Offical Rugby League Thread

[Ausage]

My voice is shot. That was glorious.

 

[Burgey]

Tough times fro Kieran Foran. Hope he gets back on track asap. Seems a good kid.

 

[Ausage]

The juggernaut is dead. Long live the juggernaut.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Rough deal for Parra, best they've looked for years and this is the reward they get for it. Negative points and their star player out indefinitely.

 

[Spikey]

Parramatta Eels need to shed stars in fire sale before playing for points after salary cap ruling

i think i'd rather just play the rest of the season without points at stake than kick out a Norman or someone important

 

[vic_orthdox]

Don't want to listen to it myself, but the irony of Waldron commenting on Parramatta... *ugh*

Interesting to see Masters write about a few of the Melbourne supporters looking to head down an appeal line as well.

 

[Spikey]

lol hayne

 

[Gnske]

And so ends the most pointless saga in the history of Australian sport.

 

[Spikey]

no that will be the forthcoming "WADA won't let him play, now they will, Fiji didn't pick him anyway" saga

 

[Ausage]

He was wasted over there.

 

[Gnske]

Another magnificent Cowboys and Broncos game, Thurston never stops being absurdly good.

 

[Ausage]

Thought we were noticeably better that half despite the scoreline. Been a while since I could say that.

Matty is built for Origin imo.

 

[Ausage]

Man Rabs can't even coherently explain what the spine is anymore.

 

[Spikey]

nsw should really not even bother with the try thing and just go for field goals

 

[Ausage]

That has to be the most boring game of Origin I've ever seen.

 

[social]

Meh

Lots of tickets available for 2nd match but seriously expensive

 

[ripper868]

<PhilGould>Boring? Boring? That was the most intense physical battle of men in history, something not seen ever in history with only the beach landings at Gallipoli or the Battle of Thermopylae coming close to matching it. This is the pinnacle of Rugby League, with the world greatest athletes going at it till death, if you want high scoring go watch netball or Matt Hayden take apart the Zimbabwean attack. THIS IS ORIGIN!!! *chinwiggleforeffect*</PhilGould>

I've clearly taken liberties there, Gus wouldn't have a clue where Thermopylae is. I didn't watch the game (at work in London obvs) but imagine his pregame speech standing under the posts went something like that. Also imagine a "thats Origin" thrown in when a stiff arm to a blokes head occurs.Oh and something about trench warfare. Was I close?

 

[Ausage]

I'd say so, but in all honesty I skipped the pregame.

Honestly the best part about this season is that everything being live on foxtel means I don't have to put up with the C9 geriatrics any more.

I do miss Sterlo though.

 

[social]

Whilst you have to give credit to the players for keeping mistakes to a minimum in a high-paced game in less than ideal conditions, it was all a bit too predictable and I can see why the Kiwis gives us trouble because they are anything but

For their part, I reckon the Blues play into Qld's arms by setting up with a defensive lineup as they rarely have enough points in them to put games away

No idea who can be picked to change that but picking a team with the stated aim of keeping the opposition down to 14 points will only work if you can put more than 14 on the board yourself

 

[Ausage]

Whilst you have to give credit to the players for keeping mistakes to a minimum in a high-paced game in less than ideal conditions, it was all a bit too predictable and I can see why the Kiwis gives us trouble because they are anything but

For their part, I reckon the Blues play into Qld's arms by setting up with a defensive lineup as they rarely have enough points in them to put games away

No idea who can be picked to change that but picking a team with the stated aim of keeping the opposition down to 14 points will only work if you can put more than 14 on the board yourself

In the last decade the NSW team has always had the same kinds of problems. A spine that lacks quality and just enough "WTF" selections to turn an underdog team into an uncompetitive one. We have both these problems this year, though the spine problem is better than it was. Walker being selected (and used for 5 minutes) should be a travesty, but instead it just slots in alongside Buhrer, Merritt, Jackson and Turner as the par for the course dumb selection. Throw in incoherent tactics and a seemingly complete lack of strategic rationale and you have a team that would struggle to beat many club sides, let alone the juggernaut that has been QLD in recent times.

How Daley still has a job is beyond me.