Official NRL 2006 Thread

[Blaze]

Lolesi = lucky. Who cares if it might have been shoulder? Truly wreckless.

That really was a horrible cheap shot.

 

[Burpey]

Yeah, I assume the judiciary reckon it was shoulder but I can see no way it wasn't arm. Forearm, late, high ... should have been sent from the field and given months.

 

[Blewy]

I agree Lolesi is Lucky, however i think Laffranchi is unlucky, 2 years ago his hit would have been classified a a top tackle, now the game has gone soft and he is looking at 1 week because of a strong driving tackle...

Slater, well what a GRUB.. I wish Skando would have got his hands on the little slimy worm... He deserves every single week of that suspension...

On another note, if Queensland dont select Clinton Schifcofske they deserve to lose the origin series.. This guy is by far and away the best fullback they have and has twice as much ticker then the likes of Bowen and Wesser...

 

[Simon]

obviously Schif should be picked, but he isnt playing as well right now as he has in the past, sure he kicked the winning field goal and a pressure goal to level the scores, but he didnt deserve the 2 dally M points, im all for Clinton to be in the Origin side but ive got a sneaking feeling that Milton Thaiday will be picked if he keeps up his form...

 

[Mister Wright]

Phil Gould's an absolute joke though. The sooner he goes the better! Did anyone hear him arguing with Rabs in the Dragons v Broncs game? Dead set tool, lucky Warren burned him.

Yeah, that was a disgrace. Everyone knew the term "us" refered to 'The Dragons' and not 'us fans' as he would have liked us to believe.

 

[Mister Wright]

I agree Lolesi is Lucky, however i think Laffranchi is unlucky, 2 years ago his hit would have been classified a a top tackle, now the game has gone soft and he is looking at 1 week because of a strong driving tackle...

Slater, well what a GRUB.. I wish Skando would have got his hands on the little slimy worm... He deserves every single week of that suspension...

On another note, if Queensland dont select Clinton Schifcofske they deserve to lose the origin series.. This guy is by far and away the best fullback they have and has twice as much ticker then the likes of Bowen and Wesser...

You're my new best friend Blewy!

 

[chaminda_00]

I read something funny in the local paper today. Apparently Travis Burns is in line for a QLD call up. Surely if they were going to drop Lockyer back to fullback, then Thurston and Prince will be the halves or maybe Tim Smith. Also i think they are doing their best to try and get him resigned, every 2nd sentence mentions his off contract next season

 

[Cloete]

You're my new best friend Blewy!

Alot of people have been saying it for a while really. The selectors are ****ing idiots though. It just won't happen no matter what. Yet we so desperately need him...

 

[Cloete]

I read something funny in the local paper today. Apparently Travis Burns is in line for a QLD call up. Surely if they were going to drop Lockyer back to fullback, then Thurston and Prince will be the halves or maybe Tim Smith. Also i think they are doing their best to try and get him resigned, every 2nd sentence mentions his off contract next season

That'd be an absolute joke if he played.

 

[Blaze]

So can I see some of you Queenslander's 17's for Origin if the first game was to be played on Wed?

 

[chaminda_00]

1. M Thaiday
2. G Ingies
3. S Bell
4. W Tonga
5. B Slater
6. D Lockyer
7. J Thurston
8. S Price
9. C Smith
10. P Civoniceva
11. M Crocker
12. N Myles
13. J Harrison

14. C Flannery
15. C Webb
16. S Tronc
17. M Bowen

Probably missed someone out, but thats off the top of my head.

 

[Burpey]

1. D Lockyer
2. M Sing
3. S Bell
4. G Inglis
5. B Slater
6. J Thurston
7. S Prince
8. S Price
9. A Payne
10. P Civoniceva
11. M Crocker
12. C Flannery
13. T Norton

14. A Harrison
15. C Webb
16. S Tronc
17. M Bowen

Queensland are a bit strapped for forwards.

 

[Simon]

Flannery, please no...

 

[Burpey]

Flannery, please no...

He's alright, and considering the other options I put him in. And to be honest, only Price and Civoniceva would be a chance of making my NSW team.

 

[howardj]

No Hodges? If Hodges doesn't make the Queensland team, I give up on the world.

 

[howardj]

Flannery, please no...

Yeah, at Origin level, he's a bit of Casey MacGuire....can play everywhere, but not real well anywhere.

 

[Mister Wright]

No Hodges? If Hodges doesn't make the Queensland team, I give up on the world.

Has to be the first player picked on current form, surely.

 

[Burpey]

No Hodges? If Hodges doesn't make the Queensland team, I give up on the world.

Huge oversight on my part.


Also have to say how excited I am that Mat Head is playing Premier League this week. The sooner he gets back to fitness and form the better it will be for the Dragons. We don't have a ball-playing playmaker in the team at the moment and he will surely give us an extra dimension in attack.


Also, interesting to see Steve Folkes dropped (only temporarily says Folkes) Brent Sherwin this week. He has not been in form and personally I am not a fan of his anyway, but surely Folkes would be better served putting him in the halves ahead of Daniel Holdsworth.

 

[Simon]

Has to be the first player picked on current form, surely.

should be one of the test centres too, Hodges and Gasnier are in a class of their own in top form imo, if Gas ****es off to yawnion Hodges will rightfully assume the mantle of the best centre in the game...

 

[Simon]

Yeah, at Origin level, he's a bit of Casey MacGuire....can play everywhere, but not real well anywhere.

thats a bit rough on casey mcguire...