NRL 2019

[kiwiinmelb]

Probably should be losing by more ,

But still in it , possession is key , if we get plenty of the ball you never know

[Donsteppa]

Same old Warriors...

[Dice]

Shaun Johnson was one of Australia's best players.

[kiwiinmelb]

@Dice said in NRL 2019:

Shaun Johnson was one of Australia's best players.

Bit of a random comment , but maybe a shame they can’t start his career again and train him up to be a fullback , less decision making on last tackle plays and more running the ball in space .

[raznomore]

I'm happy I forgot it was on

[raznomore]

@kiwiinmelb just imagine if he had Cronk's brain or Thurston's instincts. So many physical gifts but not the computer to go with it.

[bayimports]

struggling to listen to Kearns and have switched to watch Tonga (invitational) v GB until kick off. Tonga taking it too them so far, still a long way to go though

Big hits as expected and hopefully see that in NZ v England rugby semi (just lower tackling technique)..

[African Monkey]

A shame that this game has started at this time. It's been a great test so far.

[ACT Crusader]

Tonga Invi’s win.

[Bovidae]

SJ gone and Foran in for the GB game.

[Nepia]

@Bovidae said in NRL 2019:

SJ gone and Foran in for the GB game.

Why not keep him as the interchange player?

The pack already looks better with the addition of Tapine for Blair.

[raznomore]

That would make too much sense

[mariner4life]

Ben Matulino forced in to medical retirement.

Follows Sam Burgess down the same path

I assume these becoming prevalent is a way for players to access insurance payouts, and clubs to avoid cap hastles

[Paekakboyz]

oh wow, that really sucks. I wonder how big an impact that's had on his form in recent years. He's been a shadow of himself for a while now and you kind of put it all down to form (or lack of) rather than wear and tear they are trying to manage.

[bayimports]

@mariner4life said in NRL 2019:

Ben Matulino forced in to medical retirement.

Follows Sam Burgess down the same path

I assume these becoming prevalent is a way for players to access insurance payouts, and clubs to avoid cap hastles

Add Matt Gillette to that list too

[Nepia]

Triple header crowd looks worse than a Blues crowd ... imagine how much worse it would be if the ABs made the final.

[kiwiinmelb]

Awesome try

[Siam]

Some good niggle in this

[kiwiinmelb]

@Siam said in NRL 2019:

Some good niggle in this

Yeah it’s fun watching

[Nepia]

12-8 win to the Kiwis who managed to be slightly less boring in the boring off.