BONUS: TAB Fan Bunker - Contenders v Pretenders | Bulldogs' Attacking Woes | Qld's Selection Dilemma | Tab Fan Bunker

Justin Horo· Host0:00

Welcome back to our first episode of the Fan Bunker for 2026, brought to you by TAB. I am the co-host of Levels Network with the big fella here, Willie Mason. Uh, we also have experts in Grubby, who's joining us again, and, uh, for the very first time, Jarred Wallace. Uh, J-Wall will get the first question in a little bit. We have the fan side of, uh, the perspective, starting with Jimmy, uh, Fred, and Mitch. So welcome back, boys. Uh, Jimmy will be representing Souths. We've got the Bulldogs, and we've got the Panthers here. Boys, let's get straight into it. Let's kick it off. J-Wall's gonna get the first one from Jimmy Reid. And this is around the biggest differences between contenders and pretenders right now in the season. But Jimmy, uh, go ahead, mate. Let's get us going.

Josh Reynolds· Panelist0:47

Um, you've played multiple clubs, um, NRL as well as Super League. Just what do you think is sort of the biggest thing that is... differentiates the contenders and the pretenders? Is it coaching, coaching staff, facilities, bit of both? Like, what do you think is the most important between those two?

Jarrod Wallace· Guest1:05

Yeah, that's a good question, actually. I reckon, um, it's a mix of everything. Like, I reckon the difference between when I played at the Bronx and then, you know, the Titans is every week that I walked into the dressing shed, I knew every player, and I knew how they were gonna turn up. You know, we had guys like Sam Vardo, Parker. You know, the boys that had been there, you knew that they would turn it up every week. You know, then you get to the teams that have got a couple younger guys and things like that.