2005-highs and lows

[bulldogs-champion]

What has been your highs/lows in Rugby League in 2005? Any shocks/disappointments/surprises etc etc. I'd say for me seeing the bulldogs play so bad this year would be a disappointment, the signing of Soreknee Bill Williams and Willie Mason was great, and seeing Fatty become unwell was a sad thing. Have you got anything to add?

 

[bluenwhite]

high - being the first team to beat manly at brookie this yr + rounds 19 & 20
low - all the injures

 

[Inferno]

for the Sharks

Highs = the first 12 rounds or so

Lows = EVERY f**king GAME SINCE.

*edit

Except for the hammering of Manly, that was a high;-)

 

[aussies1st]

For me seeing
lows:
The Raiders playing sh*t
All the injuries with the Raiders
That call!

highs:
Jason Smith (what a legend)
Finding of a new superstar in Chalk
The stepping up of Troy Thompson.

 

[Hurriflatch]

Eels

Highs: Tim Smith's progression this year, getting back into the finals, PJ Marsh coming home and back from injury, juniors like Delaney, Williams, Reddy coming into the top grade.

Lows: Round 2, 5, 8 and 16

 

[cainen]

Penrith:

Lows: Being the first team to be beaten by Newcastle, losing Ben Ross, Galuvao, Ben Pomeroy and Tony Puletua's season ending injury.

Highs: Still somehow having a chance at making the finals, Paul Franze's try with 49 seconds to go to beat Brisbane.

 

[Sea_Eagles_Rock]

Highs: Getting more wins than last year in half the season.

Lows: Returning to 'form' for the rest of the season.

 

[bulldogs-champion]

I'd also like to add thati'm disappointed that the bulldogs have not re-signed Tony Grimaldi yet. Also seeing Souths go well was good too

 

[White Poiner]

highs:
Sharks first half of the season.
COVELL

lows:
2nd half of season
Supporting such a crap team.

 

[thuganomics]

Highs:

The last 10 weeks or so
Joey showing us his true magic and probably going to win a few awards.

Lows

Start to the season
Injuries
Kirk Reynoldson

 

[Stranger]

Highs : Seeing Joey hit red hord form and prove his doubters wrong!

Lows : Loseing 13 in a row and actually going to 8 of them...

 

[weasel]

Highs: Derby win over Sharks (first time I'd been to Kogarah), flogging of the roosters, comfortable win over the broncos at suncorp. Pretty much the last six wins in a row.

Lows: First four rounds. Nothing really since.

 

[bulldogs-champion]

For me seeing the bulldogs army getting broken up by selling a limit of 4 tix per person was disappointing, it was entertaining at he games havin the army there (not the firecrackers etc). Also surprised to see penrith not play so well

 

[Hurriflatch]

Was Reynoldson really that bad, wasn't he injured for most of the year?

 

[bulldogs-champion]

Highs : Seeing Joey hit red hord form and prove his doubters wrong!

Lows : Loseing 13 in a row and actually going to 8 of them...

Andrew Johns doesn't have the prove to anyone that he's the best football player in the world. Everyone knows he is

 

[Big Pete]

Highs:
Broncos 54 Parramatta 14

Lows:
Storm 50 Broncos 4
Panthers 22 Broncos 20
Manly 21 Broncos 20
Roosters 17 Broncos 10