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Early Mail Round 25: Garrick gone, Tamale and Nicholson eye Raiders return

The Round 25 edition of the Early Mail podcast is here to bring you all the expected squads for Round 25 of the 2025 NRL Season. Even more SuperCoach relevant players have gone down, with Reuben Garrick expected to be ruled out for the season with a shoulder concern. Latrell and Ryan Papenhuyzen are back and a couple of Canberra Raiders are also eyeing a return from injury.


The Early Mail podcast is here to give you a head start on planning your side from both a Classic and Supercoach Draft perspective each week.

Hosted by Max Bryden, we cover the expected ins and outs prior to team list Tuesday and drop our top Waiver picks for SuperCoach Draft.

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