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Storm have a better winning percentage (80%) at Suncorp than the Broncos do but I think the Broncos might just get home on a wave of emotion .
If Panthers can shut down the Warriors right side attack they should win without too much fuss . Really looking forward to seeing if Webster’s got a plan to bring down his old side though .
Wild scenes in Newy . Knights in a canter .
Toss a coin on the other but I’m leaning towards the Sharks based on their ability to put a few more points on the board .
So all the home teams then . That seems a bit too simple .

Why every finals team can win the 2023 NRL premiership ... and why they can't

Melbourne don’t pick winners all the time . Melbourne’s coaching staff and systems just have a greater percentage of success with the ones they do .

'It's the only way bottom dwellars will fight their way up': NRL world reacts to draft proposal

It looks like a tall order for Penrith coming up against a well rested Storm . Don’t underestimate the revenge factor . Penrith will be motivated and unlike last year all the lights in 2021 have been shining on the Storm .

The silent killer that looks set to claim Penrith's season

Not a great result for the Panthers but a great result for the comp . Despite the great advantage of the week off for the Bunnies , that side of the draw with Roosters and Manly is wide open .

Vintage Wayne and the benefits of rest: Talking points from NRL finals Week 1

After the song and dance earlier this year about player safety and reducing contact with the head the NRL once again managed to come up looking weak and flaccid . This was , according to V’Landys , the most important issue league was facing and required clear and immediate action or we risk the future of our game . How much clearer does forceful and dangerous contact to the head need to be ? I’m with Robbo on this one . It was laughable . I know it was just ” supposed to be ” an old fashioned ball n all …. but he got it wrong and should have been sent .

Another crazy chapter in the Book of Feuds as Mitchell's moment of madness stuns Manu

Great player on his day but Melbourne letting him go without a fight appears a pretty astute decision . He is good , but not quite good enough to be seen as a worthwhile high maintenance commitment .

Raiders sack Scott over off-field incidents

1. It feels to me like the regular season should be over . I understand the NRL’s obligation to provide X amount of games because of the agreement in place but at what point do those games actually begin to lose their value . If rusted on fans of the game like The Barry are having trouble getting up for it , this must mean something . I thought it was just me .
2. Who knows . There seems to be such a disconnect with what the game is trying to achieve . One week it’s this , next week it’s that while all the time failing to address a system for the referee’s to fairly and transparently adjudicate on the rules . A card system has been implemented by just about every other sport in order to make it easier for referee’s to compartmentalise offences and rule on them in isolation from each other . Not even considered by the NRL . We would rather spin the chocolate wheel when someone gets smashed around the head or holds someone down too long in a tackle .
3. Radley’s charge down was an text book example of why the rule was introduced .
4. The blowout scorelines are a concern . Are the new rules working ? For every new rule that gets implemented their is some other rise in foul play . Now it’s holding down on the first tackle … because its just a set restart and not a penalty with a touch finder . How do you come up with a new rule that encourages you to break one we already had ?
5. Onya Sterlo . Great player . Great man and I know exactly how you feel . Have fun and enjoy yourself . You will be missed .

Chook lotto, effort to spare and more NRL Round 22 talking points

There were plenty of incidents during the last 20 mins had me screaming in frustration for the Tigers but no dummy half , with the game there to be won , took the cake . I am guessing most people thought the Raudonikis Day performance would be the low point of the season …… then suddenly a new contender .Madge must be losing his mind .

Warriors crush Tigers' finals hopes

These things tend to happen when you are expected to be winning even more so than when you are losing . Eels under pressure 😂

Gutherson's C-bomb spray at teammate in Roosters thumping sums up Eels right now

Even if the Panthers get beaten by the Storm this week there season is far from over . They have shown what they can do this season and it’s more than enough to win it .
Going into the finals in underdog mode may suit them just fine .

'I don't know what you've got to do to get sent off': Unconvincing Panthers deny Broncos

He came over the top and hit him around the head with force . He knocked him out with an illegal tackle . Based on everything the NRL is trying to achieve in regards to protecting players and reducing high contact how was it not a send off ?
It was a lame and confusing decision .

'I don't know what you've got to do to get sent off': Unconvincing Panthers deny Broncos

Great article Lady League . I think your points are spot on . I think the original idea of camera’s in the dressing room was to show the team song etc …. which is mostly harmless fun and I am pretty sure it was all it was used for in the beginning . It was the show’s producer who made the decision to show Tom Gilbert after the game and I agree it was very poor . What’s happened to showing people some respect ? He gets paid to play football .I don’t believe Tom Gilbert signed an all encompassing agreement to be part of a reality TV show . If anyone knows differently please bring me up to speed .

We don't need to see what happens in the dressing room

I agree …. The Lewis takedown didn’t look too serious to me . He cuddled him to the ground and no one got hurt . He was always going to get 10 minutes but some of the reactions have been way over the top . Buzz wanted two weeks !!! So Lewis should get the same 2 weeks as Kaufusi got for his hit on Matterson ! C’mon … get real . What’s wrong with these guys ?

Half-time tackles, offensive wristbands and speedy fullbacks: NRL Round 18 talking points

That’s correct … The NRL gave them instructions on how the suspensions should be staggered otherwise I am sure The Dragons would have at least considered resting all guilty this week and “throwing” just the one game .

Why are the NRL bending over backwards to accommodate the Dragons?

Tend to agree with everyone who thinks Reynolds /Walker may have worked better . I think from a team perspective ,it was a fair call to put Wighton in and then after doing that , Moses seems a pretty logical choice. What had Wighton done to not get the nod ? It wasn’t all the halves fault last night and they were only a desperate Ponga arm away from winning . Maybe the plan was for Simms to run decoys all night but there was plenty of times Wighton had no one to pass to and had to come back to the inside . Maybe the ease of the early Mitchell try with the cut out pass influenced their play a little too much ? Kudos to Ben Hunt . How he didn’t get picked for Game 1 now seems ridiculous . He has been kicked from pillar to post since the 2015 GF. I doubt he will get another shot at a premiership at the Dragons but it would make a great story .

Without Cleary and Luai, are the NSW Blues really that good at all?

Hadley is a very disappointing addition to NRL360 . There is nothing I like about him and I really hate when I am forced to agree with him .This is mere speculation but maybe Ikin and Fox didn’t see eye to eye on Hadleys appointment to the show . I am aware of the spin surrounding Ben’s departure and it being all about “Bronco love” however , it does seem like quite a coincidence they only managed a few shows together .

Ray Hadley absolutely scathing of Paul Vaughan despite an emotional apology

The “Mulitalo Decision” and Queensland getting pounded for a few series probably won’t do the Origin concept any harm . It might rekindle some of the feelings that made it such a success .

Mulitalo OUT of Origin II over eligibility concerns, Coates back in

The NRL need to work out a way to reintroduce the send off rule to the game . It was put there for a reason …. to protect the players !!!! I would even be open to the sent off player being replaced from the bench . At least the offending team would be down an interchange player for the rest of the game . This might encourage match officials to start using it . At least the rule could be utilised for all the reasons it was originally intended … to protect the players !!! Action against foul play needs to be taken on the field . Until players and teams are seriously penalised for foul play on the field I can’t see things changing anytime soon . The NRL overtly spouts it concerns regarding how player protection is paramount and then ignores the very rule designed to deal with it . A rule that has been part of the game for 100 years and could have a significant and immediate impact .

Does Dylan Brown deserve a lengthy stint on the sidelines?

Great comments about happier times and different clubs .It seems no one wants to talk about how dire things appear at the Dogs . Granted they lost a playmaker early but no points for 3 games ? Napa has been on the slide for a long time now and Hetherington is a really similar style of player . Every pack needs some huff and puff like these two provide but some skill and consistency goes a long way too . Tamou hasn’t been setting the comp on fire at the Tigers so far but I can see him providing some stability and having the desired effect on the younger guys there. I’m not convinced the Dogs have that guy in the forwards . It’s an oversight by Barrett and is similar to the oversight by Seibold last year . I hope the Dogs can pull something together for 2021 .

Bulldogs continue historically bad start to the season

Couldn’t agree more !

Bad Rabbit habits return as life goes on for Storm in season opener

Great article …. about footy !
Manly’s season may well be hung by Turbo’s hamstrings but unless they are smashed by injury , I can’t see Manly anywhere near the bottom 4 . Foran could be a huge signing .
Griffin’s pragmatic and unemotional coaching style seems to get more out of his squads than you would expect and so that should keep the Dragons in a solid lower middle position on the table all year.
The Broncos should improve … a lot . There was no logical reason for their disaster in 2020 other than team unrest . If Walters can find some team spirit and harmony they will be fine .
There doesn’t seem to be any obvious spoon contenders this year and that’s great for the competition . I am sure a surprise is on the cards but as an early guess , I see the Dogs , Cows and Warriors as a likely bottom three .

My NRL ladder prediction: Part 1 (16-14)

Well said … Theres a lot of great reasons it should have been canned in 2020 . ” Player welfare is paramount ” was the media spin earlier this season . The reality is ” that’s fine , as long as it doesn’t cost us any money ” . I get the difficulty of the situation but I see it being especially hard for a bunch of fringe players to spend another two months in the bubble just for an unlikely chance at a start . I doubt that a lot of the great points raised in this article were given full consideration at NRL HQ .

Origin may be a casualty of the pandemic

Plenty of great points made in this article that are all probably true , however , well coached sides with great rosters don’t fall apart so easily . Roosters and Raiders have both had huge injury problems this season but still manage to get out there , hold it together and play well as a team , even if it’s not quite at the level of their best 17 is available .

When the Broncos are on the park , who is driving the standards ?
Who is the guy in the squad that commands respect and that no one wants to disappoint ?
Who is laying down the law behind the posts after a soft try gets conceded .
Sam Burgess,Greg Ingliss and co had all that covered for Seibold when he was at the Rabbits .
I can’t believe that Seibold went to new club and expected to have success without it .
There may be a truckload of off field issues at the Broncos but there has to be plenty of questions around the coaching before you even start talking about game plans and structures .
Seibold is a smart guy and a smart coach but a lot of really important stuff was taken care of for him at Redfern .

Dear Brisbane Broncos, the coach isn't the problem

Looks like Pangai Jr. gets what he wanted if the reports about him shopping himself around are true . Played it Duges style . Got the Broncos to tear up his contract in under a week .

Broncos reportedly set to sack Pangai Jr in NRL bombshell

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