NRL 2018

Nepia

Damn test/NH league is dirty as fuck. There's head highs (mostly from JWH TBF), head locks, lots of swinging arms not connecting.

Sam Tompkins has played better in 20 minutes of this match than he did his entire time for the Warriors.

Bromwich had another awesome 20 minutes to start the game.

6-6 after 20 minutes. Kiwis look good when they go wide and England look good when they kick.

raznomore

i think we will be fine here. England look like they have done just about every other time they played us, ourside of the US test. Devoid of creativity and disorganised.

raznomore

and as i say that we score

raznomore

englands backs are midgets too

Nepia

@raznomore Johnson looks like he's playing for a contract too.

Nepia

Rugby League Wayne Barnes is reffing this game.

Nepia

WTF! The stitch up from the hometown refs is on.

akan004

Hometown decision.

raznomore

the ref is actually an idiot. completely the wrong temperament for officiating. would be more at home in a kindy or minding sheep.

Nepia

@akan004 said in NRL 2018:

Hometown decision.

DWZ had nothing to do with Johnson stopping that try. Remove DWZ from that play and Johnson still stops it.

They also got away with a blatant knock on in front of the ref and touch judge a few minutes earlier.

akan004

@nepia Yeah, has to be one of the worst calls I have seen. He was so desperate to award them the try.

Nepia

And Halligan confirms that he's a commentator by saying he thought it was a try - not a penalty try, but that England scored it.

raznomore

I understand it when they playing a stadium set up for soccer but there are playing on a field that has the length, why have such ridiculously small in goal area.

raznomore

need smith back on asap

Nepia

@raznomore said in NRL 2018:

need smith back on asap

He looked pretty average when he was on TBF. Nikorima seemed to be playing half half/half 9 for the first 30 odd minutes.

But agree, need to bring him back on, and tell him to go for broke.

Nepia

The Kiwis have fallen to pieces.

Nepia

Wow, England just got a penalty after Tomkins pulled Johnson back into the ruck when he was basically out of the way.

This is bullshit. This match makes O'Keefe's performance in the Magpies v Otago match look fair and balanced.

akan004

Another English knock on missed. Fuck.

Nepia

There were too many dodgy decisions in that match.

What a crock of shit.

mariner4life

I would like to put forward an entry for "least thought-out sports article of 2018" ladies and gentlemen, i give you this nuffie and his pass/fail for each club/coach in 2019.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/rating-the-expectations-on-all-16-nrl-coaches-in-2019/news-story/8dc85254b1de4e5188edea5173860a79

Apparently, just to get a pass mark, no fewer than 7 coaches need to get their team in to the top 4. And if 13 or 14 teams don't make the 8, then the coach might get sacked.

This nuffie has effectively taken last year's ladder, and said do this again, or better, or you're gone. Fuck maths, schedule, or roster. Do these dickheads get paid for this shit?

The Silver Fern

NRL 2018