2022 NRL season thread

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Magic, Mar 12, 2022.

  1. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Billy Walters fucking sucks.
     
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  2. Paddy P Orr

    For the first time in years I feel like NQ has some hope in front of them with some of the good young guns coming through.
     
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  3. Magic AJ Parker

    Dylan Brown in the centres and Jakob Arthur at 5/8 is nepotism at its finest.

    It’s like watching junior league when the coaches so would be the shitest player on the field but he’d just constantly get opportunities in all kinds of positions.
     
  4. Magic AJ Parker

    I know he’s always been bad but is it just me or has Steve Roach’s commentary some how gotten worse this year? I genuinely think he’s losing his sight.
     
  5. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    3 father son duos at the moment. Wonder if that's the most there's been?
     
  6. Magic AJ Parker

    I actually like Grant Atkins but he’s had a shocker today, was he a Panthers fan growing up? I know he grew up out that way.
     
  7. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    For real? Manly, Souths and Parra are not contenders. Neither are Cronulla really tho theyve been impressive.

    If Penrith run thru Eels, Storm, Easts, and Cows leading up to Origin, we might as well hand them the trophy. I still think theyre in 3rd or 4th gear most of the time.
     
  8. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Unfortunately only an injury to Cleary in the finals is what can stop Penruf, IMO. Although I'm still hoping for someone to punch Luai every game, such an average player.
     
  9. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    I think the work Yeo does is more integral than people realise too. He goes down I think they're in a bit of strife, the distributing he does around the ruck/in general does a lot to make the pack more effective.


    I'm still not convinced Penrith beat the Storm in a big game at full strength. They might have won the comp last year, but they got very lucky that Storm had so many injuries in that prelim. I suppose Penrith had a lot walking wounded all finals series themselves, but losing to Souths, getting lucky against Parra and Storm then just edging Souffs might be a better indication of where they're at than trouncing the also rans by 20-30 points week in week out in the regular season.
     
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  10. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    It did feel a bit like watching Badger ref Souths several years back.
     
  11. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    Officials have way too much influence on the game at the moment with the amount of surveillance, potential infringements and varied interpretations.
     
  12. Magic AJ Parker

    Damn, I went out at half time when it was 16-10 :shock:
     
  13. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Yeo is playing decent enough, but he can be replaced. Without Cleary, you're fucked IMO.

    Either way, looking forward to magic round for their clash and hopefully both at full strength.
     
  14. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Oates still the best winger in the world.

    Gamble still the worst player in the world.
     
  15. Magic AJ Parker

    Just realised how little I watch ch9 these days, watching the highlights pack and Billy Slater was commentating... sounded like he was having a stroke.

    Is he always that bad?
     
  16. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yeah Slater, Thurston and Smith are terrible commentators, especially JT. It all sounds unnatural, forced and largely inarticulate.

    Shame Sterlo retired.
     
  17. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Might be a Queensland thing. Wally was useless too.


    Seriously though its nice having the legends still involved, but give em the boundary riding duties. I'm a big believer in having ex players getting the calling/media gigs in footy, but surely there's some kind of standard they should need to be at. Surely a few less successful players out there that would make excellent callers, though even the lesser guys they get on abc and similar seem pretty hopeless boofhead types.
     
  18. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Ex players are almost always terrible. Theyre purely there to provide 'credibility.'
     
  19. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    This Raiders Warriors game is absolute gash. One of the worst this year.
     
  20. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Roosters are useless. Imagine going down by 10 to the Dogs.
     

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