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I continue to be amused by the fact that the team I chose to support purely on the basis of their having cool jumpers and my latent homosexual attraction to SBW turns out to be not only the most hated one out there but also arguably the best. gently caress y'all haters, Easts to Win.
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See, this is why I never got interested in the NFL despite living the USA all my life. Just not exciting enough.
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Jan 15, 2015 04:36
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No, you have it exactly right. Also I like y'all's accents.
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Jan 15, 2015 06:00
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For a second there I thought you were talking about Sheffield.
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Jan 21, 2015 07:48
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Hey here's a dorky question: Did RL players used to wear shoulderpads, but largely stop doing so at some point? Can anyone tell me when/why that stopped? Was there a significant change in the rules and/or playing style that made it happen?
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Jan 23, 2015 13:50
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MacDougall posted:Because they are utterly useless. I was hoping the answer was "in the 90s they started hiring nutritionists and discovered that players could vastly improve their performance if they expanded their diets beyond pies and XXXX and now they're all hulking Greek gods of footy who have no need for puny shoulder padding" but your answer works too.
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Jan 23, 2015 23:54
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That is stupider than a London-based NFL team, which is saying something considering Rugby League is a sport invented and already actually played quite often in England.
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Jan 27, 2015 05:56
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Something to look forward to before I pretend to care about the Super Bowl, yay.
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Jan 30, 2015 21:47
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I can't believe Smith didn't get ejected when he just straight kicked out at a dude. This is why I hate Wigan. But that Widnes supporters crowd looked amazing, much respect to the Vikings.
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Feb 6, 2015 13:29
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Craig Gower's time with Italy in Union should disqualify him.
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Feb 10, 2015 13:03
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Smorgasbord posted:The kid that Gallen hit high then forearmed in a frigging exhibition game has a spinal injury and is out indefinitely. WTH is that guy's problem, seriously. it's horse drugs, isn't it
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This is my list of what I want/expect to see in NRL 2015: 1. Vodafone Warriors of New Zealand Brought to You by Vodafone(TM) 2. Cowboys 3. Bunnies 4. Seagles 5. Storm 6. Easts To Win 7. Penrif 8. Bulldogs 9. Broncos 10. Newcastle (it's better than 12th  )11. Eels 12. Dragons 13. Titans 14. Raiders 15. Sharks 16. Tigers I'm just glad I remembered all the teams this time without having to look them up, sometimes I forget that the Tigers exist (which I think their opponents do too, sometimes).
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iajanus posted:It's just our latest strategy for success - hopefully no other teams will want to tackle us and so we'll score a million tries a game! As if that would stop a single NRL player. all of them except Will Hopoate already have zillions of STIs, hell, STI is the Dragon's abbrev. anyway
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Feb 18, 2015 01:48
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Oh and BTW here's my half-assed Super League XX prediction: 1. Warrington 2. WIIIIIIIIGAAAAAN  3. Huddersfield 4. Leeds 5. St Helens 6. Widnes 7. Hull KR 8. Catalans 9. Hull FC 10. Wakefield 11. Salford 12. Castleford 13. Leigh 14. Sheffield 15. Batley 16. Dewsbury (13-16 made up but Leigh and Sheffield are the only 2 I've ever seen play a game on TV so...)
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Vagabundo posted:You've listed the Wigan Warriors, Castleford Tigers and Catalans Dragons, not to mention the fact that the London Broncos got relegated to the next level down. Huh? What do you mean?
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MiniSune posted:Wendell Sailor is crying. But that would be redundant.
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Noope, still want Wigan to lose. I don't think they will, though, I think Brisbane is a 'meh' team and Wigan are very good. Warrington looked good. Nabuli should have gotten a card for that clothesline tackle, might have made the difference but probably not. The Marshall-Widdop-Dugan backbone of the Dragons looks very solid now that they've had an entire pre-season to settle players into their positions and gameplan.
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Feb 21, 2015 00:05
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Heh, gently caress you, Wigan. What an awful way to give away a try.
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Holy poo poo Joe Burgess. Coming to the Roosters next season 
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Feb 21, 2015 22:50
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Matty Smith usually takes drop goals only when Wigan are already 10+ points clear, as sort of a "gently caress you" to the opposition. Intrigued to see how this goes...
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Feb 21, 2015 22:52
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High tackle, right around the neck. No question it was a penalty, for mine.
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Feb 21, 2015 23:05
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WHAAAAAAT Chargedown on the penalty goal attempt????
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Feb 21, 2015 23:06
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Really a shame that was penalized.
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Feb 21, 2015 23:06
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They may have won, but at least Wigan lost!
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Feb 21, 2015 23:07
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I know it's illegal, I just wish the ref had made an exception for more hilarity.
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51 minutes, Souths 30 - 0 St Helens Just FYI edit: this is really a hiding, I was not expecting this based on the previous two games but one must remember that St. George-Illawara and Brisbane weren't the 2nd and 3rd place NRL teams. Apollodorus fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Feb 22, 2015 |
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Feb 22, 2015 21:19
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MiniSune posted:Probably watch this match on replay as early monday morning is a tough time to watch football. Not as tough as it is for St. Helens to play, evidently.
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Feb 22, 2015 21:38
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Yeah I heard that. I mean, it's not hard to imagine 130kg total bench since I know that in Union, Will Genia (the sometime Wallabies and Reds scrum-half, who is my size i.e. 1.74m and 85kg) can bench 172kg when he's fit, and the Burgesses are large enough to eat him for dinner.
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Feb 22, 2015 22:19
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Meanwhile, Jarryd Hayne is on his way to the league plagued with a whole other set of issues.
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Feb 24, 2015 13:29
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Next week: Kevin Locke suffers a fate worse than death (playing RU for Scotland)
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stickyfngrdboy posted:I thought it was a bad defensive display from Leeds (again), a shocking referee, as usual, and we should have won much more easily than we did. Yeah, right at the 79:15 mark the Giants got a massive breakaway that Leeds simply did not look prepared to defend, which almost cost the game. Leeds have so much talent and drive, they just need to focus on doing the basic stuff right. Like staying flat and tight on defense. McDermott's interview at the end--especially his comments on Huddersfield's play style and the refereeing--was all kinds of 
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bowmore posted:if you wiped your rear end with your hands every year and then discovered wet wipes and toilet paper would you keep using your hands? Well if you're Todd Carney...
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Didn't see this posted yet: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000475963/article/australian-rugby-star-jarryd-hayne-signs-with-49ers NFL.com posted:He had initially crossed them off his list, but on Monday, Jarryd Hayne chose the San Francisco 49ers. Would love to see him play a game this fall, it might even convince me to watch NFL (which has been shoved down my throat since I was like 2 and which I've never managed to care about) Apollodorus fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Mar 3, 2015 |
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Just made it official: I am now a member of the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club
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iajanus posted:gently caress off and die. Thanks? Maybe if I actually lived in Australia I'd support a non-shitheel club, but that's a big if. My buddy from Australia is from Bondi and has always been a Tigers fan, I guess because he hates his life.
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Wow, what a fun weekend for Rugby League! I baked and then ate my first meat pie, it was very tasty. Almost choked on it when the ref put that clothesline tackle in the Tigers/Titans game on report instead of using the bin. JFC what do you have to do to get 10 minutes out in this sport? Also, stckyfngrdboy, what do you think McDermott said to the Rhinos at halftime?
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Ha, yeah, that sounds about right. Honestly it looked like two completely different teams that just happened to be wearing the same strip. The second half performance was fast, precise, and above all supremely confident; in other words, they played like Leeds. Also Rob Burrow is my hero, I hope he has a good season this year. EDIT also the Roosters owned bones, Michael Jennings is basically a laser in human form. Apollodorus fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Mar 9, 2015 |
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Sometimes he is, sometimes he's an idiot who makes stupid decisions on the field as well as off. I don't think Mitchell Pearce would have won Origin last year, but maybe this year? Apollodorus fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Mar 10, 2015 |
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stickyfngrdboy posted:Warrington vs Widnes (not on TV), fans have thrown a flare onto the pitch causing the ref to take the players off the pitch for six minutes. Assuming it's Vikings fans but maybe I'm wrong. Hopefully no trouble will start because of it. You know, we've already seen the World Club Series contested by the players, but I want to see the Super League Fans vs National Rugby League Fans challenge. I have a feeling both sides could come up with some creative shenanigans.
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