’s finals series?”
Episode 139 | “Papenmâchéhuyzen”
Episode 138 | "Battle for 4th, 8th and 16th is red-hot"
Episode 137 | "No 4-peat without Cleary"
Episode 136 | "Au Revoir, Tass"
Episode 135 | "The Dogs are having a party"
Episode 134 | "Only 10 teams are a finals chance"
Episode 133 | "Road to finals footy begins..."
Episode 132 | "The Greatest Origin Game Ever?"
Episode 131 | “Never write-off QLD in a Suncorp Decider”
Episode 130 | “Most dominant half in Origin footy history”
Episode 129 | "He's Baaaaaack"
Episode 128 | “Was it an Origin-worthy send-off?”
Episode 127 | "NSW finally drop Teddy; QLD no longer underdogs"
Episode 126 | "Only Rugby League can create this much drama"
Episode 125 | "Can NSW win without Cleary and Turbo?"
Episode 124 | "Just calling it as we see it"
Episode 123 | "Beware the 50-point Curse"
Episode 122 | "Zac Lomax is currently the NRL standout"
Episode 121 | "No club is standing out"
Episode 120 | "JD will be sacked by next round"
Episode 119 | "Obstructing fans from consistency"
Episode 118 | "You get a new injury! You get a new injury!"
Episode 117 | "Float like a Butterfly..."
Episode 116 | "Relax people, it's only Round One"
Episode 115 | "Viva Rugby League!"
Episode 114 | "Viva Las Vegas, Baby"
Episode 113 | "2024 Crystal Ball Predictions: Part Two"
Episode 112 | “2024 Crystal Ball Predictions: Part One”
Episode 111 | "The 2024 Off-Season Bunker Review"
Interview | The Sideline Story of The Hon. Michael Cleary, AO
Episode 110 | “End-of-Season Bunker Review for 2023”
Episode 109 | “AND STILL... THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS OF THE NRL”
Episode 108 | “This Grand Final could be bigger than 2015”
Episode 107 | "Believe in the Wahs"
Episode 106 | "Who will stop the three-peat?"
Episode 105 | "Only five clubs can win the NRL Premiership"
Episode 104 | “Kalyn Ponga is the best player in the game right now”
Episode 103 | "Latrell Mitchell isn’t even a top five fullback now”
Episode 102 | "Manly out, Leigh revolution, Toronto Wolfpack are back, and NRL in Las Vegas"
Episode 101 | “Panthers v Broncos Grand Final?”
Episode 100 | "For the Fans"
Episode 99 | "Cronulla and Parra won't make the eight"
Episode 98 | “The Road to Finals Footy begins now”
Episode 97 | “If only they hadn’t choked in Game One…”
Episode 96 | "The battle for the spoon has just begun"
Episode 95 | "The NRL Ladder still means nothing"
Episode 94 | "Dynasty Vibes"
Episode 93 | "What is Freddy thinking?"
Episode 92 | “Who replaces Nathan Cleary?”
Bonus Episode | "Queensland always find a way to win"
Episode 91 | "Simply the Best"
Episode 90 | "Redemption Round and Origin Lineups... F*** I love this game!"
Episode 89 | “Dragons are a basket case this season”
Episode 88 | "Wayne Bennett the GOAT"
Episode 87 | "The Salary Cap and Transfer System is Corrupted"
Episode 86 | "The Greatest Comeback in Australian Rugby League History!"
Episode 85 | "We don't need Tass"
Episode 84 | "Define a Hip-Drop Tackle"
Episode 83 | "Are the NRL Powerhouses back?"
Episode 82 | “2023 Rugby League is the gift that keeps on giving”
Episode 81 | "This is the best start to an NRL season ever"
Episode 80 | "Must be hard living in Tiger Town"
Episode 79 | "Gotta hand it to those Dolphins, they just wanted it more"
Episode 78 | Round One TLT: The Baddest of Them All
Episode 77 | 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions: Part Two
Episode 76 | 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions: Part One
Episode 75 | The Off-Season Bunker Review
Episode 74 | End-of-Season Bunker Review for 2022
Episode 73 | The Sideline Story of Chasing Kangaroos and RLWC Finals Preview
Episode 72 | "Australia will not win the RLWC"
Episode 71 | “The Golden Era of the Penrith Panthers”
Episode 70 | "An All-Western Sydney NRL Grand Final"
Episode 69 | "Will we see the ultimate jersey bet for the NRL Grand Final?"
Episode 68 | "I f***ing love finals footy!"
Episode 67 | MVP Awards and NRL Finals Week One Preview
Episode 66 | "Everything in its right place"
Episode 65 | "Eels to 4th, Raiders to 8th, Tigers for the Spoon"
Episode 64 | Vale Paul Green
Episode 63 | "The NRL Competition is wide open now"
Episode 62 | "Worst decision in Rugby League history"
Episode 61 | "Only 11 teams to go"
Episode 60 | "Aye Aye Yippee Yippee Aye"
Episode 59 | “Drop any Origin player that doesn’t commit to the Kangaroos”
Episode 58 | "Westside 'til I Die"
Episode 57 | "International Rugby League will eventually surpass Origin"
Episode 56 | "The best Canterbury have played in 5 years"
Bonus Episode | State of Origin: Game 1 Analysis
Episode 55 | "The Voice of Rugby League retires"
Episode 54 | "For the next 7 weeks it is all State of Origin"
Episode 53 | "Turbo is a massive loss for Manly, NSW & the Kangaroos"
Episode 52 | "Nobody picked Trent Barrett to be the first head to roll in 2022"
Episode 51 | C O D E W O R D
Episode 50 | "The Half Century"
Episode 49 | "If teams can't play 80 minutes then they're gonna get fed"
Episode 48 | "The Todd Payten Theory was never a theory, just facts"
Episode 47 | "Panthers, Storm and Eels are the elite benchmark for this season"
Episode 46 | "The Roosters produced the biggest boil over in NRLW history"
Episode 45 | “If a cannonball tackle is just a fine, then Mitch Barnett gets two weeks tops”
Episode 44 | "Rugby League looks like rugby league again"
Episode 43 | "A round of upsets and flipped scripts"
Episode 42 | Live: Round One TLT Analysis
Episode 41 | 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions
Episode 40 | The Off-Season Bunker Review
Interview | The Sideline Story of Leilani Latu
Interview | The Sideline Story of Brent Varga
Episode 39 | Season One Finale! (sort of...)
Episode 38 | “I don't think any Super League clubs could cut it in the NRL”
Episode 37 | “FTA; the Home of the Brave”
Bonus Episode | Dally M's -v- Sideline Story M's
Episode 36 | “and then there were two...”
Episode 35 | “It's the pointy end of the NRL & English Super League seasons, LET’S GO!”
Episode 34 | “This season was always only going to be contested by these six clubs, the rest just made up numbers”
Bonus Episode | NRL Draft Day
Episode 33 | "GET GEED FOR FINALS FOOTY!"
Episode 32 | "It was a send off, not a sin bin, a send off!"
Episode 31 | "The idiots of our game get more media attention than the majority doing the right thing and it needs to stop"
Episode 30 | "Player favouritism is a thing that leads to corruption"
Episode 29 | "Melbourne Storm are the best.. and that pisses everybody off"
Episode 28 | "The Rugby League Revolution is well underway!"
Episode 27 | "Grow some balls and admit you withdrew from the World Cup because of pressure from the NRL"
Episode 26 | "Now that State of Origin is out of the way, the pinnacle of rugby league can commence"
Episode 25 | "The NRL competition won't be in Sydney for the remainder of the season"
Episode 24 | "Party boy Paul and the Dragons twelve"
Episode 23 | "He's the biggest shit stirrer in rugby league; best to play with, worst to play against"
Interview | The Sideline Story of Mick Liubinskas
Episode 22 | "Mandatory HIA for players diving, been saying this since round one"
Episode 21 | "It's settled: The pinnacle for rugby league is to play for your country"
Episode 20 | "No other code allows club footy to continue without their best players"
Interview | The Sideline Story of David Walsh
Episode 19 | "Queensland are just a bunch of arrogant pricks"
Episode 18 | "JT will be an immortal one day. No doubt about it"
Episode 17 | "Should contact with the head be black and white or do we use common sense?"
Episode 16 | "Turbo is the most influential player in the game right now"
Episode 15 | "If I was a Blues selector, I'd pick as many Panthers players as possible"
Episode 14 | "Doesn't matter if the hit was awesome, it's a shoulder charge"
Episode 13 | "Melbourne Storm don't bend the rules, they f***ing break them"
Episode 12 | "Only two players have won both the Dally M and Man of Steel"
Episode 11 | Round Five Recap + Round Six Preview
Episode 10 | "Tommy Raudonikis. Forever a Rugby League Icon"
Episode 9 | Round Four Recap + Round Five Preview
Episode 8 | "Injuries have been apart of the Game for 127 years"
Episode 7 | Round 3 Preview + The Bunker Review
Episode 6 | "Enter Peter V'Landys: The Messiah of Rugba Leeg"
Episode 5 | "Phenomenal. Ridiculous. Unbelievable. But he ain't the GOAT" - Round 2 Preview + The Bunker Review
Episode 4 | "The ball doesn't go out for twenty minutes": Round 1 Review
Episode 3 | Crystal Ball Predictions for NRL 2021 (Part Two)
Episode 2 | Crystal Ball Predictions for NRL 2021 (Part One)
Episode 1 | O.G. Team List Tuesday
Episode 0 | Why the Sideline Story?