About this episode

The episode discusses the latest NRL developments, including player transfers, a significant TV deal, and refereeing issues.

Tass and Guildy reveal The Sideline Story MVP Leaderboard before going behind closed-doors. They analyse the key points from the NRL’s $5.3 Billion TV deal, before getting into a MASSIVE edition of Player Transfer news and rumours (headlined by Jarome Luai to Eels, PNG target Joey Manu and Zac Lomax, Sam Walker and Nathan Cleary to leave their clubs, Moses Leota to leave Panthers, Mark Nawaqanitawase to return to Roosters in 2028, Perth Bears still without a marquee, and much more)… Over to Round 20 of the NRL, the Bunker and Refereeing comes under the microscope with a myriad of errors this week during an important point in the season! —— TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Episode Overview 05:32 - Bunker Review: NRL sign $5.3 billion TV deal 21:57 - Bunker Review: Player transfer news and rumours (June to July) 1:19:43 - NRL Round 20: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps 1:22:16 - MVP Leaderboard revealed before going behind closed-doors 1:23:52 - NRL Round 19 and 20: Overview 1:44:14 - NRL Round 21: Rapid Fire Tips 1:48:00 - ATG: Super League Round 19 and NRLW Round 3 Results 1:49:23 - Outro —— Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, or to listen on your…

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild, Ryan Clarke

Topics covered

• NRL analysis
• Player transfers
• TV deal
• Refereeing errors
• MVP Leaderboard
• Round 20 preview

Keywords

• NRL
• player transfers
• TV deal
• refereeing
• MVP Leaderboard
• Round 20
• Jarome Luai
• Joey Manu
• Perth Bears

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NRL, Eels, Perth Bears

Places: Australia

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