The NRL Season of 2016

Of all the codes the Nrl is closest to entertainment supercedes the pursuit of the purity of the games laws, and indeed the hollow words and messages of player safety, values and integrity which emanate from the administrators.

the law book will surely state that Ennis high first tackle is a bin. Ditto the fijian a few minutes later. But no way is that enforced. Similarly Thaidays spear tackle in SOO. Similarly the 10 minute conversion attempt in last year's gf.

In my opinion the law book runs second fiddle to the hype and sensationalism.

Watching how stringently rugby is officiated inthe morning and then the league was chalk and cheese.

Nothing wrong with that if thats how the NRL and fans want it. Good luck to them. They got me watching it.

@Chris-B. said in The NRL Season of 2016:

It's a bit soccer mum-ish, but I wouldn't be keen on my kids playing league, in the same way I wouldn't want them taking up boxing.

That Storm guy who came in with a swinging arm to the neck that led to the Fifita try - that would have been a definite yellow card in rugby and even a possible red. In league, it's just a penalty and play on.

My favourite part was the Koroibete tackle early that was pretty fucking bad, and "Place ON REPORT" - which is fucked, because its a Grand Final, and secondly, the prick is going to rugby anyway.

Fuck!

Kiwis squad: Gerard Beale, Adam Blair, Jesse Bromwich, Lewis Brown, Greg Eastwood, David Fusitu'a, Tohu Harris, Shaun Johnson, Jordan Kahu, Solomone Kata, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Thomas Leuluai, Issac Luke, Simon Mannering, Te Maire Martin, Manu Ma'u, Jason Nightingale, Kevin Proctor, Jordan Rapana, Joseph Tapine, Jason Taumalolo, Martin Taupau, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

Jesse Bromwich is still Kiwis captain for the tournament.

@Sneakdefreak what has Matulino done behind the scenes to piss everyone off?

@mariner4life Nothing. He's had surgery and is out.

@Sneakdefreak right you are

For those in OZ they are showing Samoa v Fiji on ch 507 live right now.

Willing game as expected.

Also on Sky sports pop up channel.. channel 56

Bit surprised by the missing names in the Samoa squad

That's two weak teams - guessing since it was in Apia that a few players went "nah".

Kiwis named for the test in Perth against Roos:

how does square wheels Nightingale keep getting picked?

@mariner4life probably because he performs well for the Kiwis. I rate him ahead of DWZ (but my wingers in 2017 are Fusitua and Rapana at this point).

No room for Mannering. Interesting.

@Gunner hes having surgery apparently

@taniwharugby Mannering is recovering from surgery so was given an extra week of rehab.

NRL news: Greg Bird released by the Titans, Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray in trouble again (this time in Thailand).

Australian Kangaroos team: Darius Boyd, Blake Ferguson, Greg Inglis, Josh Dugan, Valentine Holmes, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Matt Scott, Cameron Smith (captain), Shannon Boyd, Boyd Cordner, Matt Gillett, Trent Merrin. Interchange: David Klemmer, Michael Morgan, Tyson Frizell, Sam Thaiday.

A few blokes in the twilight of their careers in that team. Guessing Mal isn't worried about a youth policy.

i like a lot of our match ups, but their 9/7/6 shits on ours so hard.

@mariner4life said in The NRL Season of 2016:

i like a lot of our match ups, but their 9/7/6 shits on ours so hard.

Who is our 6?

9 and 7 are ok.

@booboo This kinda gave it away...

@Bones said in The NRL Season of 2016:

@booboo This kinda gave it away...
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That would require effort from me. Much easier to get tou guys to tell me.

@booboo I can see why it might have been confusing.

@mariner4life said in The NRL Season of 2016:

how does square wheels Nightingale keep getting picked?

Would have been a great opportunity to cap former Blues development squad player, Suliasi Vunivalu who made the NRL team of the year and prevent the Aussies from picking him down the track. This guy is already far superior to Nightingale.

Anyone able to PM me a stream?

In you face JT!

penalties put the aussies inside our quarter twice ,

keep that up could be a long night

Fire up for the haka, smash a couple of head highs... and then let in a softish try..

We're fucked. They ard smarter than us.

Ref fucking us as well, should have been a repeat set to us. Now the kangas score down the other end. Reaching for the remote.....

I thought our forwards were meant to be better than theirs?

We're going to get fingered like drunk school girls

Score?

Is there a stupider team in world sport than the kiwis.

Possibly the warriors

we have points in us , just got to get our share of the possesion

Why has our Dally M player of the year only touched the ball twice in the first 20?
Weird.

@mariner4life said in The NRL Season of 2016:

We're going to get fingered like drunk school girls

DonDon would abide!

@SammyC said in The NRL Season of 2016:

Is there a stupider team in world sport than the kiwis.

Possibly the warriors

The Kentucky Colonels

@dK 8-6

That starting front rower for the Aussies is just a big fat fuck. How can a professional footy player have a gut like that?