NRL Rd 27 2024 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[JJ]

ABs are not good atm

 

[Blair]

ABs are not good atm.

The Wallabies were woeful early, their mistakes just gifted dominance, and the pile on of points, to the ABs.

My brother and I went a bit flat too. After the rousing haka - the crowd was in awe - we wanted a decent game. We got it, so well done to Australia and the result was nice in the end.

It was a festival of rugby with people from all over but I hope next year (there's only one game of rugby a year for me and my bro, the Bledisloe, in Sydney) is played at night.

It was bloody hot with that blazing sun directly on us. AB fans, in particular, were dying in all that black. We had to shield ourselves before kick-off with these big cardboard sponsors hands! Initially I refused the offer of one but then ran back out the front to grab a couple! They were brilliant but bring back footy in the cool of night.

 

[Big Marn]

The Wallabies were woeful early, their mistakes just gifted dominance, and the pile on of points, to the ABs.

My brother and I went a bit flat too. After the rousing haka - the crowd was in awe - we wanted a decent game. We got it, so well done to Australia and the result was nice in the end.

It was a festival of rugby with people from all over but I hope next year (there's only one game of rugby a year for me and my bro, the Bledisloe, in Sydney) is played at night.

It was bloody hot with that blazing sun directly on us. AB fans, in particular, were dying in all that black. We had to shield ourselves before kick-off with these big cardboard sponsors hands! Initially I refused the offer of one but then ran back out the front to grab a couple! They were brilliant but bring back footy in the cool of night.

that was unfortunate with the blazing sun? Is Sydney having a heatwave in September? I would have thought it would have been a nice spring game to go to if i had been the scheduler. We definitely wouldnt have had blazing sun in NZ if the game had been played there in the afternoon. I actually miss the old 2pm games on a Saturday that used to be the norm. But im old school so behind the times etc.

 

[Blair]

that was unfortunate with the blazing sun? Is Sydney having a heatwave in September? I would have thought it would have been a nice spring game to go to if i had been the scheduler. We definitely wouldnt have had blazing sun in NZ if the game had been played there in the afternoon. I actually miss the old 2pm games on a Saturday that used to be the norm. But im old school so behind the times etc.

The last Bledisloe Cup to be played in Sydney in the afternoon was in 1995, and I was there! I walked in with twenty minutes to go so may not recall any heat issues (it was in August though).

Yes, Sydney is 'unseasonably' warm. The entire west-facing, lower-tier (the expensive seats - my bro's shout, bless him) had the sun in our face right up into the second-half). It was murder at 2:30 pm when the early birds got to our seats.

I had sunscreen and a floppy hat (slip, slop, slap) but others got burnt. Only a few of us had those cardboard signs.

 

[Blair]

I'm so gutted when it's Ka Mate.

Yeah, Kapa's grown on me. I wish they'd mic'd it up better inside the stadium but it still had people from all over the world in raptures.

Jo'burg South Africans are the pits making so much noise to drown it out but I've never been to a game there. Perhaps their singing and general noise creates its own kind of stadium maelstrom. Actually, I'm sure it does.

I know what I prefer though.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Two props in the RLPA team of the year, we'd have sacrificed our grandmothers to have that a couple of years ago. Yet still 13th...

Hurts to see Katoa in the 2nd row, and contracted until 2027 I think

 

[Blair]

33-13 last night at the Cake Tin.

TJ Perenara is a superb haka leader. I'm glad I caught on to this before it was too late (he's 33). He's singlehandedly converted me to Kapa O Pango (although I still love Ka Mate, which they did ferocious version of last night, in honour of Te Rauparaha).

I didn't catch the game as I was working.

 

[Matua]

33-13 last night at the Cake Tin.

TJ Perenara is a superb haka leader. I'm glad I caught on to this before it was too late (he's 33). He's singlehandedly converted me to Kapa O Pango (although I still love Ka Mate, which they did ferocious version of last night, in honour of Te Rauparaha).

I didn't catch the game as I was working.

Not wishing to get in a shitfight but I don't like TJP as a kaea, he has a screechiness to his voice that rubs me the wrong way.

I also don't like Ka Mate but that's likely because Kapa incorporates more East coast (little C on purpose as I specifically mean Kahungunu up to Porou), but that's just my preference.

 

[Matua]

Two props in the RLPA team of the year, we'd have sacrificed our grandmothers to have that a couple of years ago. Yet still 13th...

Hurts to see Katoa in the 2nd row, and contracted until 2027 I think

That's cos they have to do the work of entire prop rotation on their own.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Fletch and Hindys awards show


BEST COMEBACK

Nominees: Angus Crichton, Bronson Xerri, Nathan Brown, Matt Lodge’s hair

Winner: Matt Lodge’s hair


NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS COACH OF THE YEAR

Nominees: Todd Payten

Winner: Todd Payten


HEARTTHROB OF THE YEAR

Nominees: Reece Walsh, Herbie Farnworth, Valentine Holmes, Cameron McInnes

Winner: Cameron McInnes

BEST PEST

Nominees: Reed Mahoney

Winner: Reed Mahoney

Reed Mahoney won pest of the year. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images


MAGIC MOMENT

Nominees: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Nathan Cleary, Xavier Coates, Tom Dearden

Winner: Xavier Coates

NEPO BABY OF THE YEAR

Nominees: Tyran Wishart, Kyle Flanagan, Nathan Cleary, Billy Walters, Cooper Johns


Winner: Cooper Johns

LEGENDARY LEGEND

Winner: Steve Menzies

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Just listening to Triple M from yesterday, mainly to hear Garden Trellis talk about his mate

He makes some fiat points, the Broncos handling of it has been absolute rubbish. He also said how the Broncos started talking with Maguire in August and he has the job

Hilarious to then listen to him try and smear Maguire “go and ask Souths and the Tigers about their reviews on him before they sacked him” “Being a rep coach is different to a club coach” “he beat Queensland without Flegler, Gilbert and Munster”

He has already won a Premierhsip in club land Gordy you fool, and have you heard of some guys named Cleary and T Trbojevic that missed an entire series as well

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Maguire released by NSW

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Maguire released by NSW

NZ took a similar approach due to a conflict of interest, which makes sense to some extent.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

NZ took a similar approach due to a conflict of interest, which makes sense to some extent.

NSW have that rule for quite a while now, talk they may change it with Stuart a chance though

Interesting talk that Laurie Daley put his hand up again last year, with Bellamy involved in the setup

 

[Blair]

Maguire released by NSW.

Just when the Blues looked like they were building something solid.

 

[Blair]

Not wishing to get in a shitfight but I don't like TJP as a kaea, he has a screechiness to his voice that rubs me the wrong way.

I also don't like Ka Mate but that's likely because Kapa incorporates more East coast (little C on purpose as I specifically mean Kahungunu up to Porou), but that's just my preference.

Well TJ's from where I was born (Wellington but we lived in Titahi Bay) so I'm extra down with him. Though, the next time I hear his haka I'll notice the 'screechiness' (you always do when someone points it out).

I found out a few years ago (my grandmother's brother told my mum) that my great, great grandmother was Māori. She was a housekeeper at the great, great grandfather's place near Bridge Pa. We presume she was Ngāti Kahungunu, so I'm extra down with Tohu too.

 

[Matua]

Well TJ's from where I was born (Wellington but we lived in Titahi Bay) so I'm extra down with him. Though, the next time I hear his haka I'll notice the 'screechiness' (you always do when someone points it out).

I found out a few years ago (my grandmother's brother told my mum) that my great, great grandmother was Māori. She was a housekeeper at the great, great grandfather's place near Bridge Pa. We presume she was Ngāti Kahungunu, so I'm extra down with Tohu too.

Do you know the name of your great great grandmother?

I'm from the same marae as Tohu (Waipatu).

I don't dislike TJ as a person though, he's just not my style of kaea.

 

[JJ]

NSW have that rule for quite a while now, talk they may change it with Stuart a chance though

Interesting talk that Laurie Daley put his hand up again last year, with Bellamy involved in the setup

Makes no sense to change it for Stuart, but not Maguire - too funny. Bellamy has already shown the other side of coaching origin is different to coaching a club, and Daley, yeah... nah...

Stuart the better option of that lot, strangely... just trying to think who could work - obviously Gould if he had any interest... hard to know, really

 

[Blair]

Do you know the name of your great great grandmother?

I haven't had a go at finding out but the time's right to start. What I do know is that there was secrecy around it (it was an affair, I suppose you can apply that term to a 19th Century liaison).

I don't know his name either. Going back any generation beyond beloved grandparents is always (or at least very often) a stretch.

My guess though is that he'd be easier to find.