2024 Week 1: FINALS Sep13-15

[King-Gutho94]

Fun fact

Parra are still the only away side to win a final in Auckland and Townsville in the history of the game.

Auckland 2007
Townsville 2022

No other side has beaten the Warriors or Cowboys in a final away from home.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

Ponga proved tonight that he really is on the elite level.....absolute superstar

 

[eels_fan]

Ponga proved tonight that he really is on the elite level.....absolute superstar

Highly overrated

Highest paid player in the game and deserves half what he’s on

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

Highly overrated

Highest paid player in the game and deserves half what he’s on

Nah....don't like him...but he single handedly kept them in the game, and the last few weeks got his team in the finals.....no chance they make the 8 without him.....credit where its due...

 

[the phantom menace]

I feel the game would be better if they just ruled no knock ons when contesting a loose ball.

AFL - Australian Fumbleball League - is calling you... if only you'd f**k off to some other forum!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We’d still have knock ons for when a merkin in possession drops the ball, or someone drops a pass from a team mate. But when contesting a kick or a ball dropped backwards just let them scrap for it. Whoever ends up with the ball it’s play on from there.

Who would you stalk if I left you f**ken nitwit

 

[Gronk]

NRL: nope, your ground is shit. Not happening.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Cronulla were surely taking the piss asking for the game to be played at Shark Park.

The ground isn't up for standard for NRL games let alone a final.

It's genuinely a piss take there allowed to play at home at all considering the size and facilities of that ground

 

[hindy111]

The Panthers will come to Parra stadium.for the next 2 yrs. So Blaize will still be playing here

 

[Gronk]

The Panthers will come to Parra stadium.for the next 2 yrs. So Blaize will still be playing here

Sir, this is the Wk 1 finals thread.

 

[eels_fan]

The Panthers will come to Parra stadium.for the next 2 yrs. So Blaize will still be playing here

With his defensive deficiencies, Blaize may only be playing at Commbank when nsw cup is the curtain raiser….

 

[hindy111]

With his defensive deficiencies, Blaize may only be playing at Commbank when nsw cup is the curtain raiser….

Blaize will add 5+kgs of muscle in off season. He will be taught better techniques and we'll realise we lost a good one.
Remember Greg Marzhew couldn't tackle. Either could Moses.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Blaize will add 5+kgs of muscle in off season. He will be taught better techniques and we'll realise we lost a good one.
Remember Greg Marzhew couldn't tackle. Either could Moses.

I think Drown and Lomax will still be better players than Talagi and Marzhew next year.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Cronulla were surely taking the piss asking for the game to be played at Shark Park.

The ground isn't up for standard for NRL games let alone a final.

It's genuinely a piss take there allowed to play at home at all considering the size and facilities of that ground

Its ridiculous they even thought about it, they got "sell out" crowds of 12,000 in their finals games in 2022 and last year which is a poor look. Its taken them so long to their ground up to standard but theyre making Leichhardt Oval look like Allianz.

Most fans were relieved they didnt finish 2nd, 5th or 6th so they couldnt host a final and I'm glad the NRL declined this offer to move the semi to Shark Park. Its like their CEO has predicted their fans are too lazy going to Allianz.

If the NRL CEo came out and said our semi final against Cowboys is now at Allianz, I'm sure a lot of us would still make the effort.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Its ridiculous they even thought about it, they got "sell out" crowds of 12,000 in their finals games in 2022 and last year which is a poor look. Its taken them so long to their ground up to standard but theyre making Leichhardt Oval look like Allianz.

Most fans were relieved they didnt finish 2nd, 5th or 6th so they couldnt host a final and I'm glad the NRL declined this offer to move the semi to Shark Park. Its like their CEO has predicted their fans are too lazy going to Allianz.

If the NRL CEo came out and said our semi final against Cowboys is now at Allianz, I'm sure a lot of us would still make the effort.

Yep he basically cams out and said our fans won't travel to a semi final.

What an embarrassing statement

 

[TheParraboy]

Manly v Bulldogs

I hope one team gets toasted by 40 today

The other one toasted by 40 next week

 

[Pazza]

I think Drown and Lomax will still be better players than Talagi and Marzhew next year.

That's a bold statement.....

 

[Soto]

So sharks v Cowboys..
We should do a poll for crowd size:
A) 11k
B) 12K
C) 13K
D) less than A

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Manly v Bulldogs

I hope one team gets toasted by 40 today

The other one toasted by 40 next week

Bulldogs this week manly next would be my preference.

 

[jk13]

Talk about picking the lessor evil, I pick manly cause Tom seems nice n shit