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Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes... Step right up aboard the NRL Express. Giant inflatable hands are on your left, brightly coloured, advertisment-clad TRY-signs are on your right, and cyanide capsules should already be between your teeth, ready for use. That’s right, it’s time for another year of magic and mayhem that will inevitably lead to all of us Toxx-ing ourselves into drunken oblivion whilst screaming at referees and claiming incredible conspiracies are afoot. So basically having a rollicking time shortening our lives via the joys of alcohol, stress and terrible, terrible food. I love my footy! Enough to write around 5000 words of gibberish (mainly as an excuse to talk poo poo about teams I hate)! God I’ve missed this over the summer. Christ, how masochistic am I? Rugby League. The sport of kings, so long as kings are constantly being arrested, urinating on private property, molesting (allegedly) every female in sight, having group sex as a team-bonding event, punching normal citizens, being fellated by pets, driving like they’re in GTA:Canberra, (holy crap does this list drag on, and I’m still remembering things), king-hitting other players (actually that one does sound kingly), failing to show up to any team session that doesn’t involve alcohol, racially abusing anyone in sight, and so on. Really, it’s just a nice microcosm of the city it grew out of. Now I’ve insulted Sydney I feel I’m primed to go on and insult every other major city involved in League in some way (oh wait, there aren’t any  ). This should be fun.RULES OF THE GAME I guess I really should give a brief overview of what this sport is for the folks at home who haven’t watched this wonderful game before. Before we get into the nitty gritty, please observe these videos which should give you an understanding of why we love it so much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEQmVy0ASYA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyPn6R_lE3E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWEWi0kBI4o Rugby League is a sport played between two teams of 13  The big numbers are 10 metres apart, not yards, and you need to try to stay between the lines on the edges of the field (unless you’re a Titans winger, in which case feel free to spend as much time as you’d like over there). Please refer to the Wikipedia article or something else because I'm far too To score points: TRY  This, unlike in Rugby Union, is the primary motivator of the scoreboard and is accomplished by touching the ball to the ground between the try line and the deadball line. Whether you run it in or just dive on the loose ball from a kick or a NSW winger’s bad pass is irrelevant, you just need to place it on the ground to score 4 points. If you were illegally hit, or the ref is bored or has money on the game this can lead to a penalty try (even if you failed to actually put the ball down), but this is pretty rare. It’s most common when players (Slater) decide to try to slide tackle the ball out of your hands but miss and only succeed in slide tackling some of your teeth out of your jaws. CONVERSION  yes i know this is a kick-off but the principle’s the same and GIS didn’t find a more accurate photo so gently caress off Since we can never get enough individuals scoring (except with prostitutes, wherein your better behaved teams will share) you get to have a kick at goal after getting a try. It happens from where you scored it, except you can take the ball back as far as you’d like so that you don’t need to break the laws of physics to do so. You only get 2 for doing this, but in the aforementioned case of a Penalty Try you may get to take a second shot at the goal in compensation for your player being toothless and concussed. PENALTY GOAL  If something illegal happened elsewhere in play the refs might decide to give you a penalty goal, which is a shot at goal where the offence happened. They may also just do nothing if you were unlucky enough to be playing a game that drew a ref with painted-on eyes rather than the slightly more up-to-date models. These are also worth 2 points. FIELD GOALS  What do you do when there’s only a minute to go and the scores are tied (or, if you’re a Rabbitoh there are 10 minutes to go and you’re about to completely capitulate)? You kick a field goal and then celebrate like you won the Melbourne Cup without even being on a horse. This is the most difficult scoring action a League player can make (except having consensual sex with a member of his own species) and as such is rewarded with the most points. Actually, it’s worth 1. Sigh. Still, it’s decided a lot of important matches so when you’re in an extra-time match that’s in Golden Point be prepared for dozens of spastic attempts from players trying to be the hero. It’s why we DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE RULES hosed if I'm going to type them all up. Basically, each play starts from when the guy who last got tackled rolls the ball through his legs to the other guy who then does poo poo. He can run or kick or pass the ball (but only backwards) until whoever has the ball gets tackled to the ground. Repeat as necessary. You can't tackle anyone else. The team with the ball gets 6 goes at this before they need to give the ball to the other team. The other team needs to be at least 10 metres upfield when the play starts each time. If you want a better explanation then gently caress you, and go check out a serious site or google or wikipedia or something. Or just ask us, we're pretty friendly. As long as you're not a stinkyhole. Then poo poo gets messy. POSITIONS So that you’ll know what the gently caress we’re all talking about when we bitch about Anasta being gifted a spot in the halves rather than at lock (or preferably the bench, or NSW Cup side), here’s a quick rundown on the different positions that players might take up whilst playing football of this kind. If you’ve watched/played Union before you might notice that most are the same, but also why are you reading this since we hate each other and think the other’s sport is a horrible abomination. Or we can all be friends, I guess. Your choice. Anyways... BACKS Fullback (number 1) The last line of defence. The portable speedbump. The cocky little guy who scores all the points and gets the girls (that the wingers didn’t want). The person who fits all of these descriptions is the fullback. Normally he stands a long way behind the play, quaking in his sponsored boots whilst praying that the bigger players will do the defensive work. When a break is made, though, he’s the one who’s in charge of stopping it. If your teams one isn’t very good, you’ll be seeing a lot of scores in the 30s this year. Winger (numbers 2, 5) The guys closest to the sideline, which allows them to pose for a lot of photos with kids and solicit phone numbers from desperate female fans who won’t respect themselves in the morning. Most play in League is directed to getting the ball to these freaks of nature so that they can score tries. In general these guys are tall, thin and freakishly fast, so one wonders how Mat Utai ever got to this level considering he’s a hobbit. Centre (numbers 3,4) The next guys in the line tend to be a bit bigger, a bit stronger and a bit less fast (mentally and physically). They are more important defensively and help run the play as it moves out wide, often becoming playmakers or tryscorers as the needs dictate. There’s a huge market for getting good ones, so long as you consider everybody trying to sign Greg Inglis a huge market. Basically, a critical position if you’re going to get points. Five-Eighth (number 6) The second most important person on your team. He is the one who helps run almost every play, does a lot of the kicking and takes pressure off the halfback. If you’re the Wests Tigers this is slightly different - in this case he does all the work since you’ll go through 15 halfbacks all year, all of whom are terrible, and your entire season rests on the flip of a coin between awesome and terrible. Halfback (number 7) The quarterback, if you will. He runs the show and if he’s terrible you’re hosed. He’ll be either the MVP for the year or the scapegoat who’s shown the door just after the coach if you’re less successful. Either way, he’s the most important man on the park and everything revolves around him. If your team’s one is bad, be prepared to watch the finals with them absent. FORWARDS Prop (numbers 8, 10) The biggest, meanest and stupidest players on the park. Thankfully they can’t read this so I’m safe for now. These guys do the grunt work, moving the ball up the park and making the majority of tackles and hitups. They get rotated throughout the game as unlike the backs they actually work hard. If they’re not Todd Payten they’re probably bumbling fucktards so don’t rely on them to actually do anything complicated. Hooker (number 9) The defacto third playmaker in most teams. Whilst in the past this was just another gritty forward position, in the last 20 years it has become quite a useful place to have a third playmaker. Players such as Elias, Smith and Farah have shown the value of a good brain and talented hands here, and they frequently get to be the captain as well. The downside is that everyone makes terrible jokes about your position’s name, but we all have a cross to bear, so buck up, princess. 2nd Row (numbers 11, 12) Props who are a bit smaller and a little more fit/talented. That’s about it, really. Lock (number 13) Generally a player who if he were slightly smaller could be a five-eighth. Sometimes players will switch between these two positions in a game/season. You need to be OK with the ball and have a decent footballing brain, or just be Greg Bird and be prepared to be a whiny poo poo who punches people whenever he gets a chance. Either way, really. SUBS You get 4 other muppets who you can sub into the game when you feel like it. Normally you’d take 3 forwards and 1 back, but other combinations are occasionally tried with hilarious effects. THE NRL  The older, better logo before this years one The NRL is the top level League competition in Australia/New Zealand. This, by definition, makes it the best league in the world. I won’t be drawn into debates this year, the SuperLeague is nowhere near as good and as such since barely anyone else plays this crazy sport it’s a mere formality. I will continue to ignore the fact that better players do occasionally play over there, and we never win the stupid World Club Challenge. It’s all a conspiracy and also gently caress you. Anyway, there are 16 teams in the NRL and about 10 who have a realistic chance of winning more than 50% of their games. There’s maybe 10 teams as well who you could flip a coin to predict their position, so at least it’s exciting to watch each year - we aren’t the EPL, there aren’t a handful of clubs who always win. Except for Melbourne, but since they were stripped of all their titles bar 2 it’s less annoying. CLUBS BRISBANE BRONCOS  Supporters: BlackShadow, BCR, GrunZicle, ili, Dirty Frank, Akileese The team we all admire but have to hate as a result of too much success and incessant  ing. They’ve been extremely successful in the past but since the loss of Darren Lockyer they’ve fallen off the rails a bit. They still squeaked into the finals last year but were bundled out in the first round, so one can expect some improvement if they’ve had a good offseason. On the other hand, they just bought Scott Prince from the Titans fresh off a terrible year, so who knows what the gently caress they’re smoking there. At least if they lose a lot the stupid gif will stay away, and everyone’s a fan of that.CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS  Supporters: Dumpstar, Hyperriker, 50% Of FlickingFire (the indecisive parts) The runners-up from last year. Possibly if they’d spent a little less time trying to beat/eat Billy Slater and more trying to score points I’d be writing differently, but this was a bit of a disappointing end to the side who had thrilled everyone with an electric style of football that nobody thought possible. They unearthed new talent, got Krisnan Inu to be more than a name on the payroll and proved that the hype around Ben Barba wasn’t all hype, so it should be another good year for them. They may fall apart and do terribly, but I’d be surprised were they not near the summit again this year. CANBERRA RAIDERS  Supporters: Burn Down Canberra (lol), aejix What a difference a little motivation makes. A team who had been the biggest joke in the league take a little hotel stay together and suddenly they’re a massive threat that is racking up big scores and scaring the life out of everyone. Sure, the wheels eventually fell off again but from round 13 onwards they were a nightmare. If they can keep playing at this level and not get too many injuries I might actually start recommending their fans to actually brave the icy nights and get out to see them at their surprisingly nice stadium. Bring a jumper to keep warm, and a scarf to strangle yourself with if they start reverting to their usual retarded ways. CRONULLA SHARKS  Supporters: Lacklustre Hero, Big Steveo Rapidly becoming a powerhouse for this season, mostly by buying pretty much every Tigers player they can find. Hell, in the next two or three years I fully expect they’ll be fielding the same team we were in 2010. That’s not a bad thing, really. Now that they’re out of debt and packing good players in most positions they’re a serious threat to take out their first ever title, although I know I speak for everyone in the thread that it’ll be hilarious if the streak of failure continues. GOLD COAST TITANS  Supporters: oystertoadfish, Redeye Flight, Sojobo I’m pretty sure the Titans fans here would say that the less said about their 2012 campaign, the better. Taking that onboard, let’s spend a while pondering how a team with the players they had managed to come 11th out of 16, spared the wooden spoon only by the fact that the Parramatta Eels exist and a few teams completely capitulated in the last few rounds. They’ve bought even more good players in the offseason, and gotten rid of driftwood like Champion and Prince (two hilariously inappropriate names) so it’ll be even funnier than ever if they fail again. MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES  Supporters: The Deadly Hume, Crawfoot, Fanatic gently caress them. Almost as bad as the Roosters, but not quite as cuntish. They’re a pretty smug bunch of people, though, and this was epitomised by the way they progressed through the finals. Unfortunately they’re pretty good, so expect to see a lot of them this year, especially in the finals. They always have a strong team spirit since everyone hates them so they tend to pull together and grind out impressive wins. As I said last year, the wheels will fall off the bus at some point, but until then they’re a team to be wary of. MELBOURNE STORM  Supporters: piss explosion, Franko, I Love Sanchize Taking over the mantle of “Cunts who won last year” from Manly, the Storm finally managed to overturn the grave injustice of being stripped of all their titles for being systemic cheats by winning what we can only consider at this stage to be a legitimate one. Sure, we still joke that they’re all still getting free boats and millions in side-deals, but you’d hope the NRL has started watching them a little more closely. Actually, knowing the NRL they’re just helping them to hide it more effectively, since they need Melbourne to be successful and as such aren’t exactly a neutral third party. They’ve still got 90% of the Queensland Origin team in the ranks so don’t be shocked if they are in the grand final, but we’re all praying that within our lifetime they get a wooden spoon which will be unbelievably cathartic. Don’t put money on it, unless you have some inside knowledge we don’t... NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS  Supporters: bowmore, Mackay, fuckpot, LuckySevens Newcastle were a mystery last year, since the formula Wayne Bennett had thought he’d perfected of transplanting the entire  Supporters: Jono C, Ewar Woowar, Smorgasbord Hahahahahaha well that didn’t last long. After the incredible ride in 2011 that got them to the Grand Final (before collapsing like we all feared) a lot of hope rode with this gallant group of Kiwis that everyone likes to call their second team. Of course they promptly fell straight back to the bottom of the table from whence they came, quickly breaking the hearts of their loyal band of supporters. The rest of us quickly scurried back to supporting our actual teams and pretending we hadn’t been on the bandwagon at all. The fact that next year Matthew “Hang Myself at a Press Conference” Elliot is their new coach shouldn’t be inspiring news to anyone, but they do have a decent list of players with unpronounceable Maori names so will put up a good fight against most opposition. Another team that should be fighting to make the bottom of the 8 this year, but who knows, they might surprise us all and come first/last. NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS  Supporters: foolish fool, 50% of FlickingFire (the less-successful indecisive parts) Much as I hate their half-back (well, he’s still there for now...) I was very impressed by the Cowboys in 2012. They’ve always had a good team on paper and they really clicked into gear and played fresh, exciting football that was a joy to watch. If they can keep all their stars and keep blooding youngsters at the current rate they should be a premiership threat for a good while. They do rely on keeping Thurston and Bowen on the park to have any chance, but every team has that issue to some degree. Hell, if the refs hadn’t decided to redefine the laws of physics in the semi against Manly last year we may well have seen them lifting the trophy for the first time. We’ll see how they go this time around... PARRAMATTA EELS   Supporters: Saul Goode, Danoss The failures of the NRL PENRITH PANTHERS  Supporters: As if any of their fans can read this. Oh wait, I guess one or two can: Mootallica. Also Pig in the City. Wow. Penriff was another team that had Parramatta to thank for not being the last place team. They had a terrible 2012, but ended with a couple of wins in their last three games so will be optimistic for 2013. They’ve done a fair amount of player-shopping (and have almost gotten rid of the lockerroom cancer of Jennings) so they should have a bright start to the new season. This will depend on whether Gus Gould shits everything up with his stupid brand of football, and whether the players all get diabetes from excessive Oak Milk consumption. Either way, the foot of the mountain should remain a great place to watch a high scoring game of football and also get stabbed if you’re anything but lily-white or have a three-digit IQ. See also, Toyota Park. ST GEORGE-ILLAWARRA  Supporters: heladocasero Unlucky not to make the 8 last year, the Red V still suffer a complete inability to score points when they need to. Their defence is pretty good most of the time, but they can barely grind out more than 2 tries a game and against most teams that is a death knell. The losses of Dean Young and Ben Hornby to retirement will be massive holes to fill, and it’s really not going to be a shock if this year is one of rebuilding. SOUTH SYDNEY  Supporters: Mills, Penguin Radar, Antitonic Another team who had a dream run last year before crashing and burning and failing to fulfill their potential. This was accompanied by a sense of relief, to me at least, since I really hate the media campaign they always play about being the scrappy, perennially successful underdogs who everyone in Sydney should love as a second team. They’re not - they are a team of excellent players who keep underperforming and loving up every chance they get. This has nothing to do with the numerous times they’ve beaten my team in close situations that they had no right to get into. Nothing at all. At least they got rid of Sandow, and developed a good junior player in his wake. This year they should continue to soar, and really should be disappointed if they don’t make the top 4. SYDNEY ROOSTERS  Supporters: Ribbo (hahahahaha what a loving moron), Apollodorus, Green Eggs and Sam quote:Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. Cunts. This was what I wrote about them last year. It was extremely accurate, heartfelt, and identified what I believe was the core concept that the club represented. Then the amazing happened - they shipped off Captain Cuntrageous Braith Anasta to some braindead club who were stupid enough to take him. Would this be enough to take the title of stinkyhole Overlords away from them? No, they’re still fitting that moniker nicely. I won’t bore you with the litany of sins they have committed over their long existence, but believe me when I tell you that in the heart of all true NRL fans lives a hatred for the Tri-Colours that can only be assuaged by watching them lose in the last seconds of a game by giving up two tries in a minute. Last year was a particularly good one for that, and hopefully it will continue. My prediction this year is more of an open wish that someone will accidentally leave the gas on at Moore Park and the stadium will explode just after the team bus arrives. WESTS TIGERS  Supporters: iajanus, Contra Duck, Abalone Malone, Gorbash, emjayelle, MacDougall Remember when I mentioned the biggest stinkyhole of the league had been bought by some braindead club who were idiotic enough to offer him a contract? Meet the team in question. Whilst normally I would take this opportunity to mock this club relentlessly they happen to be the club I support, and as such this has been a time for intense misery and gnashing of teeth. This was accentuated when the team decided to sell even more of its good players to the Sharks, for reasons that can only be described as ‘insane’ and ‘totally in keeping with people who would sign Anasta’. Seriously, the most popular and improved player in the team got offered a new 3-year contract, but they never actually wrote it so after a few months he hosed off elsewhere. What a bunch of morons. If we’re lucky the whole club will be bankrupt in a few weeks so we won’t have to watch them flail about like kittens on acid for too long. In a bout of insanity last year they were put as premiership favourites before they responded in true Tiger fashion by missing the finals completely. Hopefully they’ll get written off now and might rebound positively. Maybe.....  ERRATA NORTH SYDNEY CENTRAL COAST BEAGLE BEARS  People who still stupidly hold memberships: aejix, iajanus, quite a few other retards aejix rightfully reminded me that I forgot to put the Bears on this list. This unfortunate oversight occurred because they were kicked out of the loving competition a decade ago. Sure, they tried the whole merge with Manly thing but as many of the Brookvale-area females are aware this isn't good for either your dignity or health. They've been fighting to get back into the big game for a while now and are trying to do so via a move up the F3, which while everyone who has a brain thinks is a good plan the NRL in their infinite wisdom refuses to do. So we continue the same holding pattern, with the Bears hilariously having more active members than some of the actual NRL clubs. Sigh. Personally I miss games at North Sydney Oval, but that's just me. Here be dragons (actually does anyone know if there’s a Dragons team in the Superleague? if so can you write up the whole Superleague bit as I couldn’t be hosed doing it) iajanus fucked around with this message at May 12, 2013 around 11:11 |
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I can't get over the incredibly pixelated Braith face on the NRL logo.
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8 bit Braith represent.
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I am touched that my pun was used for the thread title. While I like the Newcastle Knights, the NRL season to me is simply a selection process for the SoO teams and I go for the Blues. If they don't win this year I really don't know what I'll do especially being a Blues supporter who lives in QLD. I have told my mates that if QLD win 10 in-a-row I will be doing a nudie run through a NSW police station, though.
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Added you to the list of Knights fans, just for completeness. I like 8-bit Braith, he makes me feel less like punching real-life Braith. I'm very tempted over the weekend to make an actual 8-bit sprite of him and add him to the page.
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BRAITH TIGERS Awesome OP, gently caress the Roosters, gently caress the Sharks, gently caress Manly... and now 2013 can truly begin
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Good to see this thread going strong with an OP. Unfortunately I've been out of the country but each year I make a pledge to start streaming Knights games on the condition they were decent/watchable. So I'v been out of the loop apart from Origin and some casual browsing. So I come here looking for a quick power guide, will it look the same or are there any sneaky teams (i.e a 2005 Tigers) that could be interesting? What's a theme going on right now for an old league vet outside the loop.
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LuckySevens posted:Good to see this thread going strong with an OP. Unfortunately I've been out of the country but each year I make a pledge to start streaming Knights games on the condition they were decent/watchable. So I'v been out of the loop apart from Origin and some casual browsing. 1 Canterbury-Btown Bdogs 24 18 0 6 2 568 369 +199 40 2 Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 2 579 361 +218 38 3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 2 559 438 +121 36 4 Manly Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 2 497 403 +94 36 5 NQueensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 2 597 445 +152 34 6 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 545 536 +9 30 7 Cronulla Sharks 24 12 1 11 2 445 441 +4 29 8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 481 447 +34 28 9 St. George Ill Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 405 438 -33 26 10 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 506 551 -45 26 11 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 2 449 477 -28 24 12 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 448 488 -40 24 13 Sydney Roosters 24 8 1 15 2 462 626 -164 21 14 New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 2 497 609 -112 20 15 Penrith Panthers 24 8 0 16 2 409 575 -166 20 16 Parramatta Eels 24 6 0 18 2 431 674 -243 16 Mostly the same; Dogs had a great year and Souths were bolters. Warriors dropped like a stone considering the previous year they were grand finalists, and the Eels were poo poo. Melbourne, Manly, Brisbane as they have been for the last few years. Tigers/Titans both underperformed. Knights should do better once Bennett can prune more of the crap out of the side. e:added you to the OP
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iajanus posted:I'm very tempted over the weekend to make an actual 8-bit sprite of him and add him to the page.
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bowmore posted:You know what we really need. A Braith SA Smilie. loving a tiger, for realism's sake. With a tear coming from its eye.
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I was about to ask when this thread was coming, and realised that I could have spent my week at work putting it together. Does anyone have suggestions for a new avatar? I can assure you that I won't be paying for a Braithtar or Anastar or whatever the gently caress those things are. iajanus posted:
And now you've gone and pissed off the Samoan and Tongan boys with unpronounceable names in our squad.
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Jono C posted:Does anyone have suggestions for a new avatar? I can assure you that I won't be paying for a Braithtar or Anastar or whatever the gently caress those things are.
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hahah  would be amazing
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Jono C posted:I was about to ask when this thread was coming, and realised that I could have spent my week at work putting it together. Yeah, anyone who voluntarily paid for a Anasta-r is sick in the head. I've been "gifted" two so far and funny as they are I wouldn't be paying for them...
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Why do I keep following the Tigers? Because following Wests was worse. Also I possess almost the most useless thing on Earth: A Bears membership.
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Hopefully I'll be able to join in this year, rather than just lurking. Love the OP, by the way.
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Can we get the 'you can't runoff renouf/turn it up' youtube link, braith anasta getting punched and giving a penalty away, and a random link on the current state of rugby league. Edit: Braith getting punched.
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BCR posted:Can we get the 'you can't runoff renouf/turn it up' youtube link, braith anasta getting punched and giving a penalty away, and a random link on the current state of rugby league.  There's a video and a picture in the OP.Time for a stupidly early and uninformed ladder prediction: Storm Dogs Sea Eagles Sharks Rabbitohs Warriors Roosters Raiders Broncos Cowboys Dragons Titans Tigers Knights Panthers Eels
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If anyone wants anything added to the OP let me know. PM if you'd like. And yeah, ridiculously early ladder predictions will be accepted for the usual ladder prediction game. Ideas for variants or prizes are appreciated.
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Kevin Sinfield's response to criticism that he won the Golden Boot.quote:"The Australians probably think the NRL competition is far superior to Super League,'' he told BBC Sport.
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Dogs - my homer pick. That said I feel we only got stronger, and with so many off contract this year, its all or nothing as this team will be ripped apart. Warriors - they have the talent. Just need the work ethic. Rabbitohs - great forwards, I think they will be more consistent than there 60 min efforts last year. Storm - only this low cause I think origin will hit them harder, and surely can smith gets injured eventually. Brisbane - just don't see then fading as Bradley as they did last year Sharks - best pack in the comp. it's just that carney is not benji Marshall and can't do it all himself and thus too many arm wrestles which don't always see you get the cookies Cowboys - it comes down to how thurston plays, and how the team plays when thurston misses 6-8 games Knights - it will be ugly to watch, but they will play winning football, not that I will watch it Sea Eagles - toovey is not hasler, the team was falling apart towards the end of season and I just don't think toovey will make it work Roosters - some interesting players who will have them thereabouts Panthers - they will play Ivan cleary football, and this is where that gets you with the talent they have Tigers - you can only do so much without a forward pack Raiders - only make the semis every second year. This is not that year Titans - I think they will start poorly while that young halves combo learns, next year is their year Eels - they got off the bottom of the table! Dragons - the price is wrong bitch! That's my guide to how the teams will go in order of finish for what it's worth.
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Storm Sharks Doggies Cowboys Manly Broncos Dragons Knights Souths Warriors Raiders Roosters Tigers Eels Titans Panthers Also, preparing the effort post of effort posts on the glory that is the Broncos.
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You left the loving Bears off the list iajanus  Might as well chalk me up against the Raiders as I seem to end up watching a lot of their games by virtue of the fact that I am usually consoling one of my best mates at the pub near his place every weekend. Also, as is usually the case during the off-season, I haven't followed poo poo in the way of news since Mad Monday - is Campese still broken or will he be back this season for a handful of games before re-injuring himself? edit: oh yeah half-arsed prediction time: 1. Canterbury 2. Sharks 3. Storm 4. Manly 5. Cowboys 6. Souths 7. Warriors 8. Tigers 9. Brisbane 10. Raiders 11. Saints 12. Titans 13. Knights 14. Roosters 15. Penrith 16. Parra aejix fucked around with this message at Jan 10, 2013 around 10:54 |
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Campese will be fixed by round 8 rushed out too early and re injured for the rest of the season. 
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| # ? Jan 10, 2013 11:16 |
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He will be back by round 1 and out by round 8. Dugan will break down around round 10, the million dollar front row will never be on the field at the same time and when they are they will play terrible, every hooker option will be injured (and terrible), fensom will tear his bicep (only player in the side who actually wrestles in the ruck) a couple of times, Josh mccrone is the raiders star player for the year. However he can't kick, organise a side and is a bit of a choker. The raiders come dead last and I am found dead of pure rage. On my desk is a very angry note I was in the midst of writing to Dave furner. My ghost haunts Canberra stadium until the raiders win a premiership or until the earths sun dies. (hint its the sun dying option)
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| # ? Jan 10, 2013 18:21 |
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I fixed the OP for you, aejix. Enjoy.
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| # ? Jan 10, 2013 21:24 |
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Great OP. I love how smug Anasta looks when scoring that try. Ladder prediction, why not? 1. Storm 2. Sea Eagles 3. Sharks 4. Souffs 5. Bulldogs 6. Knights 7. St. George 8. Raiders 9. Tigers 10. Warriors 11. Broncos 12. Cowboys 13. Roosters 14. Titans 15. Panthers 16. Eels
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| # ? Jan 10, 2013 23:06 |
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Wests Tigers Additions: Braith Anasta (Roosters) Masada Iosefa - (Panthers, mid-season) Ray Cashmere (Illawarra Cutters, mid-season) Eddy Pettybourne (Rabbitohs) Bodene Thompson (Titans) Jack Buchanan (Dragons) James Gavet (Bulldogs) Losses: Gareth Ellis (Super League) Beau Ryan (Sharks) Chris Heighington (Sharks) Junior Moors (Storm) Tom Humble (Panthers) Dane Chisholm (Sea Eagles) John Grant (Rugby Union) Re-Signed: Tim Moltzen Curtis Sironen David Nofoaluma Matt Bell Ben Murdoch-Masila Matt Utai Off Contract: Ray Cashmere Sean Meaney Matt Groat Jacob Miller Lote Tuqiri Jack Spencer Pat Politoni Tim Simona Shaun Spence 2013 Coach: Mick Potter 
iajanus fucked around with this message at Jan 11, 2013 around 00:51 |
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I'm going to make some bold ladder predictions for the 2013 season and you should listen to me because I'm usually right. 1. Cowboys 2. Storm 3. Knights 4. Bulldogs 5. Sharks 6. Rabbitohs 7. Broncos 8. Canberra 9. Warriors 10. Manly 11. Easts 12. Wests 13. Titans 14. Penrith 15. Eels 16. Dragons
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Knights Storm Bulldogs Broncos Souths Cronulla Manly Canberra Wests Titans Warriors Roosters Cowboys Dragons Parramatta Penrith
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Storm Dogs Cowboys Rabbits Warriors Sonny Bill & Friends Sharks Broncos Knights Raiders Tigers Titans Manly Penrith Dragons Eels
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iajanus posted:Wests Tigers Those top 3 losses are enormous, and they didn't buy anyone of any consequence. Tough season for the 'nastas this year.
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As I'm filling in the spreadsheet it's getting quite funny comparing it to last year's. There's a definite Eels/Panthers bracket at the bottom of everyone's tips and the Sharks/Rabbits are making quite an improvement. For completeness, my tips are: Storm Rabbitohs Sharks Warriors Sea Eagles Titans Tigers Raiders Cowboys Bulldogs Dragons Broncos Roosters Knights Eels Panthers
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 02:40 |
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Braith is going to lead the Tigers to victory this year, right after he captains NSW to a 3-0 series win.
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 03:53 |
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Contra Duck posted:Braith is going to lead the Tigers to victory this year, right after he captains NSW to a 3-0 series win. Whatever drugs you are on, I seriously want them. Now.
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 03:59 |
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Alright I'm in for picks Storm Dogs Sharks Rabbitohs Sea Eagles Cowboys Warriors Raiders Broncos gently caress the Roosters (I want them dead last but urgh) Panthers Knights Titans Dragons Tigers Newtown Jets St Clair Comets Under-11's Division 2 Jamaican Bobsled Team Eels
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 05:05 |
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I'm always middle of the road with this thing so here's a batshit insane ladder for me this season: Sea Eagles Sharks Storm Bulldogs Broncos Tigers Titans Cowboys Warriors Raiders Panthers Rabbitohs Roosters Eels Dragons Knights to either have a massive player exodus or fold mid-season, both potential outcomes courtesy of Nathan Tinkler Also are we taking bets on first coach ousted? I'm on either Steve Price or David Furner (one for you Petey!)
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 06:19 |
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No faith in the Knights this year it seems, no idea how we could go worse than last year and you all think we will.
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 06:37 |
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Loving the Shire love
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Lacklustre Hero posted:Loving the Shire love Ladder predictions don't incorporate a hilarious preliminary final capitulation! 
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