NRL 2025
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Dont mind the Gehmet pick, he has been one of the more consistent broncos players and a solid centre. Him and Erin Clarke the two most improved players in the comp
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
strange old comp. in four of their last five games the Dolphins have racked up big scores, three of them above 50, and in the other they lost to Newcastle.
The Warriors are cooked. That Penrith game will be the turning point for both clubs.
Melbourne are really good. The Sharks are not.
The Titans hosting the Cowboys was low quality high scoring fun.
Im giving the wahs some hope, purely because they have been caught the last two weeks with injuries during and still stayed in the fight.
Tanah has carved up in reggies and I dont mind TMM, he cant tackle but he can attack. Coach doesnt trust him though. So Boyd probably straight in. As long as CHT is not kicking goals we still have an outside chance of decent finals. Cant see us winning anything though, mind you didnt see us in top 4 either
And hopefully Taine on the wing over DWZ and Kosi, Roger at fullback would be nice. Although I suspect Taine goes to fullback and Kosi retains his position.
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Well done to Shibasaki as well. Great story on never giving up. From QLD Cup regular to Origin starter in less than a year. Great stuff!
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@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
strange old comp. in four of their last five games the Dolphins have racked up big scores, three of them above 50, and in the other they lost to Newcastle.
The Warriors are cooked. That Penrith game will be the turning point for both clubs.
Melbourne are really good. The Sharks are not.
The Titans hosting the Cowboys was low quality high scoring fun.
Im giving the wahs some hope, purely because they have been caught the last two weeks with injuries during and still stayed in the fight.
Tanah has carved up in reggies and I dont mind TMM, he cant tackle but he can attack. Coach doesnt trust him though. So Boyd probably straight in. As long as CHT is not kicking goals we still have an outside chance of decent finals. Cant see us winning anything though, mind you didnt see us in top 4 either
And hopefully Taine on the wing over DWZ and Kosi, Roger at fullback would be nice. Although I suspect Taine goes to fullback and Kosi retains his position.
I'm with my fellow Warriors hater @mariner4life, they're cooked. The injuries is the excuse but they were done in that game before the injuries started hitting.
The one saving grace is we stupidly have another bye so maybe Webby can work his magic and get the team to bounce back from multiple losses.
RTS for fullback though, it's crazy to continue to play him on the wing if CNK is out (still a bit crazy to do that when CNK is in ...)
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The good news is the early wins mean we are still a couple of wins in front of the pack. 7-8 wins covers 5-10th so there is still a risk that a run of outs can drop us right out.
Though it would take the Sea Eagles and Sharks finding unknown levels of consistency.
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The Spoon race is wide open, the Tigers are using their vast experience to slip themselves back in to it.
11th to 17th are in a funny spot where they can see the top 8, but also the spoon. Some very ordinary sides at the moment. And the NRL wants to add two new teams...
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@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
strange old comp. in four of their last five games the Dolphins have racked up big scores, three of them above 50, and in the other they lost to Newcastle.
The Warriors are cooked. That Penrith game will be the turning point for both clubs.
Melbourne are really good. The Sharks are not.
The Titans hosting the Cowboys was low quality high scoring fun.
Im giving the wahs some hope, purely because they have been caught the last two weeks with injuries during and still stayed in the fight.
Tanah has carved up in reggies and I dont mind TMM, he cant tackle but he can attack. Coach doesnt trust him though. So Boyd probably straight in. As long as CHT is not kicking goals we still have an outside chance of decent finals. Cant see us winning anything though, mind you didnt see us in top 4 either
And hopefully Taine on the wing over DWZ and Kosi, Roger at fullback would be nice. Although I suspect Taine goes to fullback and Kosi retains his position.
I'm with my fellow Warriors hater @mariner4life, they're cooked. The injuries is the excuse but they were done in that game before the injuries started hitting.
The one saving grace is we stupidly have another bye so maybe Webby can work his magic and get the team to bounce back from multiple losses.
RTS for fullback though, it's crazy to continue to play him on the wing if CNK is out (still a bit crazy to do that when CNK is in ...)
We also have an very easy draw when compared with others teams for the run in, we may luck our way still into top four when you see who we play compared to others
Its just how far can we fall is the question, historically a cliff is not out of the question, if we start losing to the Titans, Tigers and Newcastle (mainly at home) then we should probably give up anyway
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Metcalf ACL ooof😢
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What a comeback from Brisbane.
Maybe the crowd should have started cheering Ezra Mam, because booing him didn't work.
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That halftime speech must've been something else.
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@antipodean said in NRL 2025:
That halftime speech must've been something else.
Madge is a hard taskmaster so it must have got through.
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Galvin to Tigers delight was cancer to the dogs attack
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Madge must have done of one his Tales of Tiger Town speeches at half time.
Galvin was woeful last night.
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The Dogs have blown up a ladder leading side for Lachie Galvin.
Mahoney and Sexton gone
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Question is though if with a fit and available team does he start for the rest of the year? If yes, then Gus could have blown up his own side.
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On available evidence I'm thrilled the Tigers aren't paying Galvin a million a year.
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@antipodean said in NRL 2025:
On available evidence I'm thrilled the Tigers aren't paying Galvin a million a year.
And they also have Latu Fainu who looks very capable of being the Tigers long term half.
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Origin 3!
NSW firm favourites, but there will be this gnawing thought at the back of their minds about a quintessential Qld ambush. Underdogs, a guy in debut in the centres who was playing Q-Cup 12 months ago, a guy back from rep retirement, they have all seen this movie before.
Throw in To'o only just getting back to running, Haas not training with the group as late as Monday, Cleary still hampered by the groin injury. That little whisper will be sitting in all their minds "shit, this could go wrong".
I don't expect it to. Klein will swallow the whistle, and the depth in quality will expose itself. If NSW give early ball to their centres this will get ugly fast. That 2nd half of game 2 was one-way traffic once the whistle evened up, just like game 1 was. The NSW outside backs get every set off to a huge start, Cleary's kicking game completes teh field position, and they will just exhaust Qld until their outsides feast.
I reckon about 30-12.
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Will be interesting, big Papa should have been called back earlier. Throw in Munster's Dad passing away.. makes for an emotional classic even before the first whistle.
You would expect if NSW are actually fit then they should be strong enough, but this is Origin and I suspect there is a third act somewhere in this script
