The NRL Season of 2016
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<p>Did Foran have a gambling problem? If so then he may be under some extra scrutiny...</p>
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<p>Hope it doesn't turn out that like drug cheating announcement from a while back with the Sharks and some AFL teams - remember how that agency was talking about the darkest day ever in Aussie sport etc and while it was serious it wasn't the end of the world.</p>
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<p>The fact it's starting with the police rather than the NRL integrity unit makes me think this will have legs. </p>
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<p>Staggers me though. The vast majority of these guys (esp the ones that might influence a game) are on very good coin. The 50k bandied about is a lot of money, but the risks seem to outweigh the gain? Surely players know that with salary caps etc their income, and maybe even lifestyle, are being checked as part of those systems. Maybe 50k is enough to take the gamble but small enough to hide easily?</p>
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<p>Good to see the NRL sending a clear message - life bans if found guilty is not fucking about. Wonder if that might soften if it turned out to be an ORIGIN player!!</p> -
<p>Hmmm, I've just clicked there's no rugby on this weekend! So looks like I'm going to have to watch the Warriors. </p>
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<p>It could be ok, because ORIGIN is the time where they start winning a few games due to ORIGIN and that papers over the cracks for a while.</p>
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<p>Nope not at all. </p>
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<p>Gimme a cowboys vs broncos game and I'll watch it every week!</p>
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<p>QUEENSLANDER!!!!</p>
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<p>Pity they don't have Cowboys v Broncos every weekend, sometimes you get Newcastle v the Warriors.</p> -
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<p>Did Foran have a gambling problem? If so then he may be under some extra scrutiny...</p>
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<p>Foran is mentioned in this article, not good to be associating with these types.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/parramatta-eels/eddie-hayson-embroiled-in-nrl-matchfixing-investigation-20160602-gp9ruz.html'>http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/parramatta-eels/eddie-hayson-embroiled-in-nrl-matchfixing-investigation-20160602-gp9ruz.html</a></p> -
<p>well you'd have to think with Manly being involved in both games, the players involved will be from Manly?</p>
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<p>It would near impossible to fix a game to win (to get high odds from an 'upset') as opposed to fixing to lose, but even to fix a game to lose, needs to be at least 2 players, and you'd think in reasonably influential positions too.</p>
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<p>While the cops probably have some decent information to go public on it as they have, it sucks for the majority of players involved in the games that are innocent, but will no doubt have thier names bandied about, so surely waiting until they actually have it nailed, then go public?</p> -
<p>Veitch has said on his radio show that tomorrow newspaper in Sydney will release names of players involved in the NRL match fixing scandal. He claims that he has seen this list and he says that they are "icon" players in the NRL.</p>
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<p>Warriors Bandwagon...</p>
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What the fuck.<br><br>
No rugby this weekend, so was actually looking forward to this game - all the while knowing that watching the Warriors in their current form could cause the remote to spontaneously launch itself at the television screen.<br><br>
So I get home, switch on the sports news and whadda ya know - they've already friggin played, and actually won. Convincingly.<br><br>
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<p>While all the hype has been around the Broncos and the Cowboys , the Storm have just gone quietly about their business and now sit top of the ladder , </p>
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<p>Their young forward pack is looking the real deal , possibly the best in the business and the good news for Kearney it has 5 kiwis in it </p> -
<p>Warriors always dust up either Melbourne or Brisbane at home each season so this was expected following on from Origin. Until they can back it up (and the next two games the Warriors need to win - Newcastle and Roosters) they're still out of the playoffs.</p>
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<p>Coaching rumour mill is the Warriors are targeting Brad Arthur of Parramatta. </p> -
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Warriors always dust up either Melbourne or Brisbane at home each season so this was expected following on from Origin. Until they can back it up (and the next two games the Warriors need to win - Newcastle and Roosters) they're still out of the playoffs.<br><br>
Coaching rumour mill is the Warriors are targeting Brad Arthur of Parramatta.</p></blockquote>Is he going to want to be paid under the table? -
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<p>Broncos bounce back from Mt Smart smarting.</p> -
<p>Could it get any worse for Manly? They've now lost Steve Matai for the season.</p>
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<p>Warriors V Knights on now.</p>
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<p>Five things learnt from that shellacking by the Warriors:</p>
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<p>1. The Knights are shit.</p>
<p>2. Manu is out injured again but the Warriors have his replacement in the more skillful David Fusitua, who scored four tries today. Manu off to Leeds in 2017.</p>
<p>3. The Knights right-side defence is so shit that calling it shit would be an insult and deemed racist to actual shit.</p>
<p>4. When confident, Albert Vete, Sam Lisone and Charlie Gubb make a dangerous triple threat coming off the bench. They hit hard on defence and offence. When they're confident.</p>
<p>5. Isaac Luke is now in charge of directing the attack and that means Shaun Johnson can just be Shaun Johnson. SJ isn't a field general like Jonathan Thurston, but Luke is.</p>
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<p>Bonus thing learnt: Knights left-side defence is also shit. Not super-shit like the right but shit enough.</p>
