The World of Rugby Thread

[Lewis]

If Australia aren't coming to the World Cup he could get Serbia to the quarter-finals.

[Lewis]

In ten games this season he has fifteen tries, sixteen try assists, and is averaging 219 metres per game. He also won the Wally Lewis Medal, and could well win the Dally M in fifteen games. Best hot streak since Jarryd Hayne RAPED the competition in 2009.

lol they were the pre-game stats. Three more tries and try assists from today. It's not even fair.

[Baz]

How do you pronounce his surname?

[Lewis]

'Truh-boyer-vich' seems to be the Australianised version of it. Did you watch Saints vs Hull? Lewis Dodd looks like another player.

[Baz]

Sure did. Even Joel Thompson turned up.

Not gonna lie, it’s good to see Swift doing well; always rated him.

I was worried about next season cos the wheels could fall off with the big changes, but I’m looking forward to Welsby taking over from Coote.

[Lewis]

Welsby is a proper superstar. Two years at fullback and half the NRL will be after him.

[Queenslander]

We'll take him. Does he want to own a pub and down racehorses?

[Queenslander]

Sour wanker Rassie Erasmus will be called to face a misconduct hearing for his 1 long rant.

No backsies Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy they're your problem now.

[Queenslander]

The 3rd Bledisloe has been moved Perth.

Auckland get to host back to back tests.

RIP

[Queenslander]

A Kiwi ref at Eden Park against the All Blacks is a bit much fellas.

[Ian]

Pollard misses some amount of kicks that shouldn't be that hard at this level.

[Lewis]

We're winning this.

[Ian]

I enjoyed the ref there with Alun Wyn Jones. "It's it a debate, you asked me a question and I have you an answer."

[Lewis]

Where have they dug that fossil up from to don us again?

[Ian]

Bah.

[Queenslander]

NSWRL has cancelled all grades for the rest of the year. I wonder how many blokes will pop up in the QRL in 2021?

[Queenslander]

Will Chambers sledging Matt Lodge about his New York past is very very funny.

[Baz]

Welsby again.

https://emojipedia-us.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/thumbs/240/apple/285/goat_1f410.png

[Lewis]

That was both a shit and a great game. The camera cutting away from that Castleford fan crotch chopping the Saints fans at the end as well. :lol:

[Baz]

Greg Eden's a sexy bastard with tremendous hair.

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/AOZGAjy.png

TTH Meet if Catalans play Saints in the final.

[Queenslander]

Hakamania

https://fb.watch/7mIuBXyxy5/

[Lewis]

The comments are definitely worth a read.

'Ay jus' 'cause you ain't got no culture bro yeah nah fuck...'
*some Polynesian explodes*

[Queenslander]

:D

Polynesian culture is the Mormon Church just quietly.

[Queenslander]

Tom Turbo with another cool 4 try assists and a try.

[Lewis]

If Manly finish fourth the finals could be a bit of a classic.

[Queenslander]

My grandmother will be rolling in her grave but I'm all in for Manly Grand Final win.

[Lewis]

Obviously anyone but Melbourne winning is the main preference, but the Penrith Superteam stuffing another one to Wayne Bennett/Des Hasler magic would be a fine outcome.

[Queenslander]

Obviously.

Wayne winning another Grand Final would be the funniest outcome.

Surely Melbourne have a massive advantage over their Sydney rivals as their feeder club is the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

[Queenslander]

I wonder if any of the French or Japanese clubs are tracking Turbo's season?



https://i.ibb.co/Qkh3kCP/FB-IMG-1628985107945.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Lewis]

You would think Australian rugby would be spending every spare penny they have on him. Going off the highlights, teams are now so terrified of him his outside backs can just stroll around unmarked on their edges.

[Queenslander]

The NSW Horratahs and the ARU don't have the money for Turbo unfortunately. The best they can do is a random bloke who played both League and Union as a junior but hasn't made it yet in the NRL. The Western Force could afford to throw silly money at him but then he would have to move to Perth.

[Queenslander]

I have a bad feeling that the Bokke will put at least 50 points on us using their B team.

[Queenslander]

We broke Turbo's cheekbone. Lewis

[Lewis]

They can rest him during the run-in (Cody Walker Dally M maybe) and steam back.

[Queenslander]

lol


Queensland favourite to host Rugby Championship as Europe, South Africa emerge as alternatives


https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/rugby-union/queensland-favourite-to-host-rugby-championship-as-europe-south-africa-emerge-as-alternatives-20210819-p58kag.html?fbclid=IwAR1P0RlVhHCpCZ3yPnhemloEou3Ls FFP028MebL_a5KIwIlteKyIeykHdfE

[Jimmy Floyd]

You could easily host it all at Twickers, would fill it easily.

[Queenslander]

Fine be me I can just catch the on demand stream the next day.

The seething out of NZ will be glorious.

[Baz]

Roby contract extension. :cool: 19 seasons at Saints. What a lad.

[Lewis]

Britain's greatest active team sportsman, Super League's greatest ever player... The man is a machine. :cool:

[Queenslander]

From a Kiwi Journo.


https://i.ibb.co/RvCKN75/ouk4y4hdihi71.jpg (https://ibb.co/YRtSXbr)

[Dark Soldier]

Went watching Wigan v Saints yesterday. First game I've been to since pre-Covid.

Perfect match to pick, we got absolutely fucking mullered.

[Lewis]

Willie Isa failing to even get himself sent off summed their night up.

[Queenslander]

The Springboks are gonna smash the All Blacks off their own ball I can see it.

[hfswjyr]

I don't think that game is on anymore is it? I had tickets any everything, blah!

[Queenslander]

Easily play it in Queensland or Europe I reckon having an extended European season would be better.


From a selfish Wobbly point of view all the Australians playing in Europe are eligible for selection. I hope Will Skelton changes his mind about packing down for us.

[Queenslander]

Payne Haas is the form prop atm.

[Lewis]

Anthony Milford playing for a contract and Albert Kelly proving what a lazy cunt he was in England. :cool:

[Queenslander]

Anthony Milford playing for a contract and Albert Kelly proving what a lazy cunt he was in England. :cool:

Im happy to see Milford smiling again but bloody hell where was this energy the last 4 years?

Lucky we only offered Kelly a 1 year contract.

Herbie Farnsworth was beautiful to watch running from dummy half.

[Queenslander]

Rugby Australia are chasing 5 million off the Kiwis if the refuse to travel to Perth for a rescheduled Rugby Championship game. The player welfare card is rubbish as they are touring America for Test in October.

I reckon World Rugby should unite and shun the kiwis for a bit. Deprive them of home Test Matches for 10 years should do the trick.

They refuse to play at Twickenham because they want half the gate, they charged Fiji $250 000 for the privilege of hosting the Maori All Blacks, they didn't tell South Africa that they were pulling out of Super Rugby, they tried to negotiate with the Reds and the Waratahs about joining Kiwi Super Rugby without informing the ARU...

Edit: They denied Tonga's request to play the Maori's instead of the All Blacks because they could only field a team of amateurs.

And that is just the last 2 years.

[Queenslander]

Not all of the All Blacks have been vaccinated.

The NZRU an is absolute disgrace atm.


As late as Thursday last week, players were urgently seeking Covid-19 vaccinations to comply with travel requirements. Some could not get their second shot until 6.30pm on Friday night, but were still apparently willing to travel once cleared. Multiple players have responded to questions regarding the week leading up to NZ Rugby’s decision. One has confirmed that NZRPA’s boss Rob Nichol addressed the team and some of the players’ partners after Sunday’s second test victory at Eden Park. Nichol told them that they had to be prepared to travel to Perth and that they could be away from family until December. One player told The Spinoff they “were bloody disappointed” when informed of the cancellation on Friday, another said “it made sense” to stay in New Zealand.

https://thespinoff.co.nz/sports/23-08-2021/everybody-hates-nz-rugby/


That foundation was shown to be built upon sand when NZ Rugby tried to take unilateral control over the future of Super Rugby last year. They will frame that as acting decisively in a bid to redefine and reinject value into the Southern Hemisphere club landscape, but what it achieved was an atmosphere of mistrust that has led to angst and something close to enmity over the past week.

[Queenslander]

100th Test between NZ and SA will be in Townsville.

Lol

Anna and co better man the border with attack drones to ensure these games go ahead.

[Queenslander]

Bokke and Los Pumas sharing a private jet to Brisbane. :cool:

https://i.ibb.co/NFq3Wq6/RDT-20210827-2045192402254788700635288.jpg (l)

[Queenslander]

Latrell with a massive dog shot

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-latrell-mitchell-tackle-on-joey-manu-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-sydney-roosters/news-story/156a8033fd827141bc6a4067c4f7bde2

[Queenslander]

Not all of the All Blacks have been vaccinated.

The NZRU an is absolute disgrace atm.



https://thespinoff.co.nz/sports/23-08-2021/everybody-hates-nz-rugby/

Fuck me the Wallabies just got their second jab today.

My bad NZ.

[hfswjyr]

Vaccination schedules are by age bracket. Under 30's are scheduled from 1st Sep.

[Queenslander]

For some reason I thought they were jabbing the 7's and 15 a side national squads at the same time.
https://i.ibb.co/bRLHryz/240810792-10159200820575731-8710533016130202207-n.jpg (https://ibb.co/wrCJKbM)

[Lewis]

Latrell with a massive dog shot

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-latrell-mitchell-tackle-on-joey-manu-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-sydney-roosters/news-story/156a8033fd827141bc6a4067c4f7bde2

He was on one all game, so lol if he misses the finals for it.

[Queenslander]

He got 6 weeks so RIP to Wayne's fairy tale finish.

[Lewis]

His previous ban was a joke so it's a bit unfair overall. Oh well. Bennett and Cameron Munster will have to win one for the expansion team.

[Queenslander]

His previous ban w/as a joke so it's a bit unfair overall. Oh well. Bennett and Cameron Munster will have to win one for the expansion team.

Did you see the 3 stooges defending Latrell?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nrl/comments/pd05lg/phil_gould_gal_and_joey_discuss_the_latrell/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Im gunning so hard for the Redcliffe Dolphins.

[Lewis]

I'm not sure what the point of 'expansion' into a suburb of Brisbane is. The Sunshine Coast Falcons seem to produce half the league as it is, so they could jump up with relative ease. The Rockhampton Rapists(?) might be worth a go as well if they insist on another Thursday night game.

[Queenslander]

Rocky Rapists :lol:

The East's bid is bullshit and the only card they hold is being South of the river. They are my least favourite bid. Ipswich/ Western Corridor is interesting because they claim towoomba and the Darling Downs, Some of Logan and the back of the Gold coast. The population is set to boom there in the next 10 years. They could easily run a 20 K stadium in Ipswich .

I'm pretty sure the Dolphins have said they will align with the rocky rapists/Central Capras if they are successful. Munster is from Rocky lol

[Queenslander]

Unfortunately for the Sunny Coast they are just too close to Redcliffe to ever have an NRL team.

[Lewis]

The Rockhampton Rapists vs the Sunshine Coast Wifebeaters in a three match series to decide who gets it.

[Queenslander]

:lol:

Id love to see a mock up of a match day program for that game.


If any of the bids were smart they would align themselves with a Super League Club with an eye on exchanging players both ways.

[Queenslander]

Lewis

Holy shit Joey Johns was so cooked on morning tv after that 90's Grand Final win.

https://www.facebook.com/theprofessorandbarney/videos/297975128759952

[Baz]

Latrell with a massive dog shot

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-latrell-mitchell-tackle-on-joey-manu-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-sydney-roosters/news-story/156a8033fd827141bc6a4067c4f7bde2This is awesome.

[Lewis]

Darren Albert is still the fastest white man that ever lived.

[Queenslander]

Darren Albert is still the fastest white man that ever lived.

Brett Mullins was up there as well at the time.

[Lewis]

Brett Dallas was lightning as well, but he might just have been on meth all along. Elsewhere, Tom Trbojevic is the first person to hit twenty tries (22) and try assists (25) since Ben Barba in his 2012 freak season. Except he's done it in fourteen games.

[Baz]

He needs to disgrace himself pronto and get in a Saints shirt. We'll take wifebeaters, rapists and even nonces, if they're good.

[Queenslander]

Turbo is a normal human being maybe even a bit of a dork.

I'm sure some proper good rapists will be available over the summer due to the majority of Sydney players wanting to overstay their visas by living it up on either the sunny coast or the Gold coast as Gladistan continues to burn.

[Queenslander]

Brett Dallas was lightning as well, but he might just have been on meth all along. Elsewhere, Tom Trbojevic is the first person to hit twenty tries (22) and try assists (25) since Ben Barba in his 2012 freak season. Except he's done it in fourteen games.

Bloke needs a statue outside Lang Park, Gold Coast Stadium and Townsville Stadium if he manages to drag Manly to a Premiership.

[Queenslander]

Turbo, Garret and Saab are the first back 3 to score 20 tries each in the same season.

Instead of adding teams how about they cut 4.

[Queenslander]

Bellamy has signed the other Nikorima as a replacement for Hynes. I expect big things next year from him with 1 Bellache pre season under his belt.


6. Jayden Nikorima - Redcliffe Dolphins (C)
What a game for the experienced campaigner. Nikorima scored a hat-trick during his side's huge 52-12 win over Brisbane Tigers. He also kicked six from 10 conversion attempts, taking his points tally to 24. Nikorima also clocked 103 run metres, made two line breaks, one line break assist, one try assist, five tackle breaks and made 16 tackles with a 94.1 per cent tackle efficiency.

https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2021/08/31/round-19-team-of-the-week-nikorima-fires-for-dolphins/?fbclid=IwAR2n2lC2HSsC_Iv_e5ePc8ZFg6jBLvozeEpf8p5m ZKGhwGUqcJ9dc6X9smM

[Lewis]

Mong Trbojevic got another three today, two of which are probably the best and second best tries of the season, as well as a couple of assists. Him vs Melbourne on Friday could well be the final.

[Baz]

Goddamn what an ending.

[Baz]

I proper love golden point, even though Saints seem to mostly lose it.

[Lewis]

I went to Asda when Saints went three tries up. :face:

[Lewis]

This has been a good game, and lol at some of those drop goal attempts.

[Queenslander]

Eddie Jones has hired Anthony 'binman' Seibold as the new defence coach.

What a disaster signing that is for English Union.

[Queenslander]

Boot to the face is a red card you dog carnts.

[Queenslander]

We are going to lose every game this year.

Proper tier 2 nation now.

[niko_cee]

Wait, they're trialing a rule which means a red carded player can be replaced after 20 minutes?

Like a codified version of the ref going and having a word with the coach?

The red card situation in Union is laughable as it is, but that's just plain stupid.

[Queenslander]

I don't mind the 20 min red card to be honest. Goal line drop out instead of a 22 drop out bothers me though.

[Lewis]

Eddie Jones has hired Anthony 'binman' Seibold as the new defence coach.

What a disaster signing that is for English Union.

He was well regarded as a coach, and he can't challenge Eddie Jones like he couldn't mess Craig Bellamy around, so he should be alright. You would think England was well stocked for league-centric defence coaches though.

[Queenslander]

Keeping him off the coke and away from the whores might be a challenge though.

[Lewis]

Too much CULTURE around England Rugby for that. Like rehab, but with CULTURE.

[Queenslander]

:D

[hfswjyr]

I also like the new red-card rule being trialed. Stops games from being ruined by one stupid action, and less pressure on the ref when handing out red-cards. I suspect we'll see a lot more red-cards now.

[Queenslander]

I also like the new red-card rule being trialed. Stops games from being ruined by one stupid action, and less pressure on the ref when handing out red-cards. I suspect we'll see a lot more red-cards now.

What did you make of Jordie's red?

[niko_cee]

I also like the new red-card rule being trialed. Stops games from being ruined by one stupid action, and less pressure on the ref when handing out red-cards. I suspect we'll see a lot more red-cards now.

Is it still possible to be actually sent off? Say if you go full Hopoate/Ben Flower early doors? If not seems a bit strange that the sanction for beating someone to death would be the same as for getting your shoulder in slightly the wrong position when trying to make a tackle.

Feels like a DIG UP! situation that's been created by the massive expansion of red card issuing.

[hfswjyr]

What did you make of Jordie's red?

Clear red. He didn't mean to kick him in the face, and I haven't read the laws, but I assume there's nowhere that says its OK if you only accidentally did it. So a dangerous action as bad as that simply must be red.


Is it still possible to be actually sent off? Say if you go full Hopoate/Ben Flower early doors? If not seems a bit strange that the sanction for beating someone to death would be the same as for getting your shoulder in slightly the wrong position when trying to make a tackle.

Feels like a DIG UP! situation that's been created by the massive expansion of red card issuing.

You do get sent off. The player doesn't get to come back that game.

[Queenslander]

No more ruined games from a brain explosion in the first 10 minutes is a big plus for the game.

[Queenslander]

Huge singing for the Western Force.


Goodman joins the Force from Super Rugby and Trans-Tasman rivals the Crusaders, where he played a pivotal role as the Academy Director for six years in the first program of its type in New Zealand

https://www.westernforce.com.au/goodman-to-lead-fortescue-academy/?fbclid=IwAR0Dm2R_8X97lXp6OEZqt8cEBEA0efN8GEHmffxp dxqjeZAJcFKufPxUOfI

[Queenslander]

Here you Baz tell your club to sign this bloke as he will be gone from NRL this summer.

https://i.ibb.co/8dFJWnr/241275821-4830927700291616-4663131063342451729-n.jpg (https://ibb.co/z7K1yWX)

[Lewis]

I bet the 'World 12s' people had a right headache trying not to make things too much like league. Elsewhere in headaches, as if there is a full organisation of people in the Queensland Rugby League earning good money to make out like coaching State of Origin needs some sort of system and full-time commitment. Wayne Bennett literally won it on his annual leave, and a fucking monkey could have done likewise for New South Wales this year.

[Queenslander]

https://youtu.be/zgVHHBPcfCY

:lol:

[Queenslander]

I bet the 'World 12s' people had a right headache trying not to make things too much like league. Elsewhere in headaches, as if there is a full organisation of people in the Queensland Rugby League earning good money to make out like coaching State of Origin needs some sort of system and full-time commitment. Wayne Bennett literally won it on his annual leave, and a fucking monkey could have done likewise for New South Wales this year.

12's sounds like massive grift that can be sold to private equity.

Looks like Slater and the old Storm crew have been given the keys to the Maroons. Ill reserve judgement untill next year.

[Lewis]

https://badge.hullkr.co.uk/

lol at that, and lol at explaining it like they're some major franchise. '[T]he existing portfolio of badges are not fit for the modern world'. Yeah alright lads.

[Baz]

Dunno how good it looked on TV but Welsby’s try tonight was one of the best I’ve seen this season.

[Lewis]

Leeds look cooked. Alex Walmsley was walking through them even easier than usual.

[Queenslander]

140 years is bloody old.

[Queenslander]

Classic Wayne.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-wayne-bennett-vs-ivan-cleary-south-sydney-rabbitohs-beat-penrith-panthers-finals-week-1/news-story/b3027fd8cc25325905adefede6cf9171

[Lewis]

Wayne fucking Bennett. :cool:

[Queenslander]

He deserves to have the biggest statue outside nLang Park.

[Lewis]

That stuff about Nathan Clearly having blockers was quality enough, but he's been sat on it for eighteen months waiting to use it. :lol:

[Queenslander]

Pumping myself up for a Kerevi man of the match performance and a Koroibete try fest.


https://youtu.be/06XJ4-bAEbM

[Queenslander]

https://i.ibb.co/tDHFV3V/241185526-4846754298708956-2061605486547228989-n.jpg (https://ibb.co/2dFHG5G)


:lol:

[Queenslander]

Quade Cooper. :cool:

[hfswjyr]

Never looked like missing.

[Queenslander]

He is on another level mentally.

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/VoFKywO.png

Catching up with this and what the fuck mate.

[Queenslander]

Million dollars well spent.

[Lewis]

He would have scored. So would the winger. Matey somehow managed to take the bombed third of two definite options.

[Queenslander]

https://youtu.be/e4WPhqw2zlY



:drool:

[Queenslander]

Wallaby scrum demolishing the Bokke scrum to set Quade up for the win.

Tupou is unstoppable when he is on.

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/pmrsxv/south_africa_v_australia_the_final_moments/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[Queenslander]

The Wallabies are the new Raeburn Shield holders after the weekend.

New Zealand haven't held the Shield for 1425 days the losers.

https://www.raeburnshield.com/raeburn-shield-last-held-by-nations

[Queenslander]

The All Blacks are going to put 50 on the Boks.

[Lewis]

Are they just knackered, or, as many suspect, did the Lions fuck it playing exactly how they wanted them to?

[Baz]

Just read that 12 of last nights 17 came through the Saints academy. :cool:

Still lost, like.

[Queenslander]

I reckon this proves that Gatland bottled it bigtime but they do have a shit record at Lang Park to be fair so it is hard to say.
Lewis

[Queenslander]

Lord Rennie.



https://youtu.be/gAnVK1D5g1A

[Queenslander]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just look at Marika Koroibeite here!<br><br>Starts on the blindside of the scrum, ends up driving South Africa off their own ruck ball far side of the pitch!<br><br>Elite effort.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvRSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvRSA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TRC2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TRC2021</a> <a href="https://t.co/wDNYwznuD9">pic.twitter.com/wDNYwznuD9</a></p>&mdash; EK Rugby Analysis (@ek_rugby) <a href="https://twitter.com/ek_rugby/status/1439139873558917121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[hfswjyr]

Covering two positions with the yellow card. What a player.

[Queenslander]

Covering two positions with the yellow card. What a player.

He is definitely up their as one of our greatest players.

[Queenslander]

Good riddance to one of the most thickest and laziest players to ever where a Broncos jumper.

Anthony Milford is a loser.

Edit: Apparently he assualted his missus, his mate and his missus while in the Valley which is Brisbane's main night club district



https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-20/qld-anthony-milford-broncos-assault-charge-crime/100475730

[Lewis]

Most tackling he's done in five years. Call it an early pre-season and let him off for being Polynesian.

[Queenslander]

Milford assaulted 2 females and a 19 fella all 3 were strangers.

He didnt hit his missus.. phew



https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2021-brisbane-broncos-rocked-as-anthony-milford-arrested/news-story/419c4adaf0e7659c9ca74e9f8a3db0e4

[Baz]

We don’t want him.

[Queenslander]

He would be very good in the Super League.

Keep him away from the booze, drugs and Maccas and he would win you a Grand Final for sure.

[Baz]

Sign him up, Kristian; sign him up.

[Lewis]

I think Catalan are his most likely (only) option if he comes here, which he probably won't.

[Queenslander]

The Wallabies have 3 Melbourne born and raised blokes in the 23 for the first time.

Rob Leota, Rob Valetini and Pete Samu.

[Lewis]

South Sydney look right on it, and Cody Walker not going missing in a big game is a good sign. If Penrith can at least bash Melbourne up a bit tomorrow then we are on. :cool:

[Lewis]

1441493261609275392

:drool:

[Queenslander]

That was tidy I havent seen a good chip and chase in a long time.

[Queenslander]

South Sydney look right on it, and Cody Walker not going missing in a big game is a good sign. If Penrith can at least bash Melbourne up a bit tomorrow then we are on. :cool:

If last night is anything to go by then Souths will be well supported for the Grand Final.

[Queenslander]

That Fijian interchange forward for the Storm is truly enormous.

[Lewis]

Penrith's first try was different. Everybody will be trying that for a while.

[Lewis]

This is great, and whoever wins is going to be frazzled.

[Giggles]

How come the ruggers can never settle on a competition? Is it always a money thing or what do they be at?

[Queenslander]

It's always money.

These South African trainers just gave the Springbok players a 5 minute 1/4 time break.

[hfswjyr]

40 minutes took an hour to play there.

[Queenslander]

40 minutes took an hour to play there.

Your boys are getting screwed over by the South African trainers.

This has a Springbok upset written all over it.

[Queenslander]

I would be seething if this was against the Wobblies.

[niko_cee]

The constant rest breaks South Africa seem to contrive to have seems somewhat of an abuse, why are they allowed to get away with it all the time?

[Queenslander]

The constant rest breaks South Africa seem to contrive to have seems somewhat of an abuse, why are they allowed to get away with it all the time?

The only excuse for last night I can think of is that it was 30* 85% humidity. Outside of that it is blatant abuse of the trainer's ability to come on whenever ba player stats down.

[Queenslander]

Benetton beating the Stormers is hilarious.

[Queenslander]

Lol out loud.


NRL 2021: Reece Walsh arrested on Gold Coast
WATCH: Police say they are investigating whether the NRL’s likely rookie of the year, Reece Walsh, was involved in “drug and public order offences” after he was arrested on the Gold Coast.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2021-warriors-queensland-star-reece-walsh-arrest/news-story/2be64d66c6c1f04bf9fb487f88031d9f?amp&nk=2b42e36367ef097d045469742f1cec3d-1632631720



The NRL is facing a grand final week disaster, with likely rookie of the year Reece Walsh arrested over an alleged incident in Surfers Paradise.

The NRL’s grand-final build up in Queensland has been marred by revelations one of the code’s rising stars, Maroons Origin star Reece Walsh, has been arrested.

Walsh was arrested by Queensland Police on Saturday night over an alleged incident at a Surfers Paradise nightclub.

Vision of his arrest overnight was captured by onlookers and made its way on to social media.

The Warriors have informed the NRL integrity unit of the matter.

Walsh burst onto the scene this season and was selected in Queensland’s Origin team in June, only to withdraw the day before Game Two after injuring his hamstring at training.

Walsh is in line to win the Dally M rookie of the year on Monday night after a brilliant season with the Warriors after joining the club from Brisbane.

The 19-year-old was crowned RLPA rookie of the year last weekend.

In a statement, a Queensland Police spokesperson said an individual had allegedly failed to comply with a “move in direction”.

“About 12.15am this morning police from Surfers Paradise ordered a move on direction to a 19-year-old male,” the spokesperson said.

“About 45 minutes later officers observed that male in the same area.

“As a result he was arrested and taken to Surfers Paradise Police Station.”


Fronting the media with a gun to his head.

https://fb.watch/8fR88QW230/

[Lewis]

Can't do anything these days. Might as well not even play first grade.

[Queenslander]

Munster and mates on the bags now.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-to-investigate-two-melbourne-storm-players-over-mobile-phone-footage/news-story/a291aae6c72fa318ab9ee5fc7632a9c5

[Lewis]

Brandon Smith, eight month ban and contract canned. Cameron Munster, twenty grand fine and a hair ruffle for being a 'larrikin' and One of the Game's Great Characters.

[Queenslander]

Some proper quality players on that list. Joseph Leilua can easily do the business in the NRL surely he will make good metres in the Super League?


https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/super-league-nrl-players-2022-21714384?utm_source=leeds_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=rugby_league_lve_newsletter&utm_medium=email

[Lewis]

That Lachlan Lewis sacking was one of the all-time greats. What a complete and utter retard. Super League is basically on life support for the foreseeable future, so there are only really about three clubs who could do any notable business at the minute. Half of that lot might as well stay in reserve grade on minimum contracts.

[Lewis]

If Catalans win the Grand Final. :drool:

[Queenslander]

That Lachlan Lewis sacking was one of the all-time greats. What a complete and utter retard. Super League is basically on life support for the foreseeable future, so there are only really about three clubs who could do any notable business at the minute. Half of that lot might as well stay in reserve grade on minimum contracts.

Your Leagues clubs don't have 1000's of pokie machines rinsing the locals?

[Lewis]

None of that. Attendances have been a bit on the low side as well since crowds came back, which is worrying because 1) league crowds are basically the same people year in year out, so if some of them have just got out of the habit of going clubs might not be able to replace them; and 2) clubs would soon struggle if a twenty per cent crowd drop persisted over a few seasons.

[Queenslander]

That sucks. Be nice if the NRL could form some sort of partnership with the Super League like supporting the World Cup.

It says it all about the NRL where they have or should have a massive war chest to spend on the game for the better but no they struggle to give a shit about League outside of Sydney.

World Rugby is supporting Rugby Australia financially atm. The NRL would probably rather piss away money on a Perth team that would crash and burn within a season than help the only other professional League in the sport.

[Lewis]

It's basically stuck in a sort of purgatory. Nothing can be reformed for the long-term because the lower half of the clubs are just concerned with surviving, and the other half are concerned with not ending up like the lower half. They need some sort of private equity investment to put structural reforms in place and cover the losses whilst they bed in (i.e. a better structure with less games), but where do you get that, and lol at the divs who run the sport going for it anyway.

[hfswjyr]

Queenslander - do you watch more league or union? (or AFL???).

[Queenslander]

Queenslander - do you watch more league or union? (or AFL???).

Rugby Union is my priority if all 3 are on at the same time eg I completely forgot that the AFL Grand Final was on Saturday night. I just checked and Perth is 4338 km away they might as well have played it on the moon.

The NRL was a distant 3rd for a long time as I couldnt be bothered watching wife beaters on the telly but that has changed since the Broncos have cleaned house, for now.

Im a proper band wagon AFL fan Ill only watch the Lions when they are good and I barely watch neutral games outside of the big ANZAC day games or if I can sense a game will be full of dog shots. The AFL playing out of Queensland last year was the most AFL I had seen since the Lions threepeat.

Union is barely on free TV. I did pay to watch the Lions series, the 6 Nations and all the All Backs games and I have still watched more League this year. The European Tour may tip it in favour of Union by the end of the year.


Edit: Union (Wobblies 2 World Cup wins) and League (Broncos 4 Grand final wins) both peaking in the 90's is the cruel irony I deserve.

[Queenslander]

It's basically stuck in a sort of purgatory. Nothing can be reformed for the long-term because the lower half of the clubs are just concerned with surviving, and the other half are concerned with not ending up like the lower half. They need some sort of private equity investment to put structural reforms in place and cover the losses whilst they bed in (i.e. a better structure with less games), but where do you get that, and lol at the divs who run the sport going for it anyway.

Rugby League getting in it's own way will be the story untill the end of time.

[Queenslander]

Bit cheeky from Western Australia.


NRL Grand Final 2021: Queensland to host historic decider as ARLC reject bids from NSW and WA

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-grand-final-2021-could-rising-covid-numbers-force-the-match-to-be-moved/news-story/70eb1b072e176696d8217660bdcb7c61

[Lewis]

This game is excellent. Hopefully Penrith have blown out a bit.

[Lewis]

Good ball that lad.

[Lewis]

He slots that every other week. No wonder they let him go.

[Lewis]

Shit. Nathan Clearly has won it, but they got every single decision. Wayne Bennett is still the best coach in sport.

[Queenslander]

Missed the whole game playing for Football Manager...

I cant wait to see Reynolds in charge at the Broncos next year, what a buy. :cool:

[Lewis]

Penrith should really be winning another one now, if not two or three more. South Sydney are going to need a couple of years, Manly aren't there yet, Melbourne are losing some big names. The Roosters will be back next year, but they have retired some good players. I wonder if they knew what they knew now they would have kept Matt Burton and tried to move Jarome Luai on instead.

[Queenslander]

Is Matt Burton the better player?

[Lewis]

I think so, and he has a lot more room to improve. Luai is good but you get the feeling that without Cleary doing all the thinking and kicking he would look a bit average.

[Queenslander]

Luai to NSW Rugby would great.

Also lol out loud at Walsh getting a 2 weeks.

[Lewis]

Munster's 'last warning' should come in handy to get his timely release for Redcliffe at the end of next season. Smith has Queensland connections as well. If they can wrangle Walsh back that isn't a bad spine for a new side.

[Queenslander]

The only way to get Munster to pull his head in is one of those Saviour World type set ups.

Quality spine if they can pull that off. Hopefully the new Redcliffe team is the beginning of the end for the Melbourne Exiles with their zero juniors etc.

I havent purchased a jersey in years but Ill be getting a Dolphins jersey for sure!

[Lewis]

Hopefully the dolphin looks a bit less threatening on the new Redcliffe-less logo. Make it really cheeky looking for the kids.

[Queenslander]

Strewth.




NRL icon Manu Vatuvei faces life in prison after pleading guilty to drug import scandal


https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/warriors/nrl-icon-manu-vatuvei-faces-life-in-prison-after-pleading-guilty-to-drug-import-scandal/news-story/2dff8fa3a3c3a8490838cf117d80faab?fbclid=IwAR0wl6vg 1cCrLnt6hPKHXAwHsP4VvhDlZyalMzQCkWh1PbefXeA1hpezPW w

[Queenslander]

Sir Brad Thorn.

I cant imagine any of the Reds players getting on bags and beating their missus this summer.

https://i.ibb.co/tpBKLkn/e253812b-64a6-47ec-94f8-4cb5813adc81.jpg (https://ibb.co/hFs9Yhr)

[Lewis]

He will have been all over it with his Super League money. Why else would he have become a born-again Christian?

[Queenslander]

That's a great point. The good Old days under Bennett in the 90's would have been as loose as it gets.

I've seen a few Reds players at one of my locals and they don't give off loose unit energy but they all went to Toff schools so who knows.

[Queenslander]

Speaking of loose units. My old man (grifter) used to work with SBW first agent at some fake business financial services company and he let slip that on the night they signed him as a 16 year old, they celebrated by pumping him full of booze and shouted him a high end hooker.



. I had so many drugs in my system I could have died’: SBW’s admission in new book


https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-had-so-many-drugs-in-my-system-i-could-have-died-sbw-s-admission-in-new-book-20211002-p58wph.html

[Lewis]

Another born-again religious case. Very suspect.

[Queenslander]

He followed Mundine (suspect) into Islam.

Quade Cooper and James O'Connor are devout followers of Saviour World as well.

[Queenslander]

Lol to Gagai and Fifita.

https://i.ibb.co/t877SXx/241215792-4928632067187845-7671683449448435037-n.jpg (https://ibb.co/XShh983)

[niko_cee]

Charters Towers and Emerald. :cool:

Not sure why, but I guess it'd get the good folk of Roma seething that they haven't made the cut somehow.

[Queenslander]

That World Cup loss to the Kiwis is still one of that darkest days in Australian sport.


https://i.ibb.co/488mVy2/244740192-10158992669308074-2960750798786468192-n.jpg (https://ibb.co/X772CBD)

[hfswjyr]

When was his gap year at the Auckland Blues? It's crazy to think we've been watching him play for 18 years.

[Queenslander]

I completely forgot about his Union stint.

He was unstoppable in 2005


https://youtu.be/D1akwkC8zJo

[Lewis]

The 2008 World Cup is certainly up there with the great final wins. The Australian side was ninety per cent of a World XII, which even Marshall himself probably wouldn't have started for. And who was there behind the scenes making it happen... Wayne fucking Bennett. :cool:

[Queenslander]

The 2008 World Cup is certainly up there with the great final wins. The Australian side was ninety per cent of a World XII, which even Marshall himself probably wouldn't have started for. And who was there behind the scenes making it happen... Wayne fucking Bennett. :cool:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-moses-suli-to-the-dragons-release-contract-manly-sea-eagles-departing-players-curtis-sironen-tevita-funa-zac-saddler-jack-gosiewski-signings-tracker/news-story/c2a4522f0589bb56031ee7d8e44680cb?fbclid=IwAR0c828S uLjMd9XWW-w85w1K6_t9FqBCAExW3kinmdhnmJdafsmGU9slUYs

Speak of the devil.

[Queenslander]

Another proud day for Rugby League in this country.


Penrith Panthers investigated for allegedly wrecking NRL premiership trophy - as game's bosses fume over 'disrespect' shown during wild grand final celebrations

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10071543/Horrifying-photos-NRL-premiership-trophy-badly-damaged.html

[Queenslander]

Tupou, Skelton, Samu, Valentini, Kerevi and Koroibete has all the makings of a World Cup winning team.


https://youtu.be/auLfTyOmuQU


Massive thanks to Saracens and to Ronan O'Gara for turning him into a world class player.

His development could have never happened in Australia as our professional environment lags behind the rest of the world by some margin.

[Queenslander]

Lewis

Have you seen the Storm players press release?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-melbourne-storm-craig-bellamy-white-powder-cameron-munster-brandon-smith-punishment-reaction-update/news-story/59d95df8664752c3966ddb377b29f9f0?fbclid=IwAR37Cjlc sQnvoSrippeirM_5Q3s4BOvZqSUkl1JkY_SOd0VnWebupfXdWT E

[Lewis]

Them talking about the 'substance' and 'white powder' made me lol.

[Queenslander]

It's all very enjoyable atm and I cant wait for that week between Christmas and New Years.

Gonna be a loose one at this rate.

[Lewis]

You wanted nineties league, you got nineties league.

[Queenslander]

Yeah that's fair.

[Lewis]

Let's go Catalans.

:rave:

[Jimmy Floyd]

If the place is going to be half empty, couldn't they have used a venue with big enough in-goal areas?

[Baz]

Let's go Catalans.

:rave:

:pards:

[Lewis]

The most blatant penalty try you've ever seen, amongst a load of other shit. Robbed.

[Lewis]

They fixed it for Saints last night, so the least they can do is fix it for Toulouse today. Featherstone is not a Super League side, and the sooner the realise it the sooner we can move on.

[Lewis]

They're giving them everything up to now, including a clear bombed try. The fix is in. :cool:

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/4DyOmgH.png

I've got the French coverage on for it, and those two present it and appear to argue all the way through.

''Ello my M62 corridor churms.'

[Queenslander]

The whole article is gold.


‘Need to pull their heads in’: Brandy slams Panthers’ ‘out of line’ grand final celebrations

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-luke-brooks-adam-doueihi-wests-tigers-player-of-the-year-michael-maguire/news-story/7644f1584fce0b2c603cb4447b143041?fbclid=IwAR3y_P8I cePWb1M9nmHx6oSseKeFR9ERC46hMTbDxRFFLmwflPLEG9cnyS Q

[Lewis]

The most startling revelation from all of that is that Nathan Cleary's sister has the same jawline.

[Queenslander]

At least 6 cops present at a lower grade grand final sums up all lower grade stuff in League and AFL.


Ref just got king hit’: Fan charged after alleged attack on official post local rugby league Grand Final



https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/rugby-league-news-2021-fan-attacks-ref-at-gold-coast-rugby-league-reserve-grade-grand-final-tugun-vs-currumbin-video/news-story/e23cb91fd523295231f0fab39b2f2978?fbclid=IwAR2hEkH4 S3KLNvIn2tn90l2E_3qC1N8qrmGZZn0N91uqya6LwmcDOrm6Wy A

[Queenslander]

Is this a good French League squad? I couldn't name a single player unfortunately.


https://treizemondial.fr/le-groupe-de-lequipe-de-france-pour-defier-langleterre-a-brutus/

[Lewis]

They are probably Italy/Lebanon/PNG level with their full team out, possibly even Fiji, but there are a couple missing there.

[Queenslander]

If I were the NRL/ARL I'd be sending blokes to France to help them out.

More chance of them getting multiple professional League clubs into the Super League than it would to get Perth to produce a single local in 50 years.

[Lewis]

Toulouse got promoted to the Super League in quality circumstances. During the first covid season the leagues brought in a points per game system so that teams whose games were cancelled could still qualify for the play-offs if they were good enough. This season Toulouse won all of their games, but they only played two thirds as many games as everybody else, so they 'won' the league (https://www.skysports.com/rugbyleague/competitions/championship/tables) with ten points less than second place Featherstone who they beat in the final to get promoted. Toulouse were the best team, but it must help playing a third less games and doing a lot less travel over the season.

Super League should get rid of relegation now that there are two French teams. The first derby will be banging. :cool:

[Queenslander]

:cool:

[Queenslander]

Blokes running the Dolphins are off to a flyer.


The Dolphins have become embroiled in a naming scandal after local leaders threatened to pull millions in funding and slammed the NRL expansion club over the snubbing of Moreton Bay.

News Corp can reveal Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery called a crisis meeting with Dolphins chiefs and accused the team of having an attitude that “stinks” after the club was named simply “The Dolphins”.

Queensland legend Petero Civoniceva and influential federal minister Peter Dutton are among a chorus of voices demanding Brisbane’s second NRL club be named the Moreton Bay Dolphins.

The Dolphins were last week awarded the NRL’s 17th licence after beating the Brisbane Jets and Firehawks bids and will enter the competition from 2023.

But in the space of a week the Dolphins have sensationally found an enemy in the council ally that provided $10 million in funding for their successful bid.

They are expected to unveil Wayne Bennett as their foundation coach on Thursday, but the landmark announcement threatens to be overshadowed by explosive demands from influential figures who claim they have been misled.

In an attempt to avoid alienating potential fans across south east Queensland and in conjunction with the NRL, the Dolphins have dropped the Redcliffe attachment from their name.

But that hasn’t gone down well with influential figures in the region, who claim they backed the bid after being told the franchise would be named the Moreton Bay Dolphins.

Flannery met with Dolphins chairman Bob Jones and group CEO Tony Murphy on Tuesday night to demand Moreton Bay be included in the team’s name.

“NRL fans have a built-in bulls**t radar and this stinks, so whoever’s pushing this needs to take a step back and remember the region they represent,” Flannery said.

“The Dolphins have been a local institution for 74 years, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to turn them into a national icon and it’s a chance we can’t afford to miss.

“Our region has the same population as Penrith and Parramatta combined and every other team in the league is associated with a specific location.

“I accept that the title Redcliffe Dolphins will be retained for the QRL, but dropping Moreton Bay from the NRL title is just a rude slap in the face to locals.

“The Moreton Bay community has rallied around The Redcliffe Dolphins’ Bid, now it’s time for them to repay that loyalty.

Cast your vote “The entire reason Moreton Daily stadium has the seating capacity, lighting, and broadcast capabilities to be an NRL venue is because of Federal, State and Council investment.

“I’ve spoken with Bob and Tony and I think they’ve been on the receiving end of some very bad advice. It’s time to start playing like one of the big boys, not just on the field but also in the boardroom.

“The Dolphins would be the only team in the NRL that wasn’t attached to a specific city or region, which is insane.

“The Dolphins can help put Moreton Bay on the national map, I implore them to do that.”

Civoniceva, a 33-game Origin legend who grew up in the region, said the team had to have a name.

“Moreton Bay Dolphins is a no-brainer for me,” he said.

“The Dolphins supporters are as passionate as any fanbase in the game that I’ve experienced. In saying that, I do think we need wider appeal of the entire region, not just Redcliffe itself. This is so everyone gets on board to support the team.

“When the players run out onto Suncorp or Moreton Daily Stadium you want them to have a sense of pride in their jersey, in the people and region they represent.

“Footy’s built around that tribalism and if we want to be a team whose passion rivals that of anyone else in the competition then we need to have a sense of place and belonging.”

Dolphins bid chief Terry Reader attempted to put out the fire and said he was unaware of any tension with the local council.

“We have a great relationship with council,” Reader said.

“Bob Jones and Tony Murphy met with the mayor yesterday. We’ve always had a wonderful relationship and will continue to.

“We’re immensely proud our team is based in Moreton Bay and will play some games at Moreton Daily Stadium.

“We’ll get to showcase that to our fans.”

Moreton Bay councillor Darren Grimwade said the Dolphins’ naming choice would hurt the region.

“I agree with the Mayor, the Dolphins’ attitude stinks right now,” he said.

“I suspect there’s someone new at the club pushing this ‘break of ranks’ approach and they should give themselves an uppercut.

“I represent some of the furthest communities from Redcliffe, but they understand the benefit of a Moreton Bay team putting our region on the national map and the opportunities that will come with that.

“Dropping Moreton Bay from the team’s name isn’t just a slap in the face to the governments and community that have supported the Dolphins, it’s damaging to business and our brand.

“Wake up, boys!”

Dutton, the member for Dickson and Minister for Defence, said the region would miss out on tourism opportunities by not having a location attached to the name.

“Council projects a $75 million boost to local communities and businesses if we are called the Moreton Bay Dolphins. That would be an excellent outcome,” he said.

“Manly, Penrith and the Gold Coast are examples of communities put on the map by their footy clubs.

“The Dolphins are in the NRL because they are a grassroots club who have given back and because they have great community support.”


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Everything you need to know about the Dolphins Club: The Redcliffe Dolphins

Founded: 27 February, 1947

Colours: Red and white

Home stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe

Capacity: 11,500

Catchment area: North Brisbane, Moreton Bay and up to the Sunshine Coast

Current assets: $70 million worth and more than $20 million in cash reserves

Current CEO: Tony Murphy

Dolphins bid chief: Terry Reader

Potential NRL names: Redcliffe Dolphins, Sunshine State Dolphins, North Brisbane Dolphins, Moreton Bay Dolphins

Likely NRL coach: Wayne Bennett

Current QLD Cup coach: Adam Mogg

Queensland Cup records: Most successful team in Queensland’s premier rugby league competition since 1996, having made it into 12 grand finals and winning six of them. The Dolphins have also been minor premiers on six occasions, the most of any Queensland club.

Former players: Arthur Beetson, Petero Civoniceva, Michael Crocker, Dick ‘Tosser’ Turner, Bryan Niebling, Brent Tate, Kotoni Staggs, Gavin Cooper

What expansion means for the NRL: The new Dolphins NRL club will see one club enjoy a bye each weekend of the 2023 season and beyond, allowing players a chance to rest and recover. The 17th team could also see the competition stretched out for longer than the current 25 round season and result in a multi-million dollar injection into the code.

[niko_cee]

They'd have to be the Moreton Bay Bugs surely?

[Queenslander]

:D

Makes sense to me.

[Lewis]

The Moreton Bay Meatheads. Wayne Bennett will have them in the finals in his second season, and top six in his third. :cool:

[Queenslander]

Up the Meatheads!

Mongo the Meathead can the lead them out every home game.

Q Cup team can be the Mongrels and the women's team can be called the Mutts.

[Queenslander]

Ngāti Porou East Coast had lost 54 games in a row untill Ma'a Nonu offered to play for them to help end the streak.

What a top bloke.

https://www.planetrugby.com/video-of-the-week-all-blacks-legend-maa-nonu-plays-for-local-club-side-ngati-porou-east-coast-in-the-bunnings-heartland-championship/?fbclid=IwAR2aRi51swdZIQc4zp6g5nds0o_7wQpxI-RqQgUjeOYqAdfB_yzvJnupzW4

[hfswjyr]

Now that is a proper small town of New Zealand.

https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/4/y/v/b/b/g/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.1464x976.23 fuhq.png/1634518665661.jpg

[Queenslander]

:cool:

[Queenslander]

https://twitter.com/AdamJackson_9/status/1453160206414712835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1453160206414712835%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediae mbed%2Fqgm29k%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dfa lse


These Dolphin blokes are just hopeless so far what a shithouse jersey.

https://i.ibb.co/wg6kWDc/FCqpg-HUVEAA7m-Xj.jpg (https://ibb.co/vqzFP2X)

[Queenslander]

Wayne's never looked happier.

https://i.ibb.co/J2Yd8FN/242979485-4993687034015681-3906851108020162297-n.jpg (https://ibb.co/hHGMr1k)

[hfswjyr]

I hope they didn't pay anyone to design that jersey.

[Lewis]

The dolphin blatantly ripping off the South Sydney rabbit is a nice touch.

[Queenslander]

Wayne is standing in the middle of Lang Park.

Shambles

[Lewis]

If Tyrone May gets sacked for celebrating the Grand Final by gloating about getting away with being a sex pest that might put him top of the mong charts.

[Queenslander]

If they Base the North Sydney Bears in conutry NSW they might be onto something if they want a 10th team from NSW.

[Queenslander]

If Tyrone May gets sacked for celebrating the Grand Final by gloating about getting away with being a sex pest that might put him top of the mong charts.

A mong 13 v wife beaters 13?

[Lewis]

There are far too many idiots for that. Wifebeaters vs what will likely be a half-decent team of anti-vaxxers.

[Queenslander]

How about taking a game to Perth first you carnies.


For the paywall afflicted:

Manly and South Sydney are keen to revisit plans to face each other in an NRL premiership match in the US as early as 2023.

The concept, originally dubbed “round zero”, to stage the first NRL clash outside of Australia or New Zealand was well advanced until COVID-19 scuppered the project. However, with international travel set to resume for the vaccinated, the clubs have expressed renewed interest in facing off in a potentially lucrative new market.

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys has already revealed an intention to cash in on the explosion in legalised sports betting in the US, hoping the code can grab a piece of the $500 billion-plus that was previously wagered on the black market.

The Sea Eagles and Rabbitohs believe the best way to showcase the sport in America is to take a competition game there and the proposal has the backing of head office. The clubs are in a unique promotional position given Souths fan Russell Crowe and Manly counterpart Hugh Jackman would likely lend their heavyweight support.

Many chairman and co-owner Scott Penn, who has an understanding of the American sporting market from the time he spends in the country, believes the bold foray would be a successful one.

“No question, it makes total sense,” Penn said. “That’s the opportunity, to showcase the NRL and the spectacle of the game. I think there’s big potential.

“A couple of the NFL teams just played in London. To expand the game, we’d love to play. I’d love to encourage Hugh Jackman to support us and have Russell Crowe there to help make a spectacle of it.

“I’ve spoken to Peter and Andrew [Abdo, NRL chief executive] about it previously. Obviously COVID threw a big spanner into the works.

“We were always talking about how Manly-Souths would be an absolute cracker of a game. Having some heavyweight Hollywood talent on each side showing interest would be helpful.

“We are definitely interested. I see no reason why 2023 can’t be a possibility.”

South Sydney chief executive Blake Solly said the grand finalists were also keen on the concept.

“Clearly the pandemic put an end to the previous discussions about a game in the US,” Solly said.

“However, if the ARLC and International Rugby League are serious about using an NRL premiership game as the starting point for a long-term strategy to grow the sport in the US from 2023, we would be keen to be part of it.”

Rugby league’s last major foray into the American market was the ill-fated Denver Test match between New Zealand and England. The promoter failed to meet his obligations after suffering a financial loss, but that hasn’t dissuaded the NRL from wanting to take a premiership game there as soon as 2023.

“It’s definitely 100 per cent in the mix because of the potential of revenue coming from sports betting from the United States,” V’landys said.

“Because of COVID, 2022 is out of the picture, but 2023, absolutely. We take Russell for granted here, but he’s a superstar in America and so is Hugh Jackman. They are two high-profile people that the Americans would lap up with a game over there.

“They are ready-made promotions for the tribal rivalry [our game brings].”

Penn, who has already broached the potential American foray with major sponsor PointsBet, said the NRL’s decision to explore the lucrative gambling market was a prudent one.

“It’s massive, it’s a huge opportunity,” Penn said. “Once again, it comes down to content. A lot of the big sports betting agencies are looking for content and the NRL has such a fantastic product that hasn’t had a lot of exposure in the US.

“It plays well for anyone I’ve watched it with in the US, they all say ‘Wow, that’s amazing, how do they do that without pads?’

“It’s a phenomenal product, it’s fast, it’s entertaining and there is a result from each game.

“The unpredictable nature of the game, that’s what it is all about. That’s what sports bookies seem to like, having pretty even teams so that anyone can win on their day.

“There have been a few blowouts, but that’s because it’s a momentum game. But anyone can still win on their day and that’s very appealing to sports betting agencies. I think it has huge potential in the US.”

[niko_cee]

Wait, Hugh Jackman is a Manly fan?

[Lewis]

Second most famous one after Tony Abbott.

[Queenslander]

Has to be a gee up.

Maika Sivo is going to be a superstar in French rugby.


https://youtu.be/cAvCL8-BD0g

[Queenslander]

Brad Thorn got the Police Dog Squad in for pre season training. :D


https://fb.watch/91KzvFcdPB/

https://fb.watch/91KzvFcdPB/


On paper Skelton packing behind Tupou at tight head should demolish opposition hooker and loosehead prop combinations at scrum time.

https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/32537606/will-skelton-rejoins-wallabies-thought-door-had-closed

[Queenslander]

Kevvie has given up a fixed contract for unlimited football department resources.

The obvious joke is that the expanded football department will include Wayne Bennett's cocaine dealer.


Kevin Walters has backed himself to revive Brisbane as a premiership force after agreeing to a landmark new contract that gives the Broncos the power to sack him without facing a major financial hit.

News Corp can reveal Walters will be placed on a standard employment contract based strictly on performance - including lucrative incentives for on-field success. As part of the deal, the club has given Walters the licence to go shopping and bolster his football department.

While NRL coaches have traditionally signed deals ranging from two to five years, Walters is happy to waive a fixed contract period and will be judged solely on his week-to-week performance at the Broncos.

“I’m not expecting any favours from anyone here,” Walters said ahead of Brisbane’s official return to pre-season on Monday.

His original two-year contract, brokered in September 2020, will be rescinded. Instead, Walters will sign a revised open-ended employment contract, with no fixed term, that will see him assessed like any other office employee at the Broncos.

The restructured deal will include performance bonuses for Walters should he steer the Broncos to the finals, the top four or the club’s first premiership in 15 years.

But there is no five-year buffer enjoyed by his predecessor Anthony Seibold, who subsequently received a $1.5 million payout after parting ways with the Broncos just two seasons into his $3m-plus deal.

Walters’ management has been in negotiations with Broncos bosses in recent weeks to modify his employment terms.

Under the terms of the new employment contract, the Broncos must give Walters a period of notice, believed to be at least three months, should they wish to terminate the Brisbane legend.

There is a view the traditional coaching contract is heavily weighted against NRL clubs, who are regularly subjected to multimillion-dollar termination payouts.

The Broncos are also eager to avoid incessant media speculation over the future of Walters, who was originally off-contract during the 2022 premiership.

The Broncos coach is confident he can deliver and says his best form of security is to win consistently in his quest to deliver Brisbane’s first premiership since 2006.

“I have to perform,” Walters said.

“Every club has to get results and we’re no different.

“I’ve said for a while I want to be here long term and I intend to do that. But I’m not a fool either. I’m not kidding myself. It’s about getting results and I need to get results to stay in the role which is pretty clear.

“I want to be here for longer. We’ve had some player movement which hasn’t provided stability and what the Broncos need is stability across the playing group and the coaching staff.

“I never saw myself as a short-term appointment. I want to be here for a while, but to do that everybody at the Broncos has to perform and I’m no different.”

The deal is not all skewed towards the Broncos. Currently on a salary of $400,000, Walters will earn major bonuses if he meets Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as making the playoffs.

The Broncos have also told Walters he has unlimited resources to hire as many staff as he needs to ensure Brisbane hit back as a regular finals and premiership contender after finishing last and third last in the past two seasons.

Walters’ agent Chris Orr confirmed the proposed new arrangement which could change the way NRL clubs broker future coaching contracts.

“The Broncos want Kevvie to be their long-term successful coach,” he said.

“The Broncos are looking to throw all their support around Kevvie by increasing resources, whilst taking away any contractual questions by entering an employment agreement.

“This means Kevvie will be rewarded on results whilst also increasing stability across the club.”

The Broncos have overhauled their entire contracting mentality over the past 12 months.

Under previous management, a stable of Broncos stars had deals beefed-up by player options and Brisbane’s new regime, led by CEO Dave Donaghy and chairman Karl Morris, have moved to abolish potentially expensive player-option clauses.

Donaghy and Broncos head of football Ben Ikin are on standard contracts with no fixed term of employment.

Walters enters his second season of NRL coaching in 2022 and the reality is he faces the sack if the Broncos miss the finals for a third consecutive season.

But Brisbane’s strong recruitment drive, which has netted premiership duo Adam Reynolds and Kurt Capewell, has given Donaghy confidence Walters will steer the Broncos back into finals contention.

“We’re in discussions with Kevin, so I’d prefer not to (comment) for now,” Donaghy said.

“Look, Kev’s our coach. He’s our guy and he’s determined to succeed.

“There’s been quite a bit of change here in recent times, but we feel that with a number of things falling into place, the opportunity exists to build on where we currently are.

“We’ve prioritised investment in our football program and supporting our coach, staff and players.

“The growth I’ve seen in Kev as a coach and in the program led by Ben Ikin (head of football) has been tremendous.

“The pre-season starts Monday and we believe the group led by Kev will continue to grow on the gains we saw at the back end of last season.

“It’s for them to do, but I’ve got the confidence and belief in them that they will.”

“There’s real value in stability and continuity. I’ve been really impressed with Kevvie in the last three to four months. He’s certainly grown.”

[Queenslander]

Peter V'Landys must to be sacked immediately.


NRL boss Peter V’landys backs push for Kenya to become rugby league’s next market



https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-boss-peter-vlandys-backs-push-for-kenya-to-become-rugby-leagues-next-market/news-story/8bc03f4fb7ea790e8d3a397a8e2fedd6?fbclid=IwAR3NmtT5 4ObGOl7Rik1N9-McnGN3PmopJOOu71xG4782Pu8_X80DEwew_zc

[Baz]

Are Curtis Sironen and Will Hopoate top class, or nah?

[Lewis]

They're alright. Hopoate is slightly better than Kevin Naiqama, and Sironen slightly worse than James Bentley, so you break even.

[niko_cee]

Will Hopoate as in the guy who went missionary and was never really any good when he came back to Parramatta, was it? What an idiot. You [almost literally] have about 5 years to be any good in that sport, unless you're off the charts talented, so wasting them walking around in a shirt and tie and asking people if they need help with anything seems mad.

[Lewis]

He tried to dodge Sunday games when Canterbury signed him as well. Tenner sez he hasn't been vaccinated.

[Lewis]

There are far too many idiots for that. Wifebeaters vs what will likely be a half-decent team of anti-vaxxers.

Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Api Koroisau
Josh Papalii
Joseph Tapine
John Asiata
Jason Taumalolo

The Anti-Vaxx All Stars have a very handy pack. Had Luke Thompson held out it might have been the best in the business.

[Queenslander]

Now we are talking.

Play the game in PNG as they are anit-vax on mass.

[Queenslander]

:violin:





https://youtu.be/j7L9X8f07YU

[Queenslander]

I had no idea Greece and Jamaica were that close to playing in a League World Cup. Greece can be plucked from Sydney and Brisbane but I forgot how many English people with Jamaican heritage there are.

Any Super League players that stand out for them?

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/11/19/kiwis-out-to-justify-no.1-ranking-at-world-cup/?utm_source=NRLFBContent&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NetworkContent&fbclid=IwAR1grshwV6a2V5nqkKWSHsSVD_hswAQAZxJirFcyt 6rdIl8RPstCObQ2OKs

[Lewis]

They will have a few decent players and would probably give the Cook Islands a game. Will Pryce is the next big thing here and likely to play for them.

[Baz]

Channel 4 are showing some Super League this season? I wonder who they’ll have on it.

[Queenslander]

Cheese is a fucking moron.


“We had beer pong competition at my house and Scott Drinkwater, we were playing beer pong, Dale (Finucane) was blind, and Scott kept pouring vodka into his beer cups and he drank a bottle of vodka in 32 minutes, like a whole bottle and he was so pissed.

“He doesn’t realise how strong he is, he grabs you and just manhandles you around and 20 minutes later he’s got his shoe and he’s spewing into his shoe.”

[Queenslander]

Milford's contract won't be registered by the NRL untill his woman bashing trial has finished.

https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2021/11/30/rabbitohs-statement-regarding-anthony-milford/

[Lewis]

Cheese is a fucking moron.

The NRL trying to sanction him for being honest is a laugh.