All NRL Games [Round 20, 2025]

[Smokin Joe]

I MADE A ROUND 20 THREAD YOU BLIND LAZY ASSED LUDDITES!

Why should I waste my energy using my fingers to scroll down like an animal when I have a thread I can use right in front of my eyes?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Mate what are your thoughts on Muagututia stepping in to this role for us soon?

Navale and Muagututia would be my option next year at 13 to start.
Donoghoe is also off contract .....

 

[manlyfan76]

The sharks Hooker Brailey reminds me of Croker...

Said nobody.
But in all seriousness a hooker who can run is such an asset. He's having great involvement tonight.

 

[Brookie1973]

This ref can certainly find a six again.

I wonder if there are stats kept on the percentage of tries scored after six again calls. It must be astronomical.

 

[Wombat Junior]

Well that was a great reminder to never tip a roosters side with chaddy in it, I forgot how schiteeee he was.

 

[deanm]

Well that was a great reminder to never tip a roosters side with chaddy in it, I forgot how schiteeee he was.

Yep, I changed my tip just before kick off as Ramien was out.

 

[Wombat Junior]

After 20 injuries to their squad, Dodd finally gets a crack! On the bench.. let's see how many minutes he gets

 

[Eagle 1]

After 20 injuries to their squad, Dodd finally gets a crack! On the bench.. let's see how many minutes he gets

The jokes on Uncle Wayne, Dodd gets 16min, and still gets 700k for the season.

 

[Wombat Junior]

The jokes on Uncle Wayne, Dodd gets 16min, and still gets 700k for the season.

Jason Demitrou had the last laugh with that

 

[Eagle 1]

Jason Demitrou had the last laugh with that

How true, some people on here were saying we should make an offer to Demitripoo, well, after the inspiring sigining of Dodd from the cushy EPL....I don't think so.

 

[HoldenV8]

When is Bennett going to start copping flack for Souths being 16th out of 17??

Oh they have injuries, boo hoo

Don't get me wrong but Seibold won't be able to trot out that our entire first choice front row (Paseka, Aloiai and Croker), plus our best back rower, are all out with injury if our season (and his career as a coach) dies like most are expecting it to over the next few weeks.

Teflon Wayne it seems.....

 

[Wombat Junior]

When is Bennett going to start copping flack for Souths being 16th out of 17??

Oh they have injuries, boo hoo

Don't get me wrong but Seibold won't be able to trot out that our entire first choice front row (Paseka, Aloiai and Croker), plus our best back rower, are all out with injury if our season dies like most are expecting it to over the next few weeks.

Teflon Wayne it seems.....

I was thinking the same thing, I'm guessing he gets the pass of heavy criticism due to his experience and maybe first year at the club 🤷‍♀️ but I am more concerned with their strength and conditioning team as that many injuries is ridiculous, I know some are complete accidents but others seem like there was more potential to avoid them.

 

[Eagle 1]

When is Bennett going to start copping flack for Souths being 16th out of 17??

Oh they have injuries, boo hoo

Don't get me wrong but Seibold won't be able to trot out that our entire first choice front row (Paseka, Aloiai and Croker), plus our best back rower, are all out with injury if our season (and his career as a coach) dies like most are expecting it to over the next few weeks.

Teflon Wayne it seems.....

Wayne walking around the sheds is looking more and more like a shady homeless person.

 

[Rafferty]

Funnily enough I thought South’s had a real dig last night and I thought the old fella got in their heads at half time, they came out with a good attitude in the second half given it was 18-0 and there season is well over, not a lot went their way and they never through the towel in, as a supporter you can’t ask for much more than that given the circumstances.

It’s a vastly different contrast to leading 16 - 0 at halftime, coming out and getting beaten 26 - 22 when you had everything to play for, wonder what our coach said at half time, that game and that loss along with the Tits, Eels and the drags will most likely be the difference in the end, even the 2 sharks losses , they were games we could of won at the time. Yes beating the Donkeys and the Riff helped offset the shockers, let hope we have one of those days tonight.

 

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

Now Origin is over if the first 3 games of this round are typical of what we're going to get for the reason of the season, I'm tuning out. What a horrid set of turgid touch footy it has been. Sharks v Roosters was stomach churning. The six agains and penalties and game management is killing league imo.

And the roll ball play the ball crackdown caused by the rubbish Penrith got away with last week vs Eels, didn't seem to this week include the Panthers. Poor Souths plodded along using their foot to rake the ball back thinking that was the rule. Silly boys. Killed their own momentum every set. Funny when it was imposed on Penrith and the other teams at the start of the year, Penrith were struggling to win. Never mind the crackdown will apply to Manly and the other remanining games today and tomorrow.

 

[Brookie1973]

Now Origin is over if the first 3 games of this round are typical of what we're going to get for the reason of the season, I'm tuning out. What a horrid set of turgid touch footy it has been. Sharks v Roosters was stomach churning. The six agains and penalties and game management is killing league imo.

And the roll ball play the ball crackdown caused by the rubbish Penrith got away with last week vs Eels, didn't seem to this week include the Panthers. Poor Souths plodded along using their foot to rake the ball back thinking that was the rule. Silly boys. Killed their own momentum every set. Funny when it was imposed on Penrith and the other teams at the start of the year, Penrith were struggling to win. Never mind the crackdown will apply to Manly and the other remanining games today and tomorrow.

The six agains in the roosters v sharks had me turning it off at half time. It’s like one team gets six agains until they score, then it’s your turn. Basically the ref determining what happens in the game, not the players. Does no one running the game realise how difficult it is to defend multiple six agains and how large a penalty they are compared to the “crime” that is committed. One extra tackle would be much fairer and bring back some of the value in good defence - six extra tackles is over the top ridiculous. And relatedly, I suspect it has contributed to the “demise” of some coaches who still coach traditional league values rather than basketball league.

 

[Rafferty]

The six agains in the roosters v sharks had me turning it off at half time. It’s like one team gets six agains until they score, then it’s your turn. Basically the ref determining what happens in the game, not the players. Does no one running the game realise how difficult it is to defend multiple six agains and how large a penalty they are compared to the “crime” that is committed. One extra tackle would be much fairer and bring back some of the value in good defence - six extra tackles is over the top ridiculous. And relatedly, I suspect it has contributed to the “demise” of some coaches who still coach traditional league values rather than basketball league.

The idea of one extra tackle to compensate would be an excellent solution, maybe not so much for anyone trying to influence the run of play and as such the out come of games, but for the spectators, integrity and overall transparency of the game, top idea, the 6 again rule is a pox on the sport.

 

[Brookie1973]

Six again, six again, try

 

[Brookie1973]

Hope the eels can keep this up.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Now Origin is over if the first 3 games of this round are typical of what we're going to get for the reason of the season, I'm tuning out. What a horrid set of turgid touch footy it has been. Sharks v Roosters was stomach churning. The six agains and penalties and game management is killing league imo.

And the roll ball play the ball crackdown caused by the rubbish Penrith got away with last week vs Eels, didn't seem to this week include the Panthers. Poor Souths plodded along using their foot to rake the ball back thinking that was the rule. Silly boys. Killed their own momentum every set. Funny when it was imposed on Penrith and the other teams at the start of the year, Penrith were struggling to win. Never mind the crackdown will apply to Manly and the other remanining games today and tomorrow.

I’ve not bothered watching any of the other games but if that’s happening it’s just ridiculous , now is not the time to be cracking down on whatever’s been happening for the last 4 months.