2026 NRL Season Review Part 3 - Warriors, Rabbitohs, Sharks & Cowboys
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Not many overachievers in that lot, is there?
Ooh,
I don't know. Who do you think's overachieved? No one's overachieved in that.
Cowboys?
Overachieved. Well,
would you have had them in the eight? I think so. Oh, you would? Yeah. That's an interesting point. Because... I've actually got in my notes here, I don't know how to rate
them.
Like, was it a good season? Wasn't it a good season? They've got plenty of representative players. You know what, that's probably not a bad place to start. Let's get straight into it. No Charlie White with us today, which no doubt the listeners and audience are cheering for with his... Loaded questions and crazy takeaways. We've got some serious business with Michael Cariano. So, yeah, let's get stuck into the Cowboys. Week one of finals, 13 wins, 11 losses. The season began for the Cows with their coach with one year left on his deal. Quite strange circumstances there. was given the dreaded 10 games to weigh in the new contract. They start horribly. Two losses. One over in Vegas against last year's Wooden Spooners, the Knights, and then they come back to Sydney and lose.
Sorry, they come back to Australia, go to Sydney, and they lose to the Tigers.
Yep.
Like, they were almost drafting the press release.
Yeah, if you said to me at that point which coach would have been the first one gone, it would have been Todd Payton. And then we have Anthony Siebold and Shane Flanagan gone, and Todd Payton gets a new deal. It just looks like a side or a club that was never settled. There's just... I don't know. You look at that side and you go, for mine, week one of the finals, that's not a pass mark. I don't think that's a pass mark. I think pass mark for the North Queensland would have been week two of the finals for mine.
They're
just short. They're just short, but I don't think this season reached any great heights. They never looked like a premiership winning side. They never looked like a side that was ever – going to trouble the top four teams. See, I think at different stages they did.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–11:56
2
What did the hosts say about the Cowboys' 2026 season performance?
11:56–18:26
3
How did the analysis explain the Sharks' strengths and weaknesses in 2026?
18:26–24:31
4
Why were the Rabbitohs considered a top‑four contender despite early finals disappointment?
24:31–29:54
5
What factors contributed to the Warriors' strong regular‑season record and their finals exit?
29:54–34:51
6
How did the hosts grade each team’s season (C+, B‑, etc.) and why?
34:51–41:32
7
What coaching and roster changes could impact the Cowboys next season?
41:32–48:53
8
What are the key takeaways for the Sharks moving into the 2027 season?
48:53–1:07:53
Speakers
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