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    3-2-1 vs The more determined West Tigers

    I actually think the opposite of Nico - when he’s under pressure, I feel he tries to do too much - he was defending his nuts off, almost chasing the defensive collision, and I think that gassed him and made him ineffective ball in hand. I think it’s an admirable trait that he wants to graft his...
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    Team vs Raiders

    I’m not so sure, I know he has always looked gassed and broken, but it seems exaggerated this year. He seems a good yard or 2 off the pace, gets dominated in the collision in both attack and defence (which is where historically he’s been very good - finding his front for a quick ptb and a great...
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    Game Day vs Balmain Magpies ( round 3/2024)

    Out enthused and bullied, plain and simple. The Tigers had absolute intent in their defence, we weren’t ready for the battle. And I F-ing hate that in every game this year, we’ve had players staying down trying to milk a penalty when they’ve been hit high - that shit makes me rage. Api, as...
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    South Sydney Rabbitohs issues

    This is very true. Glad you’ve called out Milne - he’s a real goer, but unfortunately he’s pretty shit and about as dumb as they come, but jeez he puts in an effort - he’s one of those players who wants to win every single collision, and gets super cranky if he doesn’t. If Souths stars had his...
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    Latrell is not a fullback

    No, but it’s understandable that in the heat of the moment, the odd swear word slips out - and once players realise, more often than that, they apologise and it doesn’t happen again in that interview. These guys are paid silly money to be ‘partners of the game’, which like it or not, means...
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    South Sydney Rabbitohs issues

    The swearing isn’t a major issue, it’s the acknowledgment that he was swearing and ‘I don’t care’ and continuing to swear - it wasn’t an accidental F-bomb, and then an apology…. It was a clear defiance of ‘I’m swearing, I don’t care that it will offend some people, or that it’s not a good look...
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    South Sydney Rabbitohs issues

    Dropping Ilias appears to be the cowardly way out, rather than dealing with the bigger issues. That being said, he has been very poor, so JD can probably justify it - but if he ain’t fixing the other issues ASWELL as dropping him, then he’s just shuffling the deckchairs. Interesting on NRL360...
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    Latrell is not a fullback

    Gus has nailed it on 100% Footy - basically said that if Latrell is to get the respect he craves, he also has to show respect, and that his interview carry on showed a lack of respect to the game, Souths, the media and the fans. Gus basically said that he’s been saying since Latrell was very...
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Answered it for me - the Japan season is much shorter, and thus gets him back to the NRL in time for 2nd half of the season. The Japanese clubs would also be much more willing to ‘cut a deal’ which may see a player receive a big ‘third party’ payment. France teams would be less likely to do a 1...
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    Latrell is not a fullback

    And pretty sure Sam Burgess felt the same way.
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    Latrell is not a fullback

    Souths have got a big problem with Latrell. His ridiculous performance on that radio interview is almost like the perfect example of what’s wrong with him. He thinks he’s bigger than the game, its clubs, and its fans. The whole ‘I don’t care that I’m swearing’ line shows that he was doing it...
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    Rumoured / Confirmed Signings

    I’d been thinking since pre-season that I wouldn’t be against trying to get Crichton for this year and next, at a reasonable price and provided it doesn’t cost us Williams. Think the Roosters would snap our hands off at taking him this year (with them paying some freight). Would give us good...
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    Rumoured / Confirmed Signings

    You talking NAS….. would be a terrific pick up, highly doubt we can afford him though.
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    Game Day vs always the Berries

    That 2nd half was impressive again. I think first half we got ‘old manned’ a bit - they were playing spoiling tactics with all their little bitch 9 pushing/shoving at every opportunity and we got sucked in a bit. I have no issues at all with Brailey for 90 meters of the pitch, infact I thinks...
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    Game Day vs always the Berries

    He should at least try and barge his way over every now and then, if nothing else but to just create some doubt. That half a second they have to pause to wait and check he doesn’t scoot makes a big difference.
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