NRL 2025
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Harry Grant wow. He won that game on his own once Hughes went off and he was the only main player left in their spine.
Massive loss though Hughes. The Storm come back to the pack a bit with his injury.
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last night might have ended both teams' season. Roosters are surely too far back now, and without Hughes Melbourne are a much worse side who you don't think will be good enough.
Great fucking game though, both teams played good footy. Yeah Grant stepped up massively.
Daniel Tupou continues to be one of the most underrated players in the comp. I'm pretty sure he's on a cheap contract. Safe under the high ball at his end. Carries out of his end hard. Plays the ball quick. A massive threat in the air at the other end. And is now the 5th all time try scorer in the NRL.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
Daniel Tupou continues to be one of the most underrated players in the comp. I'm pretty sure he's on a cheap contract. Safe under the high ball at his end. Carries out of his end hard. Plays the ball quick. A massive threat in the air at the other end. And is now the 5th all time try scorer in the NRL.
What the Warriors would give for a wing to catch a kicked ball more frequently
Hughes loss is huge. Not sure how Melbourne play this out from here, I guess either Pezet or Wishy play in the halves. Muster and Paps need for here on out, wouldnt put it past the Storm to do well in the finals, but cant see them winning everything now
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I agree with all the praise that is coming Tupou's way, but I'll be the grinch on his performance last night as his errors last night were costly. The kickoff where he let bounce which led to the Storm scoring and his dropped ball over the line which probably would have sealed the game have come at a cost for the Roosters finals hopes.
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yep, can't overlook those for sure. threw a ropey pass that was knocked on as well.
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I see Origin eligibility is back on the table after three big name Australian players are set to choose to play for Pacific Island sides over the kangaroos. This is ramming home the stupidity of the rule that you can play Origin and a "tier 2" nation. Which was sort of fine in the old days, but now that every 2nd player in the NRL is a Pacific Islander, and thus their teams are now really fucking good, the rule is basically fucking NZ and to a lessor extent England.
So they either have to go "to play Origin you have to play for Australia" which instantly puts the International game back to the 90s (and we'll end up with a kiwi team full of "kiwis"), or you say "if you qualify for Origin (moved to state before 12, meet all other criteria) then you can play for which ever test team you want".
I know which way they will go because there is absolutely no way they are risking the prestige of Origin by playing it without Tino and Hammer and Haas and To'o and Chricton.
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Weekes wanting to play for both NSW and NZ is the latest catalyst in long line, funny NZ should almost be tier 2
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Mitch Moses comes back and the Eels win in Brisbane?
I don't think it's even a debate who the best player in the comp is.
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The Eels are a very good side despite their position. Ryles is building something really nice there, getting rid of dead wood unlike other teams, and they'll be back competing high on the ladder in a year or 2.
I'm really excited about how good this Parra side could become.
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Yeah the loss of hughes will be big ,
I’ve noticed being a supporter , the differences when they play without either Hughes , Munster , Grant or Paps ,
Hughes is generally the biggest loss to their structure and hardest to replace .
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@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:
The Eels are a very good side despite their position. Ryles is building something really nice there, getting rid of dead wood unlike other teams, and they'll be back competing high on the ladder in a year or 2.
I'm really excited about how good this Parra side could become.
true but Moses is that good, he would lift most sides
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@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:
The Eels are a very good side despite their position. Ryles is building something really nice there, getting rid of dead wood unlike other teams, and they'll be back competing high on the ladder in a year or 2.
I'm really excited about how good this Parra side could become.
true but Moses is that good, he would lift most sides
No question, but it's the rest of the side that they're building around him that I'm impressed by.
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@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:
@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:
The Eels are a very good side despite their position. Ryles is building something really nice there, getting rid of dead wood unlike other teams, and they'll be back competing high on the ladder in a year or 2.
I'm really excited about how good this Parra side could become.
true but Moses is that good, he would lift most sides
No question, but it's the rest of the side that they're building around him that I'm impressed by.
Spine and backs are coming along, if they can get some forwards they will be consistently dangerous
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Comms talking about redemption game for Boyd today, personally think DWZ needs one too
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DWZ must have compromising pictures of Webby, no longer a first grader
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Fuck the Warriors. Every time I watch them...
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Incredibly frustrating, seemed to go to shit once Egan left. No kick pressure or chase, no competing on kicks and some awful reads.
