Your "League Lockdown" Re-watch

[Patorick]

"If you want to see Newtown legend Kenny Wilson star in the Jets' 1-0 win over St George in 1973 or Cronulla play South Sydney in the famous Sharknado game of 2015, tag us at @NRL across all Social Media platforms with the hashtag #NRLClassics and we'll get our specially trained terrier Conrad to venture down to the basement with your request.

If we find the tape, we'll get it up on the site and let you know when it's available so you can get the drinks on ice and snacks in the bowl to enjoy the game."

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/03/26...-nrl-classics-tell-us-what-you-want-to-watch/

 

[Monday Roast]

Forgotten gem from a season that gets remembered for alot of other reasons

2005 round 2 cowboys v bulldogs at DFS, just had so many different highlights.
-"Cyclone Sonny-Bill" hitting the game and then leaving, it was literally terrantial downpour for about 15 minutes during the game and then disappeared
- The SBW wankfest, channel neins 9th symphony of wankfests that has yet to be topped (not by gus about benji which migrated to sam burgess, not andrew johns, not anyone). This is the worst of the worst (or the best of the best). To try and sum it up the best matt johns "well it isn't a surprise that the dogs score as soon as sonny-bill comes on the field" when the play was in the attacking zone and SBW had literally just came on from an interchange at halfway and was still 20m behind the play when it happened.
- Carl Webb runnning 40m for a try
- Rod Jenson doing a prett good scott sattler impersonation but instead of just chasing down and tackling he smashes matt utai in half over the sideline
- The worst domination of a starting prop i have ever seen so far (and ive seen kris kahler play live ). Ben Czislowski got hammered every hitup he had. Aaron Payne even put a shot on him.

I remember a wankfest at this game - for Thurston and Matty Bowen. The start of close enough to a decade-long wankfest for these two guys. The only one I recall being as close to this was Lachlan Coote getting man of the match on debut in 2008 for going 0/4 on shots at goal, funnily enough he ended up at the Cowboys and JT's career highlight was getting man of the match despite having a poor game.

 

[Monday Roast]

Sorry, but 1999 was the first year every game was broadcast. Even when the NRL began in 1998, there were only 8 of the 10 games shown each round.

From a similar discussion on here a few years ago

Let's test out my memory here....correct me if I'm wrong

1999 was the first year that all NRL games were televised on Ch9/Fox/Optus, when it was 8 games/round, like it is now. If my memory serves me correctly, Western Suburbs vs Penrith Rd 24 1998 was the last first-grade game to not receive any tv coverage/broadcast.

 

[From Where the Sun Rises]

I’ve been digging through the library of DVD’s I’ve built up over the last several years, involving Roosters matches from 2000-present where we either won an exciting match or won a major trophy (or both).

Sad to see MyReplay.com.au have closed down amid the COVID crisis. Anyone have a copy of our 2020 WCC or round 6 of 2019, where we beat the Storm with Mitchell’s GP field goal? PM me.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I’ve been digging through the library of DVD’s I’ve built up over the last several years, involving Roosters matches from 2000-present where we either won an exciting match or won a major trophy (or both).

Sad to see MyReplay.com.au have closed down amid the COVID crisis. Anyone have a copy of our 2020 WCC or round 6 of 2019, where we beat the Storm with Mitchell’s GP field goal? PM me.

I was slowly building my Souths collection too. I'd bought a lot of the wins (granted, we didn't have many 2002-2007) and had a wish list 30 deep. Closing MyReplay is short sighted IMHO but nothing can be done.


As Good Friday is a family and friends day in my circle of RL lovers, I'll be watching this game to cheer me up.

 

[From Where the Sun Rises]

I was slowly building my Souths collection too. I'd bought a lot of the wins (granted, we didn't have many 2002-2007) and had a wish list 30 deep. Closing MyReplay is short sighted IMHO but nothing can be done.


As Good Friday is a family and friends day in my circle of RL lovers, I'll be watching this game to cheer me up.

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A favourite for Bunnies fans & Dogs haters alike

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I've been begging the NRL, Beyond Home Entertainment (the official DVDs) and MyReply to do box sets of seasons...or at least make them available at a decent price. I don't care. I watch wins and loses. And classic games.

 

[From Where the Sun Rises]

I've been begging the NRL, Beyond Home Entertainment (the official DVDs) and MyReply to do box sets of seasons...or at least make them available at a decent price. I don't care. I watch wins and loses. And classic games.

Any luck hitting up the NRL? I have never received an e-mail reply regarding purchasing copies of matches.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Any luck hitting up the NRL? I have never received an e-mail reply regarding purchasing copies of matches.

Once. They directed me to MyReplay. But dozens of other letters in regards to marketing and merchandising ideas never got a single reply.

The biggest killer trying to work with the NRL is the licensing fees. On anything. DVDs, clothes, caps, footy cards... It's astronomical and the contract conditions insane. That's why so many of these things run a couple of years then stop. The licensing fee makes it prohibitive.

 

[horrie hastings]

I was slowly building my Souths collection too. I'd bought a lot of the wins (granted, we didn't have many 2002-2007) and had a wish list 30 deep. Closing MyReplay is short sighted IMHO but nothing can be done.


As Good Friday is a family and friends day in my circle of RL lovers, I'll be watching this game to cheer me up.
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Highlights of Easts vs Souths at Henson Park 1987, the whole broadcast is on you tube also.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Highlights of Easts vs Souths at Henson Park 1987, the whole broadcast is on you tube also.

Despite what other Souffs fans might say, I love our rivalry. Some really good memories. Thanks for posting this up. I'll have to watch it tonight if I get a chance

 

[horrie hastings]

Despite what other Souffs fans might say, I love our rivalry. Some really good memories. Thanks for posting this up. I'll have to watch it tonight if I get a chance

Yes i love our rivalry too, i grew up in Paddington for the first seven years of my life but my parents moved to Kingsford after that so we moved from Easts territory into Souths territory, when at school at Marist Bros Pagewood most students were Souths supporters but a good smattering of Easts supporters there also so the banter and Rugby Leauge conversations were good back then.

 

[From Where the Sun Rises]

Once. They directed me to MyReplay. But dozens of other letters in regards to marketing and merchandising ideas never got a single reply.

The biggest killer trying to work with the NRL is the licensing fees. On anything. DVDs, clothes, caps, footy cards... It's astronomical and the contract conditions insane. That's why so many of these things run a couple of years then stop. The licensing fee makes it prohibitive.

I’m just not clear on why they don’t take that vast library they have & offer matches on DVD directly. The NRL themselves, I mean.

 

[horrie hastings]

Despite what other Souffs fans might say, I love our rivalry. Some really good memories. Thanks for posting this up. I'll have to watch it tonight if I get a chance

When I worked at Waterloo many years ago there were two lovely ladies who used to walk their dogs past work , I would often chat with them , one was a Roosters supporter and the other a South's supporter but they used to go all the games together at the SFS, the South's ones and the Roosters ones too , would see them at the Roosters games together and even some of the South's games I went to on the odd occasion. I still see them at the Roosters game at the SCG and they still call in and see me at work even though I work in a different location now. Their banter is great and it is great to see a Rabbitohs and a Rooster supporter get on so well and have so much in common and still have a great respect of the rivalry between the two clubs, I have so much time for both of these women.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

When I worked at Waterloo many years ago there were two lovely ladies who used to walk their dogs past work , I would often chat with them , one was a Roosters supporter and the other a South's supporter but they used to go all the games together at the SFS, the South's ones and the Roosters ones too , would see them at the Roosters games together and even some of the South's games I went to on the odd occasion. I still see them at the Roosters game at the SCG and they still call in and see me at work even though I work in a different location now. Their banter is great and it is great to see a Rabbitohs and a Rooster supporter get on so well and have so much in common and still have a great respect of the rivalry between the two clubs, I have so much time for both of these women.

I come from a family all Saints supporters. My pop supported them for 87 years until he passed away in 2017. One of the saddest moments of my life was the next Souths Saints game knowing I wouldn't ring him to banter pre, during and post match.

 

[From Where the Sun Rises]

I come from a family all Saints supporters. My pop supported them for 87 years until he passed away in 2017. One of the saddest moments of my life was the next Souths Saints game knowing I wouldn't ring him to banter pre, during and post match.

Some story. My father is Botany-raised, & an absolute lunatic for the Bunnies. I’ll sure miss that rivalry as a Roosters fan when his time comes.

 

[blue bags]

ch9 has footy on in 15mins, nrls greatest grand finals show

 

[horrie hastings]

I come from a family all Saints supporters. My pop supported them for 87 years until he passed away in 2017. One of the saddest moments of my life was the next Souths Saints game knowing I wouldn't ring him to banter pre, during and post match.

That is such a great story and it's great even in family you can have banter while supporting opposition teams, it is just so sad that it can't happen with your pop now but you will always have those fond memories which were always special.
My father and I don't always see eye to eye but the one thing I will always be greatful of was introducing me to the Roosters when I was young, sitting on the hill at the Sports Ground back in the late 60s , at the time I probably wasn't that interested in the game being so young but something stuck with from there.

 

[horrie hastings]

It's funny, one thing I can remember from one of the early games I went to at the Sports Ground was East vs South's, a South's player made a break and all these people were screaming then out of the blue this Rooster player came from nowhere and drove the South's player over the side line in a classic tackle, the Rooster player was Ron Saddler, I think the game was 1967 .

 

[THE CHAMP]

Warrington v Catalan 2018 challenge cup final

The quality of not only the referee but also the commentary is top shelf

Really good game too