NRL Rd 8 2025 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[Blair]

Do South Africans play league? Huge ex pat SA community in Perth. Maybe theres potential to get some homegrown talent? Kiwis as well.

That's an interesting question because I specifically remember them being out here playing league in the '90s. They were in a nines tournament or something. Here in Sydney.

The team was called the South African Rhinos or something. Then I never heard from them again.

 

[Izz]

Anyone notice that the Bronco's first try last night was basically a carbon copy of Leka's try against them last week?

 

[Beavers Headgear]

That's an interesting question because I specifically remember them being out here playing league in the '90s. They were in a nines tournament or something. Here in Sydney.

The team was called the South African Rhinos or something. Then I never heard from them again.

Yep they were in the 9s, and if the memory stretches back correctly they were in the 1995 World Cup and the Aussies put 110pts on them

 

[Big Marn]

4 bins in one game last night. Is that a record?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

4 bins in one game last night. Is that a record?

Nope, there were at least 5 in that Chooks vs Rabbitohs bin fest the other year.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

42-18, a hiding at Suncorp. We'll see how Canterbury respond next week. It could tell us a lot about their much talked about resurgence.

They should be without Burton, Tupouniua and Curren.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

 

[Big Marn]

I read a comment about a 4 year old leading their tipping comp by a considerable margin.

 

[Blair]

In hindsight, our Anzac Day tradition against Melbourne made for a very long day when there wasn't a day off the next day. Seven pm (nine pm in NZ) was pushing it.

 

[Blair]

Roosters storm back into form with a 46-18 demolition of St George.

Plus I've just heard that Souths have never won in Melbourne. I'm expecting to hear that's not true.

 

[Big Marn]

Roosters storm back into form with a 46-18 demolition of St George.

Plus I've just heard that Souths have never won in Melbourne. I'm expecting to hear that's not true.

It is true. 0-19

 

[Blair]

Gee, Melbourne does the Anzac Day ceremony well. I wish the Warriors were still there. If only we could compete to merit the occasion.

 

[Blair]

Six-all in Melbourne. The Rabbs survived the initial onslaught and are going tit-for-tat right now.

...grinding away, completing 13/13 sets, waiting for the opposition to make a mistake, then pounce. That's a Bennett-coached side at work.

10-6, Souths.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Come on Bunnies, keep Storm below us on the table.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Storm staying on the field. A bit worried to go see Bellamy at 10 all.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Live ladder currently has Penrith sitting last, we will fix that up tomorrow night though

 

[Blair]

Come on Bunnies, keep Storm below us on the table.

I bloody tipped them though, so I want them to win (I'll be 3-0 so far) but, I don't want them to win!

Anyway, they'll win. 24-10, with nine mins left.

 

[TheDMC]

I bloody tipped them though, so I want them to win (I'll be 3-0 so far) but, I don't want them to win!

Anyway, they'll win. 24-10, with nine mins left.

That's why I abandoned our tipping comp .... started wanting teams I hate to win because of my tips...and that didn't sit well with me after a while.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Gee, Melbourne does the Anzac Day ceremony well. I wish the Warriors were still there. If only we could compete to merit the occasion.

I went to the 2014 one, when we last won it (apart from last night). It was EPIC.

I think the NRL f**ked up by removing that as an ANZAC Day fixture. Bring it back, and share it each side of the Tasman each year.

The draw does need some tweaking - I can't remember the teams, but listening to Levels on Thursday, at least 2-3 teams have already played another side twice and we're in Round 8? Holy shit, Round 8. Vegas feels like last week.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I went to the 2014 one, when we last won it (apart from last night). It was EPIC.

I think the NRL f**ked up by removing that as an ANZAC Day fixture. Bring it back, and share it each side of the Tasman each year.

The draw does need some tweaking - I can't remember the teams, but listening to Levels on Thursday, at least 2-3 teams have already played another side twice and we're in Round 8? Holy shit, Round 8. Vegas feels like last week.

Tigers have already played the Knights and Eels twice