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Iamback

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Sin bin predictions for this round? I'll predict minimum 1 per game.

There are a few fixtures which will probably have more. Roosters v Rabbits I am thinking 4 total. Also the Dolphins and Eels are yet to win a game and will be desperate resulting in a few loose arms.

For our match I think 2 bins. One for each team. Henry and Nanai.

I will go 17 sin bins total across the round. A real cracker of a weekend.

The wording says forceful contact with no other circumstances.

IF they follow that we see 5-10 for the round.

NRL being that NRL we will see 3x that amount because they stuff these up
 
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As a club that has had the eyes picked out of our up and coming talent, (Katoa, Ison, Riley Smith, Jett Cleary, Iongi just to name a few), over the last couple of years, when will the NRL compensate the one and only development club in the country.

Answer me this, how can Melbourne keep a "big 4" for 20 years while still having 4 or 5 origin and kiwi representative players, yet Penrith struggle to keep a 22 year old winger in Turuva, or a solid bench player in Salmon.

Yeah, I get it that some clubs just pay stupid money, but stupid money is now being paid to our 19 year old development players so our cupboard is bare.

You would have to be totally ignorant to not believe that another rort has been discovered in how to "cheat the cap" by some of these clubs, because we can't have two million dollar players yet some have 4. Melbourne, Brisbane, Manly are not that attractive for them to have 15 of their top 30 roster on "unders" what other clubs would pay, or are they?

I'm just baffled that those clubs I mentioned, plus the Roosters (except this year) never seem to lose any players of significance. Maybe Penrith is doing it wrong !!!
 
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As a club that has had the eyes picked out of our up and coming talent, (Katoa, Ison, Riley Smith, Jett Cleary, Iongi just to name a few), over the last couple of years, when will the NRL compensate the one and only development club in the country.

Answer me this, how can Melbourne keep a "big 4" for 20 years while still having 4 or 5 origin and kiwi representative players, yet Penrith struggle to keep a 22 year old winger in Turuva, or a solid bench player in Salmon.

Yeah, I get it that some clubs just pay stupid money, but stupid money is now being paid to our 19 year old development players so our cupboard is bare.

You would have to be totally ignorant to not believe that another rort has been discovered in how to "cheat the cap" by some of these clubs, because we can't have two million dollar players yet some have 4. Melbourne, Brisbane, Manly are not that attractive for them to have 15 of their top 30 roster on "unders" what other clubs would pay, or are they?

I'm just baffled that those clubs I mentioned, plus the Roosters (except this year) never seem to lose any players of significance. Maybe Penrith is doing it wrong !!!
I'm regards to Turuva, the club made the wrong decision on May.
Katoa would have been the ideal replacement for luai. Iongi would have been better here right now, he is improving every game.
 
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I'm regards to Turuva, the club made the wrong decision on May.
Katoa would have been the ideal replacement for luai. Iongi would have been better here right now, he is improving every game.
My point exactly. How do you think these last few weeks would have been with Katoa and Iongi. A lot different I would say.
I know Bennett threw lots at Katoa but what would it have cost, even keeping under the cap, to have kept Iongi?
 

soc123_au

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Iongi is a fullback.

We have the Australian fullback with years to go on his contract

JRR Tolkien couldn't write a fantasy universe in which Iongi stayed.
Edwards is the only player fit enough to cope with all the walking in a Tolkien fantasy.

George RRR version would be better. Gimme some Yeo on a dragon all day.
 

Munky

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Edwards is the only player fit enough to cope with all the walking in a Tolkien fantasy.

George RRR version would be better. Gimme some Yeo on a dragon all day.

Yeo would be the Ned Stark in a GRRM universe.

Not sure I'd cope with his head hanging out the front of Panthers.
 
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