Let's face it, it's been a poor NRL season

Johnno hey sad guy. who do you go for? parramatta? i could then understand your sad tone. otherwise harden up and be that good supporter that we all know you could be. it was a great year.

I think its been a great year for Footy. Granted that my team won the premiership and looks set to make it back to back premierships next year as well. However the whole Sharks saga hasnt distracted me at all. And I really couldnt care less about Canberra or the Bulldogs. All teams go through some hard times. And it happens each year. Nothing new this year in that department apart from the ASADA investigation. And it should not just be forgotten either. I hope that Sandor never touches a football again, and while I do like the Sharks as a team, if it comes out that they have cheated I hope every player caught is thrown out of the comp for good. We dont need cheaters in our game. Whether or not it had any effect on the outcome of the game or not is irrelivant.

You have no idea about the Benji the person. I'm sure he will really enjoy being in Auckland and not having to deal with the hero status. And I'm sure the new challenge will spark some good rugby.

I thought that this blog was all about us losers having a whinge. Dom has done a good job and every year once your team is knocked out their should be a whingers blog. Well done Dom. I hardly ever get a chance to have a good whinge, at least i can let some steam off now.

I think 2010 and 2011 were more entertaining seasons than 2012 and 2013, but what are you going to do. Hopefully the teams more noted for their attacking prowess (Cowboys, Tigers, Warrior etc) are stronger next year with hopefully the Eels and Canberra returning to decent form. Give me a year without the Storm and Manly being in the Top 8 and it will instantly become my favorite.

Nice post matt, It's always worth focusing on the positives which always outweigh the negatives, well, at least from a Queenslander's point of view.

enjoyed the season and i'm a raiders fan. League is just full of whingers, same thing every year. Those whose team didn't make the finals come out and have the annual "worst year in RL history, game is is soft and boring" whinge.

Johnno, maybe you'd be happier after you get some takeaway. And we will all be happier the day you learn to use paragraphs :-)

And I'm surprised you didn;t cane me as two of the positives were about Manly!

It's hard not to smile when you're a Queenslander :-)

Lighten up Johnno, even i can see this is the best finals series ever. Queensland won Origin, all is forgiven,,,,,hehhe,,,,amen.

Billy, Mooore, Billy Moore, Billy More, i cant wait until next year,,,2 origin games at Suncorp and Billy Moore. How good is that, this country is blessed to have Origin. Blessed i tell ya.

Worst season ever in my 25 years watching rugby league 1988-2013. The first season in that 25 years time-line, where i can say the NRL was boring this year. Wow it's been tough to watch. Actually i haven't watched this year. After the Paul Gallen stuff at SOO that was blown out of proportion, the game has gone boring and soft. Or should i say even softer, such high expectations this year after the $1 billion dollar TV deal was signed last year, but it hasn't progressed, for multiple reasons. I liked the 1st game of the year Souths VS Roosters, at Allianz that had fire in SBW comeback, that was most exciting game of the year. But 2012 was a much better rugby league season. More exciting attack, and the shoulder charge was part of most of the year.

Nice work Matt, why dont you write some pieces. You really brought a smile to my face, and i am the codes harshest critic.

NRL fans dont like it either, and it has become a problem only this year . Young players are looking at Sonny Bill and watching Gussy bend over backwards in his love affair with this code hopper and thinking, that will be me next. Agree, something needs to be done, shutting the gate after Falou defected would have been a start, but again, the code lost the plot and dragged it's tail through the mud only to introduce kids, running amuck, part 1. Wonder how many parts the code goes through before some real change is made. It normally takes 3 years. it's not" the Crying Game" it's the "Waiting Game".

Yes we have had plenty of negatives. Now go away and write an article about the positives. - SBW being nearly as good as the hype - Souths showing their ressurgence was not a one season thing - Greg Inglis - The Billy Moore XXXX adds, and the 8X commemorative can. - The Nth Qld run home - Fifita in Origin. He was brilliant - Albert Kelly at the Gold Coast finally getting his life in order and playing the footy that we all hoped he could - the Panthers maybe turning the corner - Wherever Anthony Milford plays he will be great to watch - Dally Cherry Evans - Jamie Lyon continuing to be a superb club man - NSW really need him to be available - The Roosters-Souths final round match. A cracker - Big Willie soldiering on - a brilliant first weekend of finals to look forward to. - Corey Oates - Corey Parker still offloading at 56 or however old he is - Michael Jennings getting back to his best - William Hopoate on his way back - on 12-24 months this may be seen as the moment NSW won State of Orign again. - The Burgess Brothers - A World Cup And of course Qld continuing to break records. So it's not all bad. The Game will go on. What more do you want?

4) Too many players (and coaches!) breaking contracts for whatever reason mid-season. It hurts fans the most. This is something that many of my "AFL" friends just cannot understand about the NRL. Contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on...and the NRL continually allow it.

Don is bad, not good?? nobody gets me anymore, geez.