**Official** NRL 2009 Thread

[Blewy]

Yes, After Sam Burgess... Top young front rower from Bradford... Would love to get him as he looks top quality.. However from what understand 'the Gladiator' has been hunting him pretty hard...

We did sign another one from the UK last week apparently... dont know a great deal about him...

Mark Flanagan, supposedly one of the best young back-rowers in England....
He's 21 year old has been playing for Wigan, and his father Terry, played for Great Britain in the 1980s.
He played for the England's Academy side

 

[Simon]

Yeh from what I've hear Burgess is going to the Bunnies. Will be interesting to see how he goes.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Big strong boy. Sort of player who should make a go of things down there.

Don't know a lot about Flanagan tho, tbh. Not a nailed-on starter for Wigan, in any event.

 

[morgieb]

John Mannah has cancer.

Sad news.

 

[Blewy]

Yeh from what I've hear Burgess is going to the Bunnies. Will be interesting to see how he goes.

Soufs are gonna have that many front rowers next season its not funny...

 

[Simon]

Soufs are gonna have that many front rowers next season its not funny...

They'll still miss the finals, the club has a losing culture so they could buy all the players in the world but it wont do them any good.

 

[Blewy]

Oh i know, and i will love every minute of it...

Just wondering how Jason Taylor is going to manage half his salary cap being tied up in front rowers lol

 

[Craig]

**** off Manly, I hate you *****. Should of not been allowed back in when the Northern Eagles failed. Melbourne should of won that game in all honesty. What Cooper Cronk was thinking when he decided to try and reach out. Should of taken the tackle and Melbourne probably would have scored.

So angry.

 

[Johnners]

If anyone should be blamed for the loss it should be later. Melbourne were in if the stupid **** knew how to pass right with two hands. But then I guess the go it yourself option combined with an attempted 1 arm miracle ball is always the best play....

 

[NUFAN]

* Enjoyed the second half of that Storm vs Sea Eagles game, both teams a little of the pace this year.

* Sad to hear about young Mannah, hope he recovers soon.

* Souths are going to have pretty much the best pack in the comp next year, they'll be very good IMO.

 

[howardj]

Jarryd Hayne!

Again!

You're a star!

Highlights the farce of Gidley being picked ahead of him for Origin.

 

[99*]

Jarryd Hayne!

Again!

You're a star!

Highlights the farce of Gidley being picked ahead of him for Origin.

Tbf Gidley was friggen good before origin in a team that was winning. Hayne was good in a team that was losing and looking like ****.

 

[ripper868]

6/7 so far, Only Jarryd Hayne stopping me from a perfect round (assuming dogs beat roosters tonight)

 

[Johnners]

With only 2 rounds to go after tonights match, how would you prefer tips were submitted for the final 2 rounds? I would usually suggest if everyone emailed to me, but seeing as I'm also in the running I guess that's not entirely fair (If you don't trust me ). Or would everyone prefer to continue just submitting them in this thread?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Leave as is. People soft enough to copy tips as to not lose their lead will be lambasted.

 

[Simon]

Leave as is. People soft enough to copy tips as to not lose their lead will be lambasted.

This.

 

[Craig]

If anyone should be blamed for the loss it should be later. Melbourne were in if the stupid **** knew how to pass right with two hands. But then I guess the go it yourself option combined with an attempted 1 arm miracle ball is always the best play....

Would explain why I got angry at Cooper Cronk.

 

[ripper868]

Leave as is. People soft enough to copy tips as to not lose their lead will be lambasted.

This

 

[Craig]

Matt Bowen to miss 10 months - foxsports.com.au

 

[Johnners]

CW Tipping Ladder

1. Clapo 109.05
2. NUFAN 107.04
3. Brumby 107.03
4. ripper888 107.03
5. luffy 106.06
6. Prince EWS 106.04
7. vic_orthdox 106.02
8. Tozzer 105.03
9. Craig 104.03
10. MrWright 104.02
11. Ausage 103.03
12. chaminda_00 101.05
13. 99* 101.04
14. Burgey 100.03
15. DCYE 98.04
16. James90 97.01
17. Simon 96.03
18. MorgieB 96.01
19. Pinchy 90.02

A pretty good round of tipping considering how difficult a lot of the games really were to tip (imo). Ripper topped the round with 7, throwing his name up into contention with just 2 rounds to go. Scores of 5 and 4 for NUFAN, Luffy, PEWS and Brumby all saw them drop 1 further off the pace and give me a 2 point breathing space at the top.

Would like a respsonse from a majority of people re the below. Will leave it as is, unless there's enough people who want to change.

With only 2 rounds to go after tonights match, how would you prefer tips were submitted for the final 2 rounds? I would usually suggest if everyone emailed to me, but seeing as I'm also in the running I guess that's not entirely fair (If you don't trust me ). Or would everyone prefer to continue just submitting them in this thread?