All NRL Games [Round 18, 2025]

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Not my point at all.

You are talking 20 years ago , it was different then , players prepared to accept less money to keep the brotherhood alive.

Today these young players want

Big money
Guaranteed first grade spots

Point 2, the other players weren’t brought in , instead of Weekes , rather brought in because they were considered reasonable backups and weren’t expensive.

Case in point how many first grade games did both play ??

And under what circumstances were they brought in??

The answer, just a few & they were never purchased to be future superstars , they were just cheapies to fill the necessary 25-30 positions and due to injury / SOO jagged a couple of games .

The Stewarts,Watmoughs,Kings,Matais of back then werent in the position to take unders in the start of their careers because noone knew who they were. They only started taking unders later on when they started tasting some success. lol . You're deluded if you think they were taking unders from the time they started playing their first few games or seasons. Those guys were involved in the first few rough years with Des, when they copped some big losses. Just to refresh your memory, Brett Stewart didnt join the Dragons because they didnt want to sign his brother (who was a nobody at the time) as well. Is that the kind of unders youre talking about. lol.
Meanwhile Matai was running around for a while in QLD Cup , and no one knew who he was.

"Point 2, the other players weren’t brought in , instead of Weekes , rather brought in because they were considered reasonable backups and weren’t expensive."
Thats a copout statement...You know it and I know it.

So we sign those players with the expectation knowing theyre going to more than likely have a bad night at the office...but hey we give the work experience kid the flick because he cant prove himself in 3 games. Right I get it.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

The Stewarts,Watmoughs,Kings,Matais of back then werent in the position to take unders in the start of their careers because noone knew who they were. They only started taking unders later on when they started tasting some success. lol . You're deluded if you think they were taking unders from the time they started playing their first few games or seasons. Those guys were involved in the first few rough years with Des, when they copped some big losses. Just to refresh your memory, Brett Stewart didnt join the Dragons because they didnt want to sign his brother (who was a nobody at the time) as well. Is that the kind of unders youre talking about. lol.
Meanwhile Matai was running around for a while in QLD Cup , and no one knew who he was.

"Point 2, the other players weren’t brought in , instead of Weekes , rather brought in because they were considered reasonable backups and weren’t expensive."
Thats a copout statement...You know it and I know it.

So we sign those players with the expectation knowing theyre going to more than likely have a bad night at the office...but hey we give the work experience kid the flick because he cant prove himself in 3 games. Right I get it.

Okay , well let’s agree to disagree.

You look at it one way , I look at it another.

I can’t convince you , you can’t convince me.

And by the way , I’m far from delusional ( just because I have a differing opinion (.

 

[Wombat Junior]

First time Terrell May will be up against the club that dropped him out of no where, I feel he will be in a mood today with a point to prove!

 

[Jimmie]

Roosters big wraps on young mccathie …starting from the bench today

 

[KaZa]

Fainu having a great game so far. Sad to see what we had and let go for father time whoa decided to leave.

 

[Hertera]

Who saw this coming? Tigers belting the chooks lol

 

[nightster]

All the Fainu’s are having a good time against the Rorters

 

[The '47ers]

Who saw this coming? Tigers belting the chooks lol

Literally no one, including Tigers fans😂

 

[KaZa]

Good result for us if they hang on

 

[nightster]

Roosters big wraps on young mccathie …starting from the bench today

They better get him on the others aren’t doing too well 😅

 

[The '47ers]

Nothing a few Roosters penalties won't even up

 

[Saabnaldo]

Marky Mark is one hell of a player

 

[Brookie1973]

Nothing a few Roosters penalties won't even up

Here they come

 

[nightster]

Rorters coming back

 

[Nordburg]

Fainu having a great game so far. Sad to see what we had and let go for father time whoa decided to leave.

Terrific final ten minutes from Latu,if the game was touch

 

[KaZa]

Terrific final ten minutes from Latu,if the game was touch

Hes started less than 10 games and still reads defence better than dce

 

[swoop]

Fainu brothers should be wearing Manly colours. We lost a better than average prop, a very good 2nd rower and a very good half.

 

[bob dylan]

Fainu brothers should be wearing Manly colours. We lost a better than average prop, a very good 2nd rower and a very good half.

They all look fairly sharp.

I took the $4.25 the Tigers today. Thought they had a great chance.

 

[susan]

Fainu brothers should be wearing Manly colours. We lost a better than average prop, a very good 2nd rower and a very good half.

I can deal with Latu leaving as we have some good options but letting go Samuela and having to watch Burbot and the Duck run inside out flower pot lines at left second row brings a grown man to his knees.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

I can deal with Latu leaving as we have some good options but letting go Samuela and having to watch Burbot and the Duck run inside out flower pot lines at left second row brings a grown man to his knees.

Sione's the one who's surprised me. Props generally take longer to develop, but he always showed a lot of promise in the lower grades. I wasn't happy when he left for the Tigers, but I figured we still had Samuela and Latu so it didn't matter quite so much. And he had to bide his time at the Tigers as well, played a lot of reserve grade before getting a shot at the NRL. He's worked hard and is seeing the benefits. As are the Tigers, unfortunately.