NRL Rd 2 2018 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[Blair]

Nil-all snore-a-thon in Melbourne. Nearly halftime.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Panthers on the same roll as mid-to-late last season. Late wins, after poor starts.

They'll be dangerous again this year.

Already being labeled the come back kings.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Nil-all snore-a-thon in Melbourne. Nearly halftime.

Tigers defense has been great with 5 to go, not sure how much juice they will have in the tank second half.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Tiger's take 2 penalty goals to go 0-4 up at half time.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Tigers never gave up.
Stole Slaters thunder on game 300.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Big Ben got some time in the bin with 16mins to go.
Storm taking the 2 points during that time just weird.(yes it drew it up at the time and then go in front by 2)
Short goal line dropout didnt work for for storm and allowed big Ben to offload and Brooks to score the winner.

 

[Big Marn]

knights will have to win by 24 today to bump us down to 3rd.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Beautiful stuff last night from the Tigers

Didn't see a second of footy yesterday, but had the last 15 on in the car on the way home and all I heard was "penalty Melbourne" all the way home

Those refs may be on the chopping block for not getting Billy over the line

 

[Blair]

Big Ben got some time in the bin with 16mins to go.
Storm taking the 2 points during that time just weird.(yes it drew it up at the time and then go in front by 2)
Short goal line dropout didnt work for for storm and allowed big Ben to offload and Brooks to score the winner.

So Big Ben goes to the Tigers, gets to offload, then checks the report from his former club and sees they probably offloaded more yesterday than the whole of his last season with them.

 

[Blair]

Beautiful stuff last night from the Tigers

Didn't see a second of footy yesterday, but had the last 15 on in the car on the way home and all I heard was "penalty Melbourne" all the way home

Those refs may be on the chopping block for not getting Billy over the line

Beave, does Manly v Eels still have that 'great rivalry'? Or is it more Channel Nine hype these days, living in the past and all that?

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

Im wrapt for the Tigers as any neutral observer would be for the underdog comin out on top but I'm still not convinced they're going to have a great season. I hope they do, particularly for Benji and all the ex-Warriors over there, Ivan included.

 

[Blair]

Im wrapt for the Tigers as any neutral observer would be for the underdog comin out on top but I'm still not convinced they're going to have a great season. I hope they do, particularly for Benji and all the ex-Warriors over there, Ivan included.

The Tigers are rebuilding, dumping some egos and a bit of poison along the way, as we know. Interesting stat, has Ivan coached a losing side v Warriors?

I thought they were my second team but then I remembered the Cowboys.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Beave, does Manly v Eels still have that 'great rivalry'? Or is it more Channel Nine hype these days, living in the past and all that?

It certainly has been evident in the last few years with a bit of niggle in the games, but nothing like the old days were

Read earlier we haven't beaten them since 2014

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

The Tigers are rebuilding, dumping some egos and a bit of poison along the way, as we know. Interesting stat, has Ivan coached a losing side v Warriors?

I thought they were my second team but then I remembered the Cowboys.

I can't remember the games where we played a Ivan coached side. There was the Panthers and I can't remember if we played Ivans Tigers last year.

So far with the inclusion of Packer, Matulino and Benji, they're looking solid. But it's obviously the other players as well that so far, aren't willing to just give in and get beat like they did last year. Rebuilding nicely so far for sure.

 

[JJ]

Uncle Ivan's Auckland Magpies have had a great start though, yes they are rebuilding (but so are we IMO) in very tight games they've taken down two of the top three teams - that's pretty astonishing and without their new #6, especially the Melbourne game in Slater's 300th... I'd be over the moon if I was a Tigers supporter, even moreso than as a Warriors fan - beating the Roosters and Storm is as impressive as it gets - the Rabbitohs and Titans - well, if expectations weren't so low we'd have expected to win both those

 

[Blair]

Eels seem to be lacking a playmaker, it's just straight at the line in attack, if that doesn't work it's thrown out to the wing.

Very dull.

Manly 24-0 up, almost point a minute.

 

[JJ]

What's going on with the Eels? They were good last year, now it looks like Kearney is coaching them again!!!

 

[JJ]

30-0 before half time what a massacre didn't see this happening

There's a third JT and he's a fair player too!!!

 

[Blair]

What's going on with the Eels? They were good last year, now it looks like Kearney is coaching them again!!!

It might be the 'Hayne-factor'!

 

[JJ]

It might be the 'Hayne-factor'!

That's a popular theory

I dunno must be distressing for Arthur who done a lot for them