ROUND 22 REVIEW: 'ONLY THE SHARKS & ROOSTERS CAN BEAT THE PANTHERS'. Why it's now a three-team race

ROUND 22 REVIEW: 'ONLY THE SHARKS & ROOSTERS CAN BEAT THE PANTHERS'. Why it's now a three-team race

Author: Code Sports August 3, 2026 Duration: 27:45

Round 22 wrap: Laurie Daley confirms he's stepping down as Blues coach after the series win, with Matt King set to replace him — but does that create an awkward clash with Ivan Cleary's Origin ambitions? Plus, the Roosters put on a statement performance in a 70-point demolition of the Cowboys, reigniting the debate over who can actually stop the Panthers, with a big case made for the Sharks as the real title threat. We also break down a wild weekend of officiating dramas, a Reece Walsh hair-pull sin bin, a blown conversion call, and the NRL's controversial new kickoff trial, before we read your BS Messages of the week

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