NRL NRL 2024 - Finals Week 2

[LukeParkerno1]

It could be that they're not as important because that's flat out wrong.

His highest tackle count for the year was 35, which he hit 3 times in the opening 10 rounds. After round 10, he only got above 30 tackles in a game on 2-3 occasions.

Averages low to mid 20's for tackles this season since round 10.

Arrh had the wrong tab open my mistake, on this diet at the moment means no caffeine. Mann is crucial for the Dogs, he links everything together, most locks do actually. Cleary is Penrith's best but the glue is Yeo. Brisbane the same with Carrigan, Souths (poor year yes) the same with Murray, etc. You are welcome to tip Manly, I'll be stuunned if they don't lose by 10+ and I recon that's generous.

 

[phantom13]

Depends, I've missed GF's before to be honest. Then again all 3 of the realistic options (top 3) can't stand all 3 sides really. Hopefully this is the last year of Penrith being up there for a while, used to like them. Look sure sides at full strength is great, but if JWH goes kamikazze it's fun to watch at least, him and Victor I love watching, Melbourne do have Nelso who is just as bad.

God you talk some shit.

Manly and Cowboys is my heart and i honestly care about as much as i do for AFL prelim weekend.

 

[Jatz]

Arrh had the wrong tab open my mistake, on this diet at the moment means no caffeine. Mann is crucial for the Dogs, he links everything together, most locks do actually. Cleary is Penrith's best but the glue is Yeo. Brisbane the same with Carrigan, Souths (poor year yes) the same with Murray, etc. You are welcome to tip Manly, I'll be stuunned if they don't lose by 10+ and I recon that's generous.

No arguments that locks link things together. I just don't agree he's anywhere near as important to them as Yeo/Murray are to their respective teams. Simply because he's just not anywhere near as good.

 

[D Jenn]

Both games are 50/50.

Not sure how you can give any team the edge really.


Manly - stole the game late, can attack from anywhere. They are a lucky to be there and play risky. But they made it.

Roosters - they still have a great team on paper and could get it done on the day but are not proven with their combinations.

Sharks - have proven enough when they are firing they can get on a roll, but Storm destroyed them. How do they bounce back? Unpredictable.

Cows - Great squad, in form but struggle away from Townsville. Will they lift another gear?

 

[moto748]

Also, Cowboys, worst defence of the four, surely? Their attack is as good as anyone's on its day, but I can't see they have the defence to get any further.

 

[phantom13]

Also, Cowboys, worst defence of the four, surely? Their attack is as good as anyone's on its day, but I can't see they have the defence to get any further.

I think they’re almost a complete confidence team. If they get it going early it all clicks and those suspect defensive spots stick tackles but if it doesn’t it can go baaaaadly wrong quickly.

Only reason I think they have a snowballs against Penrith is because they can just get rolling (it is still a snowballs)

 

[nobbyiscool]

I keep saying that we're experiencing the most boring foreplay of all time leading up to Storm vs Panthers. We're seeing that destiny with dangerous teams either not making finals at all (the Raiders) or stinking it up last week when they had the chance (screw you Newcastle.)

So with that being the case, the most boring results possible are just the top 2 seeds going through and we'll get the top 4 in the reverse qualifying finals.

 

[moto748]

Sounds like nobody's happy! If Penrith and Melbourne are the two best sides by a distance (and I agree they are), then surely it's only right to expect them to be in the GF, and the other games are just a stepping-stone to that? And both the Raiders and Newcastle are poor sides, so regretting them not making it seems bizarre to me.

 

[phantom13]

Sounds like nobody's happy! If Penrith and Melbourne are the two best sides by a distance (and I agree they are), then surely it's only right to expect them to be in the GF, and the other games are just a stepping-stone to that? And both the Raiders and Newcastle are poor sides, so regretting them not making it seems bizarre to me.

If my team can’t make it I’d rather the two best remaining teams, at full strength, so I can get the best possible grand final to watch.

Couldn’t agree more

 

[Jatz]

I keep saying that we're experiencing the most boring foreplay of all time leading up to Storm vs Panthers. We're seeing that destiny with dangerous teams either not making finals at all (the Raiders) or stinking it up last week when they had the chance (screw you Newcastle.)

So with that being the case, the most boring results possible are just the top 2 seeds going through and we'll get the top 4 in the reverse qualifying finals.

In what world are the Raiders considered a dangerous team? They were 3rd last for points scored...

Only Ricky himself would try and argue that...

 

[nobbyiscool]

In what world are the Raiders considered a dangerous team? They were 3rd last for points scored...

Only Ricky himself would try and argue that...

They beat the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the last 3 weeks of the season. Of course they were dangerous if they made the finals, any suggestions otherwise demonstrates either a shitty memory, or that you don't actually watch rugby league.

Sounds like nobody's happy! If Penrith and Melbourne are the two best sides by a distance (and I agree they are), then surely it's only right to expect them to be in the GF, and the other games are just a stepping-stone to that? And both the Raiders and Newcastle are poor sides, so regretting them not making it seems bizarre to me.

You've read a hell of a lot of things into my post that I didn't actually say.

 

[moto748]

Not at all. Seems we agree who the best two sides are, but differ on the merits of Newcastle and Canberra.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Not at all. Seems we agree who the best two sides are, but differ on the merits of Newcastle and Canberra.

Let's have a look.

I keep saying that we're experiencing the most boring foreplay of all time leading up to Storm vs Panthers. We're seeing that destiny with dangerous teams either not making finals at all (the Raiders) or stinking it up last week when they had the chance (screw you Newcastle.)

So with that being the case, the most boring results possible are just the top 2 seeds going through and we'll get the top 4 in the reverse qualifying finals.

Sounds like nobody's happy! If Penrith and Melbourne are the two best sides by a distance (and I agree they are), then surely it's only right to expect them to be in the GF, and the other games are just a stepping-stone to that? And both the Raiders and Newcastle are poor sides, so regretting them not making it seems bizarre to me.

• Didn't say I was unhappy
• Didn't suggest we shouldn't have these "stepping stone" games, just that this year they're predictable
• Didn't "regret" Canberra's or Newcastle's failures, literally just said they could've been dangerous

If you're going to reply to someone's post, at least have enough respect for them to not put words in their mouth to make idiotic strawman posts.

 

[Jatz]

They beat the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the last 3 weeks of the season. Of course they were dangerous if they made the finals, any suggestions otherwise demonstrates either a shitty memory, or that you don't actually watch rugby league.



You've read a hell of a lot of things into my post that I didn't actually say.

Ahhh yes, they beat the Roosters the day they lost both their star 5/8th and hooker and caught Penrith a bit underdone when they had Brad Schneider lining up at halfback.

I absolutely promise you I see a lot more rugby league than you. Absolutely no one else thinks Canberra would have done anything had they even snuck into the finals.

As you like looking at past results, look back just a week or two earlier when they got smoked by Manly at home or lost to the Dogs. They also lost to Newcastle and the Cowboys since round 15 (not even mentioning getting belted by the Tigers in that time as well).

But sure, go off Ricky.

 

[Jatz]

Since round 15, Canberra had a 2-6 record against the finalists from this season.

Their for and against in those 8 games? -90

But yeah, absolutely dangerous!

 

[nobbyiscool]

Ahhh yes, they beat the Roosters the day they lost both their star 5/8th and hooker and caught Penrith a bit underdone when they had Brad Schneider lining up at halfback.

I absolutely promise you I see a lot more rugby league than you. Absolutely no one else thinks Canberra would have done anything had they even snuck into the finals.

Schnieder has played more for the Panthers than Cleary this season, but please keep going off about how much rugby league you watch.

 

[Jatz]

Schnieder has played more for the Panthers than Cleary this season, but please keep going off about how much rugby league you watch.

Yes I know this you dill. I live in Penrith. My best mate is the media manager for the Panthers.

Lets ignore absolutely all the other things I've posted and latch on to one comment about who was playing halfback that day

You're embarrassing yourself.

 

[D Jenn]

Canberra were incredibly lucky to beat Saints to even get the chance for finals. Corey's freakish kick and score was something not even Corey imagined. I doubt they would've done much damage.

Canberra have forever had late runs in seasons usually landing around 7 - 10th spot. Nothing new.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Interesting that they wait til finals to decide that's a penalty try.

To me I think that's a penalty try all day long, but that absolutely does not meet the threshold that NRL refs have set over the last 28 weeks with the Cowboys five-eighth lurking.

I think it's probably negligible whether you'd rather the sin bin or the penalty try anyway, the current interpretation where the penalty try is the greater penalty is very a "bird in the hand" argument. Which is fine, but I don't think that every NRL coach would agree with it.

 

[eddiesmith]

Interesting that they wait til finals to decide that's a penalty try.

To me I think that's a penalty try all day long, but that absolutely does not meet the threshold that NRL refs have set over the last 28 weeks with the Cowboys five-eighth lurking.

I think it's probably negligible whether you'd rather the sin bin or the penalty try anyway, the current interpretation where the penalty try is the greater penalty is very a "bird in the hand" argument. Which is fine, but I don't think that every NRL coach would agree with it.

He was at least 10m away and Trindall would always have got there first.

Unlucky for the Cows just then, they’d stopped playing as they knew they’d knocked on and Klein said no backwards, backwards and they lose the ball and concede another try!!!

 

[srobbo]

Well this is all over.

Credit to the Sharks, their leaders are cracking in & the Cows are shell shocked. I doubt Flanagan lets them come out half asleep after HT like last week.

 

[eddiesmith]

Well this is all over.

Credit to the Sharks, their leaders are cracking in & the Cows are shell shocked. I doubt Flanagan lets them come out half asleep after HT like last week.

Well no chance of that given Flanno and the Dragons season ended weeks ago

 

[eddiesmith]

Nice of Ch9 to put in an all Queensland commentary cheer team.

 

[balmainforever]

Why do I get the feeling that the shire is going to choke here.

 

[eddiesmith]

65 minutes for our first penalty and it’s out on the full…