NRL 2015

old gregg wrote: »

Decent enough start to the season by the Roosters. Unfortunate to see how they still manage to concede so many penalties along the way. Go Roosters.

Just got me season membership for the roosters for this season.... play the rabbitohs next weekend....that will be a cracking game !!

jimjimjimmy wrote: »

Fantastic game yesterday between the Bunnies and the Chooks. Rabbitohs at the minute just don't look like losing, great willpower and composure to come from behind. Also the Bunnies looked fitter, the Roosters were dead on their feet at the end. Amazing stuff from GI again, he does things that no other player in the comp can do, such a great mix of speed, strength and balance.

What a difference a couple of weeks make. The Rabbitohs looked clueless from the 20th minute on and never looked like scoring in the second half. That said if GI had been able to ground that ball when Morgan got a toe to it at 12-4, it obviously would have been a completely different game.

It just seems like a wide open competition this year. After losing their opening three games, the two form sides now are arguably the Dragons and the Cowboys along with the Broncos. The Rabbitohs won't be pushing any panic buttons yet but they will really miss Reynolds while he's out. Teams like the Titans and Sharks have bounced back after a bad start too and won't be easy outs for anyone this year. Added to that the Raiders look like a plucky team too and the Warriors in NZ are tough to put away. Melbourne aren't lighting it up but they are getting the wins on the board. It's just really Manley that seem to be struggling but you'd imagine that when Jamie Lyon and a few others get back that they will improve, but there does seem to be something amiss behind the scenes with player unrest and guys like Cherry-Evans and Foran already set for greener pastures.

The Dragons vs the Broncos on Friday will be a good game. The Dragons defence is awesome but they could miss Frizell if he is suspended for his high shot last week. Storm vs Roosters is the other one that sticks out but it will be interesting to see if the Titans and Sharks keep their runs going against the Panthers and Rabbs respectively and Manley vs Canterbury on Friday is a must win for both teams too. Another exciting week ahead!

Also I see a few Roosters on here, big whispers Matt Moylan is the big target to replace Rodger TS next year.

Isaac Luke leaving the bunnies at the end of the season to join the Warriors as, citing family reasons. Big loss for the bunnies, the Dragons up next on Monday night, will be a tough match.

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Isaac Luke leaving the bunnies at the end of the season to join the Warriors as, citing family reasons. Big loss for the bunnies, the Dragons up next on Monday night, will be a tough match.

Yeah interesting one that. He'll like playing with Johnson as he does at international level. Dropped for tonight though with Reynolds and Sutton back in. Dugan a late inclusion for the Dragons too.

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Finished 16-10 to the Bunnies tonight, ends the 3 game losing streak. Aaron Gray the youngster with his first 2 career tries in only his second match (could be wrong) and Alex Johnston with the other. Impressive win anyway as the Dragons were on some winning streak.

Yeah I think you're right about young Gray. He took his two tries well. The Dragons will be disappointed as they completely controlled the first half and should have been further ahead at half time. The Bunnies stepped up their game in the second half and sustained pressure allowed them to cross the whitewash twice while controlling the second half. The Dragons didnt have any decent possession until well inside the final ten minutes and the Bunnies were able to shut them down. Having reynolds back was a big boost and Luke made a difference in the second half too. Sutton struggled from a bad poke in the eye early in the first half and the Rabbitohs still look like they are struggling a bit, they aren't as fluent as they were early in the season. However, this will be a big boost for them and I'd be surprised if they didnt step up their game over the next few weeks when their big men are back fully 100%.

corny wrote: »

Nearly fell off my seat watching this. Ouch.

Ha yeah was a massive hit by Matai. The Sea Eagles should have done better in that game but their play inside both 10s leaves a bit to be desired

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Fast approaching the business end of the NRL season now. Chris Sandow requested to be released from his Eels contract early, to sign with Super League club Warrington, but that was rejected. The Bulldogs comfortably beat the Eels last night and Melbourne Storm hammered Penrith last night too.

Important match tonight between the Dragons and The Rabbitohs tonight at the Sydney Cricket Ground, will be going to that myself, first visit to the SCG for me. Looking forward to it and hoping for a Bunnies victory!

Yeah the dragons have been in very poor form since their sequence of wins earlier in the year. They were creamed last week without the likes of Marshall, Dugan etc so they need a big one tonight. The Rabs are pretty much back to full strength though and I'd expect them to take it

GiftofGab wrote: »

Is NRL not showing on irish tv? Sorry newbie here, used to attend melbourne storms matches when i lived there

Every game is live on Setanta Sports (except sometimes when the Friday night games are played at the same time). However, this won't happen for the rest of the year with the Thursday night games running from now on so every game until the Grand Final will be on live!!

If you have a betting account, you can also stream every game live through Bet365, Ladbrokes or Coral so long as you have money in your account and you have bet at least €1 on an event the previous 24hrs leading up to the match you want to stream.