NRL 2024

@bayimports said in NRL 2024:

And yes hope the crowds stay, that was the best element of 2024, incredible turnout (even if for no result)

I'm not sure they will, in every sell out this year there were lots of empty areas. I don't think the fairweathers will hang around (but hope I'm wrong).

@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:

@Nepia said in NRL 2024:

Even in a cabbage year DWZ still managed to get 15 tries in 22 matches. Also needs to cut that fucking Maori bogan mop of hair, it's not 1987 and he's not from Ruatoria.

when you are letting in 44 the opposition are taking that deal.

also the constant diving wrecked momentum at bad times. yes he milked a few penalties, but not every time, and it's a fucking horrible look.

My post wasn't an argument against your comments, I just found it weird that he still got a decent amount of tries.

DWZ's defence reminded me of every slow coach (inc. me) who ends up defending on the wing in touch rugby, and takes the inside man to avoid being burnt on the outside.

As if we didn't have enough problems, some of the players weren't right in the head

that article pissed me off

the warriors are not a serious organisation

@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:

that article pissed me off

the warriors are not a serious organisation

yep, thats not good enough

And..

Jazz Tevaga signs with Manly for 2025

@bayimports said in NRL 2024:

And..

Jazz Tevaga signs with Manly for 2025

Manly are going to love the minutes where they have Josh Aloiai and Jazz in the middle. Comedy show

@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:

@bayimports said in NRL 2024:

And..

Jazz Tevaga signs with Manly for 2025

Manly are going to love the minutes where they have Josh Aloiai and Jazz in the middle. Comedy show

Jazz Tevaga will play NSW Cup lets be honest haha.

Fucking dumb of Stacey to say that, should keep that inhouse.

The Warriors of old returned this year, was anyone really surprised? Players heads not right is something a good club handles.

@bayimports said in NRL 2024:

Rumours that 4 NRL clubs chasing Moses Leo, I just hope the Warriors are one of them

aaaaand

he's off to the Storm

We have signed a Cronulla NSW-Cup hooker

@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:

@bayimports said in NRL 2024:

Rumours that 4 NRL clubs chasing Moses Leo, I just hope the Warriors are one of them

aaaaand

he's off to the Storm

We have signed a Cronulla NSW-Cup hooker

seriously how do our "pathways" not pick this up, serious potential talent, look at the beast Will Warbrick has become

Dont know much about the hooker, what we do know is that Egan is always injured and Lussick while he does his job, is hardly threatening

Roache is always hurt as well

It says that Leo is signed from 2026 so will continue to play rugby (sevens) next year.

Leo doesn't have the best ball security. Given how structured the possession is in League that seems like a big issue

Fun game because both teams sucked

Sharks should have won by 40 but blew so many opportunities. Cowboys were awful. Drinkwater with an all-time stinker. Just think the cows chose him over hammer

Cronulla are going to he destroyed by Penrith next week. The NRL is broken

Also Todd Payton is a complete fraud who should lose his job

Two Manly players knocked out in the first 20 seconds of the game. Both won’t return me thinks.

And so the Top 4 play the prelims.

The Roosters showed more than i expected against an admittedly very average Manly side, and just maybe they can finally win against melbourne and break the expected GF.
Cronulla would have to go up several levels to beat play-offs Panthers.

To be fair on Manly, those early head knocks do impact the team, but still, was almost like last week was their final.

If Penrith allow the Sharks to get off to their regular fast start it will be interesting, else likely business as usual.

Who would have thought a possible Sydney team winning AFL and Melbourne team winning NRL in the same year. Both a good shot.

Expected NRL final still looking likely

Kevvie gooooorn!

Not a Broncos fan by any stretch of the imagination (despite them being my team until the Warriors came in to being)

but

i hope for their sake this doesn't Bradbury T-Baz in to the coaching seat.

@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:

Not a Broncos fan by any stretch of the imagination (despite them being my team until the Warriors came in to being)

but

i hope for their sake this doesn't Bradbury T-Baz in to the coaching seat.

Sorry, who? (I think I may know but don't want to appear a bigger ignoramus than I already do ... )

Trent Barrett, who has coached (and been sacked by) Manly, the Bulldogs and the Eels

for a combined record of 38-83

lol

@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:

Not a Broncos fan by any stretch of the imagination (despite them being my team until the Warriors came in to being)

but

i hope for their sake this doesn't Bradbury T-Baz in to the coaching seat.

just choked on my coffee, surely T Baz couldn't fluke that one

well, he's a signed assistant coach with "head coaching experience"

i mean, i like to think not, but...

wow, still could be an Arthur or a Maguire I suppose. Top job will be interesting though, Broncos would be a sought after role

Not many options out there in fairness, unless you take a punt on a rookie.

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:

Not many options out there in fairness, unless you take a punt on a rookie.

I reckon the average punter could achieve Trent's numbers.

@antipodean said in NRL 2024:

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:

Not many options out there in fairness, unless you take a punt on a rookie.

I reckon the average punter could achieve Trent's numbers.

i was going to make a joke about Benji and the Tigers until i realised that TBaz won 40% of his games at Manly with DCE, prime Turbos, young AFB and Walker, prime Marty Taupau.

Yeah, they could have coached themselves to 10 wins

gee the Broncos really resent the Lions being in the GF tomorrow

First they sack their coach, and now Mam and Walsh are in trouble in Bali

Living in South East Queensland, you can see this will only further the popularity of the Dolphins and Titans. Brisbane is fasting becoming Phins territory.

@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:

Trent Barrett

Thanks thought it was, but wasn't sure.

interesting hearing from Broncos insiders, Madge is preferred target with Ennis and Teo as assistants. Not a group I would have necessarily associated together

@bayimports said in NRL 2024:

interesting hearing from Broncos insiders, Madge is preferred target with Ennis and Teo as assistants. Not a group I would have necessarily associated together

Teo did play under Maguire when Souths went all the way in 2014, and Ennis is always around teams in some capacity.

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:

@bayimports said in NRL 2024:

interesting hearing from Broncos insiders, Madge is preferred target with Ennis and Teo as assistants. Not a group I would have necessarily associated together

Teo did play under Maguire when Souths went all the way in 2014, and Ennis is always around teams in some capacity.

That makes sense, forgot about the Souths link

Melbourne's recruitment strategy pays off bigly as Grant, Munster, Hughes and Papi all have massive games as they score 48 points in a preliminary final to book a date in the GF.

Score doesn't tell the story of the Roosters giving them and almighty fright to be within 6 early in the 2nd half.

Pretty fucking fun game of footy. Melbourne in this form will be hard for even Penrith to handle.

NAS will be hoping for GF leniency or he's watching the game with the rest of us

@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:

NAS will be hoping for GF leniency or he's watching the game with the rest of us

Don't Origin rules apply to GF?

I think he plays, think if it wasn’t NAS it doesn’t even get 10 in the bin, so many of those shoulder contacts slipping up not even given this year

@bayimports said in NRL 2024:

I think he plays, think if it wasn’t NAS it doesn’t even get 10 in the bin, so many of those shoulder contacts slipping up not even given this year

I think it's 50/50, it's a chance for the Aussies to rub him out for the Pacific Cup.