NRL

[Booney]

Booney had a crap Thursday night

Err. Yep.

[Brodlach]

What has happened to the Panthers?

[wenchbarwer]

What has happened to the Panthers?

Honestly looks like they've lost the hunger, 4 premierships is the limit, apparently.

[RustyCage]

Who’d want to be a Knights supporter. Currently getting flogged by the Eels after capitulating in the second half last week against the Titans [emoji2359]

[wenchbarwer]

NSW Blues squad for game one:

1. Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers)
2. Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers)
3. Stephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
4. Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
5. Zac Lomax (Parramatta Eels)
6. Mitchell Moses (Parramatta Eels)
7. Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
8. Mitchell Barnett (Warriors)
9. Reece Robson (North Queensland Cowboys)
10. Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos)
11. Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers)
12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters)
13. Isaah Yeo (c) (Penrith Panthers)
14. Connor Watson (Sydney Roosters)
15. Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters)
16. Hudson Young (Canberra Raiders)
17. Max King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
18. Campbell Graham (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
19. Stefano Utoikamanu (Melbourne Storm)
20. Haumole Olakau’atu (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)

Will be interesting to see how Moses goes at 6. Hopefully he has more of a passing game and Cleary runs more, bit like the last 20 minutes in the 2023 GF against the Broncos

[Brodlach]

They will smash Queensland

[wenchbarwer]

They will smash Queensland

Hopefully, but I have seen far too many SOO games to ever rule Qld out. Remember Fatty Vautin's "Neville Nobodies"? That bunch of spuds won 3-nil.

Based on ability alone, NSW should win and win comfortably, but I need to see it to believe it.

[Jim05]

They will smash Queensland

One can only hope

[Spargo]

The bias NSW commentary is next level. F#ck me Andrew Johns is a sook…

[RB]

That didn't look forward.

[mal]

QL 0 NS 6 AFTER 9 MINUTES
QL 26-NS 6 HALF TIME
QL 26-NS 24 FULL TIME

It was almost one of the most amazing comebacks in S O G history
These games remind me of the old SANFL V VFL games


1-1 all in the series cant wait for the decider

[wenchbarwer]

QL 0 NS 6 AFTER 9 MINUTES - zero penalties blown
QL 26-NS 6 HALF TIME - 8-nil penalty count, Qld's way
QL 26-NS 24 FULL TIME - 10-2 penalty count, Qld's way

It was almost one of the most amazing comebacks in S O G history
These games remind me of the old SANFL V VFL games


1-1 all in the series cant wait for the decider

Thought I'd edit in the man of the match's stats.

How the hell that man gets a whistle, let alone the honour of being in charge of the game's best spectacle, is absolutely beyond me...

[wenchbarwer]

The bias NSW commentary is next level. F#ck me Andrew Johns is a sook…

It's the one disappointing thing about Origin, that fact it's televised on Channel 9.

Johns, Gould, Lockyer, Cam Smith, Fittler, Jonathon "Deer in the headlights" Thurston, Gallen are all abysmal media types. The fact they're all on the one program makes it insufferable...

[Booney]

Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has named his squad for Thursday night’s Round 26 clash against the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium.

Cleary has opted to rest 16 players in the penultimate round of the NRL season, providing an opportunity for several rising talents.

[wenchbarwer]

If that field goal went in against the Raiders, no way this happens

Ivan playing 4D chess

[Brodlach]

If that field goal went in against the Raiders, no way this happens

Ivan playing 4D chess

That was insane last week

[wenchbarwer]

If that field goal went in against the Raiders, no way this happens

Ivan playing 4D chess

That was insane last week

Try as I might, I can't hate the result. Always had a soft spot for the Raiders, their young blokes are just lightning quick.

The week before against the cheating Storm, however...

[Booney]

What a game, Raiders v Broncos. Unbelievable!

[wenchbarwer]

What a game, Raiders v Broncos. Unbelievable!

Raiders choked, sadly.

Be an interesting watch the see what Carrigan and Walsh get charged with today!

[The Bedge]

What a game, Raiders v Broncos. Unbelievable!

Raiders choked, sadly.

Be an interesting watch the see what Carrigan and Walsh get charged with today!

Was such a good game! Raiders were unlucky - so many close moments - but then again, Walsh kicks the 2pt field goal, Bronx win.

I must confess, I'd given up on the Bronx when Carrigan for binned and it was 12 v 11, then Strange scored soon after.

Unreal finish though, one for the ages - Walsh was huge, and so was Staggs and Rikki for me