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Round 9 (2008) Ninjas v Dragons

Pistol

Coach
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10,216
Dragons

Johnsy with Expectation, Reality & Reflection = 80

Passionate but yet it seemed stalled and couldn’t get going but overall a decent way to wrap up the season.

Godzilla with Greatest speech of modern history – nominations = 86

Somehow I think comparing a post match outburst made by Nathan Brown to that of the likes of Dr King may be a bit fanciful but the one thing they all have in common is passion for the cause. And the writer did convey this well.

Juanfarkall with The old man wiped a hand across his brow. = 86

A nicely constructed story. Formatting in certain places could have been better to make it flow better but overall well done.

The Preacher with Just Who Are The Supporters = 78

A rant that was definitely on the money. If you managed to extend it further and perhaps fragment the piece a bit more, the mark would have been higher. But I like what I did read.

Ribs with All is well = 87

Well constructed piece on the health of the game and the little changes in the nuances.


Ninjas

Edabomb with Opportunity Lost = 84

Some very interesting points made. The role of the referee in the NRL as opposed to park footy is like chalk and cheese. They may wear the same uniform but the way the game is interpreted is so different. Well thought out, could have been broken up more but a good effort.

Paulquinn49 with Escape artist for hire = 86

A good constructed article. The content may be asking a lot of the reader to believe and take in, but it was melded into a reasonable bit of writing. I’m sure SBW may have been a bit young to remember but Anthony Mundine did indeed play representative football, appearing in all 3 matches of the 1999 State of Origin series.

Jamesgould with 1995 – The Greatest Season Ever? = 84

I remember it well. 1995 was a year that started the rot but the ARL stuck a big “up yours” to News Ltd by omitting the Super League players from rep clashes and it paid off with the non SL players winning the big one. The article appeared a tad rushed with a few grammatical errors but a good reminiscing piece.

Freddo with The keys to success = 88

The top 8 as it appears to the writer and his/her views to success. Each team has their own and I don’t think anyone could argue with any of the points presented in a well constructed manner. (For the Broncos, I would probably throw Ben Hannant into the mix as an internal key as well as Slammin Sam)

Hallatia with Another SBW article = 80

Nobody can argue that Mark Gasnier leaving is a good thing for the game but if you compare him and SBW, it’s totally different. Gasnier had a get out clause in his contract, SBW didn’t. Gasnier is finishing the season with the Dragons, SBW packed his bags in the dark of night. The writer certainly attempted to see things from his point of view. There were a few grammatical errors, commas where full stops should have been but I commend the effort.

Ninjas defeat the Dragons 422-417

POTM Freddo
 

bartman

Immortal
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41,022
Congratulations to the Ninjas, and welcome to the semi-finals. The Eels will be seeing you next week ;-)

Commiserations to the Dragons in a closely fought match, but much respect for fighting out the season and finishing strongly with a 5 on 5 effort. See you back next season.
 

edabomb

First Grade
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7,190
Thanks Pistol and bad luck Dragons, a very close game.

Great stuff making the semis Ninjas :)
 

LeagueNut

First Grade
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Backpacker Points

3 points - Freddo (Ninjas) :clap:
2 points - Ribs (Dragons) :thumn
1 point - Godz Illa (Dragons), Juanfarkall (Dragons) and paulquinn49 (Ninjas) :mrgreen:

That wraps up the Backpacker Points for this year. Final placings will be announced in the 2008 Forum Sevens Awards show at the end of the season.
 

_Johnsy

Referee
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28,300
Thanks Pistol, congrats & best of luck in the finals Ninjas. The Dragons will be back bigger and better next season. We only spent 1/2 our allocated cap in 2008, some big signings may be in the offering for 2009.
 

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