Silly Season 2025/26

[marlins2.0]

Bunty making a good impression at the Tiges.

The Wests Tigers’ ‘Crash Bros’ who stripped 15kgs between them

These two Wests Tigers props have slimmed down but will be impossible to miss when launching off the back fence this year.

www.smh.com.au

Luai mentioned the impact he was making in preseason a little while back too. Really hope he goes well. Be kinda sucky for us if he suddenly has a massive season, but cant begrudge a dude like that.

Yeah he did his time at the Wahs. Hope he has a banger of a season this year tbh.

 

[Matua]

Luai mentioned the impact he was making in preseason a little while back too. Really hope he goes well. Be kinda sucky for us if he suddenly has a massive season, but cant begrudge a dude like that.

And also unsurprising.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

I'm astonished that Bunty has lost weight to be 115kg, and is heavier than Royce Hunt. He has never had the frame of a really big prop. Just suggests he's been playing well above his ideal weight.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Storm boss publicly coming out and bagging Parramatta over the Lomax saga

Good to see they can keep being a piece of shit club

 

[marlins2.0]

Imagine if it was the Wahs, not the Storm. Immediate shutdown.

Now conversely, imagine if it was the Wahs, not Parra. Lomax would have been at Storm training that week.

 

[JTR]

Haha I don't live in Auckland mate, haven't for 15 years. But yeah that place has the worst stadiums in the world, including Sarajevo and the like.

Living in Melbourne for a short time...NZ is home and I'm glad to be back, but it's hard to give away the world class stadiums within 5km of our place.

The other thing that city does - and I presume the rest of Australia - way better than NZ is attend and support live events. The amount of games I missed over there on a 'I'll buy tickets closer to the time' basis because people just go. You have to be in early. They love an occasion more than us, I'd love to see us get to live sport/events more. Yes, public transport isn't what it is over there, cost of living as well but I think it's an apathy, too, in the big city about the live experience.

I've been in Melbourne for 25 years and it's definitely more a Melbourne thing than the rest of the country.
Brisbane probably the closest to an exception when their NRL/AFL teams are going well.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Apparently Parra may have proof of Lomax in discussions with both R360 and the Storm while still under contract with them

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Apparently Parra may have proof of Lomax in discussions with both R360 and the Storm while still under contract with them

How about this guy

The second player pulled into Lomax’s Storm saga... as ugly backflip attempt exposed

The second player pulled into Lomax’s Storm saga... as ugly backflip attempt exposed

www.foxsports.com.au

Reality doesn't exist in Melbourne.

The funniest part for me is the part that 'he was unreliably informed that R360 would go ahead' when even a nuff like me, who has no contacts or knowledge of the professional rugby environment at all, knew that tournament was never starting in 2026 with the lack of progress and structure it had.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Getting murkier and uglier by the day isn't it.

Whatever happens, Lomax needs to punt Schifcofske as quickly as possible. He's been about as useful as an underground airport.

 

[Izz]

Looks like the 6-man/choose-4 bench is a thing

 

[Beavers Headgear]

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Looks like the 6-man/choose-4 bench is a thing

I know Webster wasn’t a fan of this one but now that it’s locked in, I hope he’s got some ideas on how to leverage to our advantage.

Be interesting to see how everyone approaches it actually. Could be some creative bench selections and interchange decisions coming up.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Healey needs to be named every week then

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Revolutionary new headgear, makers said they are happy to put up 1 million for testing to confirm their claims it lowers the impact of head knocks

 

[Ashburn]

If their claims are true that’s be revolutionary bro.

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Healey needs to be named every week then

The issue with being picked all the time you may not be used at all. Stunting the development. It will be interesting on how all the NRL teams react. I can see the positives on covering for all positions better but the trade-off is not using some of the players named.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Toddy under pressure at the Cows.

‘Razor’s edge’: Cowboys face a ‘terminal’ doomsday scenario. This controversial star could save them

‘Razor’s edge’: Cowboys face ‘terminal’ doomsday scenario. A controversial star can save them

www.foxsports.com.au

This bit surprised me:

WHO’S UNDER PRESSURE?

Scott Drinkwater. He might be signed until the end of the 2027 season, but there are reports Drinkwater is on the outer at the club and needs a big year to convince them not to let him go at the end of his contract or even sooner. At his best Drinkwater is one of the game’s best attacking fullbacks, but his defence too often lets him down.

 

[wittyfan]

Healey needs to be named every week then

Agreed!

 

[Izz]

Bellamy locked in as Storm coach until 2028

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Reports have Payne Haas telling his teammates this is his final season in Brisbane before moving to Souths

Broncos have since confirmed this info is correct