Wow, big upset this morning!
Wow, big upset this morning!
I ate a tuna sandwich on my first day!
Good win today for JH's Titans over Brisbane
The aussies are murder for over hyping young players. Clubs pay out huge contracts for lads who turn out not to be worth it. Fifita looked handy today but its one game, against last years wooden spooners. When Gold Coast come up against Roosters or Melbourne ive got a feeling Fifita will disappear like Jo Swansons credibility.
screaming in the family corner, scaring the kiddies
Some good games this weekend, even in the wet.
Really big games to look forward to for next week- Panthers Vs Storm on Thursday & Souths Vs Roosters on Friday. Both on Sky.
Regards,
STEVO
Jarryd Hayne convicted of sexual assault; judge says prison sentence is 'inevitable'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56480224
Wasn't the poster masquerading as Stevo advocating we sign Hayne as a replacement for Barba? Frying pan... fire
Thats some finish to the Penrith v Melbourne game.
What a great game. Recoded it and just finished watching it. Those two will be right up there again this year I think. Kikau was fortunate to just get back across in the nick of time to join the tackle and get his arm under the ball. If he hadnt spent 10 seconds lying on the floor play acting he would have been able to join the tackle and Melbourne wouldn't have got over the line.
Nice to see Ashley Klein is still making a name for himself! Surely that came of the Penrith player and should've been offside? Craig Bellamy was restrained as ever
In theory the non call gave them the chance to win the game, which they should have done with players out left and Penrith scrambling across. The kick would have been a tough one just to level it so I suppose it worked for them at the time and when they threw it out left they'd have thanking Klein for not giving the pen 30 seconds earlier.
But it was a fantastic game for so early in the season, and much like for Parra the week before I think it was a bigger game for Penrith to try to lay down a marker and beat Melbourne at home early. Melbourne will be fine, will finish Top 4 and nobody will want to play them in the Finals.
I was listening to Gus Gould talking about how there are two leagues in the NRL now, and he said that the games between the bottom sides (St George, Wests, NQ, Canterbury etc) are fun to watch but they aren't NRL games in terms of top quality. A divide has opened up between Penrith, Melbourne, Souths, Roosters, Canberra and Parra and the sides in the bottom 6, and it's interesting that in a cash-rich league like the NRL there are now sides that know before a ball is kicked that they have no chance of making the 8. Personally I don't see the problem, and I hope the Aussies don't either. Over here we'd be changing the structure and the system to give the poorer sides artificial chances to close the gap, but I hope that those NRL clubs are simply told to recruit better, pick better coaches and improve themselves, because their failures are self-inflicted really.
If some games every weekend aren't great quality it doesn't matter, because Penrith v Melbourne was top top quality and that is what sells the game. We should take note, some clubs just do their business better and should reap the rewards.
Are we allowed to comment on today's games yet?
Quite enjoyed the second one.
The whole point of this thread is that people know where to avoid such chat mate. Nothing should be off limits in here because everyone should know if they want to avoid NRL spoilers they should just avoid this thread until they're caught up. That way, everyone can hopefully come on here and know NRL chat isn't in other threads because it should all be in here. So, go for it.
I love seeing the Roosters getting beat. Absolutely love it.
Bulldogs looking even more of a laughing stock than they were last season. Back to back nillings with the latest against the inept Broncos.
Shows how things can be seen differently. I thought Klein was wrong as well, but not for the same reason. To me the ball came forward off the Melbourne players hand onto the Penrith hand, then went forward to the Penrith player who was offside. Should have been a restart by Penrith. However, I accept my view may have been wrong as well.
Loyal and true, not a glory hunter.