**Official** NRL 2009 Thread

[Simon]

I need some help!

With a lack of news I need some information for my dreamteam.
1. Is Farah likely to play this week (as my captain he really scored big last week and I'd hate to sideline him, only to see him play)?

2. Is Jeremy Smith likely to play this week or soon? I might look at a trade

3. I have to cheap backline players Rapana of Titans(c-w) and Lewis of Tigers(5/8) who have not played a game all season. Are they likely to soon; should I trade. I also have Isa from Melb(c-w); so with three cheap backline players who don't actually play, who out there would be a good trade?

4. I have a toss up for selection in my team of Idris or Winterstein. While Idris did better last week (when I had Wint in the team) which is likely to give me better value for the remainder of the season? Or should I just base it on, who has the crappier opponent for the week.

Any help would be so appreciated, thanks

1. Farah is 50/50, wouldnt rish him as captain

2. Jeremy Smith out until round 17

3. Rapana is away doing his religious stuff so hes away for a year or 2. Lewis probably no chance of game time, much the same of Isa.

4. Take your pick really

 

[Prince EWS]

Tigers v Broncos
Eels v Rabbitohs
Sharks v Dragons
Panthers v Roosters
Bulldogs v Storm
Titans v Sea Eagles
Raiders v Warriors
Cowboys v Knights

 

[Craig]

Yeah. Can't see the Sharks lasting much longer. Welcome back to byes each week.

North Sydney will raise from the ashes and reform as the Central Coast Bears to replace Cronulla.

 

[Burgey]

Great start Parra. Cordoba - ****ing useless. Sell him ffs. They'd barely get a squirt of piss for him on ebay, but it all helps.

 

[Burgey]

Jarryd Hayne a man on a mission atm. Showing heaps of ticker.

 

[Simon]

Good to see Parramatta are having a dig tonight. Its obvious some of these guys are maybe not up to scratch but they are putting in for a change.

 

[Burgey]

Good to see Parramatta are having a dig tonight. Its obvious some of these guys are maybe not up to scratch but they are putting in for a change.

Yeah the half back is horrid, wonder if they thought a debut in the wet was too much for young Mortimer? Couple of the young front rowers look ok- at least they run harder than some of the established props in the club.

I can put up with them losing so long as they have a crack and are competitive.

Souths disappointing for mine, considering their line up. We have the breeze this half - let's see what happens

 

[Simon]

Robson is horrid, Keating is a fine #9 for mine dont think hes ready to play halfback. They have nothing to lose by picking Mortimer now surely.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

That was a farcical ending. Wing, wtf are you doing son, get the ****ing ball.

 

[Burgey]

Big effort by parra there. Probs deserved a win tbh. Souths will blow up re the scrum at the end of GP, ignoring conveniently that the exact same thing happened to us at the end of regular time.

Huge difference in the forwards with three hard-running props (Manna, Fui and the young bloke who debuted), all year Fui's been the only one to bend the line.

That dropped point might cost us the minor premiership though

 

[Ausage]

Pretty poor effort from Brisbane from what I saw. Tigers missing Collis, Lawrence, Galloway and of course Farrah, and in the end were unlucky not to take it out.

 

[Mister Wright]

Pretty poor effort from Brisbane from what I saw. Tigers missing Collis, Lawrence, Galloway and of course Farrah, and in the end were unlucky not to take it out.

Brisbane aren't the same team in the wet. If it was a dry game I reckon they could have planted 20+ on the Tigers. The Broncos defense in the last 10 minutes is what won us the game. The Tigers had every right to win.

Wallace's kicking game is a worry. Not because it was bad, but because it was so good. Given his next game is against QLD he was finding a lot of space with his kicks, which he will need to do if NSW want to be any chance.

 

[Ausage]

Wallace's kicking game is a worry. Not because it was bad, but because it was so good. Given his next game is against QLD he was finding a lot of space with his kicks, which he will need to do if NSW want to be any chance.

AWTA. Can't believe there was any debate on whether he'd make the team (a while ago tbf). Our best half by a mile.

 

[Simon]

AWTA. Can't believe there was any debate on whether he'd make the team (a while ago tbf). Our best half by a mile.

Wallace was playiing poorly for about a month there, remember one game in about round 4 or 5 was probably the worst kicking game ive seen from a half in my life.

 

[Blewy]

I Must say im pretty proud of the Tigers today... With sooo many players out injured, and the Referees really killing us last night we kept ourselves in the game...

The Broncos defense in the last 10 minutes is what won us the game. The Tigers had every right to win.

The Broncos defence in the last 10 minutes did win the game, however it wasnt as if they had a hard time, defending against 12 after a pretty poor call to sin-bin Marshall...

I'd also like to ask What the F... was Simpkins thinking ruling Skando knocked the ball on?? He didnt play at the ball, it came out in the force of the tackle, the same thing that happened a million other times during the night...

On a side note, the bloke that tackled the ref is a mate of mine LOL, i Didnt realise it was him till this morning when i seen photos of him...

 

[Mister Wright]

Nah, was clearly knocked forward....

Anyway, that huge winger guy should have been disallowed his try, he was clearly held up. Also, T'eo had a great game. Thought you said he was useless.

 

[Blewy]

He is useless.. He's had 2 good games in a row, thats his quota for the season...

However Typical bias broncos fans You guys were played off the park by a supposed average side with 4 key 1st teamers out...

Very happy however i took the money on Winterstein for 1st Tryscorer all those suckers who took falou...

 

[Mister Wright]

Unfortunately for the Broncos we're pretty useless in the wet, almost Cronulla standard, so Tigers really should have won. Admittedly we played a lot better than we did against the Knights.

The most pleasing thing was that our defense improved from recent matches. It was what won us our first three games, so it was good to see that back.

 

[Blewy]

I find it laughable that your excuse for almost losing is that you are useless in the wet.. You supposedly have a team full of superstars however you are useless in the wet, which alot of games are played in...

We were without 4 Key players, Both our centres, Our #1 Prop, and our Captain and heart and key playmaker yet if the ref wasnt such a tool we would have beat you, and in reality we outplayed you.

Yes your defence was good but when its 13 v 12 your defence should be good, all you have to do is man up and you should have no problems.

 

[Mister Wright]

13 v 12 or not, when a team has several consecutive sets attacking the try line, it is tough to defend against.

I also fail to see how most games are played in the wet. Of our 11 games this season we've only played 2 in true wet conditions. That's less than a 5th of games.

I wouldn't say the Tigers outplayed the Broncos, they certainly did in patches, but to say the conditions weren't a leveler is living in denial.