Final Time | The Advantage Line | Episode 33

Karl and Paul are in the TAB studio with Teddy and Blake Ayshford joining from afar. It's Final time in the Rugby League World Cup with a rematch of the first game between Kiwis and the Kangaroos. Who will come out on top? Will it be revenge for the Kiwis or will the Kangaroos be claiming the trophy?

Karl and Paul are in the TAB studio with Teddy and Blake Ayshford joining from afar. It's Semi Final time in the Rugby League World Cup with the Kiwis playing Tonga and the Kangaroos playing Samoa. A spine draft takes place too, who has the best NRL spine?

Karl joins Paul back in studio with Teddy and Blake Ayshford joining from afar. The Rugby League World Cup roll on into round three with the boys providing their previews. After team list Tuesday, Teddy is rather unhappy with the Australian squad. Finishing off, the group drafted NRL players to get as close to 300 career tries.

While Karl may not be in the saddle this week, Paul leads the charge, joined by Teddy and Blake Ayshford to make up this week’s panel. As you’d expect, it’s all about the World Cup, with the lads kicking things off with a review of the round of action just gone. From there, the panel takes on the challenge of building their World XIII, with a couple of rules to help them put their line-up together. Then, of course, as they always do, the fellas close out with their picks for the upcoming slate of World Cup footy.

The Advantage Line podcast roars on into the RLWC, with the lads starting the show with one of Karl’s classic games. They then look at Team List Tuesday and preview every game in the first round, including the headline clash between New Zealand and Australia. To close out the show, the team break down their bets for the tournament’s opening round and share their favourite futures picks.

The Advantage Line podcast is back for another week, as the lads dive into the NRL Grand Final from the weekend and discuss all the talking points from the biggest game of the season. The boys also look back at how they went predicting the NRL season, reviewing the futures bets they placed before the season started.

It is Grand Final time! Yes, the One NZ Warriors may have missed out this year, but the final has all the makings of an absolute classic. First up, the Roosters are favourites and rightly so, but the Knights have a wave of support behind them they may turn the tide in the final. So, who'll be the 2026 Grand Final winner?

We’ve had time to reflect, digest and absorb the One NZ Warriors loss to the Knights and it is safe to say there are still plenty of talking points about how it all went down. Should NZ have had a day off to allow the nation time to recover? We think so. We take time out of the the pod to just stop and appreciate the work of Leka Halasima who basically played with a leg hanging off helped the team stay in the game until the final whistle. Of course, we turn our attention to the games this weekend. Will the Knights be taken out by the Panthers or will Cleary make his return to help guide his team towards another Grand Final? The Roosters will be looking to carry on their recent form against the Dolphins. So who do you think will be heading the the Grand Final?

The One NZ Warriors may not have been able to get the job done in week one of the NRL Finals, but they will be feeling buoyed by the news that Eden Park will be a sell out ahead of their clash with the Knights. As the road ahead will lead to a clash with the Panthers, will Nathan Cleary be a part of the team, and with the games between the Wahs and Panthers this year being so close, could that give the One NZ Warriors the advantage should the teams meet. The Roosters will also be looking to bounce back from a tough round 1 defeat and secure their place in the next round, but after taking the Panthers to the wire, do they have enough in the tank to overcome a tough Sharks side.

Welcome back to yet another week of The Advantage Line Podcast!The NRL Finals are upon us and even though there are only 8 teams remaining there's so much to discuss.Paul & Teddy are joined by Karl, Blake and Searley (who all went missing last week) for an action-packed episode.