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    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/n...c3d-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/
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    Can't do anything these days. Might as well not even play first grade.

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    Munster and mates on the bags now.

    https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...9ee5fc7632a9c5

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    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.

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    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?


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    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.

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    If Catalans win the Grand Final.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    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?

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by hfswjyr View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    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.

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    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...217660bdcb7c61

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

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    Good ball that lad.

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

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

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    Missed the whole game playing for Football Manager...

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

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    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.

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    Is Matt Burton the better player?

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    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.

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    Luai to NSW Rugby would great.

    Also lol out loud at Walsh getting a 2 weeks.
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    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.

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

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    Strewth.



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

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...befXeA1hpezPWw

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    Sir Brad Thorn.

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

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

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    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.

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    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-h...02-p58wph.html
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    Another born-again religious case. Very suspect.

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    He followed Mundine (suspect) into Islam.

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


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    Charters Towers and Emerald.

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

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



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

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    I completely forgot about his Union stint.

    He was unstoppable in 2005


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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    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.
    https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...JdafsmGU9slUYs

    Speak of the devil.

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    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/art...y-damaged.html

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




    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.
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    @Lewis

    Have you seen the Storm players press release?

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...0VnWebupfXdWTE

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

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    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.

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    You wanted nineties league, you got nineties league.

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    Yeah that's fair.

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    Let's go Catalans.


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

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