NRL Rd 16 2025 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[Thatwasnthighref]

@Beav - thoughts on Turbo's move to centre?

Seems to have caught him by surprise given his recent comments, and journos are speculating he's unhappy and not onboard with the idea.

Hearing anything else through the grapevine?

 

[Beavers Headgear]

@Beav - thoughts on Turbo's move to centre?

Seems to have caught him by surprise given his recent comments, and journos are speculating he's unhappy and not onboard with the idea.

Hearing anything else through the grapevine?

Media mountain out of a molehill I think. I saw the way he answered the question which could be taken a certain way, but this has been talked about before this weeks team selection, and it actually happened last year for a game, then Koula got injured and he went back there. Club first guy that won’t create any dramas, he was trying to hand cash back to the club last year because he feels bad

Also a suggestion they are looking at doing it to have some strike on that edge now Haumole is out. Am guessing Saab will need to be punted and Garrick to wing

 

[JJ]

Yea man they'll be crucified if they try to sack her.

And the gender angle will no doubt be brought into it too. Which should be irrelevant obviously, but that wont stop the hordes.

The hordes were relatively quiet on Mam of course

 

[JJ]

Media mountain out of a molehill I think. I saw the way he answered the question which could be taken a certain way, but this has been talked about before this weeks team selection, and it actually happened last year for a game, then Koula got injured and he went back there. Club first guy that won’t create any dramas, he was trying to hand cash back to the club last year because he feels bad

Also a suggestion they are looking at doing it to have some strike on that edge now Haumole is out. Am guessing Saab will need to be punted and Garrick to wing

Yeah, Tom is as good as anyone has ever been at 1, but atm he’s not that guy, and is a great centre too, and that’s best for the team, there’s little question over that…. Legend, just a shame his body can’t cope

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Sloan free to talk to rivals in ‘sad’ indictment of Dragons’ inability to use huge nursery

Sloan free to talk to rivals in ‘sad’ indictment of Dragons’ inability to use huge nursery

www.foxsports.com.au

Sloan given permission to find another gig. Dude is a bit flakey but he’s quick and when he’s on he’s on.

I doubt he’d move this way, but if he could be convinced, is he worth a punt?

 

[TheDMC]

Sloan free to talk to rivals in ‘sad’ indictment of Dragons’ inability to use huge nursery

Sloan free to talk to rivals in ‘sad’ indictment of Dragons’ inability to use huge nursery

www.foxsports.com.au

Sloan given permission to find another gig. Dude is a bit flakey but he’s quick and when he’s on he’s on.

I doubt he’d move this way, but if he could be convinced, is he worth a punt?

Nope! Crap defender and gets monstered on yardage runs.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Nope! Crap defender and gets monstered on yardage runs.

Cant argue with that! lol

 

[JJ]

If someone can work out Cobbo, he could be anything

 

[Beavers Headgear]

If someone can work out Cobbo, he could be anything

Apparently the Cowboys and Dragons want him immediately, but Broncos saying no

was an interesting angle talked about yesterday, I don’t necessarily agree with it, but a few weeks back they made a big deal out of the black mental health jersey, and now holding a guy at the club who wants out because reportedly he is unhappy there

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Saw on FB (Clarky’s RL column) that the Dogs are apparently shopping Zyon Mai’u around to other clubs already. Would love to know what that’s about and whether it gives any insight into why we let him go. Doubt we’ll be taking him back anyway tbh given our current forward stocks.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Interested where we stand with the disrupter rule now

There was the Warriors try, I’ve only seen it once so not sure how much scrutiny it copped, but he jumped early and knocked players into the catcher ? And the Newcastle winner, their guy jumped up and past the fullback with no effort to catch it. Hammers effort was awful and I don’t necessarily think it should be a penalty, but it seemed to be what they were pinging last year

The way I saw that one Penrith created the situation by putting blockers in front of the ball forcing Halasima to jump early. He also kept his eyes and hands towards the ball which helped his case. Essentially advantage Warriors for Penrith running blockers.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

De Belin signs with the Eels for next year

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Saw on FB (Clarky’s RL column) that the Dogs are apparently shopping Zyon Mai’u around to other clubs already. Would move to know what that’s about it whether it gives any insight into who we let him go. Doubt we’ll be taking him back anyway tbh given our current forward stocks.

There's clearly an issue. I remember someone saying he was playing Ron Massey Cup for the Dogs, which is what, 2 levels below NSW Cup?

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Apparently the Cowboys and Dragons want him immediately, but Broncos saying no

was an interesting angle talked about yesterday, I don’t necessarily agree with it, but a few weeks back they made a big deal out of the black mental health jersey, and now holding a guy at the club who wants out because reportedly he is unhappy there

I know it's not your angle nor do you agree, but that's rubbish. Sounds like the nanny state rubbish we're expected to run with in teaching. A contract is a contract, clubs are entitled to hold him there if they believe he's a required player.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

There's clearly an issue. I remember someone saying he was playing Ron Massey Cup for the Dogs, which is what, 2 levels below NSW Cup?

Could be that he just hasn’t settled into Sydney life well, but if that’s the case it doesn’t bode well for a future at another Australian club.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

I know it's not your angle nor do you agree, but that's rubbish. Sounds like the nanny state rubbish we're expected to run with in teaching. A contract is a contract, clubs are entitled to hold him there if they believe he's a required player.

Contracts have become worthless. Da Silva is contracted till end next year, a major piece of the Tigers squad, yet the club could lose him as early as next week.

By all accounts he’s a good kid who isn’t stirring shit like Galvin did, he’s simply ambitious and wants to start.

The ambition is admirable but there’s zero accountability for signing a contract. Players are taking advantage of clubs’ fears that keeping an unhappy player will infect the rest of the playing group.

Clubs are stuck in a no win situation so the NRL needs to impose deterrents from their end to support them.

It’ll probably kick off a shit fight with the RLPA but for the long term good of the game, and for frustrated supporters who keep seeing their players waltz out of their contracts, it’s a fight worth having.