NRL Rd 27 2025 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[Philip_Smith007]

Ricky fired up again, says it is ridiculous that their opponent gets 2 extra days and the Raiders should get to choose what day they play next week

While I agree.
He resting more than half the team.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Any chance we don't clear Panthers plane to land?

 

[Blair]

C'mon Titans. 28-18 down but it's still up for grabs. They're playing the Tigers, remember. It's not like they don't know how to lose.

...great comeback win by the GC, down 28-12 at halftime, they roll them 36-28 and (probably) avoid the spoon.

Farewell Hasler, farewell Foran. Surely Brimson gets selected for England? Do they have better players over there?

However, this whole round was robbed of a lot of interest when the Broncos won on Thursday.

 

[Blair]

Any chance we don't clear Panthers plane to land?

I lol'ed when I heard the Panther being interviewed after the Dragons game: 'yeah, it'll be tough over there, no doubt. Fish will come at us hard and he's been great for them this year'.

Diplomacy. He sounded like a Foreign Minister.

 

[Blair]

Now for the dead-rubber, Bulldogs v Sharks.

Apparently, the refs and touchies are missing quite a few forward passes this round. That doesn't bode well for the finals, if correct.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

 

[Blair]

'...Bulldogs fans start to leave the ground in droves, at 24-6 down with 15 minutes remaining...' (ABC Grandstand).

What a bunch of sooks.

'Fonua-Blake, who's been an absolute mountain tonight, up the middle for the Sharks' (ABC again).

Fish didn't come close to replacing him.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Galvin experiment failing.
1 try that was a break in play.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

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Game days and times confirmed yet?
Or does Ricky have to approve first?

 

[Blair]

Game days and times confirmed yet?
Or does Ricky have to approve first?

Ricky has his Sunday 4 PM slot. He argued for it and got it. What I believe is they initially had the Saturday night slot.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Ricky has his Sunday 4 PM slot. He argued for it and got it. What I believe is they initially had the Saturday night slot.

A cold Saturday night would have suited them I would have thought.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Game days and times confirmed yet?
Or does Ricky have to approve first?

Storm Dogs Friday
Warriors Panthers 5.30pm NZ time Sat
Sharks Roosters late Saturday
Raiders Broncos Sunday

 

[Beavers Headgear]

If you want to know how tight the rope is in this competition, Round 2 Warriors v Manly ended up being the difference between either team missing or making the finals, that result reversed sees the Warriors 9th and Manly 8th

Both sides ended with +21 differential as well

 

[Blair]

If you want to know how tight the rope is in this competition, Round 2 Warriors v Manly ended up being the difference between either team missing or making the finals, that result reversed sees the Warriors 9th and Manly 8th

Both sides ended with +21 differential as well

And that win of ours was quite unexpected, so there you go.

 

[Blair]

Storm Dogs Friday
Warriors Panthers 5.30pm NZ time Sat
Sharks Roosters late Saturday
Raiders Broncos Sunday

That was the only outcome for us, as the All Blacks are playing too.

 

[Blair]

I trolled the Panthers forum with a 'you've got nothing to worry about' vibe and they didn't take the bait. They're taking it seriously, discussing team selections, tactics, etc. You know, the normal supporters talk, before a big game.

Plus:

"Rocco Berry dislocated his shoulder in the opening minutes of the 27-26 loss to Manly, and waited more than an hour for an ambulance to arrive at 4 Pines Park before a Warriors staffer drove the centre to the hospital." (Stuff).

Sydney's Northern Beaches, it sounds like the third world.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I trolled the Panthers forum with a 'you've got nothing to worry about' vibe and they didn't take the bait. They're taking it seriously, discussing team selections, tactics, etc. You know, the normal supporters talk, before a big game.

Plus:

"Rocco Berry dislocated his shoulder in the opening minutes of the 27-26 loss to Manly, and waited more than an hour for an ambulance to arrive at 4 Pines Park before a Warriors staffer drove the centre to the hospital." (Stuff).

Sydney's Northern Beaches, it sounds like the third world.

That’s a slightly different yarn from the one Voss kept mentioning about their cameraman and Berry sharing an ambulance to hospital

 

[Blair]

Voss telling yarns, he'd be good to have a beer with.

Hang on, Redcliffe have just put fifty on the Raiders! We know what that means.

52-12, Dolphins...
...now 56-24...
...now Fuller breaks up the field to bring up six-zero. A disaster for Canberra. It must affect them psychologically going into finals as minor-premiers. Sure, it's their second-string side but you know...
62-24, Dolphins. Final.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Don’t like seeing the Eels do well, but can ignore that today as I’m happy to not see Hasler finish with the spoon

 

[vvvrulz]

Galvin experiment failing.
1 try that was a break in play.

Hilarious, Dogs season turned literally the moment Galvin showed up.

If by some crazy miracle we get home next week, they're beatable, I don't see them defeating the Storm.