Santa
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So youre confirming that we're pretty much on track to replicate 2025.
Sounds good to me!
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Sounds good to me!
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We need to start lining ourselves up for an early year bye.
The NRL hammers us with blockbuster games for at least the first month of every year... so we should be trying to line up a Rd 6/7 bye.
The late season byes have been pretty pointless for us the last couple years... if you've got a top 4 spot sewn up in the last rounds you can rest everyone as an unofficial bye anyway.
This year our byes are all based around origin... rounds 12, 16 and 19... that's pretty rubbish I think.
Ideal byes for me would be something like Rd 6/7... early season reset after the NRL hammer us with blockbusters for the first month.
Rd 11/12... whichever is associated with game 1... that let's us know who is playing origin for the year and we can get reps into their replacements for games 2 and 3.
Rd 19/20... whichever is after game 3 to allow the team to reset post origin
I don't really mind us having to play without our origin players at this point... especially these last couple years where we should have Reynolds, Bhunt and Ezra available to play through origin.
I just want to get rest in Patty, Walsh and Haas post origin, because we need them fresh at the backend of the year and just need to line up a top 4 spot heading into finals.
LittleDavey
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Pat gave himself a rest on Friday because Madge won't lol
Totally agree though, having them so close isn't really helpful in the context of the long season. I do spare a thought for those with a first few round bye though, that's also totally useless really.
Mister Wright
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There won’t be any byes next season (except short Origin rounds) anyway.
Big Del
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Reality called , they want you to get in touch .
Yes it is very much the point .
The guy who studies tackling technique and played the game himself would have insights into the incident . That could help explain why the charge should be down graded .
Which turned out to be the case .
What knowledge would a legal counsel have that would be more advantageous ?
As far as Ivan getting a better deal because he was helping advise the NRL .
It`s not doing Sticky much good ? And the Rabbitohs aren`t exactly killing it . Maybe they didn`t appreciate their input as much ?
Midean
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Really though, what's the point? The refs/bunker decide the game, not the players. Vlandysball can get ****ed.
Utterly destroyed our once great game. Struggling to even watch broncos games this season let alone any other games.
I remember a time i didnt miss a game all round, now I struggle to even watch my own team.
The sooner vlandys bitss the dust the better.
Utterly destroyed our once great game. Struggling to even watch broncos games this season let alone any other games.
I remember a time i didnt miss a game all round, now I struggle to even watch my own team.
The sooner vlandys bitss the dust the better.
GCBRONCO
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Possible fractured eye socket I'm hearing?
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Oh ok, no good points. You're right, legal representation has never been used in these incidents in the past. Crazy actually that the NRL had legal representation there themselves, they should have just got an ex-player in too. Funny though that said legal representation couldn't actually be bothered doing their job by actually, you know, cross examining the player as should happen in a court of law, which this was masquerading as. Almost like the decision was made before going into it hey.
I mean hey, why even have it in front of a judicial committee? Why go through with this process at all given what would anyone has not played the game know? And what on earth would legal representation know about legal proceedings right?
Hey here's a good one. Why do we even put serial killers on trial because what would non-serial killers even know about it right? Why even bother using legal counsel in a court of law, let's just let ex-serial killers judge serial killers. Ex-con artists judge con artists and so on.
Its crazy how stupid you constantly make yourself look. And please forgive me for giving you credit when it comes to basic points, my bad. We've made some improvement but there is still clearly a long way to go for you.
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It’s confirmed now apparently and surgery tomorrow
Bucking Beads
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Insane injury list. We've just gotta get through it. Try and steal a win and get our defense in order. Fixing the defense is all attitude so it can be done regardless of personnel
Alfie magic
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I think they'll still have byes... the RLPA will look to demand it because the NRL keep pumping more games into the schedule and speeding the game up.
It'll just end up being 2 teams per round and they probably won't do any byes in round 1 or something like that.
Maybe Magic Round there won't be any byes either.
Mister Wright
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That doesn't make any sense with the new broadcast deal coming up and wanting to put more games on. Every RL podcast going around is debating when the new time slot will be.
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They'll do something because there have always been byes around origin time... so at worst they'll give every team probably 2 between game 1 to the round after game 3.
But the comp will have to be shortened from 24 games per team... the RLPA will complain given how stupid the current schedule is.
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I mean that would be the worst thing for fans, but the best for broadcasters so you can basically lock it in.
3x Sunday games is the most logical
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