**Official** NRL 2010 thread

[Ausage]

I get the youth policy, but I don't understand why Timmy Grant isn't in there. The guy is learning from the best, and is among the best front rowers in the comp this year. Ready for Origin? Not sure really, but if you're wanting to bathe youngsters in the Origin cauldron he should be first cab off the rank. He'll be a blues mainstay in years to come.

Got no problem with Mannah and Snowden in particular.

Also...

Can't wait to see Flash and Jennings line up on that wing (the left I think). Future NSW wing combo IMO.

One of my first posts in the NRL 09 thread

 

[morgieb]

Friday July 2
Broncos vs Wests Tigers

Saturday July 3
Sharks vs Bulldogs

Sunday July 4
Raiders vs Roosters
Warriors vs Eels

Monday July 5
Dragons vs Panthers

 

[ripper868]

Friday July 2
Broncos vs Wests Tigers

Saturday July 3
Sharks vs Bulldogs

Sunday July 4
Raiders vs Roosters
Warriors vs Eels

Monday July 5
Dragons vs Panthers

 

[Craig]

Friday July 2
Broncos vs Wests Tigers

Saturday July 3
Sharks vs Bulldogs

Sunday July 4
Raiders vs Roosters
Warriors vs Eels

Monday July 5
Dragons vs Panthers

 

[Ausage]

Round 16

Mister Wright 5
Ausage 4
Clapo 4
ripper 4
morgieb 4
vic_orthdox 4
alternative 4
Craig 3
Brumby 3
James90 2
NUFAN 2
Burgey 2

Reasonable return for most of us considering the difficult nature of the round. Kyle's Broncos doing the business in Parra coincides with his return to the winners circle for the 6th time in 8 weeks. Burgey and Nufan did not tip, and share a score of 2 with James.

Overall

Ausage 67.4
Clapo 65.5
ripper 65.2
NUFAN 64.3
Mister Wright 63.6
alternative 63.2
morgieb 62.3
Craig 62.3
Burgey 62.3
vic_orthdox 59.2
James90 59.2
Brumby 58.1

Top 4 gets a reshuffle with Nufan's failure to tip. Clapo and ripper move into equal 2nd and I get a 2 point buffer at the top. At the other end Vic moves a point off the bottom, but James slips perilously close to Brumby in spoon position.

 

[Craig]

Is the same Brumby that won the tipping competitions for the NRL, AFL, and NZ Domestic Rugby Season? Now he could tip the winner the 1996 Cricket World Cup

 

[James90]

Second week in a row I would have done better if I hadn't tipped.

Tigers
Bulldogs
Roosters
Warriors
Dragons

 

[BoyBrumby]

Is the same Brumby that won the tipping competitions for the NRL, AFL, and NZ Domestic Rugby Season? Now he could tip the winner the 1996 Cricket World Cup

Reversion to the mean, I think they call it.

Dire tho, whatever it is.

Friday July 2
Broncos vs Wests Tigers

Saturday July 3
Sharks vs Bulldogs

Sunday July 4
Raiders vs Roosters
Warriors vs Eels

Monday July 5
Dragons vs Panthers

 

[alternative]

Friday July 2
Wests Tigers

Saturday July 3
Sharks

Sunday July 4
Raiders
Warriors

Monday July 5
Dragons vs Panthers

 

[Ausage]

Alternative who are you picking out of the Panthers and Dragons.

Friday July 2
Broncos vs Wests Tigers

Saturday July 3
Sharks vs Bulldogs

Sunday July 4
Raiders vs Roosters
Warriors vs Eels

Monday July 5
Dragons vs Panthers I just can't do it.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Broncos vs Wests Tigers
Sharks vs Bulldogs
Raiders vs Roosters
Warriors vs Eels
Dragons vs Panthers

 

[Burgey]

Broncos vs Wests Tigers
Sharks vs Bulldogs
Raiders vs Roosters
Warriors vs Eels
Dragons vs Panthers

 

[Julian87]

I get the youth policy, but I don't understand why Timmy Grant isn't in there. The guy is learning from the best, and is among the best front rowers in the comp this year. Ready for Origin? Not sure really, but if you're wanting to bathe youngsters in the Origin cauldron he should be first cab off the rank. He'll be a blues mainstay in years to come.

Grant isn't there because he's had half a season of decent footy. Before that he was disgraceful.

There are at least 10 props who should be picked ahead of him.

 

[alternative]

Just so it doesn't create a hassle with editing the tips, i've re-entered them here.

Also thanks Ausage for the heads up.

Friday July 2
Wests Tigers

Saturday July 3
Sharks

Sunday July 4
Raiders
Warriors

Monday July 5
Panthers

 

[Ausage]

Grant isn't there because he's had half a season of decent footy. Before that he was disgraceful.

There are at least 10 props who should be picked ahead of him.

Name 10 young props who deserve a spot ahead of him.

Who cares how long they've been playing well for anyway, particularly in a dead rubber? Tim Mannah hadn't even played first grade before 09.

 

[Craig]

Turns out Michael Gordon is from Tweed Heads. Surprised he isn't playing for Queensland

 

[Ausage]

Turns out Michael Gordon is from Tweed Heads. Surprised he isn't playing for Queensland

Pretty happy with him being picked mainly because it will stop the almost daily arguments on the Panthers forums about whether Flash is a blue or a toad.

 

[Johnners]

Broncos vs Wests Tigers
Sharks vs Bulldogs
Raiders vs Roosters
Warriors vs Eels
Dragons vs Panthers

 

[Craig]

What a catch by Farrah to give the ball to Marshall and run 80m to score.

 

[Mister Wright]

I hate Gould. We were traveling alright until he started talking us up.