NRL 2023 + Internationals

[bayimports]

@Nepia good chance I am there too, so bound to lose

[bayimports]

Moving round for a few teams on the weekend and the warriors were one of them (in reverse). If we are going to make the final eight we will need a couple of big games in our favour given the log jam of teams on similar points giving us a better for and against. Eels have leap frogged us into sixth this week and I wouldn't be surprised if Dylan Brown also suddenly appears against us this week when we play them later, also rumour has it no SJ either.

Apart from Souths, who I expect to finish strong when Latrell comes back, the rest of the teams from 5th -14th all still batting for final spots. The Panthers and the Broncos look like the only two teams that would look like they would beat everyone consistently.

Unbelievably even the Cowboys after their start are now 9th thanks to their for and against, even after their earlier flogging, thanks to their massive win on the weekend.

It is clear the Tigers (while Brooks out), Canterbury and St George are just likely to cough of up free points for the remainder of the year, while the rest battle it out for spots in the eight.

[bayimports]

Teams named for the dead rubber for Origin. Some good news though, RCG, Moses and Gutherson will be unavailable to play the warriors this weekend. Hopgood as 19th man will be free to play.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/07/03/state-of-origin-team-lists-game-three/

[bayimports]

Loigies:
Dylan Touchy Feely Brown 7 game suspension and a fine, served three
Josh Punchy Curran 2 game suspension and a fine

[mariner4life]

That NSW team is peak cooked Freddie

There is lols everywhere
Tedesco and JAC retained
Bradman Best
The bench is just all over the shop and I assume Leniu will come in to it

You can also argue bringing old man Cody in for a dead rubber is an interesting move.

[bayimports]

@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:

That NSW team is peak cooked Freddie

There is lols everywhere
Tedesco and JAC retained
Bradman Best
The bench is just all over the shop and I assume Leniu will come in to it

Freddie still smoking something and has no idea how a bench works. One Hooker and a fullback on the bench...lol, RCG, Jurbo and Leniu will have to play a lot of minutes

I don't mind Cody since he is actually paired with Cook and Murray (Murray finally starting) with Yeo benched, but for game 3 sounds like more of just trying to save himself

Best played well against a reggies equivalent team of the Cowboys and he is a big unit, again though Freddie only seems to be able to look at anyone's last game and cant remember anything else.

looks like 3-0 to me though

[Nepia]

@bayimports said in NRL 2023:

Loigies:
Dylan Touchy Feely Walker 7 game suspension and a fine, served three
Josh Punchy Curran 2 game suspension and a fine

Brown

[bayimports]

@Nepia said in NRL 2023:

@bayimports said in NRL 2023:

Loigies:
Dylan Touchy Feely Walker 7 game suspension and a fine, served three
Josh Punchy Curran 2 game suspension and a fine

Brown

Yep thanks, will edit later

[ACT Crusader]

I had to laugh watching the opening of NRL 360 - all four around the table heaped in on the media boycott ban. Saying it hurts the fans etc. Surprise surprise they are all in the media including the two ex-players Anasta and Gordie.

I’m no fan of the RLPA and I’ve seen the odd industrial blue or two in my time, but they were all singing from the same song sheet without any semblance of reality. The media ban doesn’t hurt fans. It hurts the umpteen number of NRL shows that on the networks.

Whether it’s effective or not is another question. But hurts the fans, turn it up.

[bayimports]

@ACT-Crusader given the amount of shit they make up, I don't know if it will change their insights much

[ACT Crusader]

@bayimports they were talking about fans want access to the players during the half time and post game.

What? So journos and ex players turned ‘commentators’ can ask the same inane and predictable questions and the players can trot out the same cliched answers.

Now in saying all that, what will be hilarious is if channel 9 or Fox Sports get a bit cheeky and try and stop a player at half time and said player forgets there is a ban and they cross the picket line so to speak

[bayimports]

@ACT-Crusader will also will be interesting if a player talks to a fan thinking they are ok and fan records sound bite on their own phone and then sells it to the media

I'm sure someone will forget somewhere

[ACT Crusader]

This one-eyed commentary is hilarious. 20 minutes into the first half and they’re already talking “if Parramatta can win this, it would be so good”

[ACT Crusader]

We are playing like the Golden State Warriors - lots of speed but so many turnovers.

But our defence is good

[ACT Crusader]

Nice try there.

The Eels right winger is all at sea in defence.

[ACT Crusader]

Another try.

Egan a great run out of dummy half to set it up.

Metcalf scores, just! If he didn’t we had players out wide to score.

Speed is excellent. We’ve cut the errors out.

[ACT Crusader]

We’re carving up.

Great half especially after last weeks disaster.

[African Monkey]

@ACT-Crusader It's only an Eels B team.

[ACT Crusader]

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2023:

@ACT-Crusader It's only an Eels B team.

Bro, I’ll take any win away from NZ soil

[African Monkey]

@ACT-Crusader Fair.