What's new
By:
Advanced search…
The Front Row Forums

Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Search results

  1. Thatwasnthighref

    Pacific Cup 2024

    Do you mean the change allowing Tier 2 aligned players to also play Origin? If so, it seems the only scenario where the Kiwis have been (additionally) disadvantaged is when a player is: - eligible for the Kiwis; and - eligible for a Tier 2 nation; and - eligible for Origin; but - commits to...
  2. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    Hope he lands at the Titans. He'd turn them into a but of a smokey I reckon. They already have strong middles in Tino, RCG and Fotuaika, and if Palasia can get back to his Broncs form they'll actually have one of the better middle groups in the comp. Fifita is (or can be at least) a weapon...
  3. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    Hope he stays, always liked him. Thought he was unfairly singled out after the 15GF and been hoping he’d get some success since. Is Verrils still a chance of heading back to the Roosters? Titans could really do with him at 9.
  4. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    Yea fair point… interesting to see if a change in coach, whether Payten or Madge, can sort that out. He’ll be a weapon if he does.
  5. Thatwasnthighref

    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Thanks. And yes, very much fans of both. Not to the extent we're blind to the issues in union either; there's much to be concerned about in the code.
  6. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    Good pick up for them if it pans out. Broncs clearly under cap pressure but its no wonder. If reported values for Haas, Walsh, Carrigan and Mam are correct, they're using about a third of their cap on 4 players they've just signed to long term deals. Not a lot left over for the other 26 guys.
  7. Thatwasnthighref

    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    SR being their only opportunity to learn the game isn't an excuse, its reality. They didn't walk into the test team because SR was their audition for that team. If they hadn't succeeded at SR level, they wouldn't have made the next level. Just like - as you have helpfully pointed out - Benji...
  8. Thatwasnthighref

    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Which part of playing SR first isn’t computing for you? And as others have already pointed out - your disdain is better saved for Australian rugby more specifically.
  9. Thatwasnthighref

    Undisputed

    Yep thanks, managed to catch it. Good watch
  10. Thatwasnthighref

    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Indeed I am. But according to other posters he's "not even an established, regular Origin player". Which is fair enough really. I mean by the same token, Brenko Lee and Philip Sami are representative players too arent they? But they're all a wee bit different to Lote and Wendell.
  11. Thatwasnthighref

    Season 2025 Changes I'd like to see.

    Thanks for the warning. A picture of Kosi alongside a headline that says "Young gun extends" would've given me a heart attack otherwise.
  12. Thatwasnthighref

    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    They didn't walk in; they played SR before making their test debuts. But regardless - they were rep wingers in league. Why is it a topic of conversation that two representative league wingers successfully converted into representative union wingers after a season playing SR? Like I said, it...
  13. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    I have no idea TBH and yea you may be right. Webby may not even be in the market for another prop. I'm just hoping he is because I'm personally still a huge believer in big games being won upfront. When I think of dominant teams in the last few years, most of them have had at least 3 quality...
  14. Thatwasnthighref

    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Sonny didnt just walk in. He spent two seasons in Toulon and then a season playing NPC for Canterbury before making the test team. And weren't Sailor and Tuqiri both Origin and Kangaroo starters the year before their respective switches? It would've been more of a surprise if they didn't...
  15. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    On the topic of front rowers coming onto the market... read on fox sport that Xavier Willison is only on 250k and expected to field significantly bigger offers come 1-Nov. Hope one of them is from us. Either him or Thomson would be great pick ups IMO.
  16. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    Sweet thanks. Really interested to see how he goes. Must admit I haven't watched a lot of him in SR of NPC, but if he's anywhere near as good as his brother, he'll be a good pick up. As far as whether that makes pitching for Leo harder... maybe we make it a package deal? If Tyrone signed a 1...
  17. Thatwasnthighref

    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Its not the Wallabies I'm thinking about when talking about whether he's ready wb... its their opposition.
  18. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    Did that get formally announced? I remember a bunch of "expected" and "reportedly" stories, and then a denial from Tyrone earlier this year, but I lost track of it all eventually.
  19. Thatwasnthighref

    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Well its either arrogance or ignorance. By calling it arrogance I’m actually giving you the benefit of the doubt. Because I’m assuming you know better - just as there's more to being a good NRL player than carrying and tackling - but you just choose not to acknowledge it. Ignorance would be...
  20. Thatwasnthighref

    Off Season 2024/25

    Yea I agree. And TBH I’ve felt like Tohu has been playing busted for the last two seasons. The man personifies warrior but he goes into games now with more strapping than a racehorse. Hopefully he gets his body sorted over the offseason but if he can’t, starting Walker at 13 has gotta become a...

Latest posts

Top