General Rugby League Discussion

[Aucklander]

Vale Terry Hill.

Died of a heart attack aged 52.

‘Universally loved’: Rugby league world in mourning as icon Terry Hill dies at 52

‘Universally loved’: Rugby league world in mourning as icon Terry Hill dies at 52

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Aucklander]

Rival club lures teenage Cleary away from Penrith

Leaving father and brother

wwos.nine.com.au

 

[PhatBoy]

Vale Terry Hill.

Died of a heart attack aged 52.

‘Universally loved’: Rugby league world in mourning as icon Terry Hill dies at 52

‘Universally loved’: Rugby league world in mourning as icon Terry Hill dies at 52

www.foxsports.com.au

Absolutely shattered about this.

I grew up in the golden era of the Footy Show - I still remember when it began as, from memory, a bit of a one-off to serve as some extra entertainment during an early 90s finals series before mutating into the full-time institution it became and it was just furniture. Every Thursday night. And Terry with his segments from Dapto and all the dogs at 66-1 was such a big part of that.

This Video goes for basically a minute and has me in stitches:



The guy was seriously tough too, and could play. He was as good as any centre of the mid 90s once Meninga retired.

 

[Big Unit 30]

Absolutely shattered about this.

I grew up in the golden era of the Footy Show - I still remember when it began as, from memory, a bit of a one-off to serve as some extra entertainment during an early 90s finals series before mutating into the full-time institution it became and it was just furniture. Every Thursday night. And Terry with his segments from Dapto and all the dogs at 66-1 was such a big part of that.

This Video goes for basically a minute and has me in stitches:



The guy was seriously tough too, and could play. He was as good as any centre of the mid 90s once Meninga retired.

I had a beer with him in a mates bar in Phuket exactly 2 years ago watching a Tigers game.
RIP Terry Hill

 

[PhatBoy]

Disclaimer: ex front rower speaking.

I’m getting a little over the ‘let’s ban the kick off’ talk.

It was sparked again yesterday after Suli was knocked out in the opening charge of the game from JWH. I felt sorry for the guy as he was virtually sandwiched between two of his own players and left with nowhere to go and his head crashed into the point of Jared’s chin but almost all of these instances are fairly easily avoidable.

They’ve got not one, not two, but three defenders going in bolt upright against a runner who himself is bolt upright.

Where is the legs or hip tackler? Who is coaching these guys? The MOST footwork a prop is going to put on is a little step so it’s not like someone is going to plant their feet for a low tackle and be stood up. Have a player get themselves set to go low and two others to wrap the ball. If someone wants to take a chance and put a shot on then that’s on them but don’t take a fundamental part of the game away because defenders cannot organise themselves to pull off a very, very basic part of the game.

 

[PhatBoy]

I reckon the Panthers prop combination of Moses Leota and James Fisher-Harris must now rank as the equal-best of the modern era alongside Shane Webcke and Petero Civoniceva.

Perhaps for efficiency and just getting their role played.

Remember Petero and Webcke played 10 seasons together and did it at Origin and Test level too and Brisbane were more or less at or near the top of the tree that entire time to some degree.

I don’t disagree that JFH in particular is one of the best of the past 20 years.

I always really rated - having started watching as a really young kid - the kiwi pair of Pongia and Lomax (who was an absolute grub but very tough) at the Raiders in the early 90s, and Lazzo alongside Gavin Allan/Mark Hohn who were both as tough as nails. Then you had the Manly combos of Carroll with David Gillespie and Ian Roberts who was essentially as hard as most props.
Newcastle had Harragon along with Mark Sargent and Tony Butterfield. There were some really good combinations in the 90s.

 

[moto748]

I remember Quentin Pongia from his time at Wigan, and the internationals. He was nails. I had no idea he'd died so young.

 

[PhatBoy]

I remember Quentin Pongia from his time at Wigan, and the internationals. He was nails. I had no idea he'd died so young.

Yeah he had a stint at the Roosters as well and was a really nice guy, he was very tough but much less of a grub than Lomax who was a good player but genuinely dirty.

 

[PhatBoy]

Blake Ferguson allegedly channeling his namesake Dennis up in the Newcastle competition and getting up so some less than savoury activities and having his contract with Kurri Kurri torn up after one match.

Never change Fergo you f**king *******

 

[Aucklander]

 

[Cam Payne]

If the North Sydney Bears are resurrected, they'll have to change their name. Perth Bears already occupy Loton Park.

 

[moto748]

The NRL is very of obsessive rule-tweaks. Not all of them bad, by any means, and rightly or wrongly, most of them have been copied in SL. We don't have the two-point field goal. "Just a gimmick", my neighbour at the stadium said when I asked him about it. Well, maybe it is, but for me, I don't mind it, it's a test of skill, and adds to the fun. Those kind of rule-changes; fine. They are only minor anyway. But when rule-changes become a way to police the way the game is played, I'm more suspicious. The removal of the jeopardy rule on drop-outs, aimed at devaluing them as an attacking threat? And discouraging long-drop-outs to reduce high-impact content? Really?

 

[Big Unit 30]

Some bad news regarding a Qld rep under investigation?

 

[PenrithGWS]

Warriors and league growing in NZ.

 

[moto748]

Rob Burrow: Leeds Rhinos announce death of rugby league star

Former Leeds Rhinos star Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, has died at the age of 41.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Jatz]

Rob Burrow: Leeds Rhinos announce death of rugby league star

Former Leeds Rhinos star Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, has died at the age of 41.

www.bbc.co.uk

Very saddening news, was an absolute warrior.

 

[Exe Gesis]

 

[Jatz]

That's a disgusting line up really.

 

[moto748]

I'm not impressed either. I don't think either English or Aussie fans want this. If anything, we have less to gain from this.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

That's a disgusting line up really.

I get spreading it around but the Warriors against a mid table side in the Raiders and Penrith smacking Cronulla...that's the best you come up with? Warriors I get it but wouldn't you put Souths in one of them with Crowe being an influener?

 

[moto748]

Talk here is that Lee Briers is going to leave Brisbane to return to the UK. Been anything about that in the Aussie press?

 

[moto748]

If the video ref can adjudicate on forward passes in rugby union (and they can and do), then they can do it in league.

 

[Jatz]

If the video ref can adjudicate on forward passes in rugby union (and they can and do), then they can do it in league.

Think it should only be used on absolute howlers. If we start nitpicking, the code will be poorer for it.

 

[moto748]

I've complained in the past that obstruction only ever seems to be an issue in try-scoring situations, whereas teams often run obstruction plays and run behind team-mates in defence and midfield without punishment, so I was pleased to see Gerard Sutton pulling both sides up for it in the Roosters/Dolphins game.

 

[moto748]

Well, that's uncanny. There surely must have been a directive. I've seen it penalised in at least three games this weekend, don't ever recall that in the past. Saying that, I'm not sure every one was justified, but I admire the principle.