NRL 2023 + Internationals
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We have plenty of money under our cap due to the Lodge debacle.
The good news is that CNK has also performed well at centre for the Raiders where we currently have under performers/ not yet developed players. Would CNK be annoyed having to move? Curiously RTS could possibly be better playing there now as well. Either way this is our weak point.
Does SJ retire this year? Does TMM play 6 or 7?. I believe our first trial game TMM and Metcalf were the halves but then Metcalf got injured. Luke Metcalf hasn't played yet (currently doing the Turbo/Latrell/Papy gone to US for faster recovery) but I do think he will be our long term 6.
Be interesting to see how it all fits, given CNK encumbent he will probably get first go at fullback but who knows. Either way if either play in our centers I think we improve
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Absolutely cracking fucking game.
Bunnies last try was sensational
Latrell and walker.might be massive flogs, but shit they can play.
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If you didn't tune in yesterday, Sunday was meme day in teh NRL
First of all the Titans look a million dollars for 28 minutes as they get themselves to 26-0 playing brilliant footy. They then completely collapse to give up the next 28 points and lose to the Dolphins. Despite poor old Robert Jennings with the greatest blown certain try you will ever watch.
Then the Tigers, the poor old Tigers, face a Manly side that plays absolute dogshit. Manly's superstar fullback looks barely fit for 65 minutes and then goes off. DCE makes uncharacteristic error after uncharacteristic error. The Tigers hit the front late. And still lose.
Elsewhere the Cowboys get the most needed of wins
The Broncos play a damn near perfect half to beat ParraWe're on tomorrow trying to reverse the ANZAC day tradition of getting ritualistically slaughtered in Melbourne
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oh, and the high tackle frenzy in rugby has met its match in the "hip drop" frenzy of the NRL. Sin bins, reports and suspensions galore for tackles that aren't even hip drops, they are just guys landing on legs making tackles.
Administrators of the two rugby codes are so fucking scared of their game being sued out of existence that they are making decisions around the adjudication of high speed collision sports like they are played in super slow motion.
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@mariner4life I picked the Tigers as potential winners here, just looked like they have forgotten how to win and perhaps should have won that. As for the Dolphins, fun game unless your name is Robert Jennings obviously bet against his team
Hoping not for the slaughter, but has become a bit of a tradition of late, hoping we are not more than 10 down by half time
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@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
As for the Dolphins, fun game unless your name is Robert Jennings obviously bet against his team
it was incredibly entertaining. Unless you are a Titans supporter.
Titans sort of reminded me of the Warriors, especially the Price/Wiki days, where there was a night and day difference when those two were on the field, compared to when they went off. As soon as Tino and Liu went off, the Titans middle collapsed. And then, in true Warriors-esque fashion, once shit started to go wrong, they had zero idea how to reverse it.
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@mariner4life with no clear definition of what a hip drop is, no one is even sure how to fight it or prevent it. Just landing on someone's legs should not be a hip drop but I tend to agree that the NRL is just keeping it murky so they can charge depending on injury. I don't think Haas or Nuikore falls into what they were trying to prevent, but the vaguery of the rule means everyone is screwed
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@mariner4life Turbo has some problems aye. He got chased down by a prop at one stage. Sad to see a wonderful athlete like him let down by his body.
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bit of chat around an incident in teh tunnel about an hour after the Tigers v Manly game last night
All round good guy Josh Aloiai apparently wanted to fight Brandon Wakeham, because, if the story is believed, Brandon told the ref that what started the earlier on-field scuffle was Manly player Samuela Fainu spat in his face. That constitutes "talking shit" and therefore deserved of a punch on later.
Real fucking good christian lad that Aloiai, with a real solid moral base. Played like an absolute fluffybunny all day as well just to make him look like more of a tool
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@mariner4life yeah saw that, surprised he didn't start the fight because he was scared of the sun coming through the rain at Campbelltown because he saw a rainbow
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@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
Robert Jennings obviously bet against his team
It must have been some sort of spot betting - there was clearly a time period where the Dolphins couldn't score and he successfully marshalled them through that while still picking up two tries.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
Robert Jennings obviously bet against his team
It must have been some sort of spot betting - there was clearly a time period where the Dolphins couldn't score and he successfully marshalled them through that while still picking up two tries.
one of the few times I enjoyed Corey Parker's commentary suggesting Jennings should be charged with a grade 3 voluntary tackle
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another cracking NRL match to the point that I wish rugby was this evenly matched down under, well done St George for putting up a great fight..Manu at 6 just helps straighten the Roosters attack.
Warriors next up, something like lost 13 on the trot and haven't won in Melbourne since 2014.. and conceded over 90 points in last two ANZAC events
Hopefully 2023 Warriors show up and prove us sceptical fans wrong
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The Aussies' treatment of the ANZAC game right now is excellent. I'm emotional, it feels like a big test match. Hopefully we don't get popped by too much in the game....
You mean Thunderstruck blasting over the loud speaker.
Edit: That was an abortion of an anthem (in Maori) though.
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The Aussies' treatment of the ANZAC game right now is excellent. I'm emotional, it feels like a big test match. Hopefully we don't get popped by too much in the game....
You mean Thunderstruck blasting over the loud speaker.
That's a different emotion 😉
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The Aussies' treatment of the ANZAC game right now is excellent. I'm emotional, it feels like a big test match. Hopefully we don't get popped by too much in the game....
You mean Thunderstruck blasting over the loud speaker.
Edit: That was an abortion of an anthem (in Maori) though.
She tried her best. The anthems without the crowd singing was tingling
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