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This article is in response to recent articles and discussions and the public comments of the NRL spokespeople and league commentators who have been…
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NRL News: Dally M voting blunders strike again with Hammer polling despite shocker, Dragons target Wallabies star
Danny Weidler gets another ‘big scoop’. Cue my eyes rolling back into oblivion.
‘Fun and games, banter’: Leniu response to racial allegation beggars belief as ‘heat of the battle’ mentality harms NRL yet again
It is. Maddest Dragons fans of all time. Very fired up.
Believe it or not, Luciano Leilua is a marquee player - just a wildly overpaid one cashing in on Dragons' desperation
Tony I shared your article to a social media group because I thought it was an interesting take and might generate some discussion. Crikey snakes alive! What a response from many and varied Dragons supporters 😱
One bloke reckons you’re a poor example of a female journalist giving women in rugby league media a bad name and some rubbish about picking low hanging fruit. I think it could be a reference to the garden of Eden and slippery evil snakes. One comment said you get paid too much money to write rubbish about the saintly L.L. He is the saviour of the Dragons dontcha know 😛 He might well be but that’s as yet to be seen. One fella forgave you your sins because he thinks you are a Dragons supporter. I thinks so too lol.
Wow cat among the pigeons AGAIN! I generally share your articles amongst the faithful. They go down a treat.
I’m proud of you. Keep up the great work. 👍 👍
Believe it or not, Luciano Leilua is a marquee player - just a wildly overpaid one cashing in on Dragons' desperation
Will Blake Lawrie play in round one? A cartilage injury at the ribs is a tricky one.
SGI can cover him for a game or two and I hope they do.
Believe it or not, Luciano Leilua is a marquee player - just a wildly overpaid one cashing in on Dragons' desperation
If referring to this headline – ‘SHANE FLANAGAN HAS WRITTEN OFF 2024 FOR THE DRAGONS ALREADY.
THIS IS A GOOD THING’
SMH
Andrew Webster
February 6, 2024…
The actual article in full was less about writing off season 2024 and more about the
building up of a team and a club.
“ “Our focus is 2025,” he said. “We’ve made some changes in 2024 and we’re still looking for some players, but our real focus will be for 2025 and 2026. The goal is to compete right to the end and be in the semi-final race right to the end. We’re going to be a side that’s hard to beat and we’re going to try not to beat ourselves.””
Can Shane Flanagan's new 'magnificent seven' bring hope to downtrodden Dragons fans?
Fair assessments. The Dragons will win more and lose less in my daydreams. I won’t mention nightmares.
Can Shane Flanagan's new 'magnificent seven' bring hope to downtrodden Dragons fans?
Comprehensive and somewhat ominous from a red and white point of view. Flanagan reckons Bird will be playing in the halves or in the centres, Lomax will be a roaming something or other and maybe Sloan will be a fullback or a winger or a centre? What?!
It’s going to be a fabulous season 2024 no doubt – for some teams and not withstanding the much maligned adjudicators making some teams supremely happy and others intent on firing shots across the social media bow, hoping to hit the bunker, figuratively speaking of course. I will be firing a few shots myself because I can’t help it. It’s beyond my control being one generally on the side of the underdog in almost every game.
It’s nearly GO time. Bring on the real FOOTY!
NRL Round 1 Predicted Teams: Eels star faces ban, Gilbert gone for year, Hess hobbled, Dragons get double boost
Great read. Thanks.
New season so I’ve gotta think positively. You do make it hard to be my usual glass half full self though. Time travelling two years into the future could cheer me up no end 😛
Where does your NRL club’s spine rank heading into 2024?
Top five. Sometimes the long odds pay off with some luck and good management lol. I accept the facts of SGI difficulties, but I prefer to live in denial. 😂
2024 is the Year of the Dragon, but it looks like St George Illawarra didn’t get the memo
Hunt:- No comment. My late Mum told me if I didn’t have anything good to say I should say nothing.
Flanagan:- No comment until… 2025.
The board:- No comment.
The rest of the current roster:- Probably best not to study the rosters of the other sixteen teams. That’s my advice to SGI supporters.
Ladder position at season’s end:- No flipping comment. ( I’m putting a few $$$ on 5th 😛)
2024 is the Year of the Dragon, but it looks like St George Illawarra didn’t get the memo
He will need to keep that upper body strength throughout the season and for a super slim running player that is not going to be easy. I note his lower legs are extremely slim and that will always worry me.
Flanagan will do what can be done to give Sloan every opportunity to develop into a first grade weapon. Sloan is keen and if he can get mean and less lean he will steam past opposition defenders and tackle opposition attackers, or at least slow em down as a ‘speed bump.’ Reckon he could surprise a few critics during the new season.
Zac v Tyrell: If the Dragons want to get the most out of their spine, they have to get the best out of Sloan
I go for the Aussies because I’m an Aussie oi oi oi!
I go for Rugby League in general, NRL warts and all and it’s preferable to me that the opposition is competitive in every game. It makes for a better viewing experience. A bit of a excitement goes a long way. However, these young inexperienced teams won’t become competitive if they don’t get the experience of playing tough top teams. Gotta start somewhere if we want the game to grow.
I will hope for no cricket scores. I will hope for an interesting and even exciting competition. I may be a little disappointed but I’ll get over that. Keep the crosswords handy and play GO with the chip when things get a bit… ya know? 😛
Why it’s unAustralian for many Australian rugby league fans to support the Kangaroos
It seems we both lived and worked in some of the same areas way out bush. I started out in Brewarrina NSW and we went on to Areyonga, Neutral Junction, Tennant Creek and Darwin areas in the NT.
We gained family among the clans and we all feel we were enriched by our experiences.
The elders valued education and wanted their young people to retain and pass on their language and culture, including their written dialects, whilst also developing the skills and knowledge to deal confidently within the non-indigenous world.
As an educator back then I learnt more than I taught in some ways. Things have changed of course, as things have also changed in the wider society. We got our first computer in a school back then but it remained hardly touched as I came from zero experience with technology. I was poorly equipped to make good use of it. We were still using radio phones and a light plane brought our mail in a canvas bag. I had to get on the radio each day to talk to the Dept of Ed and the many other remote schools educators out west .
The people know what is needed. Best listen to the elders and the conscientious women to know what will make a positive difference.
Things have deteriorated it seems – from Alice Springs, outwards from there – in a wide circle.
Certainly I’m off track regarding this discussion but it’s good to to ‘talk’ with you about shared experiences even if mine were so long ago.
Don't blame Latrell for picking the Koori Knockout over the Kangaroos - ask why the Roos brand is so devalued
Fifteen years for me. I understand exactly what you are saying. Your response reminded me that it’s been a long time since I along with my young family worked among the various tribes way out bush here and there, and I forgot to take these things you bring up into consideration.
Sing the anthem, don’t sing the anthem. It’s a personal thing. It’s how you understand the place you call home. Being Australian might one day be a matter of unity bringing the indigenous communities and the rest of we long and short term immigrants to this land together as one. Sadly It’s not a dream I can see becoming a reality in my lifetime.
I see things from many sides. Thank you for reminding me of these salient truths.
I can hope that our national team members will play footy for their nation, tribe, clan, skin family, teammates, coach and supporters. We love it when they give their all for whatever part of this island Australia they call home.
Don't blame Latrell for picking the Koori Knockout over the Kangaroos - ask why the Roos brand is so devalued
Cracking me up 😂 😂 😂
De Belin makes surprise switch in international allegiances for Pacific Championships
Much ado…
The coach wants him to play. He is talked into it and decides to give it a go. He is eligible and decides to help out and maybe learn something about the nation where his granny was born. So whatever…he is not a convicted criminal or he wouldn’t be eligible. He wouldn’t get a passport.
Taking up an opportunity presented to him in the twilight of his career isn’t such a terrible thing.
De Belin makes surprise switch in international allegiances for Pacific Championships
Without getting overly political, those who consider themselves as proudly Australian in this modern era will play proudly for Australia. Those who carry the scars and the pain and suffering of their ancestors and don’t see themselves as proud Australians will not want to play proudly for a country they don’t consider as theirs.
It is a complex issue for sure and a very emotive one for many. I believe it’s possible to understand and empathise and accept the premise that some history should not be celebrated or forgotten lest it ever happen again. But at some stage history may finally become just that. Moving forward in the spirit of reconciliation is my deeply held hope for our future as a united nation.
You don’t need to sing the Australian National Anthem if you don’t believe it is relevant. However shouldn’t one believe one is an Australian in order to play for Australia?
How will we ever move forward as a nation if the despicable, genocidal actions of the past continue to mar the present and the future. There has to be a way. I hope our nation can find it. I don’t know if ‘The Voice to Parliament’ is the solution moving forward. If it’s not then what next?
Perhaps I’ve got it all wrong in some or many people’s eyes? I’m still working through it myself and my opinions change as I am influenced by our leaders and stakeholders speaking in impassioned terms of the past, the present and the future for the melting pot that makes up the population of our island home.
I will be cheering for Australia because this is my country. I will stand for the anthem and sing it proudly because it’s how I was brought up… to believe that we all have common ground as we live on this common ground.
Don't blame Latrell for picking the Koori Knockout over the Kangaroos - ask why the Roos brand is so devalued
Congratulations to Dylan Edwards. It’s his time to shine.. Hynes is a versatile player and a good choice.. Hunt will play from the bench. It may be his last chance to play for his country and I wish him all the best. I think it’s a great team even without the injured stars.
It’s a long year for rep players and it could all end in blood, sweat and tears.. Whether the weather puts temperatures up is yet to be seen. The global warming factor could well influence success or failure in this tournament. Matches played in quarters is an interesting concept that could become a permanent change if temperatures continue to climb El Nino style.
Outfoxxed: Addo-Carr stood down from Kangaroos after Knockout brawl, Edwards finally gets rep chance
I had a WTH?! moment myself. 😛 Sims to the other Dragons mob will extend his career and provide an adventure for the fam. I believe he will do very well there.
NRL News: Grand Final forecast has NRL sweating, Sims to Dragons with epic reveal
Preaching to the converted Bernie. 👍
Australia scrape through in PNG - but Kumuls prove their case for an expansion side
Good on PNG. They are mad for Rugby League and are passionate supporters of NRL teams. Some support one team in particular and some support many or all of the NRL teams They are members of supporter groups and are making their presence felt through posting and commenting on a regular basis. PNG for number 18? It could happen.
Australia scrape through in PNG - but Kumuls prove their case for an expansion side
‘Launching into Walsh’ is what I saw. Is the tackler fully responsible for keeping the head and necks out of tackles? I think yes. It’s their duty of care.
If that same tackle happened to a player in the team I follow. I would expect a penalty ruled, placed on report, charged and fined. Head clashes must not happen in the modern game.
The NRL needs to get this problem sorted and the sooner the better. The NRL might need to consider doing another of their infamous ‘crackdowns’
'If the NRL are serious about concussions, where does this sit?' Kevvie fires up after May escapes ban for Walsh's fracture