And so, as the prophecy foretold, it has come to this: sudden death, instant death, extremely painful and bloody death, if you will, it’s grand final time of this our 2021 NRL Premiership.
The last two standing finished top 4 on the NRL ladder and after causing two upsets there can be no argument that the Souths and Penrith pit the best against the best and forget the rest. And all that “Prophecy”? Granted, the structure of the NRL’s finals draw is not really a prophecy given it’s been in place since they brushed the McIntyre System in 2012. Regardless, a blockbuster awaits.
Actually – there are two: a major motion picture called Venom: Let There Be Carnage will hit cinema screens November 25 where the fierce rivalry encapsulating the film is akin to that of a Souths-Penrith battle.
In the upcoming Carnage flick, Eddie Brock (Hardy) – host of an alien called “Venom” – is trying to reignite his career in journalism by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson), the host of a similarly super-powered alien symbiote called “Carnage”. The star of the movie is Venom, who is nine feet tall and would weigh perhaps 225 kilograms. He has massive shoulders and is very, very strong with menacing eyes and a long tongue. With super-strength, extreme agility, shape-shifting abilities and what appear to be 40,000 extremely sharp teeth, he is a frightening proposition in full flight. He is Penrith Panthers backrower Viliame Kikau.
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Let’s channel Matt Nable from the telly in one of his Fox Sports monologues: How about Venom? Super strength, agility and shape-shifting abilities. And what about all those teeth? On all fronts our man Kikau goes tick, tick, tick – boom. The man is enormous, for one, and stronger than many horses.
He is also agile like a much smaller and more nimble man. Think Tyrone Peachey in the body of Gorden Tallis. And a shape-shifter? Kikau shifts shapes, alright, namely defenders out of his gosh-darned way. So yes: Kikau is a scary proposition. Kikau is Venom.
In the red corner is the other guy, thing, whatever he is, alien symbiote looking to inveigle himself into a human host, Carnage, who is like Venom except more dangerous and bad. He has tendril things that shoot deadly projectiles. He has the ability to heal very quickly. He is meaner and smarter and plays dirty pool. And straight into my mind, as if unbidden, came South Sydney’s Cameron Murray as Carnage.
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Murray will be looking to make his mark on Sunday night and for the purposes of this bit of whimsy, we’ll give him the antagonist’s lead as Carnage in the action-charged melodrama.
Murray is a former schoolboy rugby union centre who shape-shifted into a free-running, ball-playing, all-action backrower. He shifted from junior Rah-Rah to State of Origin superman. Inyour best Nabes: ‘Who does that? Nobody does that!’ Murray is agile and strong and a massive factor in the middle for South Sydney, particularly his quick play-the-ball which causes, oh yes, so much carnage in the opposition’s engine
room.
Yet Murray’s main job, as it will be for all of his fellow red-and-green symbiotes, will be to get up on Kikau, and get in his proverbial face.
It’s Souths vs Penrith. It’s Murray vs Kikau. A game within a game to decide the grand final.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as the lethal protector Venom, one of MARVEL’s greatest and most complex characters. Directed by Andy Serkis, the film also stars Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris and Woody Harrelson, in the role of the villain Cletus Kasady/Carnage.Venom: Let There Be Carnage is releasing exclusively in cinemas from November 25 and thanks to Sony Pictures Releasing, you can win tickets to catch it on the big screen by clicking here.
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Linda Smith
Guest
And Kik proved it!!!!!!!!!!
Eye of the Storm
Guest
Dirty pool, no empathy , possessed... This not only describes Munster & his kicking players who are on the ground. It describes the Melbourne coach & his cheating tactics. Coaching Wrestling , Cannonball tackles, Grapple tackles, Chicken Wing tackles, Tipping Over tackles. Then the whole Melbourne Club..Possessed, Dirty Pool. With their Win at all costs mentality. Spend whatever millions over the cap to not let players go & buy the premierships.
Dandragon
Roar Rookie
How may times have u posted that quote? Never gets old…for u, does it? Some of us processed it the first time. You are like the mozzie that shows up & persists after you’ve turned your night light off.
Wannabet
Guest
Will they overcome them with the Wrestling in the ruck, grapple tackle, cannonball tackle, chicken wing tackle , tipping tackle? Which all came from Bellamy & Melbourne. Or will Bellamy have some new style of cheating tackles to injure the opposition with & ways to slow down the ruck for his team to use? No doubt that he’s always trying to think up some other form of ‘tackle’ to use. If they break someone else’s back ? Surely that’s going too far? Then again, they can try & get a penalty from that tackle . That is Bellamy’s style .
Wait a minute!
Guest
If Munster’s previous behaviour on the field is anything to go by. He’ll probably cause damage by kicking a couple of players who are laying in the ground.
Pat
Guest
Another administrative error that has gone against the Storm is being the top team and not getting the extra day of rest heading into the GF. Its always been the top team gets the extra rest day advantage by playing the first semi. Storm have been disadvantaged again by another cockup by the NRL admin body.
Tim Carter
Roar Pro
Wow, that movie sounds truly awful.
The Final Word
Roar Rookie
Me too. Bravo! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
PeterCtheThird
Guest
Thanks, Snowy. Glad you got a laugh.
Big Daddy
Roar Rookie
Predator v Alien v Venom . What's your poison .
The Final Word
Roar Rookie
"the evil empire" And... “He (Ivan Cleary) worked for them. He worked for the referees before he went back into coaching. I’ve got to assume he’s got some mates there still.” – Wayne Bennett Well, it looks like we have seized hold of the narrative, Walter. Job done. :laughing: :thumbup:
The Final Word
Roar Rookie
That’s it andrew. Leave it to their imagination. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
The Final Word
Roar Rookie
Will Munster inflict some damage? Well, it never stopped him putting the boot into the opposition before. :laughing: No doubt your namesake Matt will bring that up in a press conference this week before complaining about coaches trying to influence
his matesthe referees before a game. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:Walter Black
Guest
Worse than that Duncan, its ancient history fake news.
Paul
Roar Guru
I'm not trying to be contrary but I thought this was a pretty clever piece. I'm assuming Matt and Tim Gore got together over quite a few Betoota Bitters and decided to write a story combining a horror movie and the NRL. I've just read Tim's piece, that combined the horror that was the 2019 Grand Final for Green Machine fans, with the horror moment from the 75th minute in the last Panthers match. This piece is better, mostly because Matt got sponsorship. Not sure I'm going to rush out and see Venom: part LXVII. For me, Woody Harrelson was and always will be Woody Boyd, Cheers bartender.
The Bear
Guest
Predator is twice as mean and nasty as any Venom. It took Arnie, before he met the maid, to take him out. Get to the Choppa!!!!!!
Tom G
Roar Rookie
Munster the messiah may also lead the Storm astray if he has one of his brain explosion days. Let's not pretend he doesn’t get a bit of Latrellitus occasionally.
jimmmy
Roar Rookie
I was wondering what the f was in my breakfast cereal.
up in the north
Roar Rookie
Was that an ad for the movie or an acid flashback. I'm confused.
Tony
Roar Guru
:laughing: :laughing: