The State of Origin period has officially begun as the NSW Blues and QLD Maroons announce their lineups for Game 1 of the 2025 SOO Series, with the panel deep-diving into the selections and omissions from each team… The boys blow-up over the mistreatment of Matin Taupau after he was sacked by the Brisbane Broncos for ‘liking’ an IG post… A massive congratulations to the NSW Blues Women for winning the 2025 SOO Series… The NRL announce the 6 teams heading to LV for 2026… Over to the NRL we witnessed the Bulldogs produce back-to-back comebacks; Knights the worst team in the comp?; Sharks finally piecing it together; Storm the new flat-track bullies?; Broncos in crisis; and much more… We end our episode with the Super League results for Round 11!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro (NSW win Women’s Origin; LV 2026 teams confirmed)

08:28 - Episode Overview

09:07 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week: Braith Anasta

10:28 - Who’s in Guildy’s Bin: Mitch Moses and Isaac Moses

11:40 - Who’s in Tass’ Bin: Madge Maguire and the Broncos for the treatment of Martin Taupau

23:41 - Bunker Review: NSW Blues Lineup analysis for SOO Game 1

58:38 - Bunker Review: QLD Maroons Predictions for Game 1

1:22:06 - Bunker Review: Thoughts on the Origin Coaches

1:26:54 - Bunker Review: SOO Game I Predictions

1:33:06 - NRL Round 11 Review

2:16:41 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 12

2:19:27 - ATG: Super League Round 11 results

2:20:13 - Outro

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