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Louis McIntyre

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It does make the draw fairer as to make the finals you are only judged against the teams that had the same draw as you.

Conference system reportedly back on the NRL's radar

I would like to mention that DCE had the 4th most try assists and 3rd most linebreak assists totally 37 last year. Is is definitely a misconception that he has nothing ‘left in the tank.’ While a very disappointing year for the club, he was consistently the teams best player and can’t do it all on his own.

Closing time: The NRL clubs watching their premiership window slam shut

Author is a 13 year old Broncos fan from the bio Paul, go easy. While I don’t agree with my Sea Eagles coming 14th its all a bit of fun at this stage of the year. Good to see a young fella having a go and putting a few article together. Looking forward to seeing the rest of them!

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

Dragons fans sure are bitter at Saab and don’t want to see him succeed (and probably rightfully so). This is a prediction article, let’s come back to it at the end of the year and see how he went.

Sign me up: The five most astute signings of 2021

An astute signing is a smart signing (synonyms) and can apply to anyone who adds more value to their club than what they are paid. Ben Kennedy came to Manly on big money but the way he changed the culture made him an excellent signing.

This is a prediction article, let’s judge it at the end of the year. I also disagree about Bird, he’s on big money but that doesn’t apply to the Dragons as Brisbane is paying a large chunk of it.

Sign me up: The five most astute signings of 2021

I agree with Sironen as a good signing but have a few question marks over the others. McIntyre was impressive last season but I can’t see him offering much other than a few minutes off the bench in that Titans pack. Souths already have one of the comps best locks- so where does Arrow fit in? And the Roosters rarely let a good one go- Flanagan might fall into that category.

Sign me up: The five most astute signings of 2021

You’ve given Johnston 38 extra trys here

Manly's greatest NRL team

Great article and good team. For what it’s worth I would have picked Brett Stewart at fullback. Remarkable football player that just happened to be around the same time as Slater.

Rugby league's one-Test wonders

Totally agree that we don’t sweat over the kick chase and their is barely controversy. Then is you look at VAR in the soccer and they are ruling players off side due to the position of their arm pits, which is in turn causing arguments over matter of opinion (and mm).

30 second shot clock to come to a decision is worth a gamble on.

I hate the Bunker

The borders are open and NSW tourists can enter Queensland without getting a flu shot, so therefore AFB will be able to as well.

2020 NRL season: Round 11 preview

Don’t agree with changing the headline to something much more emotional (and possibly not true of your thoughts on your team). But it got me with the click.

I am disgusted and ashamed to be a Broncos fan

Pubs and clubs were still open until March 23, so Latrell playing basketball in early March was in no way against social distancing. In fact, he played for the Rabbitohs on March 21st so it is doubtful he was in Taree at that time.

Players partying and going camping risk blowing it for all of us

Great story mate, thanks for sharing. As a kid in the late 90’s I was in the middle of a three way tug of war from Family members who were North Sydney, Balmain and Souths supporters. Bribery and ladder position saw me choose Norths, but a (failed) merger not long after has seen me a Manly fan ever since.

Everybody has their own rugby league journey

Right in the feels. 😢

Alex Johnston's brilliant TikTok on missing rugby league is all of us right now

As a Manly fan, I used to think Williame was bang average when he played for us. Hopefully for your sake he has improved in the Super league.

NRL Round 1 teams: Latrell begins Souths career at fullback, no Cordner for Roosters

Big Manly fan so obviously I have a touch of bias, but how is Addin Fonua-Blake not in the top 50!? Was our most important forward last year and won games off his own back. I rate him much higher than NAS, TPJ, Josh McGuire and Paul Vaughan.

I actually rate him higher than Mary Taupau as well who was in the top 30. AFB’s minutes and post contact metres are phenomenal.

The Roar's NRL top 50 players: 20-11

Minor Premiers or the 9s 😂 ! I love the rose coloured glasses but they won two games before getting knocked out.

Are the Newcastle Knights a one-man team?

I think Cust, Docker-Clay and Croker all have merits to be in the 17. I presume Des will give them all a shot in the trials and then pick the best two for round 1. Will certainly be a shared job in 2020.

Also, when did Cust play for Avalon? I thought he was Scone born until coming to play for Manly’s 20s.

Fainu uncertainty should compel Sea Eagles to trust in Cust

The media attention around this has been a farce. Good luck to him in looking for the best offer for his family. The Betoota Advocate has given the best assessment of this issue so far (as per usual) – while Latrell has been helping his community during the devastating drought and fires as well as keeping his nose clean, he has received overwhelmingly negative media attention for the best part of two months.

Find something else to report on.

Leave Latrell alone, he's done nothing wrong

To be fair, Blocker Roach and Wally Lewis are probably more qualified to make these kind of decisions than you or I

Revealing The Roar's NRL team of the decade for the 2010s

Jamie Lyon won Dally M Centre of the year 4 times this last decade. This is compared to 1 from Josh Morris and 0 from Croker and Jennings.

Surely this suggests something?

Revealing The Roar's NRL team of the decade for the 2010s

With your positional rankings, I think I would have centre at the lowest rank in the modern game below Wingers. Wingers role with kick returns, bringing the ball out of their own end and athletic finishes has a lot of impact on a team’s success. Fergo and Sivo’s impact at Parra this year is evidence of that.

In the end getting value for money is the biggest key to success. If you pay a million bucks you need at least a mil worth of impact. Successful teams regularly get more impact out of lower paid players, CNK at the Raiders being 2019’s key example.

Latrell doesn't warrant superstar money

Surely Fonua-Blake is deserving of at least an honorable mention?

My NRL team of 2019

Without going into stats (which could go to prove me wrong) I’ve seen AFB as our key forward the whole year, our win against the Knights in round 5 particularly sticking in my mind.

The top 50 NRL players of 2019: 20-11

As a Manly fan I think Fonua-Blake had a much greater impact than Taupau on our results this year. His ability to play big minutes and come up with big plays made him our key player. His performance in week one of the finals with a largely rookie pack was testament to this. I would swap to twos rankings around.

The top 50 NRL players of 2019: 20-11

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