Author Topic: NRL 2020 (Read 39143 times)

PoisonPen7 · O.P. « 2020-Jan-16, 09:01 AM »

A thread for the 2020 season

PoisonPen7 · « 2020-Jan-16, 09:05 AM **Reply #1** »

Latrell Mitchell playing fullback for Souths apparently.

Not sure how they can fit him under the slary cap but there you go.

My maths indicates that someone has to go in the Souths backline.

Adam Dhouli seemed to be doing very well. Dane Gagai and Alex Johnstone are good players.

Can't play 'em all.

Josh Addo-Carr wants to be a Rooster.

PoisonPen7 · « 2020-Jan-16, 09:10 AM **Reply #2** »

I'm looking for the requisite pre-season "Paramatta will win this year" article but apart from a prediction by Zero Tackle this will happen cannot find anything else.

Maybe.......

Jeunes · « 2020-Jan-16, 09:17 AM **Reply #3** »

PP, can you put the starting odds on your initial post. Just pick anyone. This way people can see the fluctuations over the year.

wily ole dog · « 2020-Jan-16, 06:47 PM **Reply #4** »

PP, that could become an iconic opening photo image

As to souths salary cap, please enlighten us why Souths need to get rid of anyone to get Mitchell

Jeunes · « 2020-Jan-27, 12:08 PM **Reply #5** »

Joe Ofengahue and Curtis Scott charged by police over seperate incidents.

Josh Reynolds video doing the rounds.

It means NRL season is around the corner. 7 weeks to go.

JWesleyHarding · « 2020-Jan-27, 04:04 PM **Reply #6** »

Gintara · « 2020-Jan-27, 04:35 PM **Reply #7** »

Quote from: Jeunes on 2020-Jan-27, 12:08 PM

It means NRL season is around the corner. 7 weeks to go.

Can't come soon enough

arthur · « 2020-Jan-27, 07:49 PM **Reply #8** »

Quote from: Jeunes on 2020-Jan-27, 12:08 PM

Joe Ofengahue and Curtis Scott charged by police over seperate incidents.

Parents should always try to channel kids into sport . .

Everybody knows it's a great way to keep them out of mischief

Jeunes · « 2020-Feb-03, 08:14 PM **Reply #9** »

Bennett no longer English coach.

Souths will be happy. No other distractions. They do have a very good team but need their halves to fire and go to another level if they want to be premiers. I still think they need one more solid forward to be competitive.

The big smokey are the knights. We have the players. Top 8 is the goal for us. I still think we are a quality back and forward to be a top 4 side. I am not sold on our halves and hooker combinations. I just think there is too much pressure on Ponga. We have too many journeymen for the past few years. We should bought more youngsters a few years ago.

PoisonPen7 · « 2020-Feb-05, 01:39 PM **Reply #10** »

Quote from: Jeunes on 2020-Feb-03, 08:14 PM

Bennett no longer English coach.

Souths will be happy. No other distractions. They do have a very good team but need their halves to fire and go to another level if they want to be premiers. I still think they need one more solid forward to be competitive.

The big smokey are the knights. We have the players. Top 8 is the goal for us. I still think we are a quality back and forward to be a top 4 side. I am not sold on our halves and hooker combinations. I just think there is too much pressure on Ponga. We have too many journeymen for the past few years. We should bought more youngsters a few years ago.

They have a great looking backline and the best hooker.

Just wondering how the forwards will stand up against (say) Canberra's pack.

Jeunes · « 2020-Feb-05, 05:54 PM **Reply #11** »

Quote from: PoisonPen7 on 2020-Feb-05, 01:39 PM

They have a great looking backline and the best hooker.

Just wondering how the forwards will stand up against (say) Canberra's pack.

Very hard for a side to bounce back after a GF loss if no regular GF experience for a while. The Raiders do have a good side though.

I am more intrigued how Brisbane, Parra, Sharks, Panthers and Dragons go. The expectations will be high for them.

wily ole dog · « 2020-Feb-05, 08:30 PM **Reply #12** »

Quote from: PoisonPen7 on 2020-Feb-05, 01:39 PM

They have a great looking backline and the best hooker.

Just wondering how the forwards will stand up against (say) Canberra's pack.

I hope you’re not talking about the knights

PoisonPen7 · « 2020-Feb-06, 10:23 PM **Reply #13** »

Quote from: wily ole dog on 2020-Feb-05, 08:30 PM

I hope you’re not talking about the knights

I was talking about your mob who have had to let Dhouli go (told ya they had cap problems signing Mitchell)

He was all ready to go to The Roosters but at the last minute Wests Tigers upped their offer and he will be there in 2020

I have it on good authority that Easts will be chasing Bronson Xerri when his contract is up at The Sharks and have made their interest known. He is worth far more than $500k per year on the open market.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/sharks/exclusive-teenage-sharks-gun-xerri-rejects-500kaseason-deal/news-story/2afbd191c9ffec6e5a413d5c33329cc4

wily ole dog · « 2020-Feb-07, 09:02 AM **Reply #14** »

PP

Doueihi didn’t leave due to cap problems.
He spat the dummy and didn’t back himself. I’m glad he’s gone but in saying that, stick him in your supercoach team if you do those things

Jeunes · « 2020-Feb-07, 09:25 AM **Reply #15** »

Quote from: wily ole dog on 2020-Feb-07, 09:02 AM

PP

Doueihi didn’t kea e due to cap problems.
He spat the dummy and didn’t back himself. I’m glad he’s gone but in saying that, stick him in your supercoach team if you do those things

You only get 2 picks for fullback. Thus you have Tommy T, Tedesco, Ponga, Papenhausen, Holmes, Tuivasa Scheck, Nicoll Klokstad etc to choose from.

It is hard as some named are very expensive too.

I came back to SuperCoach last year after a 10 year absence and I regretted even though I went fairly well.

You end up supporting players instead of bets and your teams. So no more this year.

Gintara · « 2020-Feb-07, 03:23 PM **Reply #16** »

Quote from: Jeunes on 2020-Feb-05, 05:54 PM

Very hard for a side to bounce back after a GF loss if no regular GF experience for a while. The Raiders do have a good side though.

I am more intrigued how Brisbane, Parra, Sharks, Panthers and Dragons go. The expectations will be high for them.

The key to everything is injuries, if you can stay injury free you'll go ok.

The Eels have got a settled line up, another pre-season under the belt of a few young blokes & have arguably traded up with RCG & Matterson coming into the pack.

I've got us pegged as a 4 to 6 side behind Easts, Storm & Souffs.

Jeunes · « 2020-Feb-09, 09:07 AM **Reply #17** »

The Josh Reynolds saga has taken a very strange turn involving catfishing, fake pregnancies etc.

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/nsw/josh-reynolds-life-unravels-amid-catfishing-claims-20200208-p53z0b.html

Jeunes · « 2020-Mar-11, 05:20 PM **Reply #18** »

One day to go and we have this happening.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/phil-gould-slams-bulldogs-corey-harawira-naera-jayden-okunbor-schoolgirl-scandal/e649bcc9-82de-4357-aef1-2746ac00b86c

PoisonPen7 · « 2020-Mar-11, 08:34 PM **Reply #19** »

Bulldogs. North Coast NSW.

What did they expect.

Jeunes · « 2020-Mar-21, 01:33 PM **Reply #20** »

It is interesting watching the league with no crowds. It is like watching local or park football with the sounds of the impact and on ground chatter.

wily ole dog · « 2020-Mar-22, 07:32 AM **Reply #21** »

I’m enjoying it

Jeunes · « 2020-Mar-22, 10:04 AM **Reply #22** »

Quote from: wily ole dog on 2020-Mar-22, 07:32 AM

I’m enjoying it

It makes it more real and actually like being there with the noise, chatter etc. You can actually almost feel the emotion again and reminds me of playing league / union when I was young.

PoisonPen7 · « 2020-Mar-22, 11:18 AM **Reply #23** »

Call it off for 2020.

They cannot rationalize the hypocrisy of introducing "social distancing" for some - which causes al loss of work in many instances - whilst allowing NRL players special privilege.

The empty stadiums themselves are a reason to call it off on two levels:

i) Creates a hollow product
ii) How can you say "ban crowds" then allow a "crowd" down on the playing surface?

It is such a bad look.

And it will look even worse when you get the first "player to player" spread of the disease.

Jeunes · « 2020-Mar-22, 12:16 PM **Reply #24** »

PP, I agree with you. Unfortunately it comes down to politics and your man V’landys. He inherited an organisation that financially should have been very secure based on tv deals and sponsorship etc.

Now V’landys has to look after everyone and will get the blame regardless. He is looking after the NRL but socially it is a big elephant in the room.