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NRL and all things Rugby League down under

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  • #212
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    MUFC91CS wrote: »
    thoroughly looking forward to it. Actually like the fact its being played at the end of the season and not interrupting the regular season itself. NSW by 6

    I preferred it mid season myself. Gave the Warriors a pop at understrength teams! :pac:

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #213
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Maroons lucky to only be 10 down. I thought the first half was a bit dull.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #214
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Great 2nd half by Queensland, excellent win to set up the series.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #215
    Danick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Danick


    Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »
    Great 2nd half by Queensland, excellent win to set up the series.

    Bennet has to be the greatest coach in the game - what about that turnaround - absolutely brilliant!


  • #216
    MUFC91CS
    Registered Users Posts: 325 ✭✭MUFC91CS


    Great second half by QLD. NSW had very little answer.

    Sets it up really well as I thought NSW were going to sweep it easy enough.


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  • #217
    Tom Mann Centuria
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    NSW well on top in this one now.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #218
    Danick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Danick


    Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »
    NSW well on top in this one now.

    Gutted! All set up for a grand stand Brisbane finale


  • #219
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Danick wrote: »


    Gutted! All set up for a grand stand Brisbane finale

    Yeah, non event today, QLD never got going. It's how I thought the first game was going to go tbh.

    Blues very strong favourites for the final game now.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #220
    MUFC91CS
    Registered Users Posts: 325 ✭✭MUFC91CS


    Munster was a huge loss for QLD. If he's out of game 3 I think they can forget about it.


  • #221
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Never saw that score coming after last round's battering, a brilliant win. Worst Queensland team ever too, lol.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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  • #222
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    NRL tinkering with the rules again. 2 points for a FG outside the 40m line being the big one. Time will tell but not a fan of the idea at present.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #223
    Tom Mann Centuria
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    First game of the season on this morning, hooray!

    Storm v Bunnies, hoping for a Souths win, but expecting otherwise.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #224
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    This morning's games Knights v Bulldogs up first, followed by Broncos v Eels.

    Edit: Knights outclassed the Dogs, and Broncos had their trademark 2nd half collapse.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #225
    Tom Mann Centuria
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    Good win for the Warriors over the Titans, on too feckin early to watch unfortunately. Roosters hammered Manly, far too one sided to make for good entertainment. Panthers Cowboys next up.

    Edit: Panthers battering the Cowboys. Most games so far this round have been way too one sided sadly.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #226
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Comfortable for the Raiders v Tigers.

    If I was a Dragons fan I'd be pretty p*ssed off with the officiating in this game, some terrible decisions on and off the pitch (as usual) means Sharks will probably see this out now. Saying that, dragons were crap first half.


    All in all, a dud first round. Not a good advert for the NRL.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #227
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    I've found Fox League on an Android streaming app, picture probably only SD but it'll do on my phone when I'm at work. Happy days! (If it stays working).

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #228
    barryribs
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭barryribs


    Great game by the bunnies yesterday. Was very tight up till mid way through the second half. Cook's tackle was the turning point for me. Good improvements from the first round


  • #229
    Tom Mann Centuria
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    Some of the finest old school Rugby League kicking this morning (missing from everywhere). Sharks just don't have anyone who can kick from a tee.

    They had the Raiders beaten if they only had a kicker.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #230
    MUFC91CS
    Registered Users Posts: 325 ✭✭MUFC91CS


    The Thursday game between the storm and eels on Thursday was quality depsite the horrendous conditions.

    Very disappointing result for the warriors over the weekend. thought they left it behind them.

    Outside of that the rooster, bunnies and panthers all looked very good. Game of the weekend for me was the cowboys and dragons. Great to have the nrl back


  • #231
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    What a game that was. Don't support either team but that was intense.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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  • #232
    Tom Mann Centuria
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    Some comeback from the mighty Warriors this morning! From 21 points down to beat the Raiders 34 - 31.

    Doggies look pretty poor again today unfortunately. Another long season for them I think.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #233
    MUFC91CS
    Registered Users Posts: 325 ✭✭MUFC91CS


    Unbelievable win from the Warriors. RTS is absolutely irreplaceable. We should really be 3 from 3 now. Left the Knights game behind us last week.

    The dogs dreadful. At this point they look worse than last year even with some big signings. At least last year they fought hard. Looked absolutely gutless on Saturday.

    some injuries over the weekend with the raiders playing with 14 and the sharks playing with 13 for large periods of the game.


  • #234
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Sea Eagles and Bulldogs absolutely battered again this round. 4 hours now since Canterbury scored a point. Penrith and Souths look the teams to beat this year. Storm Broncos next, expect Melbourne to get a comfortable win.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #235
    Danick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Danick


    Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »
    Sea Eagles and Bulldogs absolutely battered again this round. 4 hours now since Canterbury scored a point. Penrith and Souths look the teams to beat this year. Storm Broncos next, expect Melbourne to get a comfortable win.

    My team - The Cowboys having a horrible start to the season - think round 4 will be hell with Clifford, Marsters and Dunn dropped. I imagine the Broncos game will get ugly score wise - Storm will surely put them to the sword.


  • #236
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Can't imagine too many new supporters of Rugby League being enticed by these hammerings virtually every game. It's boring. And sorry Danick, Sharks pummeling the Cowboys.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #237
    Danick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Danick


    Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »
    Can't imagine too many new supporters of Rugby League being enticed by these hammerings virtually every game. It's boring. And sorry Danick, Sharks pummeling the Cowboys.

    It's tough being a Cowboys fan at the moment - has the 6 again rule made it harder for weaker teams?


  • #238
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Danick wrote: »
    It's tough being a Cowboys fan at the moment - has the 6 again rule made it harder for weaker teams?


    It's ruining the game for me, so far this weekend only one of the games has been vaguely interesting

    This article I read a couple of weeks ago has been shown to be pretty well on the money with subsequent rounds results.
    .

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/15/have-nrl-rule-changes-gone-too-far-in-2021-not-based-on-round-one

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #239
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Warriors garbage this morning, Knights also battered today, though closer for a lot longer than most games this year.

    Average winning margin this week is more than 20 points. :(

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #240
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Tigers made a good game of that in the end. Eels couldn't put them away despite being the better team for most of the 80 minutes.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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  • #241
    barryribs
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭barryribs


    That finish to the bunnies/tigers game was absolutely INSANE!


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