NRL Rd 26 2024 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[Beavers Headgear]

Looks like a Dogs win tonight with some turbo action thrown in, via random stats guy

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Just been listening to Gus Gould, couple of big statements

Galvin is the best teenager he has ever seen, and by the time he retires nobody will have earned more money in rugby league than him

 

[Penrose Warrior]

It's late in the season and we're all getting tired. Penrose Warrior made my intro easy this week!:

'Quite a few big games this weekend - can't believe the Pennies are 4th now, and not inconceivable they end up out of the 4...although you'd have to think they destroy the Bunnies this week.

'Eels Dragons is big for both clubs, Dolphins Broncs is huge, too. Dogs and Sea Eagles is massive, even if it wasn't such a big thing in terms of top 4 and top 8. The Cows will want a home final, and the Storm might have the cue in the rack ahead of the finals.

'Sharks will definitely want to towel us up and look for a top 2 spot, same with Roosters v Raiders - Raiders love ruining other people's seasons. Knights Titans might be the only one without any real consequence, although I spose the Knights have vague hope.'

Enjoy.

Honoured to make the weekly preview!!!

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Just been listening to Gus Gould, couple of big statements

Galvin is the best teenager he has ever seen, and by the time he retires nobody will have earned more money in rugby league than him

The thing with Gus is, you can never take him on face value. There is always an angle, a bias, a reason for things Gus says. I doubt he'd ever say this about a Dogs 19-year-old, he wouldn't want the pressure on him. If you went to a Dogs presser and asked him if Toby Sexton (I know he's not 19) was the next $1m player, he'd shut you down. He'll talk down the Dogs' chances in the finals.

Is Galvin the best we've seen? Admittedly I haven't watched a lot of him...good player, but geez, he's not even the best half in Sydney that debuted as a teenager. Sam Walker was arguably better as a teen debutant.

I will say, that if the Tigers aim to keep Galvin, maybe they need to make him the most paid player of all-time. So not inconceivable, but surely DCE has earned a shit tonne with his 10-year deal, playing 25 Origins, 21 Tests, sponsorships etc.

 

[Blair]

This is the first time I've heard of Galvin.

A mate put me on to a podcast, Point Of Differnce. It does all the old NZ leaguies. I haven't tuned in yet but I bet someone here has followed it.

I'll start with the Kurt Sorenson episode, where he said his worst mistake in league was going to Easts.