NRL 2017
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2017:
Newcastle get their first win in a year! Have to say i cheered. Love a battler done good
Very smart 5th tackle option with about 3 minutes to go by the Knights. They tried to push over in the corner so when the Tits got the ball they were in the right corner on the two metre line and could really only pass/run left.
Like I said last week, this Knights squad is actually not too shabby.
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@Sneakdefreak they look well coached; they've got high energy; and they seem united. They could jag 10 wins this year
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Hmm, maybe the Sharks won't be so terrible this year - just smashed the Raiders in Canberra 42-16.
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usually takes a while , sometimes half a season before you get a true indication of who the contenders are ,
Every season you get teams who come out of the blocks hard but cant sustain it and teams that start slow and build later
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@kiwiinmelb said in NRL 2017:
usually takes a while , sometimes half a season before you get a true indication of who the contenders are ,
Every season you get teams who come out of the blocks hard but cant sustain it and teams that start slow and build later
Then you have the Warriors, start shit, carry on shit. Mid - late season recovery. Then fall into a heap
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@Sneakdefreak I'm sure it was the refs fault
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Penrith got smashed last week so smashes Wests 36-2 this week. Bad game by the Tigers who were actually playing well until the last minutes of the first half.
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@Sneakdefreak Just shocked about Simona's confession.
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1 and 1 looks alright now
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@antipodean Gonna blow up the NRL and things like Mad Monday. Serious culture change needed at the NSW clubs.
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@Sneakdefreak the only thing that surprises me is that people are surprised. Okay, the charity jersey thing is new, and really shitty.
But rampant cocain use? Pouring money through pokies? betting on NRL through side accounts? None of this shit is new, and you only hear about the guys that get caught.
Any rugby league cheerleader that tries the "isolated incident of a troubled young man" should be slapped on TV. This is a wide problem across professional sport. These young guys are rich and bored, you need to give them something to do.
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@mariner4life Steve Price talked about his gambling problems when at the Bulldogs. Said he all the young guys had a ton of money and little else to do with their lives, so they just hung around the clubrooms putting coins in the pokies. If it can happen to him, it can happen to most of the players in the NRL and NSW/Queensland Cup.
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Early days but the Eels have looked good and will surely be settling for nothing less than a top 4 finish. Possibly the most potent backs in the comp (Radradra, Jennings, Hoffman, French). Well balanced pack which has grit, graft (Mannah, Beau Scott) and some serious firepower (Matagi, Moeroa, Mau'u, F.Pritchard). The key to this will be the halves combo. Corey Norman all the skills in the world....just needs to find the consistency and stay our of trouble! Clint Gutherson looks like he might be the buy of the season a la Maloney for the Sharks!
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@Nogusta yea, amazing how the Eels have recovered so quickly from their problems. Bet they learned a lesson...
I fucking hate the Roosters, but they are looking very impressive. Once they learn to play for longer, they are going to be hard to stop.
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Team named to take on the Bulldogs in Dunedin.
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 KEN MAUMALO
3 DAVID FUSITU’A
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 MANU VATUVEI
6 MAFOA’AEATA HINGANO
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 ALBERT VETE
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 JACOB LILLYMAN
11 BODENE THOMPSON
12 RYAN HOFFMAN
13 SIMON MANNERING
Interchange:
14 ERIN CLARK
15 SAM LISONE
16 CHARLIE GUBB
17 BUNTY AFOA
18 BLAKE AYSHFORD
20 JAMES GAVET
21 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
22 MASON LINO
Kearney has already said that the bench will be Lolohea, Lisone, Gubb and Afoa.
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RTS is out of the game with concussion. Tui Lolohea will start at fullback and Ryan Hoffman will captain the side.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2017:
@Nogusta yea, amazing how the Eels have recovered so quickly from their problems. Bet they learned a lesson...
I fucking hate the Roosters, but they are looking very impressive. Once they learn to play for longer, they are going to be hard to stop.
I reckon Panthers may just do enough to beat them this weekend. Could be an early preview for the GF
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@JK not sure what to make of the Panthers. Hammered by a shit team in round one, then hammered a half decent team in Round 2. Maybe the expectation got to them for the first game?
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2017:
@JK not sure what to make of the Panthers. Hammered by a shit team in round one, then hammered a half decent team in Round 2. Maybe the expectation got to them for the first game?
Didnt read too much in to game 1 myself. Bet on Dragons to win it for a number of reasons. I thought Panthers were over rated (in betting market anyway) plus halves pairing still not over experienced. Still, their first up performance was more disappointing than I expected.
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Going to the Broncos V Storm tonight ,
Usually these clashes are pretty intense with the coaches who dont get on , but , had no rain here for weeks , and its raining today
Slaters first game for some time , his inclusion could be massive if he is anywhere near his best and stays fit , considering they made the GF last year without him
