NRL Rd 22 2025 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[JJ]

An interesting question on ABC Radio: who was the last toe-poker goal-kicker in first grade? Mal Meninga stands out, Mark 'Piggy' Riddell had the ball pointed that way but kicked around the corner. The 'Big O' Filipaina was another. I heard the answer.

Remember, toe-poking went out of vogue in the very early '90s. Even the late-'80s.

Did Kurt Sherlock kick that way?

Bizarre that Meninga was still doing it, he was awful

 

[Blair]

Did Kurt Sherlock kick that way?

Bizarre that Meninga was still doing it, he was awful.

Good one re Kurt. However, I wouldn't think so, as he came from NZ union, and they stopped 'torpedoeing' in the 1970s.

Welshman, Phil 'Twinkle Toes' Bennett, showed us the 'round the corner' style on the '77 Lions tour, with the ball sitting upright.

 

[Blair]

'Lodge in trouble in back play'.

Beave, your weekend might get even better.

...he stays on. This one feels like a final. Great intensity, great crowd involvement. Awful weather!

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I’ve seen worse passes than the one they called forward for the Garrick try let go

Will be interesting to see how Tom goes at 1 for the next 15mins with Hopoate knee’d in the head.

 

[Big Marn]

Thoughts on the Panthers trainer running in front of Campbells vital goal kick ?
Should be allowed to move the ball in front of the sticks for rubbish like that

Cleary said it was an honest mistake. Yeh whatever....

 

[Beavers Headgear]

'Lodge in trouble in back play'.

Beave, your weekend might get even better.

...he stays on. This one feels like a final. Great intensity, great crowd involvement. Awful weather!

Haven’t done enough with all the possession, must score this set

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Cleary said it was an honest mistake. Yeh whatever....

Yeah there are multiple incidents with their trainers. Earlier this season squirting water on the ball for example. There was that finals game a few years back too where their trainer stopped the game for an injury that wasn’t while the Eels were hot on attack

 

[Beavers Headgear]

As expected do nothing with the ball and the Chooks go bang bang

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Thoughts on the Panthers trainer running in front of Campbells vital goal kick ?
Should be allowed to move the ball in front of the sticks for rubbish like that

I think it was a mistake but they already had the issue with the ball spraying earlier in the year. How can you be that dumb?

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Thoughts on the Panthers trainer running in front of Campbells vital goal kick ?
Should be allowed to move the ball in front of the sticks for rubbish like that

To late now, strip them off the 2 points and watch it never happen again.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/n...t/news-story/56aaab77ef06bc61c3b38e0f2162532c

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Cmon Atkins, a little 5/8 nailed a big front rower, let them celebrate a bit, the contact was stuff all

Jazz got read the riot act earlier for pushing Tedesco after he got Hopoate in the head with his knee, “any more you sit down” Bla bla bla

Sam Walker jumps out of dummy half to push Waddell, no words spoken

Was looking forward to the footy tonight but the NSW weather has produced a couple of bludgers

 

[Beavers Headgear]

If the Sharks win tomorrow, I’m calling the top 8 done

 

[Blair]

The players are off for thirty minutes at Homebush. Wallabies v Lions.

Lightening strikes. This is new!

 

[Blair]

Roosters 20, Manly 4.

A dud result for the Bookvale faithful but they're still on the cusp of the eight, Chooks are tenth.

 

[Big Marn]

The way Voss carried on yesterday you would have thought a 40m field goal had never been done before.
(Titans have been on the end of 3 of these heartbreakers now)

 

[Izz]

Sunday, upset, upset, upset, puh-lease...Benji's boys! But it won't happen, the Dogs are clicking (and let's not have them angry for next week).

Second half will be interesting. If the Dogs don't find a way to win, they'll definitely be out to make amends next week!

 

[Blair]

Second half will be interesting. If the Dogs don't find a way to win, they'll definitely be out to make amends next week!

They did it, man! They did it.

28-14, Tigers. Final. Well done to Benji and the boys.

 

[Big Marn]

Tigers will enjoy that win over Galvin and the Dogs.

 

[Izz]

They did it, man! They did it.

28-14, Tigers. Final. Well done to Benji and the boys.

Stoked that the Tigers gave it to the weak-gutted Dogs, but not looking forward to the thuggery they'll bring next week to try to make up for this loss

 

[Blair]

Tigers will enjoy that win over Galvin and the Dogs.

Yeah, I didn't think of that, of course.

Sharks v Cowboys are playing for the Paul Green Medal. Big Addin's been good this year without 'setting the competition on fire'.