All NRL Games [Round 23, 2025]

[HK_Eagle]

Xavier Coates has definitely slowed down.

3 years ago he burns the Broncos.

That said… I would have him on our wing any time of day before Saab. The guy knows how to compete and catch a ball.

 

[The Insomniac]

Coates is the best winger in the NRL . His positional play is perfect. His aerial skills are sublime his timing is always excellent and his defence is strong. He just quietly goes about his business every week being exceptional. He's the blueprint of the modern winger. I'm a fan.

 

[TJ55]

Yeah, we do ..lol. but we can't match the colourful language Parra and the Kennel use.

1. Broncos HQ
2. The Kennel
3. Chookpen

 

[Eagle 1]

1. Broncos HQ
2. The Kennel
3. Chookpen

Spot on about the Broncs forum, 3 hammies in one game and the 20pt loss has them on suicide watch now.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

I wonder how 3 players did there hamstrings in one game... maybe Madge's crazy and intense training methods

Bellamy. I don't know how, but it has to be the Dark Arts of Craig Bellamy.

Seriously, if he could come up with a way - through sorcery, animal sacrifice or otherwise - of conspiring with the Melbourne groundkeepers to inflict serious injury on his opponents without injuring his own players, he would. (I was going to say "he'd do it in a heartbeat" until I realised he doesn't have a heart.)

 

[nightster]

Panthers doing it easy in the first half - no surprise there

 

[Brookie1973]

Panthers doing it easy in the first half - no surprise there

In 2nd gear. Knights have nothing.

 

[Eagle 1]

Jake Arthur looks lost, trying his bes tho.

 

[Buddy Love]

Panthers for 5 in a row

 

[Eagle 1]

Panthers for 5 in a row

Yep, Penrith v Melb GF.

 

[Buddy Love]

Yep, Penrith v Melb GF.

Them or Raiders. No Hughes is huge

Edit: actually he's due back for finals. Panthers will beat either of them imo

 

[Nordburg]

Isaac Moses may have a few of his clients unemployed by seasons end

 

[HoldenV8]

That said… I would have him on our wing any time of day before Saab. The guy knows how to compete and catch a ball.

Also helps having halves who are better at short kick bombs. You watch where the ball usually comes down when kicked for Coates as opposed to the kicks Saab gets.

Coates basically just gets to jump, catch and fall down to score. 90% of the bombs Saab gets to go for end up 5 metres inside the field of play and not in the in-goal. And most of them are kicked by DCE. He's a good long kicker but his shorter kicking game often sucks like a $2 hooker.

Of course there is also the fact that Coates has a much safer pair of hands than Saab.

 

[globaleagle]

Panthers doing it easy in the first half - no surprise there

Remember the good old days when they were at the bottom of the ladder.

So young and idealistic we all were....

 

[nightster]

Remember the good old days when they were at the bottom of the ladder.

So young and idealistic we all were....

the chocolate soldiers

 

[Eagle 1]

Must admit I'm enjoying watching the Panthas, they are now such a well oiled machine with a lot of moving parts,
it's like watching football chess, they are always 2 moves ahead of the opposition. Also there 5/8 Talagai, wow, what a player, came from the lowly Parra , now look at him now.

 

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

For the record and future generations, this Sharks Dragons game is probably where rugby league officially died.

The whole game is all about playing to the referee and bunker, plus micro reviewing everything, all under stupid interpretations.

 

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

Must admit I'm enjoying watching the Panthas, they are now such a well oiled machine with a lot of moving parts,
it's like watching football chess, they are always 2 moves ahead of the opposition. Also there 5/8 Talagai, wow, what a player, came from the lowly Parra , now look at him now.

Ivan Clearly looks to have done a Moneyball thing, studied the game tapes over and over, and then built a team and method of play all designed to play a form of rugby league that the referees and current rules will give the greatest advantage to.

There's many examples of this with Penrith, from knowing when to do roll balls to everything else, but another is knowing that when the referee calls "Held!", that's your signal to immediately fall over to the ground with the ball carrier, as the referee won't ping you as they think you had started pushing in that last second before he called "Held!". Just practice and practice to not be obvious and the refs will leave you alone.

Dinosaur pure footy guts and effort coaching like Hasler and Toovey is no good anymore.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

Ivan Clearly looks to have done a Moneyball thing, studied the game tapes over and over, and then built a team and method of play all designed to play a form of rugby league that the referees and current rules will give the greatest advantage to.

There's many examples of this with Penrith, from knowing when to do roll balls to everything else, but another is knowing that when the referee calls "Held!", that's your signal to immediately fall over to the ground with the ball carrier, as the referee won't ping you as they think you had started pushing in that last second before he called "Held!". Just practice and practice to not be obvious and the refs will leave you alone.

Dinosaur pure footy guts and effort coaching like Hasler and Toovey is no good anymore.

Great insight.

 

[The '47ers]

For the record and future generations, this Sharks Dragons game is probably where rugby league officially died.

The whole game is all about playing to the referee and bunker, plus micro reviewing everything, all under stupid interpretations.

How bad was that penalty try call 🤦🏻‍♂️