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King-Gutho94

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I believe that was to trigger an extension.
Yeah I have looked into google and yeah it was to do with a $200k extension for the following year if he played one more game.

Smith cut him off with 4 rounds to go and basically told him he wouldn't play again which i remember created a firestorm in the media.

I suppose it was a bit of a merkin act but Smith obivously didn't want him so why waste 200k on a player back then was probably worth 500-600k on the cap these days he didn't want and I daresay he probably wasn't performing anyway they won just 7 games that year and just avoided the spoon.
 

Angry_eel

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Can you imagine Matty's character Reg Reagan getting away with the stuff he did 20 years on the show these days.

Bring back the biff and all that stuff.

No chance
Well the world is changed now. Being gay is normal, gay marriage is normal, what would Trent the Pilot do now for people?
I remember Fatty asked one of the RLW Women(Aus Rep btw) live on TV - "What you do about the boobs?", clarifying how they tackle, or take hit ups with boobs. It was stupid but it was nearly 20 years ago.

I am saying Boobs here but he used another word, bazookas or kahoonas or something. I can't remember the word anymore.

All I know if I watched it every Thursday and it helped me understand the Aussie Humour a little bit.
 

King-Gutho94

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Probably close to the mark imo for us.

I think were finals potential but just a front rower and dummy half short to challenge for a premiership.

2026 with Ryles and the team more settled hopefully Iongi kicks on in a few years.

I think 2026-2028 is a real premiership shot while Moses.

Interesting though comments about other teams.

I couldn't stop laughing at this one for the Sharks.

All said, it means the Sharks are getting closer to the club’s second premiership in history with every minute Hynes plays

Every minute Nicho plays there further away
 

Eelementary

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I agree with the sentiment of the article - we have a pretty potent backline, and world-class halves.

However, our pack is an unknown quantity at this stage.
 

Gronk

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Probably close to the mark imo for us.

I think were finals potential but just a front rower and dummy half short to challenge for a premiership.

2026 with Ryles and the team more settled hopefully Iongi kicks on in a few years.

I think 2026-2028 is a real premiership shot while Moses.

Interesting though comments about other teams.

I couldn't stop laughing at this one for the Sharks.

All said, it means the Sharks are getting closer to the club’s second premiership in history with every minute Hynes plays

Every minute Nicho plays there further away
Sure, but there are examples for teams who have won comps with average hookers etc.

Making the 8 is easy* if you don’t drop the games you are supposed to win against shit teams.

Making the top 4 involves jagging a few that you were not supposed to win.

Throw in a historically small list, due to a kind injury toll and you’re deep in the finals.

GOATs then get you home.

That’s how you win a comp ™ .

* :p
 

King-Gutho94

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Sure, but there are examples for teams who have won comps with average hookers etc.

Making the 8 is easy* if you don’t drop the games you are supposed to win against shit teams.

Making the top 4 involves jagging a few that you were not supposed to win.

Throw in a historically small list, due to a kind injury toll and you’re deep in the finals.

GOATs then get you home.

That’s how you win a comp ™ .

* :p
If only it was that simple we wouldn't be in a premiership drought.

Yeah you need a lot of luck to finish top 4.

Sometimes playing certain sides at a moment in the season where there more vulnerable on top of a small injury list throughout the season.

I think you can win comps with 1 average spine member but you still need more quality around them to cover it.

Since 2005 - Sam Verrills and Mitch Kenny are the only two premiership winning starting dummy halves on GF day that haven't played origin or test football for Australia/NZ/England in there careers.

Some of those premiership winning dummy halves may have been fortunate to get rep jerseys at some stage of there careers.

But Kenny is surrounded by the greatest team of the modern era & Verrills had Jake Friend on the bench and 12 internationals around them.

In terms of Goats let me know when we find one - Moses certainly isn't.

His finals record is 4/12 and yeah it hasn't been tested again since he has dominated Origin & played for Australia this year.

But you could say he still has a few questions to answer in the big games when the heat is on and the game is tight.

Lomax taking over the goal kicking and being an extra option when it comes to FG's in tight games will help Moses immensely in tight games as it will give him a chop out in those little moments to focus on other things and relieve some of the burden he has to carry.
 

Gronk

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Ben Hunt has been squeezed into the Broncos spine on a cut-price salary.


Brady Bunch Jan GIF by MOODMAN
 
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