Cowboys also got thrashed this weekend and now lose Jason Taumalolo for up to 10 weeks. Ouch.

@mariner4life Also a guy who, despite his so-called party ways, has been pretty frugal with his spending. He apparently hasn't used any of his money made from playing football (only money made from sponsorship deals) and lives a somewhat minimalist lifestyle.

The Gronk has retired. Short career compared to others but he will make the hall of fame for sure.

@canefan said in NRL 2019:

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

@canefan said in NRL 2019:

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

Well that was a crash back to earth game.

Warriors were penalised out of the game in the first half and never got back into it. Wests look like they're well coached while Robbie Farah is playing like he did 10 years ago.

Probably should have kept Roache on the bench (and drop Papali'i) until Luke gets back into it (Luke should have played in the NSW Cup this week tbh).

Apparently roache was hurt

I thought he was simply dropped. That guy is plagued by the injury bug.

The Warriors assistant coach said he picked up a calf strain at the last minute. He was meant to start so Luke had to jump in. At least their decision was sound before the injury

This is why I would shift the back up hooker role to Karl Lawton instead. Roache just cannot stay healthy enough to rely on him during an entire season.

@canefan said in NRL 2019:

@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2019:

Well that was a crash back to earth game.

Warriors were penalised out of the game in the first half and never got back into it. Wests look like they're well coached while Robbie Farah is playing like he did 10 years ago.

Probably should have kept Roache on the bench (and drop Papali'i) until Luke gets back into it (Luke should have played in the NSW Cup this week tbh).

Apparently roache was hurt

I thought he was simply dropped. That guy is plagued by the injury bug.

Well that was a crash back to earth game.

Warriors were penalised out of the game in the first half and never got back into it. Wests look like they're well coached while Robbie Farah is playing like he did 10 years ago.

Probably should have kept Roache on the bench (and drop Papali'i) until Luke gets back into it (Luke should have played in the NSW Cup this week tbh).

Issac Luke returns to the starting hooker role while Roache misses out on a bench spot for Warriors V Tigers.

@ACT-Crusader said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:

@Donsteppa said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:

@Sneakdefreak Yep. I'll also be amazed if she's having to 'actively seek out' many interviews in the current climate, I suspect it's the other way around for now...

Arden’s media advisor could probably pick and choose from all the requests that have come in.

On the stuff that was on the Project, Ali tried to make a political point that he had no facts on (referring to other media reports that had little verified facts also), and was called out for it. Not surprising given Ali’s contributions to public debate.

Apparently the people who were in the room when Scott Morrison spoke stand by their claim according to the journalist who wrote the original article.

@rotated said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:

I'm going to be very specific and careful with this comment and am mindful I have preconcieved notions about both people...

But reading the story about the Project calling out Australian PM Scott Morrison was this nugget

“If anything paints a clearer picture on the state of Australian politics today it is this; after Waleed made that genuine, thoughtful, and reasoned contribution on Friday night — a plea for our community to come together — the Prime Minister of our country threatened to sue,” Macdonald said.
“In contrast, New Zealand’s Prime Minister invited Waleed to her country to sit down for an interview.

Ardern has done a pretty admiral job so far IMO, but I really have to question what value does actively seeking out a sit down interview with a foreign journalist have at this point other than vanity and virtue signalling?

I may be reading too much into it and I absolutely have a preconceived notion about her motivations after the baby and UN antics, but to me a sit down interview for a leader with a foreign journo a week out from something like this seems... odd?

Have a press conference every day for the next fortnight, but this? Nah.

You're reading too much into it.
She has done a sit down interview with a few media outlets, Al Jazeera and BBC are two I've seen, and has been doing interviews on some of our breakfast shows.
I don't know much about Waleed but I know Aussie media are interested in this story because the terrorist is one of their lot so makes sense to talk one-on-one to one of their outlets.
Also it is important to keep pushing the narrative so no one else tries to hijack it, like the Turkish President for example. Having worked in media, press conferences don't have the same impact as a one-on-one exclusive.

@Nepia said in NRL 2019:

Forgot to write this after the game - what the fuck is up with the NRL that they let players be tackled in the air? I'm one who thinks rugby goes too far sometimes and general collisions turn into cards when they shouldn't, but the NRL doesn't give a shit.

It should have been a penalty to the Warriors and everyone except the refs appeared to know that. You can jump up and challenge for the ball but it was obvious the Bulldogs winger Crichton was just trying to take out Fusitua because he couldn't out jump him.