A massive deep-dive into DCE’s contract fiasco, where he will end up in 2026 and who will replace him at Manly… The head-high crackdown giving off 2021 Magic Round vibes that we predict will ruin Round 5 of the 2025 NRL Season… Jacob Preston an Origin bolter?.. & the return of the Ashes Series between Australia and England for the first time in 22 years!.. Over to the NRL we are experiencing 2012 vibes as the Bulldogs top the ladder as the only undefeated club this season, the Eels languished at the bottom of the ladder (winless along with the Dolphins), Panthers losing three in a row, Dragons upsetting the Storm, and much more!.. We end our episode with a wrap-up of Round 6 of the Super League with plenty of player transfer news and rumours doing the rounds…

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

05:00 - Episode Overview

07:56 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin?

10:33 - Bunker Review: DCE’s contract fiasco, where he will sign and who’ll replace him?

41:09 - Bunker Review: Head-high crackdown a Magic Round 2021 repeat?

45:48 - Bunker Review: Jacob Preston an Origin bolter?

50:37 - Bunker Review: Ashes Series returns for first time since 2003

54:46 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 4]

57:28 - NRL Round 4: Rabbitohs def. Panthers

1:10:12 - NRL Round 4: Titans def. Roosters

1:18:15 - NRL Round 4: Broncos def. Dolphins

1:26:36 - NRL Round 4: Dragons def. Storm

1:37:35 - NRL Round 4: Cowboys def. Raiders

1:45:27 - NRL Round 4: Bulldogs def. Storm

1:54:02 - NRL Round 4: Manly def. Eels

2:04:46 - NRL Round 4: Warriors def. Tigers

2:15:48 - NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 5

2:19:39 - ATG: Super League Round 6 Results

2:21:25 - ATG: Super League signing news and rumours

2:26:28 - ATG: Men’s RLWC 2026 Qualifiers confirmed

2:27:18 - Outro

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