The pre-season is over, the NRL regular season is about to begin, and the Warriors are in Vegas to kick things off. Does it get much better than this?
 
What can we learn from pre-season? Is there anything to suggest that the Panthers won’t continue their domination of the NRL for many more years.
 
We attempt to keep things PG as discuss what is the one thing you should do while in Vegas.
 
Of course, we finish our season preview by looking at the teams that finished in last season’s top four. Does anyone think we will be seeing a similar top 5 in 2025?

The Wahs had a great pre-season game, but does it actually matter. Can we really read anything from pre-season games to predict how the season will play out?
 
Teddy is quick to shoot down any excitement Wahs fans have from pre-season as he questions the the team the Warriors have played during the pre-season.
 
We are looking at tips 5-8 from last year’s ladder and how we think they will go this season. Any team going to make a push for the title this year, and who won’t be playing playoff footy again.
 
Could Donald Trump really go to the NRL in Vegas.
 
The Newcastle Knights, Sea Eagles, Bunnies, and Cowboys are put through the five words or less - or song - preview.

The Wahs have announced Co-Captains for the upcoming season, so our Co-Captains Paul and Karl get Teddy’s thoughts on the announcement… and you can probably guess where Teddy stands on the issue.
 
After Mahomes performance in the Super Bowl, which players has had a similar performance in the NRL?
 
We continue our 2025 preview taking a look at the Broncos, Dragons, Dolphins, & Raiders and trying our best to stick to five words or less to describe their season last year.
 
The Grid is back once again, and this time Paul thinks he is in with a chance of winning… but does he?

New year, new equipment, same old Paul, Karl and Teddy.

We preview the teams that finished at the bottom of last year’s table, and debate if they will be occupying the same position at the end of this year, or will there be a surprise package in the group?
 
Paul takes a break from the NRL chat to reveal the real reason why the trade that shocked the world actually took place in the NBA.
 
A simple game of five words or less breaks out into a song title competition.
 
The NRL grid returns this week, and this year we will be keeping track of things to ensure there are no dodgy claims of high scores as the weeks go on.
 
Karl asks that all important question: Is it the Wah’s year?

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast.
 
Sadly it is that time of year again, where the league season has come to an end and we begin the long wait for the start of the next season.
 
But, we still have some massive international league action to look back on.
 
The panel of Karl, Paul and Teddy reflect on the final league games of the season.

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast.

Paul is in the bin this week, but we have managed to call in a late sub, so Blake Ayshford is joining Karl and Teddy on the pod today.

We look back at the Kiwis vs Tonga game and try to figure out what went wrong, then right, then wrong again as the Kiwis came from behind only to lose the game.

Where do the Kiwis go from here?

It was the Melbourne Cup yesterday, so we take a little detour on today’s pod to see if anyone was lucky yesterday or ask a cheeky would you rather.

So, tell the boss your going to lunch and enjoy another episode of The Advantage Line.

This week the topic of food comes up again and this one might be more controversial than a creamed corn in a sandwich.

Karl and Paul are joined by Teddy and Searle and they attempt to predict the upcoming Kiwis vs Tonga game. They'll also be reflecting on last week's international action and where it went right, wrong and everything in between for the Kiwis against the Kangaroos.

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast.

This week we are blind ranking Kiwis who only ever played in one test match.

We then start looking ahead to the Kiwis taking on the Kangoroos.

Will the ‘Roos be jumping for joy or will it be the Kiwis who’ll be taking flight and landing on cloud nine?

Paul, Karl and Teddy also look back at last week’s international action and what the future holds for PNG.

Finally, what gives the gang a scare towards the end of today’s episode?

Advantage Line Assemble!

Karl, Paul, Teddy, Searle & Blake join forces this week and are discussing the big international games coming up this weekend.

Last week, the talk was all about Shaun Johnson possibly getting a call up and now that has gotten the call, what do the FAB FIVE think of his return?

ToastieGate continues as more suggestions for the perfect toastie come in, but creamed corn is not as controversial as we all thought.

We run through all the bets and see how people finished for the season.

All that and more, so make a toastie and enjoy this week's episode.

Welcome back to The Advantage Line podcast.

It’s both a joyous time of year and a sad time of year for our Advantage Line panelists.

On one hand we've just had the Grand Final, but on the other hand that means the long wait for the start of the next NRL season starts now.

However there is some international rugby still to come.

The trio look at back at the NRL Grand Final and who they think was unlucky during the game.

They breakdown where the game was won and lost and can the Panthers do it again next year?

In a FIRST for The Advantage Line, Teddy agrees with the bunker! What big call has Teddy singing the praises of the bunker officials? However it doesn’t last long.