Celebrating 25 years service to the Rugby League Community! |
| Tom is still abit raw for me, but isn't far off. He's massive, never put a foot wrong yesterday. Luke was average over here but I think he'll push on down under and become a top prop around the age of 28/29.
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Its easy being a forward in the NRL, run forward, play the ball, run forward play the ball. If you make an offload now and again they'll think you're a genius. Which is why our forwards do so well over there, they actually have some footballing ability. I love the NRL, but its a myth that it's tougher in every way than SL. Their backs are way better, but most of their forwards are just workhorses.
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Carry on believing that when the Aussie pack steamrollers ours again. Its true that not all Aussie forwards are world-beaters. Some of the British forwards are just as good (or can be with NRL experience). But the skill levels in the best NRL forwards are way better than 'workhorse' levels. The difference is that they play to a structure in the NRL - daft offloads get punished. Have a look at Ellis for Wests. His offload game is drastically lower than it was for Leeds/Wakey. That's not because he can't do it, but because he knows better than to throw dumb offloads every match. The other thing the Aussies do is play as a pack. GB/England in recent years have tended to play like a bunch of individuals out to get good stats - making tackles and yardage. But the off-the-ball work is generally non-existent, meaning our backs look even worse than they are.
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Tom's coming on nicely but is a long way from Test football. Give him another year and maybe...
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Quote: BrisbaneRhino "off-the-ball work.'" It is the main reason that England/GB are always second best.
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Tomkins last chance |
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BORED The Band Name Game |
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SL 20:00 | Leigh | - | Hull KR | ||||||||
SL 20:00 | St.Helens | - | Castleford | ||||||||
SL 20:00 | Wigan | - | Leeds | ||||||||
Sat 14th Sep | |||||||||||
SL 15:00 | Hull FC | - | Salford | ||||||||
SL 20:00 | Catalans | - | LondonB | ||||||||
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SL 15:00 | Huddersfield | - | Warrington | ||||||||
Fri 20th Sep | |||||||||||
SL 20:00 | Huddersfield | - | Castleford | ||||||||
SL 20:00 | Hull FC | - | Catalans | ||||||||
SL 20:00 | Hull KR | - | Leeds | ||||||||
SL 20:00 | Leigh | - | St.Helens | ||||||||
SL 20:00 | Warrington | - | LondonB | ||||||||
SL 20:00 | Wigan | - | Salford | ||||||||
Sun 27th Oct | |||||||||||
MINT2024 14:30 | England M | - | Samoa M | ||||||||
Sat 2nd Nov | |||||||||||
MINT2024 14:30 | England M | - | Samoa M |
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SL | 25 | Huddersfield | 22 | - | 16 | LondonB | |||||
WSL2024 | 13 | LeedsW | 52 | - | 12 | FeatherstoneW | |||||
WSL2024 | 13 | BarrowW | 24 | - | 4 | Hudds W | |||||
WSL2024 | 13 | WiganW | 12 | - | 16 | York V | |||||
CH | 25 | Batley | 0 | - | 38 | Doncaster | |||||
CH | 25 | Halifax | 34 | - | 6 | Dewsbury | |||||
CH | 25 | Sheffield | 12 | - | 30 | Bradford | |||||
CH | 25 | Swinton | 28 | - | 8 | Featherstone | |||||
CH | 25 | Wakefield | 60 | - | 6 | Whitehaven | |||||
CH | 25 | Widnes | 6 | - | 12 | York | |||||
NRL | 27 | Manly | 20 | - | 40 | Cronulla | |||||
NRL | 27 | Newcastle | 14 | - | 6 | Dolphins | |||||
Sat 7th Sep | |||||||||||
SL | 25 | Warrington | 16 | - | 2 | St.Helens | |||||
SL | 25 | Salford | 27 | - | 12 | Catalans | |||||
WSL2024 | 13 | Wire W | 0 | - | 98 | St.HelensW | |||||
CH | 25 | Barrow | 24 | - | 36 | Toulouse | |||||
NRL | 27 | St.George | 24 | - | 26 | Canberra | |||||
NRL | 27 | Canterbury | 6 | - | 44 | NQL Cowboys | |||||
NRL | 27 | Penrith | 18 | - | 12 | Gold Coast | |||||
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SL | 25 | Castleford | 12 | - | 34 | Leigh |
Mens Betfred Super League XXVIII ROUND : 1 | |||||||
PLD | F | A | DIFF | PTS | |||
Wigan | 25 | 619 | 336 | 283 | 40 | ||
Hull KR | 25 | 669 | 311 | 358 | 38 | ||
Warrington | 25 | 618 | 319 | 299 | 36 | ||
Salford | 25 | 492 | 479 | 13 | 30 | ||
Leigh | 25 | 548 | 362 | 186 | 29 | ||
St.Helens | 25 | 544 | 366 | 178 | 28 | ||
Leeds | 25 | 514 | 424 | 90 | 28 | ||
Catalans | 25 | 439 | 415 | 24 | 26 | ||
Huddersfield | 25 | 434 | 582 | -148 | 18 | ||
Castleford | 25 | 411 | 661 | -250 | 15 | ||
Hull FC | 25 | 320 | 812 | -492 | 6 | ||
LondonB | 25 | 309 | 850 | -541 | 6 |
Betfred Championship 2024 ROUND : 1 | |||||||
PLD | F | A | DIFF | PTS | |||
Wakefield | 23 | 872 | 252 | 620 | 44 | ||
Bradford | 23 | 602 | 359 | 243 | 30 | ||
Toulouse | 22 | 624 | 322 | 302 | 29 | ||
Widnes | 23 | 499 | 403 | 96 | 27 | ||
York | 24 | 609 | 419 | 190 | 26 | ||
Featherstone | 23 | 560 | 452 | 108 | 26 | ||
Sheffield | 23 | 574 | 466 | 108 | 26 | ||
Doncaster | 23 | 440 | 513 | -73 | 21 | ||
Halifax | 23 | 457 | 579 | -122 | 20 | ||
Batley | 23 | 364 | 497 | -133 | 20 | ||
Barrow | 22 | 384 | 634 | -250 | 17 | ||
Swinton | 23 | 418 | 590 | -172 | 16 | ||
Whitehaven | 23 | 400 | 772 | -372 | 16 | ||
Dewsbury | 24 | 292 | 793 | -501 | 2 |
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NickyKiss | ||||
This weeks disciplinary |
Philth | ||||
Game - Song Titles |
Wanderer | ||||
Tomkins last chance |
Big Steve | ||||
BORED The Band Name Game |
Wanderer | ||||
Saints h |
Zig | ||||
Whitehaven |
Yosemite Sam | ||||
7pm |
phe13 | ||||
Film game |
Wanderer | ||||
RD 25 Hull FC H |
batleyrhino |
VIEW | |||||
Todays match v Saints |
Wanderer | ||||
Film game |
Wanderer | ||||
Play-offs |
Deeeekos | ||||
Who do we want in the play-offs |
ninearches | ||||
Saints h |
Zig | ||||
Tomkins last chance |
Big Steve | ||||
BORED The Band Name Game |
Wanderer | ||||
Sheffield A |
Highlander | ||||
Staying down after head contact |
Jake the Peg | ||||
RD 25 Hull FC H |
batleyrhino |