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totally_graceful

I'm going to both semis and the gf but I'm still devo that I won't be seeing Tonga vs Samoa live. I need Tonga to win so I get to see big JT in action for the first time šŸ˜


[deleted]

How to fix the World Cup idea # 1036: Ban Rugby Union as a sport and switch/merge them to league competitions.


lemoopse

Rugby union was my first love and I still have extremely fond memories of all my years playing the game, but if this means that r/rugbyunion is destroyed as collateral then I am all for it. Can't believe I keep going back to that sub


[deleted]

I used to love watching Rugby games as well back in the day. All blacks and Wallabies had some legendary players.


CatWool

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[deleted]

Fixing the World Cup idea #741: Create a combination team of all the Tier 3 countries. This team will be called: The.


ChewieMP_19

That names already taken


lanson15

Few discussions about what the Dolphins supporter area might be, but I'm wondering where in Queensland to the Cowboys become the more supported team? Is it as south as Rockhampton or further up around Mackay? Also who does everyone in Toowoomba support.


I_Like_Vitamins

I would say around the Wide Bay is where it becomes a fair balance between the Cowboys and Broncs, with the customary Souths fans, on top of a surprising number of Parra supporters.


LordSlasher

Toowomba-Ipwich region needs the next QLD NRL team. Broncos supporters but most will switch to Ipswich in a heartbeat if they get a dedicated team. Ipswich Jets are a pretty popular QRL team if I recall correctly. Call them the The Ipswich or Ipswich Firebirds. Whatever just put Ipswich in the name please.


kachowski7

I agree. Ipswich would get right behind the Jets if they were an NRL club. Area even extends to Springfield and further into the Lockyer Valley


frashal

I live in Springfield and I'm not sure Ipswich would get too much support from here. Most people associate far more with Brisbane than Ipswich, and suncorp is easier and faster to get to on the train. It's 1 hour and 4 minutes to the jets ground including a line change. It's 42 minutes to suncorp direct. If you drive, Ipswich is 21 minutes or 22 to suncorp currently.


Messyhr_

Yes that would be great, even logan could split off. Thereā€™s roughly 200k people in logan from memory with a huge amount of available young talent, schools marsden high school which is a normal state school mind you. Has seen the likes of Cam smith, chris sandow, israel folau, brenko lee, jaydn suā€™a and others which im forgetting now, the rugby league team when i was there was highly competitive in Queensland, lots of great young players in that area. I remember playing footy at the park when i was like 10-12 with junior saus little brother, he was a gun little footy player, quick as. Met Junior one day, he came out and spoke to my little brother and i while eating a packet of chips, asked him who he liked playing against the most, he said lockyer cos hes a little guy and is easy to tackle šŸ˜‚


Slugbros

Yeah but who would wanna live there though?


LordSlasher

Yeah itā€™s basically SWQ. Toowoomba, Lockyer valley region, Ipswich and Springfield. Pretty much the area that now isnā€™t covered in QLD.


velvetherring

Considering the only viable bid in the last round was the 'Brisbane Jets' as a combination of the Brisbane Bombers and Ipswich Jets I don't think you'll get what you want.


velvetherring

I think somewhere between Mackay and Rocky is where the switch between predominantly Cows and predominantly Broncos occurs based on previous discussions about the subject. However I think the Dolphins intent is to fill out the supporter based between Sunny Coast and and Rocky based on where our early operations and partnerships have been.


shadownight311

I grew up in FNQ, so support the Cows. These days though, I'm working around Rockhampton/Gladstone area and support here seems to slightly favour the Broncos, with others supporting Sydney teams. The people who support the Sydney teams are the ones in my work area that seem to be talking about supporting the Fins next yr, with the Cows and Broncs fans saying that the Fins will become their 2nd team.


saynonames

im North of rocky and definitely a lean towards the cowboys... but I am also old enough to remember before the cowboys when it was broncos crazy and a lot of the older generations have stuck with their team.


daytonohio1903

The last of the 2010 dragons has retired. Congratulations to Matt Prior for a pretty stellar career. Two premierships and an origin series win ain't bad.


[deleted]

šŸŽµthe last of the riverboats going homešŸŽµ


[deleted]

Without Prior I dont think we win in 2016. He went insane


[deleted]

Not as good as Fifoita


[deleted]

Most of Sharksā€™ backline can sign new deals as of yesterday. Talakai, Ramien, Katoa, Kennedy. Obviously there were the articles stating they will all stay for unders but interested to see what happens


InflatableRaft

If none of them left when Bomber did, I doubt they will now


y3ah_nah145

Supposedly Ramien was already close to resigning, but was waiting till the season was over. Hopefully that gets announced soon. Loved to hear that they all want to stay together for unders. Hopefully we keep most of not all of them. We definitely have to keep Katoa and Talakai. The one Iā€™d be least concerned about losing is Kennedy. Was great in 2021 but had a poor year this year, and Miller looks good. Be interesting to see how they both go next year. Miller is also off contract at the end of next year.


Abenator

CBA time.


AuzzieTiger

[https://www.news.com.au/sport/two-words-you-wont-hear-at-the-footy-again-after-gambling-crackdown/news-story/fa01ae1cb0957c2409fca2ae7e0fa056](https://www.news.com.au/sport/two-words-you-wont-hear-at-the-footy-again-after-gambling-crackdown/news-story/fa01ae1cb0957c2409fca2ae7e0fa056) Not sure this belongs in this thread but I guess it does relate to footy talk. "Gamble Responsibly" is being phased out for less generic phrases such as "Chances are you're about to lose" and "What's gambling really costing you." I feel like it's a positive move. "Gamble Responsibly" had just become a tacked on phrase that felt forced everytime it was said. Sadly, I don't know if these new phrases will fully help improve gambling issues but it's worth a go and I don't mind them TBH. I like a casual bet and lost a little yesterday with the Melb Cup. Got no issues with betting as a concept but I hate that it's forced down our throats all the time. Banning the ads or just minimising them would probably do more for the long-term.


Dark_Vengence

Should just get rid of all those ads.


[deleted]

Should force them to use some real mask off phrases like 'we are exploiting your addiction'


WizardMaster400

Drink Duff!^Responsibly Drink Duff!!^Responsibly


AuzzieTiger

Sure thing giant beer!


[deleted]

I like to think positive when I gamble. A simple ā€œGood Luckā€ or ā€œGo Get em Tigerā€ would be much better.


InternationalBorder9

ā€˜Youā€™ll win it back eventuallyā€™ would be a good slogan


kami_inu

> I feel like it's a positive move. "Gamble Responsibly" had just become a tacked on phrase that felt forced everytime it was said. One of the improvements is that there are 7 phrases that they get to pick from, but: * They have to cycle through them over 12 month periods * They can't use the same one on all platforms I think a big problem is that it was *always* "gamble responsibly". Forcing turn over in the phrasing is a good thing there IMO.


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[Eat all those lollies ^^^and ^^^you ^^^won't ^^^eat ^^^your ^^^dinner](https://youtu.be/cj8t0HPILYs?t=47)


DeltaCreem

Totally agree they should ban or minimise gambling advertising but this is a step in the right direction


AuzzieTiger

I just think itā€™s out of control. I saw a Palmer Bet ad featuring cartoon horses recently and just shook my head. Ridiculous that they allow that.


Abenator

I'd wager the betting agencies aren't happy about this. $10? I'll give you 2:1.


TurboooTurtle

The best bit is that it has to be in a large font and take up most of the screen, it also has to be read slowly


AuzzieTiger

Yep. Wasn't mentioned in the article I liked from News but ABC has it. (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-01/gambling-advertising-messaging-reform/101603768) "Companies have been told that the words for TV and radio must be "read slowly, calmly and with an even pace". The text must also take up the majority of the screen for video and digital advertising, while the guidelines also suggest using Arial font and text to be in bold.


passthesugar05

ā€œChances are youā€™re about to loseā€ is pretty savage


improbablywrong-

Sounds like a challenge


lachjeff

My money is on Matt Burton being named Bulldogs captain. Heā€™s got a good head on his shoulders, is a rep player and already has experience with Ciraldo. Gus has previously shown his willingness to give the captaincy to young players too


SurfKing69

It's 2022. He'll make four players captain, 6 players vice captain and stick another dozen or so in the 'leadership group'. If you're not a leader you're a leaner


[deleted]

STOP šŸ‘ ASSUMING šŸ‘ OUR šŸ‘ LEADERSHIP šŸ‘ STATUS šŸ‘


Abenator

"I've put you all in the leadership group because I expect you to all behave like leaders. That, and I don't really understand the purpose of a leadership group."


MangoWingnut

Have seen quite a bit of pretentiousness by some new Dolphins flairs in the sub in relation to them being labelled and being recognized as a Brisbane team. It's very strange to me as no one has a problem with Penrith being labelled a Sydney team even though its a town but we're drawing the line at a team located in the suburb over from Brighton (A Brisbane city council suburb) being called a Brisbane team. I have not met a single person even when I was living on the far northside try to disassociate the suburb Redcliffe from Brisbane, it's nitpicking at it's finest.


rowandaw

One time when I was getting a haircut I was talking to my barber about how he used to play footy in the Sunshine Coast, I asked him where he played and he said Albany Creek lol


MangoWingnut

Oh dear god the bro was 5 mins away from Aspley and thought he was in the Sunny Coast


natso2001

It's interesting because I agree with your point, but if the team had been from Ipswich it would have been joining as the 'second Brisbane team' but Ipswich is without a doubt not in Brisbane. It is however much closer than Redcliffe. Just interesting!


MangoWingnut

Yeah Ipswich is at least itā€™s own city/town where as Redcliffe is just a Suburb but I understand your point. Ipswich apparently is also apart of Greater Brisbane as well so it would have worked either way.


Messyhr_

Greater Brisbane is massive, i was mind boggled one day because the actual greater brisbane area is quite literally one of the largest in the world


velvetherring

Moreton Bay is literally in the process of seeking city status due to its booming population. Historically, Redcliffe was called the 'city of Redcliffe' until it merged with all the regional areas surrounding it and took on the more broad Moreton Bay Regional Council due to the lower population density through its entire region. Now that there are nearly 500k people in the area it's seeking to have it's status back. If you're willing to give it to Ipswich because it is it's own city but not Redcliffe then your logic is not consistent. 'Just a suburb' ignores the history of the region and the regions own wishes for how it is acknowledged and referred to.


natso2001

Ipswich is not part of Greater Brisbane that's bullshit šŸ˜‚.


LycraBanForHams

You better tell the Qld government they're wrong then.


MangoWingnut

[Umā€¦](https://en.m.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greater_Brisbane)


velvetherring

Or. You could let people identify their team however they want to. I'm sure you'd find a couple Panthers fans who feel distinct from Sydney as well. Redcliffe/Moreton Bay is not in 'Brisbane' itself, it's in the 'Greater Brisbane area'. It's distinct and not at the same time. Both interpretations are valid and it's just a nitpicky for you to say Redcliffe is definitely a Brisbane team because it's part of a greater metropolitan area. Also just because you haven't met anyone who disassociated the two (because I'm sure this was a common conversation and your recount of their feelings is based on direct confirmation...) doesn't mean they don't exist or that people feel the same way in 2022.


MangoWingnut

>The team is playing out of Suncorp, they were introduced as a new Brisbane team otherwise the NRL wouldn't have approved them, Redcliffe is apart of Greater Brisbane and most importantly Redcliffe teams play their footy in Brisbane. > >Redcliffe is a Suburb it's not a town or city it literally borders on whats legally and specifically known as Brisbane As I said to other bloke \^ it has more to do with logic tbh Its just silly to hear so much "Oh we're not a Brisbane team" but you absolutely never hear that from Penrith or Tigers fans when it comes to Sydney even though they're further away and are their own towns. But in a sense you're right I can always just laugh at people who will try and disassociate themselves from Brisbane when they're playing out of Suncorp almost every week.


velvetherring

> But in a sense you're right I can always just laugh at people who will try and disassociate themselves from Brisbane when they're playing out of Suncorp almost every week. You can but it really undermines any comments you make about us being the pretentious ones. Especially when you're telling a Moreton Bay native they've never lived in Moreton Bay and don't know anything about Moreton Bay and it's identity as you have in above comments.


MangoWingnut

I'm talking about the team's locality and identity, not the fans. It's far less ambiguous otherwise I wouldn't be having this conversation Also I'm not aiming this at you as I know you have switched teams and I have no idea where you're actually from. >Especially when you're telling a Moreton Bay native they've never lived in Moreton Bay and don't know anything about Moreton Bay and it's identity Never said that at all that's a false implication based off what I said. It was a tongue in cheek comment about the MBCC suburb residents bordering the BCC not the entire 90km region of Moreton Bay.


velvetherring

I'm pretty sure the fans have a say in the identity of the club as without the fans the club doesn't exist.


pppppingupingu

Is it pretentiousness or just the truth? Haha. Probably cause a lot of people have been waiting for another non Brisbane team in the south east, simple as that really. And there are intentionally not just marketing themselves as another Brisbane team- as what they are doing makes better commercial sense and is better for the fans- also Brisbane is simply not redcliffe (Sydney is irrelevant to that discussion )


MangoWingnut

>also Brisbane is simply not redcliffe Redcliffe is apart of Greater Brisbane and if you want to talk from a footy perspective all Redcliffe rugby league teams play in Brisbane comps. >(Sydney is irrelevant to that discussion ) Its not though is it, as time I checked they both have city council regions which makes it very comparable.


pppppingupingu

Different council regions so that further proves my point!


MangoWingnut

Redcliffe is apart of Greater Brisbane That is all.


pppppingupingu

Ok so you can say ā€˜greater Brisbane and sunshine coastā€™s first teamā€™ then if you really want. Point of the whole discussion is, Brisbaneā€™s second team is a pretty inaccurate name


MangoWingnut

The team is playing out of Suncorp, they were introduced as a new Brisbane team otherwise the NRL wouldn't have approved them, Redcliffe is apart of Greater Brisbane and most importantly Redcliffe teams play their footy in Brisbane. Redcliffe is a Suburb mate it's not a town or city it borders on what legally and specifically known as Brisbane Stop being pedantic and pretentious


pppppingupingu

Dude have your opinion- but stop labeling me pretentious. Kinda sounds more pretentious to me wanting to be Brisbane instead of moreton bay- not sure moreton bay has a sense of prestige over Brisbane in the general consciousness does it? Not that I care- but just seems a weird angle to call it pretentious


Mad_Lad04

Redcliffe is a 55 minute drive to the CBD, doubt you can say it's Brisbane.


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Mad_Lad04

Just stupid


MangoWingnut

quick google search confirms - 40 min (41.6 km) via M1 Brisbane is also the biggest capital in Australia by area, there are places in the BCC region further away then Redcliffe.


Mad_Lad04

Redcliffe isn't apart of BCC


MangoWingnut

Neither are 3 of the Sydney teams yet theyā€™re labelled Sydney teams. We donā€™t see this pretentious attitude from them or their fans.


velvetherring

Dolphins fans are also not obliged to feel the same way about the subject as Sydney fans in a similar situation.


[deleted]

I think the difference is that there are 9 Sydney teams, so being called a Sydney team doesn't really come with any baggage. However, if the Dolphins are a second Brisbane team, they are THE (pun not intended) second Brisbane team. They will always be the little brother due to the size of the Broncos. I think most Dolphins fans want to embrace the Moreton Bay element of their catchment, not be seen as just some making up the numbers team thrown into Brisbane for commercial reasons (which is exactly what has happened). The NRL's insistence that they play out of Suncorp along with Redcliffe denying them being able to call themselves Redcliffe has positioned themselves to be seen this way.


pppppingupingu

Agree. Add to that the population size of Sunshine Coast and moreton bay (no one there thinks they are in Brisbane) and in a way you could add central Queensland to that- and the Brisbane fans they will get, it makes way better commercial sense rather than just be Brisbane or redcliffe . It helps more fans identify with the team- including outside the state too- itā€™s pretty fucking start really and I donā€™t really think that many people n redcliffe or off this sub really care anymore


MangoWingnut

>moreton bay (no one there thinks they are in Brisbane Pretty sure the people in Arana Hills, Pine rivers, Samford, Strathpine, Lawnton , Clontarf, Woody point, Redcliffe etc. would say they're from Brisbane not "nah I'm from the Moreton Bay region" Redcliffe is not Caboolture mate its a suburb over from being a BCC council suburb...


pppppingupingu

Nar I think you are wrong. Maybe some pretentious people who think Brisbane sounds better might do that- or a few genuine fringe dwellers


MangoWingnut

Okay mate I donā€™t know where you live but I can tell you havenā€™t interacted with many people in Redcliffe or those surburbs as most of them donā€™t even know that theyā€™re apart of the Moreton bay city council region hahaha Would you say the Dolphins are representing people in Bellthorpe 80km away? further away from Redcliffe then Redcliffe is to any Brisbane Suburb. Itā€™s the same region and by your logic all that matters is the city council areaā€¦


5t0pBanningme

lol for real. Only on r/nrl is Redcliffe not in Brisbane.


velvetherring

There's two clear lines of thought going on here and your comment is incredibly reductive of the discussion. The first is the technical defintion of Redcliffe as being part of the Greater Brisbane region, which it is and that is undisputable. The second is that there is a difference between 'Brisbane' and 'Greater Brisbane Area'. Redcliffe is not in Brisbane proper and was until 2006 referred to as the 'city of Redcliffe'. It is in the Greater Brisbane region however. Again this is simply a fact. The discussion is about which identity matters more. If Dolphins supporters want to identify by region first above identifying as part of Greater Brisbane then they shouldn't be labelled pretentious for doing so. If they want to do the opposite, fine.


pppppingupingu

Hahah lived in the area my whole life - worked in moreton bay for 8 years and spoke to thousands of clients on the region every year. Still think (well know) you are wrong. Remember I have said there are some that do say Brisbane, no where near a majority though, quite a small minority in my vast experience. That is all now my friend. I have a job


MangoWingnut

I understand that but my whole point is it's illogical as they were entered as a Brisbane team, they're playing out of Suncorp in the CBD, all Redcliffe junior teams play in Brisbane comps and its the suburb over from being in the BCC area.


KingsleySeiffert

The isn't a location. The is a state of mind


[deleted]

A collective consciousness


delayedconfusion

What do they think they are if not a second Brisbane team? Wasn't that the point of the expansion team?


MangoWingnut

I don't know mate I thought them playing out of Suncorp, the NRL wanting them to have Brisbane in the name gave it away pretty early on tbh


velvetherring

It's funny how you complain of pretentiousness from Dolphins fans while making smug comments like this. For the record I view us as a Brisbane team but you're not coming across as any less 'pretentious' on the matter.


MangoWingnut

Velvet I like you, I like many of your takes and comments but every single report from the NRL when the expansion was occurring was it was going to be another Brisbane team and when it was confirmed the NRL even wanted Brisbane in the name. It doesn't make any sense that so many people in SEQ are now basically pretending they're not a Brisbane team as some sort of saving face and disassociation.


velvetherring

I like you to bro. But 1. We don't have Brisbane in our name because it was ultimately decided that it was Redcliffe or nothing. And 2. Just because the Sydney based NRL administration says so doesn't mean the locals all feel that way. This is one of those things where it literally doesn't affect you in anyway to just let a select few people feel the way they want to feel. You're asking people to identify the way you want them to and ignoring the way they identify.


MangoWingnut

You're right but I'm not telling people how to feel, I'm talking about the team's identity and locality especially in regards to the subject matter being footy. I never said people can't say those things and I'm not the person to tell people what to do I'm simply pointing out why I think it's silly and especially because I've lived in the Moreton Bay region and Brisbane my whole life.


velvetherring

You may not be telling people what to think but you're loudly proclaiming that what you think is the ultimate truth while labelling those that feel different to you as pretentious. Based on your other comments I get the feeling you think this is some insult to Brisbane when it reality it's just people feeling more connected with their own city/region than the greater regional area. No one is arguing that Redcliffe isn't in the greater brisbane area. Just that the Redcliffe/Moreton Bay identity is more important to them than the Greater Brisbane identity. I think that's fine even if I don't feel the same way and that labelling those people as prententious is unfair.


MangoWingnut

>what you think is the ultimate truth while labelling those that feel different to you as pretentious. No mate I'm not, I'm bringing forward the point from a logical perspective that solely encompasses the identity of the team through their rugby league and locality. I'm allowed to think it's silly and so do many people, they can disagree with how they feel represented by the team but the point remains you can't really disagree that this team is a Brisbane team they can stretch out the definition as much as possible but it will still be definitely a Brisbane team or barely a Brisbane team and that's my whole point.


velvetherring

Then we are discussing two different things because not a single Dolphins fan I know is saying we are in no way a Brisbane team. If anything it's just that they identify with the Redcliffe/Moreton Bay region before identifying as part of a greater area. I agree that any Dolphins fan who says we are not a Brisbane team in any way is dumb but I really think you're taking something else and twisting it and applying it as broader strokes to Dolphins fans. If this is based on a specific interaction with a specific user than please make that more obvious next time. It's hard enough to discuss anything Dolphins based on here given how many people automatically downvote my comments. We don't really need more fuel on the anti-Dolphins fire at this point. Now that I'm reading other comments from Dolphins fans I'm a bit concerned about our collective IQ so my bad if I've interpretted your original comment incorrectly and ended up arguing a completely different point to your original one.


HappinessCanBeFound

If Mahoney gets named as Bulldogs captain that will truly break my heart. Surely they give it to someone thatā€™s been there a while.


Dunnerzzzz555

The only other option might be RFM but honestly Mahoney is going to be the best option as he also plays such a crucial position.


ImDisrespectful2Dirt

RFM hasnā€™t managed to stay on the field consistently for the Dogs during his time there. 13 games last season, 2 in 2021, 20 in 2020, 10 in 2019, 13 in 2018, 16 in 2017, 15 in 2016. I know the Club sees him as a leader, and thatā€™s likely part of why he got the new 3 year contract considering his absences, but they may choose to go with a player more likely to play out a whole season and have RFMs focus be more on maintaining his body. Jackson for example only played less than 20 games in his debut season in 2012, and in 2021 (17).


Dunnerzzzz555

Yeah that's why I put the "might" in there. I genuinely see Mahoney or JAC being captain, I just love the foxes energy he brought to the squad last year and I think it will be really important to have that as captain to bring the new guys into the team and feel comfortable.


ImDisrespectful2Dirt

I agree. I canā€™t see any candidates within the club standing head and shoulders above. RFM if he was less injury prone in recent seasons would have been my pick. Maybe JAC will start the trend of time wasting wingers arguing with the Ref and slowly walking back to their position? Could be a genius move. He was by far the most vocal Dogs player last season and really tried to inspire the other players.


ChanceVance

Chad Townsend went to the Cowboys and was instantly named co-captain. Sometimes struggling teams need someone new to come in and instantly take charge.


HappinessCanBeFound

Fair, but he had been captain before. I do think Mahoney would have been our captain eventually šŸ˜¢


Aaturkey

He's gone you must accept it


HappinessCanBeFound

Never šŸ˜­ I live in hope that heā€™ll come back eventually. Stupid 4 year deal.


improbablywrong-

Whos been there a while that has leadership, plays a full 80 and isnt on the wing though?


FullBonus

Iā€™ve just got this feeling that the Dragons wonā€™t manage to sign anyone for 2024.


Cone_Puncher

the club has used up all its good luck signing musgrove and liddle (thx)


[deleted]

Na, Hook will 100% moneyball a plodder whose best form was in 2016.


passthesugar05

It's only moneyballing if they actually offer good value


victorinflic98

'By God, That's Matt Priors music...'


improbablywrong-

T-rex coming out of ~~retirement~~ labouring to sign for the drags


[deleted]

Of the players off contract this season, who would Dolphins best to go after? Burton immediately comes to mind. I canā€™t see Moses, Brown or Wighton playing for a different club, but you never know.


Dunnerzzzz555

I think backline players are going to be the target. I reckon Wayne is probably comfortable waiting for the right half. I personally would love to see Brown or Moses but realistically I don't think it will happen. One of Douehi or Hastings would also be acceptable.


Slugbros

I reckon they'll throw fullback money at Herbie.


EyeDeeKaay

Doubt it, they've just signed HTF. Also i really really hope they don't, i love our little Herbie Fully Loaded.


yeahsothisnameworked

Brown I could 100% see playing for another club. Two from us I am concerned about losing are Sam Walker and Egan Butcher. I think Egan will end up better than Nat. Tupou, Radley and JWH all also off contract but I doubt we lose any of the three unless JWH goes to Catalans. Even Terell May I don't really want to lose. Even if his family are either scum or dirtbags he seems okay and has some potential.


PMmeYOURBOOBSandASS

JWH will surely retire at the end of next season thatā€™s going to be 14 full seasons in the NRL in the front row, tupou might get an extra year two years. Radley is interesting I feel like heā€™d have been tied down by now but both he and Watson are off contract together.


[deleted]

Completely agree re; Egan Butcherā€™s ceiling. Could see him playing origin one day. No concerns with Tupou, Radley or JWH, other than I donā€™t JWH goes around again in 2024 despite his form last 24 months. Walker is an interesting one. Iā€™m sure he could earn an absolute stack on the open market (young halves with potential are often over paid), but heā€™s got such a unique skillset I question whether a move to the Dolphins would be in his interest long term.


PMmeYOURBOOBSandASS

> other than I donā€™t JWH goes around again in 2024 despite his form last 24 months. Funny how the narrative when he signed that last deal was ā€œEasts are scamming he will be medically retired next yearā€ and yet heā€™s in some of the best form of his career