The NRL Season of 2016
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<p>I'm still jet-lagged as fuck, I don't need this fucking overtime we-can't-kick-droppies shit right now.</p>
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<p>Some thoughts:</p>
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<p>- I apologise to the Kata family. I was wrong. After ranking him below Laumape (gone), below Hurrell (fat and gone), even below Wright at one point, he has become the complete player that I thought Hurrell would become. Great attack (bowling Wallace out of the way), great defence by stripping the ball from an Origin player (greatest players of all ya know), he has worked on his errors and become a complete player. Good work.</p>
<p>- Warriors need to stop kicking drop goals and focus on the "let's pretend to have Shaun Johnson kick a drop goal but really just run the ball at the line" move. Seems to work better since Shaun Johnson can't kick drop goals.</p>
<p>- However the Warriors should have won on a penalty kick after two Penrith players were offside when Luke was attempting to pass the ball to SJ. The refs let the Panthers get away with so much in this game. Dodgy as fuck.</p>
<p>- But the Warriors need to put the foot on the throat once their nose is in front. Not doing that right now.</p>
<p>- Nathan Cleary looks just like his old man. Can't kick like him though. Will still be a stalwart at Penrith for the next decade.</p>
<p>- Lolohea had a so-so game in the rain. Fusitua is probably the safer hands but Tui needs to be out there. Maumalo or Vatuvei needs to make way for him.</p>
<p>- Lisone is becoming a smart, aggressive prop. Reminds me of Sam Rapira but with a bit more mongrel.</p>
<p>- Forgot that Jamie Soward had left Penrith for Superleague. Cartwright isn't a bad option at stand-off but he can't kick (unless it's to Kata).</p>
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<span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Am I right in thinking this is heritage round?</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If so why did the Warriors wear a black and fucking pink shirt?</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And why are the Cowboys wearing purple and pink? </span></blockquote>
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<p>I think it's Retro Round which is a gimmick by Fox Sports Australia so the Warriors aren't involved. The pink jerseys are for breast cancer awareness (plus the round played on Mother's Day week).</p> -
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I think it's Retro Round which is a gimmick by Fox Sports Australia so the Warriors aren't involved. The pink jerseys are for breast cancer awareness (plus the round played on Mother's Day week).</p></blockquote>Retro round, gotcha. I was close.<br>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Fuck Farah is a tool. Did you see his interview after his NSWC game? Tries to make out he's keeping his mouth shut, but the whole thing was a crack at the coach. And a whinge that they are looking for an excuse to sack him. Just fuck off to another club. He was given the option of looking for another club, but no one could pay him what he wanted, so he stayed. </span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Taylor thinks this is the best way for the club to play, to put more responsibility on the halves and Tedesco, and to keep the playing group to the structure he wants. So he drops a player, and it all breaks out. Fuck i am glad they won yesterday, i will be backing them in every game this year now. I'm no Jason Taylor fan, but coach's get so much pressure applied, they should be allowed to coach their own way.</p>
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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Tigers won again today - against the Eels. Media is now declaring that it is time for Farah to fuck off and let the next generation run things.</p>
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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Eels have officially released Kieran Foran from his contract. What a mess that turned out to be. </p> -
<p>Really hope Foran comes right. Maybe a stint with the Warriors out of the Oz environment might help? </p>
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I agree with the sentiments re Kata though he still needs to learn when to pass the ball. No point in having Manu outside him if he's not gonna pass him the ball when he's close to the line. Other than that though, he is turning out great this season. If he can take the occasional brain explosion out of his game (such as in the Tonga/Samoa game) he could be one of the greats. <br><br>
I wouldn't mind seeing Many switch to second row. He's taking a lot of hit ups down the centre of the field anyway, and there is no reason why he can't rove out wide to jump for kicks towards the end of the set. It seems like when RTS comes back next year Manu might find himself out of a spot, given the progress Fusitua and Maumalo are making this year. -
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<p>1.RTS 2.Fusitua 3.Ayshford 4.Kata 5.Maumalo 6.Lolohea 7.Johnson</p>
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<p>Think Manu will move on to Superleague in the off-season.</p>
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<p>Canberra is arse-raping the Bunnies right now. 52-4. Souths have really fallen apart.</p> -
<p>Michael Maguire will surely lose his job in teh off season, Souths have fallen in a heap, and that was before getting that hammering. Paul MacGregor might be joining him on the job-seekers list. </p>
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The bunker is a joke. Football is not played in super slow motion.
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<p>Why am I not surprised that Konnie now looks like a pretty decent first grader?</p>
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<p>Obviously the Titans have told the folks at Yatala pies not to serve him</p> -
And again golden point influenced by the defenders allowed to be a mile offside if there is a field goal shot on
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<p>The bunker is a joke. Football is not played in super slow motion.</p>
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<p>The problem isn't the bunker, it's the incompetent prats that they put in there</p> -
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<p>Why am I not surprised that Konnie now looks like a pretty decent first grader?</p>
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<p>Because the offseason at Big Ben's pies is now six months ago? :)</p> -
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<p>The problem isn't the bunker, it's the incompetent prats that they put in there</p>
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<p>the process is infuriating! </p>
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<p>"If i completely stop the video here you can see that momentum has stopped. If i then restart the video he appears to start moving again, so he obviously made a 2nd effort, that's a double movement, I have an incorrect decision and going to the board"</p>
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<p>Rugby league is an unbelievably simple game made incredibly complicated by fluffybunnies not good enough to be on-field refs, and on-field refs too scared to make a call. "i have a try, just want you to check something innocuous 55m back just in case i might have missed. Please review in super slow-mo to remove as much context as possible". </p> -
<p>For all that, good game last night, plenty physical, heaps of niggle, and close. The Titans were out on their feet for the last 20, but just managed to hang on. Probably should have won it, i think they were a bit dudded by a couple of those penalties, especially when identical offences by the Sharks were ignored.</p>
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<p>Chris McQueen didn't stop for the whole game, nor did Greg Bird. </p>
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<p>There was so much niggle! Peter Sterling has since said some players just need to get one on the chin (ie Andrew Fifita) and the whole game would clean up. It's retro round, let them fight!!</p>
