NRL 2017
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@antipodean said in NRL 2017:
I'm backing the Cowboys (I always elect for the underdog when my team isn't playing) but can't see the Storm losing. The funny part is for all their success, no one in Melbourne will care.
Given the ticket situation, it's apparent no one in Sydney does either.
Thats actually not true , they get bigger crowds and have more members than most of the sydney clubs ,
and get good Tv audiences in melbourne , alot of afl fans have adopted them as their second team much like a lot of union fans in Nz have done with the warriors,
but people like to believe thats the way it is
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Cowboys poor kicking game is putting them on the back foot.
As I type that they get a break with a Storm knock on.
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Cowboys fans will be spewing at that.
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Vunivalu touched the ball but Addo-Carr still scores (edit: watched the bunker footage - no he didn't but the ref blocked Te Maire Martin)
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Melbourne already out to a 12-0 lead. This is over red rover.
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First league I've watched in ages, since I gave up on the Warriors early-mid season.
What a boring game, but would I be correct in suspecting that it's GF is a fair reflection of league in general at the moment?Hit up x5, kick. Rinse & repeat. Don't make any mistakes, just wait for the opposition to make one.
Where is the flair, the offloads, the ball moving through more than 2 sets of hands?
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Game set and match before the break.
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That was another poor defensive read from the Cowboys 3.
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Has there been a rule change on the play of the ball? Players regularly just rolling it between their legs without touching the ball with their foot.
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Storm too dominant this season - crushing the Cowboys in the home straight.
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Cant remember a season for a while where one team looked so dominant ,
I think with Smith , cronk and Slater well into their 30s now, there was a feeling at the club its now or never , they threw everything at it this year
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Pretty boring game once Melb got out to a lead. One way traffic and while there were some good tries it didn't feel like Melb were any chance to lose. That's not their fault though, they were a class above all year.
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The Broncos must wonder about what might have been with all those Qlders who've starred for league desert Melbourne. Pretty insane actually.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in NRL 2017:
The Broncos must wonder about what might have been with all those Qlders who've starred for league desert Melbourne. Pretty insane actually.
The funny part of that , Smith trialed with them as a teenager , they said he was too small ,
Melbourne then picked him up,
But dont mention it in in front of Bennett , he gets pissed off
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@kiwiinmelb said in NRL 2017:
@rancid-schnitzel said in NRL 2017:
The Broncos must wonder about what might have been with all those Qlders who've starred for league desert Melbourne. Pretty insane actually.
The funny part of that , Smith trialed with them as a teenager , they said he was too small ,
Melbourne then picked him up,
But dont mention it in in front of Bennett , he gets pissed off
Smith may never have turned out to be the player he was without Bellamy’s coaching and the non-spotlight that being in Melbourne allows.
Cronk and Slater on the other hand seem to like the limelight a bit more and probably would’ve done the business no matter what team they were on.
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NRL is done and dusted so onwards to the Rugby League World Cup at the end of the month! Aussies name their squad tomorrow and Kiwis should name their squad later this week. Bit worried the Kiwis selectors will make some bad picks but the 24 players I would pick would be:
Backs: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, David Fusitua, Jordan Rapana, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Peta Hiku, Dean Whare, Gerard Beale, Brad Takarangi, Shaun Johnson, Te Maire Martin, Kodi Nikorima, Thomas Leuluai
Forwards: Jason Taumalolo, Simon Mannering, Elijah Taylor, Adam Blair (c), Danny Levi, Russell Packer, Martin Taupau, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Tohu Harris, Manu Ma'u, James Fisher-Harris, Joseph TapineMy match-day 17 would be:
1.Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Dean Whare 4. Peta Hiku 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Te Maire Martin 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Russell Packer 9. Thomas Leuluai 10. Adam Blair (c) 11. Simon Mannering 12. Elijah Taylor 13. Jason Taumalolo Bench: 14. Kodi Nikorima 15. Martin Taupau 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Tohu Harris -
Side note to all this: on Saturday we went into Darling Harbour for Comic Con.
My kids wanted to cosplay, ok? And anyway, fuck you guys because, as Little Miss Aussie was dressed as Wonder Woman, ALL the hot chicks in their 20s dressed as WW wanted photos with her. So the viewing was good (my personal favourite was Miss Aquaman, anyway).
Anyhoo, we went out of the convention centre to get some lunch (as did many others), and there were a notable number of people in Cowboys or QLD Orrrrrjn jerseys.
They must have thought Sydney was entirely populated by weirdos
