10 teams remain in NRL Finals contention as the Raiders fall out of the race, the winner of Bulldogs and Souths will likely determine th spot as the Cowboys seemingly have an easier draw… Brian To’o becomes PNG Chief no. 6, as the Perth Bears look to Corey Horsburgh after missing out on Junior Paulo… The NRL want to trial the kick-off rule, play a 3rd-place NRL game for GF week alongside the All-Stars and an U21s Origin match, and finally go global in 2028 with games in LV, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong!… Christchurch up their bid to be the NRL’s 20th team with stipulations set for their entry… & the Australian Kangaroos World Cup Squad will each get paid $45K for the tournament, causing a stir in the International Rugby League scene as all other nations (at time of writing) will only get paid $850 match payments per game!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

05:30 - Episode Overview

07:05 - Bunker Review: Run-Home to NRL Finals (4 rounds remain)

24:16 - Bunker Review: Player Transfer News & Rumours (headlined by Brian To’o to PNG Chiefs)

56:53 - Bunker Review: NRL ideas - Kick-off rule trial, extra games in GF week, global round

1:06:51 - Bunker Review: Christchurch up their bid as 20th NRL club

1:13:01 - Bunker Review: Australian Kangaroos $45K RLWC payments

1:20:08 - NRL Round 23: TSS Tipping & Supercoach Comps

1:23:09 - NRL Round 23: Overview

1:45:13 - NRL Round 24: Rapid Fire Tips

1:54:34 - ATG: Super League Round 22 and NRLW Round 6 Results

2:03:06 - Outro

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