Offical Rugby League Thread

[Kraken]

Yes, I'll be supplying the lines every Monday night.

What did you think the 6K was for?

that’s good for the first 3 rounds, what about the rest of the season?

 

[Prince EWS]

that’s good for the first 3 rounds, what about the rest of the season?

He meant 6K a week.

 

[Prince EWS]

More seriously I'd like to also play as long as noone thinks there's a conflict of interest with me helping run it.

 

[Prince EWS]

Should we have a separate thread so this one doesn't end up overrun with people's tips every week?

 

[ashley bach]

Should we have a separate thread so this one doesn't end up overrun with people's tips every week?

Doesn't bother me either way but a new thread sounds like a fairly good plan.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeah, I'll embarrass myself some more.

Btw, just saw the news about Webb. Jeez, had no idea he was even ill. There's way too many rugby players of both codes going down with MND for it to be coincidental.

 

[AVA]

Looks fun. I'm down.

 

[ripper868]

Yeah, I'll embarrass myself some more.

Btw, just saw the news about Webb. Jeez, had no idea he was even ill. There's way too many rugby players of both codes going down with MND for it to be coincidental.

It may be so, but evidence still too limited to conclusively say so - this article openly says it's lacking conclusive data but:

We have yet to determine a biological link but there seems to be epidemiological evidence to suggest there is increased risk in certain sports. NFL players are seen to be 4 times more likely to develop MND in their lifetime. That figure could be as much as 15 times higher for rugby players.

Blog – Are Sportspeople More Prone to MND?

Is there a link between contact sports, repetitive head trauma & diseases like Motor Neurone Disease & Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy? Dr Sam Moxon explores

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

.

Horrid disease.

 

[duffer]

@Kraken man, how much of a pooshow has this off season been? This Volkman stuff would be hilarious if it was happening to another club

 

[Kraken]

@Kraken man, how much of a pooshow has this off season been? This Volkman stuff would be hilarious if it was happening to another club

sorry brother, just saw this! you should've waited another hour or so to post that, what a ****ing nightmare day. Volkman out, then Corey Allan tears his ACL at training. When it rains it pours. I was just starting to feel a glimmer of hope too ffs

 

[duffer]

sorry brother, just saw this! you should've waited another hour or so to post that, what a ****ing nightmare day. Volkman out, then Corey Allan tears his ACL at training. When it rains it pours. I was just starting to feel a glimmer of hope too ffs

Is there anyone worse than us going into next season? The spoon wouldn't surprise me at all

 

[Burgey]

Tiges still pretty diabolical tbh. Add to their woes asbestos in Rozelle and it could be a proper shambles.

 

[Son Of Coco]

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I have no idea what all of the instructions meant, but I'll have a crack.

Edit: just noticed someone mentioned lines and not crack, but I'll have a go anyway.

 

[Kraken]

Is there anyone worse than us going into next season? The spoon wouldn't surprise me at all

i think we will be a lot better this year, we already look fitter in pre season. real test will be Origin time, when we lose Ben Hunt (no halves depth at all).

as Burgey said, I think the Tigers are still worse, also think the Dogs will finish below us too

 

[Shady Slim]

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[Prince EWS]

@Kraken man, how much of a pooshow has this off season been? This Volkman stuff would be hilarious if it was happening to another club

You guys have actually done really well out of it by picking up Marschke though. I went to heaps of Bears games last year at NSO and he was too good for that level. Definitely the best half on the market for an emergency squad replacement IMO. I rate him higher than a fit Volkman anyway.

 

[Kraken]

You guys have actually done really well out of it by picking up Marschke though. I went to heaps of Bears games last year at NSO and he was too good for that level. Definitely the best half on the market for an emergency squad replacement IMO. I rate him higher than a fit Volkman anyway.

Do you know if he's played 1st grade yet? It's definitely a positive signing, if nothing else we needed depth in that area. Essentially the position is his, unless they play Bird there

 

[Prince EWS]

Do you know if he's played 1st grade yet? It's definitely a positive signing, if nothing else we needed depth in that area. Essentially the position is his, unless they play Bird there

He played for Easts as a bench dummy half when they had a hooker crisis a few years ago but that was way before he was ready (I think was he was 18?) and out of position.

 

[Tart]

He played for Easts as a bench dummy half when they had a hooker crisis a few years ago but that was way before he was ready (I think was he was 18?) and out of position.

That was Ben wasn't it, not Jesse?

 

[Prince EWS]

That was Ben wasn't it, not Jesse?

Happened to both of them I think. Ben actually is a hooker though.