Every NRL fanbase's most painful moment?

[Vic Mackey]

Todd Payten was injured during the week and missed the prelim. We didn't lose many with him there. He was a more skillful version of Yeo. Was thinking with huge supporter bases combined, huge junior nursey, and 70,000 people there these merged teams would surely dominate for the next decade... hmm.

Year 2000, McCrackens sesons/career was ended with a spear tackle from Kearney and Bai. And Jason Lowrie broke his arm again. Game over.

Payten was also a great ruck defender, considering 2 tries were scored through the middle of the ruck good chance he stops them. He would have been fit for the GF too. Exact same thing happened in the Wahs semi the year after.

 

[soc123_au]

Todd Payten was injured during the week and missed the prelim. We didn't lose many with him there. He was a more skillful version of Yeo. Was thinking with huge supporter bases combined, huge junior nursey, and 70,000 people there these merged teams would surely dominate for the next decade... hmm.

Year 2000, McCrackens sesons/career was ended with a spear tackle from Kearney and Bai. And Jason Lowrie broke his arm again. Game over.

I assume you are talking about Justin Yeo? He was a center, so not really the same thing. If not I'd put that pipe down and go outside and for some fresh air.

 

[axl rose]

I assume you are talking about Justin Yeo? He was a center, so not really the same thing. If not I'd put that pipe down and go outside and for some fresh air.

 

[Vic Mackey]

I assume you are talking about Justin Yeo? He was a center, so not really the same thing. If not I'd put that pipe down and go outside and for some fresh air.

Payten was more skillful then Yeo, I dont think its even that close. Yeo was certainly the better player though, thats not close either.

Yeos the best lock of his generation, he isnt a traditional ball player though. He digs into the line and passes in completely structured attack. Theres zero variance. Its not being critical of him, its the role he plays and he does it brilliantly. Its why at origin level he basically plays like a prop cause it doesnt fit into the normal Panther structure.

Payten could flick pass, short ball at the line, heck I even saw him do a chip and chase against the Cowboys at leichhardt one year. In a game against penrith around 2007 I remember he got the ball one off the ruck, threw a dummy , stepped back in down the short side, made a break and set up Chris Lawrence for a try. It was basically Mitch Moses bread and butter play. He had the skill of a half but in a props body.

Hes still the e only prop I’ve seen who refused a catcher and would catch the ball himself from the kick off

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Round 26 - August 28, 1999 in North Qld vs Cowboys.

Full time whistle.

 

[soc123_au]

Payten was more skillful then Yeo, I dont think its even that close. Yeo was certainly the better player though, thats not close either.

Yeos the best lock of his generation, he isnt a traditional ball player though. He digs into the line and passes in completely structured attack. Theres zero variance. Its not being critical of him, its the role he plays and he does it brilliantly. Its why at origin level he basically plays like a prop cause it doesnt fit into the normal Panther structure.

Payten could flick pass, short ball at the line, heck I even saw him do a chip and chase against the Cowboys at leichhardt one year. In a game against penrith around 2007 I remember he got the ball one off the ruck, threw a dummy , stepped back in down the short side, made a break and set up Chris Lawrence for a try. It was basically Mitch Moses bread and butter play. He had the skill of a half but in a props body.

Hes still the e only prop I’ve seen who refused a catcher and would catch the ball himself from the kick off

To be honest I remember him being a better than good player, but not much else. I obviously wouldn't be as familiar with his body of work as you would be though.

As for skill, Yeo would have to just about have the best kick to conversion into a positive result in the history of the game. Don't recall one that hasn't resulted in a try assist or a repeat set, to be fair the ball has probably only touched his boot 6 or 7 times in his career, but by christ he knows when to pull the trigger. That there my friend is serious skill, flick passes are so Tigers.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Another one. Logan Swann's show n go vs Parra in 07

This is the obvious one. I was in the West Stand, the image of him doing that is burnt into my brain.

I feel like our most painful memories, or certainly for me, are based around coaches and the constant poor decisions around them.

 

[gerg]

Round 26 - August 28, 1999 in North Qld vs Cowboys.

Full time whistle.

I can't remember this one. Who won this exciting tussle between North Queensland and the Cowboys?

 

[Manurewa_Marlins]

This is the obvious one. I was in the West Stand, the image of him doing that is burnt into my brain.

I feel like our most painful memories, or certainly for me, are based around coaches and the constant poor decisions around them.

I was in the East stand in line with where it happened - classic Logan!

 

[Murishido]

I can't remember this one. Who won this exciting tussle between North Queensland and the Cowboys?

Everyone lost that day

 

[PARRA_FAN]

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned by any Parramatta supporter.
Although in fairness some were probably not even born when this happened.

THROWBACK | Neville Glover

It’s an infamous moment Eels fans in their 50s-plus will never forget … and Neville Glover can never escape. But the 61-year-old retired police prosecutor has learned to live with it.

www.parraeels.com.au

A lot of us here probably werent but the people who were around then would tell you that 2 years in a row the Eels suffered heartbreak.

76 Glover knocks on, 77 Cronin misses the goal.