NRL 2024
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@mariner4life surely there is a twist as I agree, what does announcing this now bring them?, especially when Barrett is the stand in
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On the QLD side, I'd have Max Plath there. A proper workhorse who compliments Kaufusi really well and allows others to focus on their main roles. I think he's a 20+ origin player.
Bennett to Parra? They have been talked about as a destination for him for a couple of months now. Could they get him from under Souths noses?
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Haha never mind, Bennett is confirmed to Souths.
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Just in case you need a laugh for today
https://www.reddit.com/r/nrl/comments/18wlgof/the_master_list_of_stupid_nrl_scandals/
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those brought back some funny memories
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The Gasnier text message is a joke i still use to this day
"Toey humans" and "FFS fire up!"
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So, with Arthur gone, and Bennett off the table, the Eels gig becomes a pretty big deal.
Re-tread a previously sacked coach (Holbrook?). take a punt on an up and coming assistant (Hannay? Morris?). Someone from England?
Read NRL social media and wait to see how many times Geoff Toovey's name gets brought up despite not coaching in the NRL for a decade, or coaching at all since a shit season at Bradford 8 years ago.
A name to watch is Jason Ryles, who was going to the Dragons but then said no in order to get the Melbourne gig. Except now Bellamy is having another year, so does he get sick of waiting?
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For me Ryles should be the target of available up and comers, but you're right he is next in line at the Storm and basically is he sick of waiting.
Holbrook, Green, Young all being mentioned
If Madge wins Origin straight after the 30-0 flogging of Australia at the end of last year, could possibly find an NRL recallbut who knows right now, missing Wayne was a pretty big fumble for them
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shall we have a bunker rant? lets have a bunker rant
I already had a go at the no-try call in the Titans game. Of course Annesley has come out and said it's "not a case where is is a definitively wrong decision" but lets look a little further aye Graham? You yourself say there was one frame from one angle that showed the ball may have been lost. If that went up as on-field decision try, are you trying to tell us that is the definitive proof that the call should be overturned? And that call came very, very late in the piece as well.
Every aspect of every play that leads to a try is being reviewed now in super slow-mo from all available angles (so, so many angles). I have no idea why crowds celebrate tries as they are put down now, so many are called back for slight errors that no one could pick up with the naked eye, or without slowing the game down and creating arguments in your head. It has gone too fucking far, and we aren't making the game better, we are actively making it worse.
Which brings me to the new stain on the game, diving. Or, in rugby league terms, staying down to get a penalty. It started with the crusher, but now, every time a player feels a touch to the head, or now contact with the lower legs, they stay down. Double blast of the whistle, replay, bunker watches on super slow-mo and makes often inane decisions, especially with regards to hip drops. I saw a guy on the weekend get penalised for a hip drop when he got bumped off the tackle! It's got to the point where it's illegal to tackle both high and low. And we are rewarding guys for staying down. NRL fans have definitely lost their moral high ground to have a go at soccer players.
Video reply technology in sports can fucking do one.
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I support the bunker in principle, I think we have been on the end of more howlers without it than with it. Are the current rules applied consistently.. no and I think this is the main problem.. With interpretation its not going to be perfect, but it does need to be better.
Even if it means they put an additional ref in the bunker to police the existing ref who is clearly on their own.
Im ok if the refs and the linesman both say no try and it goes up as such, but if they don't know they should not apply that rule, they should say "not sure", likewise if it is a tryDiving is a new problem, not sure how you get rid of this. Do you make the person who goes down, sit on the sideline for 10 minutes, if the complaint not upheld? Mind you the Warriors have been using this relatively successfully of late, but its not great watching your own team doing it.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2024:
I support the bunker in principle
i could be, but it's out of control, and would like to see it reeled right in. The Captains challenge is a farce now too
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:
@bayimports said in NRL 2024:
I support the bunker in principle
i could be, but it's out of control, and would like to see it reeled right in. The Captains challenge is a farce now too
yeah I'm finding this new twist annoying as well, but even then "better interpretation" should have prevented Turbo calls from happening.. that was terrible
a strip is always 50/50 to a degree,
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Just a comment on the two sacked coaches this year..seemingly unlike years gone past, two nice guys who probably not always given the best direction from their board and let down by some recruitment decisions, accountability is on them for sure, but in a bit of a twist this year both seemingly too nice with some of their players
Both likely to be picked up somewhere new and might do well with a different back office
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Anyone remember how long ago it was when a current Warriors player made a NSW Origin team on form? Think Barnett might go close from the rumours
Also on the Warriors, rumours a plenty AFB and CNK are going to be late outs due to injuries
..Phins up!
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@bayimports said in NRL 2024:
Anyone remember how long ago it was when a current Warriors player made a NSW Origin team on form? Think Barnett might go close from the rumours
Also on the Warriors, rumours a plenty AFB and CNK are going to be late outs due to injuries
..Phins up!
I stand corrected AFB out for being a fluffybunny (breach club standards)
looks like he wants out early
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@bayimports I think only Ryan Hoffman has ever made NSW whilst at the Wahs.
Wade McKinnon was probably the only other who got close but never made it.
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@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:
@bayimports I think only Ryan Hoffman has ever made NSW whilst at the Wahs.
Wade McKinnon was probably the only other who got close but never made it.
What about our 7, James someone? Or did he not make it until he turned to the dark side?
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@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:
@bayimports I think only Ryan Hoffman has ever made NSW whilst at the Wahs.
Wade McKinnon was probably the only other who got close but never made it.
What about our 7, James someone? Or did he not make it until he turned to the dark side?
Did James Maloney make while at the Warriors or after?
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No, James Maloney didn't.
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Mainly Queenslanders have made origin whilst at the Wahs.
Kevin Campion was the first, followed by PJ Marsh, then Steve Price, Jacob Lillyman, Brent Tate as well, and Micheal Luck was 18th man once.
Can't think of any others off the top of my head.
