NRL 2024
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:
@ACT-Crusader Billy Slater said it best on teh short i saw somewhere. they lack the top end spine talent to win, but their defense needs to be respected.
i think everyone is looking for a story that isn't Melbourne and Penrith again
Billy has most of it in a nutshell, but there is also an element where at this end of the season their recruiting of players who can play multiple roles becomes valuable.
Lack of genuine half hasn't really hampered them, but against the tops teams where defence is also strong, they are unlikely move forward without it.
Critta has to be one of the most complete players at the moment though, Canterbury did well to steal him
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yeah he and Gordon went straight in to Cup grade and scored early
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@antipodean said in NRL 2024:
I think I could have scored Marky Mark's try, those defenders made Aaron Mauger look like a good tackler.
Comically inept. Almost disinterested. Of course a former Test winger is going to look good against that rabble.
Was so bad that it wouldn't surprise me if all those "defenders" got done in a betting scandal. Surely the standard of NSW Cup isn't that bad?
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Erin Clarke coming back to the Warriors from 25
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@bayimports said in NRL 2024:
Erin Clarke coming back to the Warriors from 25
Is he good?
Ez isn’t anything flashy, just gets through his work particularly on defence. Has been a mainstay on the Titans lineup the last few years.. I’ll be interested where we play him as he’s played mainly at lock for the Titans.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:
If Canberra were cared about, or coached by anyone else, then the drums would be beating. They got flogged, again (that's a combined 28-88 in the last 2 weeks alone), sit 12 on the ladder, and have the same for-and-against as the Bunnies, who the media already managed to get their coach fired.
Even without his fluffer in chief Paul Kent defending him, the chat around his current contract is almost non-existent. The Raiders lost a GF 5 years ago, and that seems to be the defense used. Jason Demetriou lost one 3 years ago and is gone. Brad Arthur lost one 2 years ago and he is already gone as well. You can't unpeel sticky though.
I agree with most of this post, but Demetriou didn't take Souths to the GF, Bennett did. Demetriou took over in 2022, where they made the last 4, before being knocked over by Penrith (of course).
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@canefan Almost a like for like replacement for Jazz Tevaga, but slightly better than him.
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@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:
@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:
If Canberra were cared about, or coached by anyone else, then the drums would be beating. They got flogged, again (that's a combined 28-88 in the last 2 weeks alone), sit 12 on the ladder, and have the same for-and-against as the Bunnies, who the media already managed to get their coach fired.
Even without his fluffer in chief Paul Kent defending him, the chat around his current contract is almost non-existent. The Raiders lost a GF 5 years ago, and that seems to be the defense used. Jason Demetriou lost one 3 years ago and is gone. Brad Arthur lost one 2 years ago and he is already gone as well. You can't unpeel sticky though.
I agree with most of this post, but Demetriou didn't take Souths to the GF, Bennett did. Demetriou took over in 2022, where they made the last 4, before being knocked over by Penrith (of course).
Yeah but he won the national club GF with the Pride which is arguably a bigger achievement
(Duly noted).
Sticky is taking Canberra nowhere
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@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:
@canefan Almost a like for like replacement for Jazz Tevaga, but slightly better than him.
this is exactly how I was going to describe him, does have a handling error or two in his game (also like Jazz), but better prop and lock as well.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2024:
@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:
@canefan Almost a like for like replacement for Jazz Tevaga, but slightly better than him.
this is exactly how I was going to describe him, does have a handling error or two in his game (also like Jazz), but better prop and lock as well.
Me too, although I haven't seen him as much as Jazz to judge him as better.
It does signal than Webster aint moving from his little man bench style though.
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@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:
@canefan Almost a like for like replacement for Jazz Tevaga, but slightly better than him.
Fuuuuccckkkk
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Someone check Jason Saab's Sportsbet account
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Luke Brooks just cannot win at Leichhardt.
Tommy Turbo is insanely good at footy.
Manly continues to look like premiers and spoon favourites inside every game.
Good win Tigers
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Tigers playing for their coach and setting up the spoon bowl nicely with Parra last round
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Have to say Tigers fans, that the spine next year assuming Galvin stays will be top drawer, just need to build a team around it. A lot to get "prematurely" excited about
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@bayimports said in NRL 2024:
Have to say Tigers fans, that the spine next year assuming Galvin stays will be top drawer, just need to build a team around it. A lot to get "prematurely" excited about
Agree but will they get a platform with largely mediocre forwards.
