NRL 2025

Xpat1

This year it seems we are getting more 50/50s going our way (which they never do) and here we are 8-2.
Meanwhile in Oz nobody rates us still even though we have the most improved spine of any team this year hence our results!!

Gunner

Man, there has been some crazy good tries this afternoon, first in the Broncos/Dragons game, now Canberra have scored a couple.

African Monkey

Mediocre yet exciting game in the end between The Tigers and Bunnies. Koloamatagi, Graham, Arrow and Latrell staking late claims for Origin spots. Korosau nearly carrying the Tigers to victory on his own.

bayimports

Personally would have had both Kolo and May ahead of some of those origin picks. Incredible energy levels

antipodean

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:

Korosau nearly carrying the Tigers to victory on his own.

Right now I'd be happy if they offered Koroisau a million a year based on that effort. At least he did something other than getting sinbinned.

African Monkey

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Personally would have had both Kolo and May ahead of some of those origin picks. Incredible energy levels

Yeah surprised that Max King got the nod with Utoikamanu an Olokolatu as backups. Thought May at least was guaranteed.

African Monkey

@antipodean said in NRL 2025:

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:

Korosau nearly carrying the Tigers to victory on his own.

Right now I'd be happy if they offered Koroisau a million a year based on that effort. At least he did something other than getting sinbinned.

Put Latrell on his arse twice too haha. Otherwise it was a poor display from them which they still nearly got out of with Galvin until he dropped it over the line. Probably the worst I've seen Luai play too.

bayimports

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:

Probably the worst I've seen Luai play too

maybe heard the Moses news earlier, but either way wasnt a great effort.

mariner4life

you know, the Tigers don't have any excuses, and maybe Lachlan Galvin is right. To lose by 10 to a very depleted Bunnies, if the Tigers are a serious team they can't be losing that. And they can't claim ambush given what Souths did last weekend. Especially after the absolute towelling they copped last weekend.

Wahs to second! And yet i still don't feel we're a threat to the top sides. We're scraping through against some average sides.
Comp looks like Storm, Bulldogs and Raiders at the top as the really good teams. A couple of good team below them in the Warriors and the Sharks (saturday result not withstanding).

And behind them a lot of flaky untrustworthy teams.

And then the Knights and the Titans. There is more life in the rebuilding Eels than either of these sides, and it's no surprise that AOB and Hasler are in very hot seats.

mariner4life

Very predictable NSW team. Very strong NSW team. When you get to leave May, Turbo, and Luia out it's not exactly fair is it?
Qld's rumoured team is very interesting, but not in a good way.

NSW 3-0 unless injury continues to hammer them (Haas and Crichton already in doubt) or Daley is an absolute spud.

bayimports

Dolphins at 3.60 h2h with an 11.5 point hd start surely thats gimme money

bayimports

QUEENSLAND MAROONS GAME I SQUAD

Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights)
Xavier Coates (Melbourne Storm)
Robert Toia (Sydney Roosters)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Dolphins)
Valentine Holmes (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm)
Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Sea Eagles)
Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans)
Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm)
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (Gold Coast Titans)
Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys)
Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys)
Patrick Carrigan (Brisbane Broncos)
Tom Dearden (North Queensland Cowboys)
Lindsay Collins (Sydney Roosters)
Beau Fermor (Gold Coast Titans)
Trent Loiero (Melbourne Storm)
Kurt Mann (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Jesse Arthars (Brisbane Broncos)
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (Dolphins)

bayimports

@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

you know, the Tigers don't have any excuses, and maybe Lachlan Galvin is right. To lose by 10 to a very depleted Bunnies, if the Tigers are a serious team they can't be losing that. And they can't claim ambush given what Souths did last weekend. Especially after the absolute towelling they copped last weekend.

Wahs to second! And yet i still don't feel we're a threat to the top sides. We're scraping through against some average sides.
Comp looks like Storm, Bulldogs and Raiders at the top as the really good teams. A couple of good team below them in the Warriors and the Sharks (saturday result not withstanding).

And behind them a lot of flaky untrustworthy teams.

And then the Knights and the Titans. There is more life in the rebuilding Eels than either of these sides, and it's no surprise that AOB and Hasler are in very hot seats.

spot on, will take our wins but they're hardly convincing.

I think AOB gone by tomorrow, Hasler cant be far behind

bayimports

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Personally would have had both Kolo and May ahead of some of those origin picks. Incredible energy levels

just more on this, seriously ........

https://x.com/tabet_matthew/status/1924073530263814634

mariner4life

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

QUEENSLAND MAROONS GAME I SQUAD

Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights)

Xavier Coates (Melbourne Storm)

Robert Toia (Sydney Roosters)

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Dolphins)

Valentine Holmes (St George Illawarra Dragons)

Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm)

Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Sea Eagles)

Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans)

Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm)

Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (Gold Coast Titans)

Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys)

Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys)

Patrick Carrigan (Brisbane Broncos)

Tom Dearden (North Queensland Cowboys)

Lindsay Collins (Sydney Roosters)

Beau Fermor (Gold Coast Titans)

Trent Loiero (Melbourne Storm)

Kurt Mann (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)

Jesse Arthars (Brisbane Broncos)

Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (Dolphins)

not as bad as i feared, but that Coates/Toia edge has me very worried.
Not sure Cotter is an edge forward, but he has that Origin mongrel to match what Martin and Crichton will bring.
DCE and Munster better have blinders given they are keeping Dearden out of the starting side.

bayimports

@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

not as bad as i feared, but that Coates/Toia edge has me very worried.

both attacking geniuses but could be considered weak defensively for sure.

Like the Fermor addition, perhaps will move onto the edge and allow cotter some middle rotation as well. Could also cover Toia if he ends up a leak

African Monkey

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Personally would have had both Kolo and May ahead of some of those origin picks. Incredible energy levels

just more on this, seriously ........

https://x.com/tabet_matthew/status/1924073530263814634

May clearly isn't liked at all. Brandy came out bagging him last week, so clearly there is something behind the surface.

Either way, both May and Koloamatagi should be in the 20 man squad.

bayimports

well, who saw this coming? certainly not me Metcalf leading dally M

https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/05/19/dally-m-medal-wrap-warriors-whiz-surges-to-the-top/?utm_medium=Organic_Social&utm_content=17056782712&utm_campaign=NRL+Premiership

mariner4life

remember after Vegas? post after post on any form of social media about how we sucked and Metcalf was absolutely not him.
That's like a different season.

Laurie Daley reckons Metcalf is easily the most improved player in the comp, and it's not close.

bayimports

To be fair, he has improved a lot throughout the season, as has CHT. Do either of them look like they can close out a game consistently, probably no, but improvement is there.

I humbly eat my words at this stage of the season.

The Silver Fern

NRL 2025