2024 Week 1: FINALS Sep13-15

[Twizzle]

You mean Roosters to go out in straight sets.

Way too many injuries

but they are very brave

 

[84 Baby]

I think we can all agree another Smugs win is what we’re hoping for.

Followed by them being pinged for salary cap rorting for past 5 years, stripped of titles and having their NRL licence sold to PNG as penalty.

 

[EelEtric]

I think we can all agree another Smugs win is what we’re hoping for.

Followed by them being pinged for salary cap rorting for past 5 years, stripped of titles and having their NRL licence sold to PNG as penalty.

Would we get Blaze back if this happened?

 

[84 Baby]

Would we get Blaze back if this happened?

Who cares?

 

[the phantom menace]

Friday: Could go either way, but leaning toward Panthers (and brave Roosters stay alive anyway)
Saturday: Storm all the way, Sharks survive another week
Saturday: I think Cowboys at home, bye bye making-up-the-numbers Knights
Sunday: I think Dogs, because Manly suck more.

 

[the phantom menace]

Would we get Blaze back if this happened?

I f**king hope not! Need someone that can tackle consistently, or at least turn and chase

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

How depressing is this final series.....

Great to see the salary cap working

 

[Gary Gutful]

Dogs - showed on the weekend that they are pretenders after a dream draw.

Cows - showed how inconsistent, unpredictable and unreliable they are.

Roosters - have injuries coming out their coits.

Sharks - see cowboys.

Manly - see Sharks.

Knights - Stephen Bradbury says hi !

Penrith - can’t be competitive without Chin boy. Even if he plays, they look clunky.

Storm - done deal

Yep. If the Roosters stopped leaking injuries out of their coights then they'd be a chance, but on form I agree that its the Storm's to lose.

 

[Gary Gutful]

the best thing about a final series that you're not involved in is that there's guaranteed to be 7 losers!

Can also watch all of the games without trying to do the sums on the Eels' prospects.

 

[King-Gutho94]

How depressing is this final series.....

Great to see the salary cap working

Its Working a treat

 

[JokerEel]

Its Working a treat

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The NRL needs to come up with a better system...

Along with fixing the draw ffs

 

[Twizzle]

The NRL needs to come up with a better system...

Along with fixing the draw ffs

I think, in theory, the salary cap should work, it's the alleged rorting and players signing for under's or less than another club has publically offered them, that is the problem

some clubs have the ability to "find" third party sponsors at will although, as we all know, clubs don't do this as it's not allowed under the current system bar the official club sanctioned sponsors, and yet when Folau wanted to sign for us for "unders" it wasn't allowed

 

[hineyrulz]

The cap is a farce, it was implemented to stop team from going broke. It has nothing to do with spreading out the talent.

since 2017 only 3 teams have won the comp, and guess what they finished top 3 again.

 

[blue bags]

The cap is a farce, it was implemented to stop team from going broke. It has nothing to do with spreading out the talent.

since 2017 only 3 teams have won the comp, and guess what they finished top 3 again.

But stats show. Roosters has only beat storm 1 time. And not beaten Panthers. In last 22 games vs both

 

[Parra Pride]

The cap is a farce, it was implemented to stop team from going broke. It has nothing to do with spreading out the talent.

since 2017 only 3 teams have won the comp, and guess what they finished top 3 again.

The only people who say otherwise support one of those three teams. Stevie Wonder can see the cap doesn’t work.

 

[blue bags]

The only people who say otherwise support one of those three teams. Stevie Wonder can see the cap doesn’t work.

Parramatta eels
The Broncos Of The West
What can anyone say

 

[Parra Pride]

Parramatta eels
The Broncos Of The West
What can anyone say

I wish, I've actually seen the Broncos win premierships.

 

[TheParraboy]

- Last game at Penrith Park till 2026
- Chin back
- Roosters with a few top liners out

Do the chooks have a chance tonight ?

 

[the phantom menace]

No chance. The Panthers will be sniffing their four-peat... at least until they have to play the Storm.

 

[Suitman]

- Last game at Penrith Park till 2026
- Chin back
- Roosters with a few top liners out

Do the chooks have a chance tonight ?

It's the sort of game where you don't want either team to win.
Then there is the Storm, Bulldogs, Manly and Sharks that are just as offensive.
WTF?
Knights or Cowboys for me.