NRL 2019

@mariner4life said in NRL 2019:

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

@shark said in NRL 2019:

I'm curious about the opening round match ups, and what they say about the clubs involved. Roosters VS Rabbitohs, Panthers VS Eels, Tigers VS Sea Eagles and Broncos VS Storm are all known rivalries What's the full draw? Have the NRL pitched the Dogs up against the Warriors because they see this as a battle of two low-brow / lower socio-economic (predominant Bankstown and South Auckland supporter bases), even dare I say 'ethnic' based clubs??

Kieran Foran returns to Mt Smart.

Who?

Shaun Johnson returns to Mt Smart would have been a better opener to the season. All the head honchos in the NRL had to do was just send the Doggies to Newcastle to play the Knights and away we go.

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

Former Cowboys legend Ben Barba having a meltdown on Aussie news:

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Not sure how much blame I place on Barba for this one. Chased around and harassed by reporter until he snaps.

@booboo said in NRL 2019:

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

Former Cowboys legend Ben Barba having a meltdown on Aussie news:

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Not sure how much blame I place on Barba for this one. Chased around and harassed by reporter until he snaps.

Been discussed I see.

This was obviously soooo this morning ...

Never a dull moment in the NRL, and that's not even counting the actual onfield stuff!!

@Paekakboyz said in NRL 2019:

Never a dull moment in the NRL, and that's not even counting the actual onfield stuff!!

i would imagine head office can not wait for the first game tonight. They will be praying for a bit of on-field controversy

@mariner4life no doubt a player will slap a cheerleaders ass on way through the tunnel!! then glass some cheeky fluffybunny in the crowd for good measure.

I'd love to see them roll out a 'rough as guts' marketing angle for the NRL. I can see it now.. "Love us warts and all, and by warts we mean the genital kind!! yeah boi!!"

I'm looking forward to having the NRL back tonight, and the AFL next week. Footy from Thursday to Sunday arvo, heaps to choose from.

Might mean i watch less horse racing, and gamble a heap less.

But probably drink more.

I think the big winner this offseason has been the beetota advocate

With their ongoing NRL disclaimer of "we didn't even need to make this shit up!"

It always amuses me how little effort some league players put in after a break.

Oates put no effort in to that when the ball hit the ground.

Melbourne squeezing Brisbane to death

I'll watch the first two rounds of the Tigers and see what Mags has made of them. If they suck, I'll deliberately skip him when it's my shout and not watch any more NRL for the season.

Brisbane were pretty woeful last night. Storm were rusty and could have put 20-30 points on them in the first half if hadnt stuffed up so many

The last time the Storm lost their season opener was back in 2001.

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

The last time the Storm lost their season opener was back in 2001.

Yep. Easy money!

On a work trip in Victoria this week and we got taken to the game.
AAMI Park is an awesome stadium to watch footy, especially where we were up in the top tier. Felt like we were sitting right above the field.

The Broncos were bad, but Melbourne did strangle the life out of them.

Matt Lodge got booed every time he touched the ball - we had to use google to find out what he’d done. Smashed up a hotel room in the US when he was 18 or 19... There must be more to it to cop such abuse from the crowd. Wonder if the wife beaters and rapists get booed too?

Another thing that you see live but not so much on TV, the blimming ‘water boys’ are right behind the play for the whole set, barking orders and calling plays. It’s like having an extra man on attack. Why is this allowed? It’s fucking rediculous.

All in all a great night out!

@Gunner He assaulted people on a rampage.

@Nepia yeah was just going to add that part in. A fair bit worse that a bender in a hotel room.

@Gunner he actually held people against their will for a short period of time and threatened to kill them.

@Gunner's google must be broken!

@Nepia Australia doing a China with google searches?

@taniwharugby said in NRL 2019:

@Nepia Australia doing a China with google searches?

I'm in Australia and could find the 'actual' story.

I'm not sure about Queensland though, wouldn't put it past those northern bogans.

@raznomore said in NRL 2019:

@Gunner he actually held people against there will for a short period of time and threated to kill them.

As part of a violent home invasion. He avoided gaol by agreeing to compensate the victims - something he hasn't done.

For all Greenberg's handwringing, Lodge should never have been offered another contract.

@Gunner said in NRL 2019:

Another thing that you see live but not so much on TV, the blimming ‘water boys’ are right behind the play for the whole set, barking orders and calling plays. It’s like having an extra man on attack. Why is this allowed? It’s fucking rediculous.

Agree - they do well not to show this on the TV coverage but when you watch a game live its a big WTF are these guys up to. Right involved eh!

Brisbane have the same problem they did last year, a change of coach isn't going to help that. They have a non-entity at hooker, and 2 off-the-cuff running halves with substandard kicking games. Also their fullback is reliable, but old, immobile, and an uninterested tackler (see his "miss" on Bromwich last night).

Melbourne owned the game, but they left too many points out there and it could have cost them against a better side. They will still make it to at least the 2nd last week of the season. Regular as fucking clockwork.

Yea ok, so it was a very quick google search - was trying to watch the game after all.

What a scumbag of the highest order, no wonder they boo him.

Top 25 Warriors. Saw Sam Rapira at #25 and thought either this is a bad list or the Warriors haven't had that many good players.

Rapira was better than Betham.

A mix of solid work horses and try scoring outsides. Lacking in halves and hookers. Says it all really.

I would have had a certain North Queensland aboriginal fullback who went on to play for NZ over Cleary as well

And Steve Price should be way higher.

And Lance Hohaia at 7? Holy shit

@mariner4life said in NRL 2019:

Rapira was better than Betham.

A mix of solid work horses and try scoring outsides. Lacking in halves and hookers. Says it all really.

I would have had a certain North Queensland aboriginal fullback who went on to play for NZ over Cleary as well

And Steve Price should be way higher.

Cleary kicked goals, but Wade McKinnon and Brent Webb were far more dangerous. I'm smelling a TSF top 25 Warriors list!!

@mariner4life said in NRL 2019:

And Lance Hohaia at 7? Holy shit

Should be in the top 3 for sure (sentimental pick but he was a loyal soldier)

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

@mariner4life said in NRL 2019:

And Lance Hohaia at 7? Holy shit

Should be in the top 3 for sure (sentimental pick but he was a loyal soldier)

loyal soldier being enough to make you top 3 sums up our franchise.

@mariner4life said in NRL 2019:

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

@mariner4life said in NRL 2019:

And Lance Hohaia at 7? Holy shit

Should be in the top 3 for sure (sentimental pick but he was a loyal soldier)

loyal soldier being enough to make you top 3 sums up our franchise.

357 points in 185 games with the club. Started at hooker, standoff and fullback. Two grandfinals. If you're going for top 25 club players he's in the mix (top 25 players of all time than James Maloney might be number one)

On a tough day like today it's nice to see Shaun Johnson & the Sharks lose to the Knights 12-8. That's my happy medicine for today. Plus this gif of Shaq.

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

On a tough day like today it's nice to see Shaun Johnson & the Sharks lose to the Knights 12-8. That's my happy medicine for today. Plus this gif of Shaq.

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Ah balls, I forgot Johnson was with the Sharks, I would have watched that rather than the first half of Tards v Bumboys. I dislike Newcastle too, but it would have been good to see Johnson and Ponga play.

I thought the Canes v Chiefs was dire at times. This game was 2 all for ages, or at least it felt like ages. Not a particularly great game by SJ.

Great to see the roosters and the sharks lose on the same night

Good to see some things never change. Kata fucks up his first touch and the Warriors so far not getting the rub of the green from the refs.

Warriors rolling at the moment. 16-0 after 30

How’s the new half going?

@Virgil said in NRL 2019:

How’s the new half going?

Good. Score a try after escaping 3 defenders.
3 convos. Kata makes another great pass that results in the new 9 scoring another try. 22-0 near the end of the first half