Nrl 2019

[ellicat]

Well, the season is nearly upon us with roughly 5 weeks to go before kickoff.

If you're keen to get into the tipping comp just reply here and I'll PM you the codes etc.

[kmcrosby78]

Keen ... (to improve on last year's dismal effort .......).  Do we all get a ten point headstart this year?

[ellicat]

You will if you back the Tigers. haha

[ellicat]

@Angry51

@benno573

@Drop Bear

@Gad

@kmcrosby78

@natang

@Old Scaley

 

[Angry51]

Yeah, I'll be in ellicat.

[ellicat]

Here's the draw -

https://www.nrl.com/draw/

[Old Scaley]

I’m in.

[Drop Bear]

In. Well you need a whipping boy

 

[Old Scaley]

5 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:

In. Well you need a whipping boy

 

 Don’t ever say that to @ellicat.......... He just might take you up on it.

[Drop Bear]

Just now, Old Scaley said:

 Don’t ever say that to @ellicat.......... He just might take you up on it.

Well at least he would have a reason to use his fishing rod..... 

[ellicat]

16 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:

Well at least he would have a reason to use his fishing rod..... 

Hey, I used it recently on Benno -

https://www.australianfishing.com.au/forum/topic/50438-pussy-hunting/?tab=comments#comment-1030071

 

 

[Drop Bear]

5 hours ago, ellicat said:

Hey, I used it recently on Benno -

https://www.australianfishing.com.au/forum/topic/50438-pussy-hunting/?tab=comments#comment-1030071

 

 

Poor Benno. 

[kmcrosby78]

10 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

 Don’t ever say that to @ellicat.......... He just might take you up on it.

Steve learned the hard way Robbie - LISTEN TO HIM!!!!

[Drop Bear]

On 08/02/2019 at 8:49 PM, kmcrosby78 said:

Steve learned the hard way Robbie - LISTEN TO HIM!!!!

Haha ok. Poor Old Scaley

[ellicat]

Entertaining tease match tonight.

[Drop Bear]

So I currently hold the Wooden Spool. Try and get if off me!! 

[ellicat]

Only 20 days left until the 2019 season kicks off!

@timtam_, Are you keen for the tipping comp again ? (Sorry I initially couldn't remember everyone from last year)

[ellicat]

One week today. Get your tips in.

[ellicat]

Just checked the ladder, Tiges are already last.

Ladder

Pos

Team

Win

D

Points

1

Broncos

0

0

0

2

Raiders

0

0

0

3

Bulldogs

0

0

0

4

Sharks

0

0

0

5

Titans

0

0

0

6

Sea Eagles

0

0

0

7

Storm

0

0

0

8

Warriors

0

0

0

9

Knights

0

0

0

10

Cowboys

0

0

0

11

Eels

0

0

0

12

Panthers

0

0

0

13

Rabbitohs

0

0

0

14

Dragons

0

0

0

15

Roosters

0

0

0

16

Tigers

0

0

0

[Old Scaley]

Bring it on!!!!!

[natang]

Okay last year we picked our Top 8 now for the end of year:

Her's mine

Roosters

Storm

St George

Broncos

Cowboys

Souths

Tigers

Titans

[kmcrosby78]

1 hour ago, natang said:

Okay last year we picked our Top 8 now for the end of year:

Her's mine

Roosters

Storm

St George

Broncos

Cowboys

Souths

Tigers

Titans

Good work @natang - I've been too busy with work to remember to put this up. I'll start a separate thread and put your predictions in. Going to have to catch up on off-season news (actually involving a football ....) and form an opinion myself ...  

[Drop Bear]

Yew go the Broncs!!! We don't need that super coach rubbish

 

[ellicat]

Hey everyone in the Tipping Comp,

If you have a relative or mate that would like to join the comp (like I have Dan) please feel free to invite them to the comp.

We don't want too many, so a limit of one extra seems fair.

[Gad]

Roosters

Bunnies

Sharks

Broncos

Storm

Cowboys

Panthers

Titans

[Gad]

ROUND 1

NOTE: check YOUR TV guides  Daylight Saving Time in New South Wales & Victoria continues till  2:00 am on Sunday 7 April 2019 and times may vary where you are

EDITED Updated times 14-3-19

Thursday, 7.50pm, AAMI Park  (FOX SPORTS AND CHANNEL 9)

STORM VS BRONCO

 Friday, 6pm, McDonald Jones Stadium  (FOX SPORTS)

KNIGHTS VS SHARKS

 Friday, 7.55pm, SCG  (FOX SPORTS AND CHANNEL 9)

ROOSTERS VS RABBITOHS

 Saturday, 3pm, Mt Smart Stadium  (FOX SPORTS)

WARRIORS VS BULLDOGS

 Saturday, 5.30pm, Leichhardt Oval  (FOX SPORTS)

TIGERS VS MANLY

 Saturday, 7.35pm, 1300Smiles Stadium  (FOX SPORTS)

COWBOYS VS DRAGONS

 Sunday, 4.05pm, Panthers Stadium  (FOX SPORTS)

PANTHERS VS EELS

 Sunday, 6.10pm, CBUS Super Stadium (FOX SPORTS)

TITANS VS RAIDERS

 

[Drop Bear]

Wow that was a good game to start the round off. I cant believe that Brisbane was so dominant. The final scoreline of Brisbane 120 to Melbourne -24 was really indicative of the match...

Drop Bear... Drop Bear... its time to go to school...

[Gad]

Well, the Broncos are looking good  at this point in time, on the ladder they`re only 2 points behind the leader`s  

[Drop Bear]

16 hours ago, Gad said:

Well, the Broncos are looking good  at this point in time, on the ladder they`re only 2 points behind the leader`s  

They are also only 2 points away from the top 8

[Gad]

Robbie, I took the glass half full approach 

[natang]

And it's started as it was last year Ellicat out in Front, Dan and I fighting for 2nd,3rd and a surprise wild card of Robbie is in the mix too! WTF happened is he tipping with his head this year not his heart.......

[Gad]

ROUND 1

Storm 22 v 12 Broncos   

The Storm and Bellamy keep on keeping on

Knights 14 v 8 Sharks  

only clear knowledge gained out of this game... The Sharks have lost 9 out of their last 10 Seasons, round 1 games

Roosters 16 v 26 Rabbitohs  

Bennett has taken over an already upwardly moving 2018 top 4 team.

Warriors 40 v 6 Bulldogs

Will Dean Pay be the first coaching scalp in 2019... or the only one?

Tigers 20 v 6 Sea Eagles

Manly fans are already asking the question... is Dessy ‘The Man’ for the job?  

Cowboys 24 v 12 Dragons

How good is Jason Taumalolo 

Panthers 12 v 20 Eels

The Eels won

  Titans 0 v 21 Raiders 

The NRL should hold a minute`s silence before each round 2 match in sympathy for the Titan`s fans.

[ellicat]

Bit harsh on the poor old Titans there Gad. Missing their two halves and all.
Their forwards certainly lost the battle against Papali and Co.

[Old Scaley]

2 hours ago, ellicat said:

Bit harsh on the poor old Titans there Gad. Missing their two halves and all.
Their forwards certainly lost the battle against Papali and Co.

This game was a bit like some of the other games this weekend. Hard to get anything out of them because the conditions were so poor. Hard to win a game without halves and both teams looked pretty ordinary. Storm and Rabbits were definitely the standout teams this weekend.

[Gad]

On 18/03/2019 at 1:51 PM, ellicat said:

Bit harsh on the poor old Titans there Gad. Missing their two halves and all.
Their forwards certainly lost the battle against Papali and Co.

 yes I some what agree... but my memory seems to recall, even in the not so distant years when they had a strong roster, injury put paid to fan expectations in those times too 

[Gad]

Round 2    (listed Kick Off times are Qlder times... I think)

Thursday March 21, 2019 

Dragons v Rabbitohs (Jubilee Stadium) @ 6:50pm (FOX SPORTS AND CHANNEL 9)

 Friday March 22, 2019 

Raiders v Storm (GIO Stadium) @ 5:00pm (FOX SPORTS)

Broncos v Cowboys (Suncorp Stadium) @ 6:55pm (CHANNEL 9/FOX SPORTS)

 Saturday March 23, 2019 

Sharks v Titans (Shark Park) @ 2:00pm (FOX SPORTS)

Knights v Panthers (McDonald Jones Stadium) @ 4:30pm (FOX SPORTS)

Sea Eagles v Roosters (Brookvale Oval) @ 6:35pm (FOX SPORTS)

 Sunday March 24, 2019 

Bulldogs v Eels (ANZ Stadium) @ 3:05pm  (CHANNEL 9/FOX SPORTS)

Tigers v Warriors (Campbelltown Stadium) @ 5:10pm (FOX SPORTS)

[ellicat]

I'll just leave this here ...

[Gad]

Round 2

Thursday March 21, 2019 

Dragons 18 v 34 Rabbitohs

Bunnies were expected to win this game... Bunnies did win the game.

 Friday March 22

Raiders 10 v 22 Storm

The Storm kept on keeping on.

 Broncos 29 v 10 Cowboys

Big effort by the younger Bronco pack, Tevita Pangai Junior’s effort was among the highlights of this match. How they back up against the Dragons and then Roosters in their next 2 games, will tell a lot.

  Saturday March 23, 2019 

Sharks 20 v 6 Titans

Sharks defence ensured them the 2 points. Titans had the benefit of more ‘ball in hand possession’ try scoring opportunities and a favourable 14-5 penalty count, and only converted these into 1 try.

Knights 14 v 16 Panthers

Panthers won... after round 2 neither of these teams are inspiring their fans to over excitement of finals glory.

 Sea Eagles 18 v 26 Roosters

Manly fans should be happy with that score line.... against a Cronk and Friend less Roosters team that was at one stage down to one man on the bench.

Sunday March 24, 2019 

Bulldogs 16 v 36 Eels

Dawwgs gaawwn

Tigers 34 v 6 Warriors

Tigerland is ecstatic, Top of the Ladder... 2019 Grand Final Glory in sight!

[ellicat]

34 minutes ago, Gad said:

Tigerland is ecstatic, Top of the Ladder... 2019 Grand Final Glory in sight!

Settttlllle. You're worse than me.
Lovin' it while it lasts. We've got a pretty easy start to the season.

[natang]

On ‎25‎/‎03‎/‎2019 at 12:49 PM, ellicat said:

Settttlllle. You're worse than me.
Lovin' it while it lasts. We've got a pretty easy start to the season.

How good are we looking this year! Benji and Robbie playing some really good footy at present! Hope it keeps up! Bloody Dragons need to play Dufty at fullback from the beginning of game!