Actually it’s pretty poor, we won’t beat the top teams unless we find our rhythm again. Take the two for sure and try te build.
Tigers 14.5 head start was easy money unfortunately
@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
Actually it’s pretty poor, we won’t beat the top teams unless we find our rhythm again. Take the two for sure and try te build.
Tigers 14.5 head start was easy money unfortunately
I reckon we’ll come right. It’s a long season, we can’t expect them to be at their best every week.
And shit, isn’t it good to be complaining about the Warriors performance after a win… 
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Normally that sort of stuff is reserved only for the All Blacks.
Left side is a big issue. Metcalf isn't getting it done. But shit, we're fucking 3rd!
Warriors should win out as well (even though we will dump at least 1)
Two clear standout teams. Penrith are specials to win this, they have perfected a game plan that's built for finals
Brisbane are playing with freedom, have pace everywhere, and tough fucking forwards.
I'll be very surprised if this isn't the GF
Behind them
Warriors keep winning driven by the Daly M winner
Melbourne turned up this week, and Papi looks solid playing Q-Cup
Cronulla have woken up
Newcastle are timing this to perfection but will be sweating on Hastings' leg
Canberra are too shit to be in the 8
Souths aren't dead but they aren't good either
The Cowboys need to win the next 2 and hope the Panthers rest everyone in the last week
The Roosters aren't quite dead yet, but it's life support. Everyone else is cooked.
Metcalf’s out and in run down the left has become way too predictable.
But man, 3rd on the table with 3 very winnable games ahead.
Just looking a little ahead. If we win against Manly and then the Dragons, we head into the final round match against the Dolphins up in Qld with a real chance to finish top 2.
That final round opens with a huge Thursday clash between the Storm and Broncos. We might know our fate after that match.
Metcalf hasn't had to run the game because of SJ playing in the form he is, although SJ does have a sore quad which is why he wasn't kicking everything. Apart from running game hasn't shown much else apart from Parra game. TMM might be back next week, if we keep winning, would be interesting to see what happens in this space. Whether it means they give SJ a week off?, replace Metcalf? replace CNK if concussions continue?
Newcastle are in trouble if Hastings is out. He has been running the show nicely and letting Ponga roam and Newcastle barely troubled the Dogs once he went off. Crossland ignores Ponga and does his own thing. If Hastings was fit Newcastle could give the 8 a rattle. They will find their next few assignments tougher now and may no longer win them.
Melbourne hit their straps in a big way and have troops coming back. If we trip and don't win our last remaining games, we could finish fourth.
Canberra will win this weekend, but not much else.
Souths and Cronulla haven't found top form but I wouldn't rule them out for a knock out match.
Roosters unfortunately have found a bit of form, if they run into the top two they lose, if they play anyone else they are in with a shot.
For me Cowboys will make the 8 and won't need Penrith match, but will need other results to go their way and they will need to beat the Sharks this weekend
@bayimports Bring back TMM. Metcalf is only in due to his injury and despite the publicity hype around him he appears to only be a good runner.
@bayimports Bring back TMM. Metcalf is only in due to his injury and despite the publicity hype around him he appears to only be a good runner.
Interestingly before his hammy went in pre season, the halves were TMM and Metcalf, SJ considered potentially as back up ( and we were even speculating retirement if he didn't find form). If SJ is playing with a niggle, would be tempted to rest him before finals if it meant bringing TMM back in leaving Metcalf in the 17.
Im not so keen on dropping a young half this close to finals, especially since we are not losing but I want to see TMM play for sure and we need better decisions from the left.
@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
@bayimports Bring back TMM. Metcalf is only in due to his injury and despite the publicity hype around him he appears to only be a good runner.
Interestingly before his hammy went in pre season, the halves were TMM and Metcalf, SJ considered potentially as back up ( and we were even speculating retirement if he didn't find form). If SJ is playing with a niggle, would be tempted to rest him before finals if it meant bringing TMM back in leaving Metcalf in the 17.
Im not so keen on dropping a young half this close to finals, especially since we are not losing but I want to see TMM play for sure and we need better decisions from the left.
It's professional sport, who cares if he's a young half (he's not that young, he's 24) if there is someone in the squad better? Fair enough to keep him in if SJ is rested.
We might have to wait until next year for Metcalf to do an Egan and live up to the hype.
@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
if there is someone in the squad better?
well right now, we are winning and there isn't anyone better? and TMM likely round 26 so it doesn't matter for now anyway.
I haven't seen nearly the same hype articles you must have to be so wound up by this though lol
If TMM is not back until rd 26 then yeah, it doesn't matter anyway. 
More so spending time on leaguie forums with Warriors fans than the media. My slim patience gets tested by those hype machines (not just for Metcalf, but in general).
@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
Haas stays. But huge money
and Tevita Pangai Jnr announces he is going boxing..
@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
Haas stays. But huge money
and Tevita Pangai Jnr announces he is going boxing..
Disqualification incoming
@bayimports Biggest waste of talent in the game, just shading Josh Shuster.
@African-Monkey yeah Valance Te Whare getting close to this list too, but I agree with these two.
Also suspect with TPJ announcement given Bulldogs having cap issues, would not be surprised if a paper bag pay out
@bayimports Te Whare is still early so I'll reserve judgement for now, but yes, if he's at the same stage this time next year, then he'll definitely be up there in my books. He's like another Konrad Hurrell currently.
loooooool
by god the Tigers absolutely HATE it when we talk about other clubs possibly being worse than them
They are sacking Sheens from not only his coaching role, but the GM role they gave him.
in the words of Michael Ennis, fuck moi
Hire a guy you sacked to a GM role. Let him sack the coach and hire the new one. Let him put himself in as coach (after not holding a role for more than a decade). Then sack him from both roles inside 12 months. And before the end of the fucking season
Jesus shit what an utter utter shitshow
The guys who are actually running the club deserve more than sacking, they should be tarred and feathered.
@mariner4life As a Balmain supporter I feel you're deliberately understating things. The board are a collection of mouth breathing imbeciles.
this was amusing, saw this live this morning
and the Tigers hits keep on coming
Word now is they also want to rissole Benji because he's not ready to coach First Grade (ah, fucking, no shit). Morris and Holbrook in their sites
Best reddit comment so far
"hey, we just signed you
and this is cra-zy
but now we're chasing Holbrook
So fuck off Benji"
class
@taniwharugby said in NRL 2023:
this was amusing, saw this live this morning
I didn't like any of that - 3 NZ kids cheering for England and one saying that stupid saying. Lucky the Magpies won otherwise I'd be extra grumpy right now.
@taniwharugby said in NRL 2023:
this was amusing, saw this live this morning
I didn't like any of that - 3 NZ kids cheering for England and one saying that stupid saying. Lucky the Magpies won otherwise I'd be extra grumpy right now.
Take that to the grumpy Nepia thread.
UP THE WAHS!
@mariner4life You'd get a gig on NRL 360 with this Tigers roasting haha (and yes, I'm well aware that it is true lol).
@African-Monkey said in NRL 2023:
@mariner4life You'd get a gig on NRL 360 with this Tigers roasting haha (and yes, I'm well aware that it is true lol).
they would get heckled less if they did less dumb shit.
also that may be the most cutting insult i have ever had delivered at me, on here or anywhere
@ACT-Crusader said in NRL 2023:
@taniwharugby said in NRL 2023:
this was amusing, saw this live this morning
I didn't like any of that - 3 NZ kids cheering for England and one saying that stupid saying. Lucky the Magpies won otherwise I'd be extra grumpy right now.
Take that to the grumpy Nepia thread.
UP THE WAHS!
This is a worse post than your Cantab ABXV's. :angry_face:
@mariner4life I'll take that as a compliment hoops 
Play offs pretty much start tonight. As it stands, i think you need 13 wins to play in September. That means the top 4 are safe (the top 2 can run their B side out, lose every game, and still come top 4).
Assuming Penrith beat the Titans, and with Brisbane's 2 points for the bye, they will finish first and 2nd.
Penrith then play Parra, which again you assume they win, and NQ in the last round
Brisbane finish off with the desperate Canberra, and Melbourne. Neither game is easy
The Warriors have the softest finish, they don't have a game against anyone still in the hunt for finals. But even given that, finishing 2nd would take a miracle (basically 3 thumping wins, and Brisbane to get trashed twice)
Melbourne have the Dragons and the Titans, both should be wins that lock up top 4, hard to see them finishing in any other spot unless we shit the bed
Then it gets real interesting
Cronulla and the Cowboys play tonight. The Sharks aren't safe yet, and their finish is all games against teams around them on the ladder, they need to win one. If the Cowboys lose, then they absolutely must beat both the Dolphins and the Panthers, 1 won't be enough
Canberra have the shit bulldogs this weekend which should give them the needed 13th win. If they drop that then they are left trying to find it against Brisbane, or a possibly desperate Sharks (their dogshit points diff may mean they need 14 wins)
Newcastle have Souths this weekend. The loser will be relying on other results to stay in the 8. Newcastle need two wins from Souths, Cronulla, and the Dragons (their draw might sneak them in with 12 ins if everyone around them fucks up). Souths need 1 win out of Newcastle and the Roosters. You would think they would hate to be playing a "win or you're out" game against the Roosters on the last weekend
The only other teams with a shot are also playing this weekend, in the Roosters and the Eels. The Roosters need to win 3 from 3. The Eels need to win 2 from 2. The Roosters have the Eels (loser out) the Tigers, and then finish with Souths. The Eels only have Penrith next week.
The sheer number of games between the sides 5th to 11th mean it's still so open, but it does look like this weekend:
One of Easts and Parra are out, and we're down to 10 teams
If the Cowboys don't win tonight they are on life support at best
The loser of the Souths v Newcastle game will be very nervous.
I went to a Warriors charity luncheon at Mt Smart yesterday. I haven't listened to Andrew Webster speak a whole lot - I'm a casual league fan at best - but geez, he's impressive. No wonder the team has bought into his approach - he's a great communicator. And even acknowledged where he's made mistakes and reflected on those.
and you can kiss the Cowboys goodbye
At home, season on the line, JT's 250th, and they serve up that?
The bench forwards Hess and Neame stunk, Townsend sucked, Hiku sucked. Just a shit performance, and that is that.
The Sharks on the other hand were very good, they've definitely come good. Rissoling Moylan for Trindall was a good move, and falling in to Tracey at the back has been good as well. Their bench forwards smoked the Cowboys.
@mariner4life not over, but now not in their control. Cowboys stunk in the second half and their kicking game was off for the whole game. Trindall and Tracey have added a lot, however I do think the Cowboys defence was too passive in the second half and allowed far more metres than what should have been possible.
Sharks have improved and they really aimed up in defence but they look to have weaknesses still.
Mathematically they may be a chance but their last month has stunk and they are a huge chance to get rolled by the Dolphins let alone the Panthers in Penrith.
Wade Graham since his retirement announcement has been bloody good for the Sharks especially on the defensive side.
