Do you want Brad Arthur as coach

[strider]

Yep. During the 23 seasons of the NRL era, the average difference between the best and worst teams has been about 604 points. That's significant. Less than 96 points (4 ppg in a 24 game season) isn't really significant.

During that same period the average number of teams within 96 points of the best team has been 1.7, with the most (five) in 1999. Four times there has been no other team within 96 points of the best team, and on three occasions they were premiers. You'll never guess the one team that shat itself.

Only four times in 23 seasons have the premiers not been within 96 points of the best team, and three of those were before 2006. The 2015 Cowboys were the other. Finally, the premiers have had the best for-and-against in over one third (8/23) of NRL seasons.

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Look out .... pou is all inspired by gutful getting his stats out and stepped it up a notch .... look at those colours!

Its a nerd-off

 

[84 Baby]

Look out .... pou is all inspired by gutful getting his stats out and stepped it up a notch .... look at those colours!

Its a nerd-off

This shits gonna get a Matt Nable promo!

 

[Gary Gutful]

No it was eight and eight ffs! But since 2004 the minor premiers have won it five times while the team with the best points differential have won six times.

FFS!

Should have used a spreadsheet.

 

[emjaycee]

Spoiler: Thanks Gutful

My mail from inside the club is that his contract will be renewed shortly.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Watch people piss their knickers the next time we lose a match...

 

[Gronk]

Watch people piss their knickers the next time we lose a match...

Just don’t post in this thread after we have a win. It was shirts off in the carpark in here last weekend.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Just don’t post in this thread after we have a win. It was shirts off in the carpark in here last weekend.

@IFR33K even starting ripping up the boom gate, Michael Jennings style.

 

[hindy111]

Calm down its rnd 8. A wise man once said. Lets judge after rnd 12 and see how the team has developed.
Goes by the name of hindy111

 

[strider]

Calm down its rnd 8. A wise man once said. Lets judge after rnd 12 and see how the team has developed.
Goes by the name of hindy111

there is another hindy111?

 

[IFR33K]

@IFR33K even starting ripping up the boom gate, Michael Jennings style.

???

Have I missed something merkin? Is this some kind of challenge? Because I’ve seen nothing from you to suggest it is. I’ve seen old women like gronk run thru you, like a turnstile. Aka waqa Blake style.

 

[84 Baby]

*AQA Waka Blake

 

[84 Baby]

Calm down its rnd 8. A wise man once said. Lets judge after rnd 12 and see how the team has developed.
Goes by the name of hindy111

But people keep judging us compared to the “good teams” every week. Will you be telling Ram to calm down after we lose in rounds 8-11?

 

[Gary Gutful]

???

Have I missed something merkin? Is this some kind of challenge? Because I’ve seen nothing from you to suggest it is. I’ve seen old women like gronk run thru you, like a turnstile. Aka waqa Blake style.

Gronk is easy to tackle. He always steps to his left.

 

[Gary Gutful]

But people keep judging us compared to the “good teams” every week. Will you be telling Ram to calm down after we lose in rounds 8-11?

I reckon he regularly has to tell @TheRam to calm down. Particularly if they have guests.

 

[TheRam]

I reckon he regularly has to tell @TheRam to calm down. Particularly if they have guests.

Calm is for losers. Ask @Poupou Escobar, anyone with half a Brian knows that.

No excuses!

 

[Avenger]

Why the rush?

 

[Delboy]

Why the rush?

Possibly due to all the players who set their contracts to expire 2022, which is when BA is off contract. Suggests they want to make sure he is still their coach before committing to extend, despite the reservations of many on social media, the players love him and want to play for BA.

No doubt that extends to new signings who want assurance that he will still be around.

Like most I don’t have any first hand knowledge, but have had limited conversations with a few players which makes it believable.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Why the rush?

Why delay?

 

[Avenger]

Why delay?

Because he is still under contract for 2022 but the reason @Delboy states carries weight.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Because he is still under contract for 2022 but the reason @Delboy states carries weight.

Yeah. @Delboy makes sense. Looks like he’ll be around for a while yet.