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Official NRL 2006 Thread

Craig

Craig

World Traveller
Jason Smith is considering an offer from Souths?

What is he thinking? Wouldn't it be better to go out with a top 8 spot and play in the finals and the retire then go on for another season and ruin his name and reputation like (using a World Cup analogy) Zinedine Zidane of France?
 
Mister Wright

Mister Wright

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Craig said:
Jason Smith is considering an offer from Souths?

What is he thinking? Wouldn't it be better to go out with a top 8 spot and play in the finals and the retire then go on for another season and ruin his name and reputation like (using a World Cup analogy) Zinedine Zidane of France?
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Retiring this year or playing quater of a season for $250000+? What would you do?
 
Blaze

Blaze

Banned
tbh i am a little dissapointed with the kiwis result against GB. We should have been called NZ A for a start, and what was the point in such a fixture? Other than kicking NZ rugby league even further into the ground...
 
steds

steds

Hall of Fame Member
Blaze said:
tbh i am a little dissapointed with the kiwis result against GB. We should have been called NZ A for a start, and what was the point in such a fixture? Other than kicking NZ rugby league even further into the ground...
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I'd be more disappointed with the performance than the result. 7 of the 17 from the Tri Nations final, plus Vainikolo and players who should be capable of holding their own, like Paleaasaesina and Paul. Perhaps it wasn't NZs first choice team, but their defence shouldn't have been anywhere near that shambolic. How many times did Long/McGuire kick through and GB not only get the ball back but have 4/5 players lining up to score the try? More than twice, which is unacceptable.


On the other hand, James Graham and Ade Gardner.
 
Blaze

Blaze

Banned
steds said:
I'd be more disappointed with the performance than the result. 7 of the 17 from the Tri Nations final, plus Vainikolo and players who should be capable of holding their own, like Paleaasaesina and Paul. Perhaps it wasn't NZs first choice team, but their defence shouldn't have been anywhere near that shambolic. How many times did Long/McGuire kick through and GB not only get the ball back but have 4/5 players lining up to score the try? More than twice, which is unacceptable.


On the other hand, James Graham and Ade Gardner.
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I didn't watch it.. I can't really watch a team called 'New Zealand' when they leave most of their best players at home.

Sounds like GB played well though, hopefully you can compete in the Tri Nations. That will be a tough ask away from home though.
 
steds

steds

Hall of Fame Member
Blaze said:
Sounds like GB played well though, hopefully you can compete in the Tri Nations. That will be a tough ask away from home though.
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Yeah. Close to our best side started today. Carney and Yeaman in for Pryce and Senior and O'Loughlin instead of Sculthorpe (who's always injured anyway) and that's about as good as it gets for us, atm. Obviously not Australia's quality, but with our front row, if Long and McGuire can work it like they did today, I'm sure we'll compete.
 
Burpey

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
Poore and Sims resign with the Dragons, Henderson off to the Titans. I feel relieved now to have kept two of them, looking good for the future.
 
Simon

Simon

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howardj said:
I would have blasted Wayne Bennett out of office with a relentless stream of letters-to-the-editor.
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yeah cause you really need another reason to have a go at bennett :p
 
Mister Wright

Mister Wright

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
dontcloseyoureyes said:
I hope they beat the Cowboys, just for the sheer weight of laughs that could be had.
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I really can't see the Cowboys winning (even thought they're playing Souths), I mean they're depleted by Origin, injury, poor form, they have players playing in unfamiliar positions and how often has a team hit back from a massive loss with a fighting win.
 
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