Rugby League 2024

The Nickman · Post by **The Nickman** » June 28, 2024, 6:04 pm

Hahaha perfection

LimeGreenMachine · Post by **LimeGreenMachine** » June 29, 2024, 5:50 am

Jets, Bears or Reds? WA Premier outlines his hopes for Perth’s NRL expansion bid

Western Australia premier Roger Cook, self-confessed rugby league tragic, has told NRL clubs to “suck it up princess” and get used to travelling as Perth step up their case to be part of an expanded NRL competition.

“The message to NRL teams on the east coast is to suck it up princess,” Cook said. “If you want to be part of a national code you have to have Western Australia as part of your competition. Travelling to WA is part of that.”

Not content with just being part of a new-look competition Cook spoke about his desire to host more NRL events including Magic Round, the pathway programs in schools they have set up and talks of a possible partnership with Newtown or North Sydney.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... f034faf327

LimeGreenMachine · Post by **LimeGreenMachine** » July 2, 2024, 10:25 pm

'Games being played': John Singleton takes aim at North Sydney Bears and WA government as Jets bid dies

Newtown's plan to become part of Perth's NRL bid has ended after businessman John "Singo" Singleton confirmed the club has pulled out of the running. The Jets emerged as a shock contender in the race for the NRL's 18th team, and were prepared to join forces in the west.

However, The Sydney Morning Herald revealed a text message from Singleton had ended all hopes as the iconic businessman took a shot at the North Sydney Bears in the process. The Bears are likely to join forces with Perth, instead of the Jets.

Read more: https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news- ... 5jqm5.html

PNGRaider37 · Post by **PNGRaider37** » July 3, 2024, 7:46 pm

What's the deal with Candace Warner? Just went on Twitter and apparantly she's a footy commentator now and getting all kinds of vitriol online (a lot for her past)

-PJ- · Post by **-PJ-** » July 5, 2024, 4:28 pm

Bulldogs cult hero Geoff “Wildman”Robinson passed away a couple of days ago aged 66.

Robbo was a no nonsense front rower who’d run through walls for ya.

Ask Parramatta..

RIP Robbo.

bonehead · Post by **bonehead** » July 5, 2024, 4:48 pm

-PJ- wrote:Bulldogs cult hero Geoff “Wildman”Robinson passed away a couple of days ago aged 66.

Robbo was a no nonsense front rower who’d run through walls for ya.

Ask Parramatta..

RIP Robbo.

as a kid he was my favourite player, RIP Hairyhead

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-PJ- · Post by **-PJ-** » July 5, 2024, 5:06 pm

bonehead wrote: ↑July 5, 2024, 4:48 pm
-PJ- wrote:Bulldogs cult hero Geoff “Wildman”Robinson passed away a couple of days ago aged 66.

Robbo was a no nonsense front rower who’d run through walls for ya.

Ask Parramatta..

RIP Robbo.
as a kid he was my favourite player, RIP Hairyhead

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He was great boney. I’m guessing you’ve seen the YouTube clip of him dismantling the Eels wall.

He took out Sterlo as well.

bonehead · Post by **bonehead** » July 5, 2024, 5:53 pm

-PJ- wrote:
bonehead wrote: ↑July 5, 2024, 4:48 pm
-PJ- wrote:Bulldogs cult hero Geoff “Wildman”Robinson passed away a couple of days ago aged 66.

Robbo was a no nonsense front rower who’d run through walls for ya.

Ask Parramatta..

RIP Robbo.
as a kid he was my favourite player, RIP Hairyhead

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He was great boney. I’m guessing you’ve seen the YouTube clip of him dismantling the Eels wall.

He took out Sterlo as well.

yeah the wild man!

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Dr Zaius · Post by **Dr Zaius** » July 10, 2024, 8:01 pm

NRL 360 just isn't the same anymore. Braith is alright and has certainly improved, but Ikin was much better. Gordie is just a creepy looking numbskull and isn't a patch ol tree hugging Kenty.

-PJ- · Post by **-PJ-** » July 11, 2024, 3:05 pm

Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 10, 2024, 8:01 pm NRL 360 just isn't the same anymore. Braith is alright and has certainly improved, but Ikin was much better. Gordie is just a creepy looking numbskull and isn't a patch ol tree hugging Kenty.

Geordie has a head for radio.

Post by **dubby** » July 11, 2024, 4:06 pm

360 was better when it was mostly PK and Ikin.

Now it's just a News Corp headline jibber fest.
I liked Crawley, but can't stand Buzz or Read.

-PJ- · Post by **-PJ-** » July 11, 2024, 4:35 pm

Yeah let’s bring back PK.

Screw ups aside I love it when blows up.

Geordie looks stoned.

bonehead · Post by **bonehead** » July 11, 2024, 5:08 pm

-PJ- wrote:Yeah let’s bring back PK.

Screw ups aside I love it when blows up.

Geordie looks stoned.

is he trying to get a gig with Freddy and Joey?

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Dr Zaius · Post by **Dr Zaius** » July 11, 2024, 5:56 pm

-PJ- wrote:Yeah let’s bring back PK.

Screw ups aside I love it when blows up.

Geordie looks stoned.

Gordie looks like he stuck his head in one too many scrums

-PJ- · Post by **-PJ-** » July 11, 2024, 5:57 pm

bonehead wrote: ↑July 11, 2024, 5:08 pm
-PJ- wrote:Yeah let’s bring back PK.

Screw ups aside I love it when blows up.

Geordie looks stoned.
is he trying to get a gig with Freddy and Joey?

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There’s only room for so much dope at one desk.

gerg · Post by **gerg** » July 11, 2024, 9:11 pm

-PJ- wrote:
Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 10, 2024, 8:01 pm NRL 360 just isn't the same anymore. Braith is alright and has certainly improved, but Ikin was much better. Gordie is just a creepy looking numbskull and isn't a patch ol tree hugging Kenty.
Geordie has a head for radio.

And a brain for the CTE science lab.

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bonehead · Post by **bonehead** » July 12, 2024, 6:47 am

Raging Bull quite possibly my favourite all time non raider, he was a weapon

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reptar · Post by **reptar** » July 17, 2024, 3:18 pm

NRL Hall of Fame inductee and former ABC sports broadcaster David Morrow dies at 71

David Morrow, who has died at the age of 71, has been described as one of the great voices of rugby league. Morrow, who broadcast sport for ABC from 1980 to 2014, was last week named as an inductee into the NRL Hall of Fame. Morrow's life and contribution will be celebrated on August 21 at the NRL's Hall of Fame dinner.

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-17/ ... /104109262

LimeGreenMachine · Post by **LimeGreenMachine** » July 18, 2024, 12:34 pm

Papua New Guinea’s successful bid set for formal announcement

Papua New Guinea will finally and formally be announced as the venue to host an NRL club after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG counterpart James Marape intensified negotiations about rugby league expansion in recent weeks. PNG will target entry for the 2028 season but insist the country would be ready for 2027. That decision will be made by the NRL.

“It’s imminent. We are tying up the loose ends now to formalise it. It’s getting near, it’s becoming a reality,” said Papua New Guinea bid chairman Wapu Sonk, who is also managing director of Kumul Petroleum. “There is corporate support and infrastructure. As we enter the final stages we will commence more formal discussions with the corporate sponsors.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... 0f92b210e3

gerg · Post by **gerg** » July 18, 2024, 1:29 pm

Stupid decision.

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NoMan · Post by **NoMan** » July 19, 2024, 10:02 am

I really worry about the talent pool if they get to 19 or 20 teams. It was a really terrible comp post superleague. To me, PNG will at least be able to be partially home grown if they can overcome all their other issues. I'd think at least half can be local players with a good pathways system, there is a lot of raw talent there. Perth I think will be the NRL's GWS/Suns. NZ2 would've been ideal to me because it will produce a lot of players.

I wonder if the NRL will look at a play in tournament for the finals once they get to 19. I read the AFL is already considering it.

LimeGreenMachine · Post by **LimeGreenMachine** » July 20, 2024, 7:34 pm

Tax Free PNG: Expansion team can pay millions more than rivals

The NRL is set to receive a tax-free government deal that will see Papua New Guinea admitted in 2028 and the code’s top stars pocket extra millions by playing in the Pacific. The landmark development comes amid revelations the NRL could have 20 teams by 2030 under the ARL Commission’s expansion masterplan.

The PNG and Australian governments are in talks to broker a historic deal that will offer the NRL’s elite tax-free ‘danger money’ by moving to Port Moresby.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... 0a4e63fd3c

NoMan · Post by **NoMan** » July 20, 2024, 8:08 pm

Do they need a waterboy?

PNGRaider37 · Post by **PNGRaider37** » July 20, 2024, 9:42 pm

NoMan wrote: ↑July 20, 2024, 8:08 pm Do they need a waterboy?

Water sucks! Gatorade is Better

PNGRaider37 · Post by **PNGRaider37** » July 20, 2024, 9:45 pm

LimeGreenMachine wrote: ↑July 18, 2024, 12:34 pm Papua New Guinea’s successful bid set for formal announcement

Papua New Guinea will finally and formally be announced as the venue to host an NRL club after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG counterpart James Marape intensified negotiations about rugby league expansion in recent weeks. PNG will target entry for the 2028 season but insist the country would be ready for 2027. That decision will be made by the NRL.

“It’s imminent. We are tying up the loose ends now to formalise it. It’s getting near, it’s becoming a reality,” said Papua New Guinea bid chairman Wapu Sonk, who is also managing director of Kumul Petroleum. “There is corporate support and infrastructure. As we enter the final stages we will commence more formal discussions with the corporate sponsors.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... 0f92b210e3

PNG has more pressing issues than an an NRL team. I really don't see the merits of this. They can barely make a decent QLD cup team right now.

-PJ- · Post by **-PJ-** » July 25, 2024, 7:00 am

Is Jonneh Bateman about to walk out on another contract ?

You betcha he is..

LimeGreenMachine · Post by **LimeGreenMachine** » July 26, 2024, 12:21 pm

PNGRaider37 wrote: ↑July 20, 2024, 9:45 pm
LimeGreenMachine wrote: ↑July 18, 2024, 12:34 pm Papua New Guinea’s successful bid set for formal announcement

Papua New Guinea will finally and formally be announced as the venue to host an NRL club after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG counterpart James Marape intensified negotiations about rugby league expansion in recent weeks. PNG will target entry for the 2028 season but insist the country would be ready for 2027. That decision will be made by the NRL.

“It’s imminent. We are tying up the loose ends now to formalise it. It’s getting near, it’s becoming a reality,” said Papua New Guinea bid chairman Wapu Sonk, who is also managing director of Kumul Petroleum. “There is corporate support and infrastructure. As we enter the final stages we will commence more formal discussions with the corporate sponsors.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... 0f92b210e3
PNG has more pressing issues than an an NRL team. I really don't see the merits of this. They can barely make a decent QLD cup team right now.

This is horrific what happened in PNG.

Women and kids raped, massacred in PNG
At least 26 people, many of them women and children, were killed in a horrific massacre that’s rocked PNG. Warning: Graphic content.
Not putting the actual link as its very disturbing you can find it on news.com.au

LimeGreenMachine · Post by **LimeGreenMachine** » August 9, 2024, 5:23 pm

Western Bears set for NRL inclusion after North Sydney, WA bid team sign historic agreement

The Bears’ long wait to return to top flight rugby league is over with the Western Bears now made official. Months of protracted negotiations finally reached an end point on Friday afternoon with officials from North Sydney and Western Australia’s bid team signing off on the historic agreement.

It is understood the agreement between the two parties include:

– An adaptation of the Bears logo;

– One heritage match in NSW with the hope it will be against arch rivals Manly. The match could be played at North Sydney Oval, the SFS or on the Central Coast where they will wear a traditional North Sydney jersey;

– The main colours will be red, white and black, however there will be a tinge of yellow too which again pays homage to the former Reds outfit. The Reds may have their own heritage jersey;

– A pre-season game at North Sydney Oval;

– North Sydney Bears to remain the main feeder club to NSW Cup for the NRL side.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... da285e50bf

Finchy · Post by **Finchy** » August 9, 2024, 5:45 pm

Well that’s exciting. We need a team in Perth and I feel like the Bears were everyone’s second favourite team back in the day, I certainly liked them. They’ll get plenty of support I think.

Post by **greeneyed** » August 9, 2024, 5:56 pm

It’s just a shame they’ve got the Bears involved and dragging them down.

Post by **greeneyed** » August 9, 2024, 6:02 pm

NRL’s push to have elite private schools play rugby league competition

The NRL is set to deliver a hammer blow to the Wallabies’ rugby union talent factory by muscling in on the city’s prestigious GPS private school sporting competition, with rugby league boss Andrew Abdo saying “the door is more open now than it’s ever been.”

It can be revealed senior bosses at the National Rugby League have already held meetings with some of Sydney’s most elite private boys schools in an official push to introduce rugby league as a GPS sport. It is a move which would shatter Wallabies fans’ hearts in the historic rugby union heartland.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... 43caf58603

Finchy · Post by **Finchy** » August 9, 2024, 6:52 pm

greeneyed wrote: ↑August 9, 2024, 5:56 pm It’s just a shame they’ve got the Bears involved and dragging them down.

Not a fan of the Bears GE, or just wish WA had a stand-alone club with no affiliations?

Post by **greeneyed** » August 9, 2024, 7:09 pm

Finchy wrote:
greeneyed wrote: ↑August 9, 2024, 5:56 pm It’s just a shame they’ve got the Bears involved and dragging them down.
Not a fan of the Bears GE, or just wish WA had a stand-alone club with no affiliations?

I just think WA ought to have its own team fully unencumbered by a suburban team that went bankrupt.

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LimeGreenMachine · Post by **LimeGreenMachine** » August 10, 2024, 9:20 am

WA must have needed the Bears to succeed in getting a license. They have been in talks with a few joint ventures so they probably weren't strong enough to go it alone.

Regarding the Bears there will be something nostalgic about the return , as with the Western Reds but their aim will be to attract new fans.

PNGRaider37 · Post by **PNGRaider37** » August 10, 2024, 1:31 pm

LimeGreenMachine wrote: ↑August 9, 2024, 5:23 pm Western Bears set for NRL inclusion after North Sydney, WA bid team sign historic agreement

The Bears’ long wait to return to top flight rugby league is over with the Western Bears now made official. Months of protracted negotiations finally reached an end point on Friday afternoon with officials from North Sydney and Western Australia’s bid team signing off on the historic agreement.

It is understood the agreement between the two parties include:

– An adaptation of the Bears logo;

– One heritage match in NSW with the hope it will be against arch rivals Manly. The match could be played at North Sydney Oval, the SFS or on the Central Coast where they will wear a traditional North Sydney jersey;

– The main colours will be red, white and black, however there will be a tinge of yellow too which again pays homage to the former Reds outfit. The Reds may have their own heritage jersey;

– A pre-season game at North Sydney Oval;

– North Sydney Bears to remain the main feeder club to NSW Cup for the NRL side.

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... da285e50bf

Better them than PNG. All I got to say.