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Interesting way of wording! I thought did he proof read or was it the proof in the grog?

Well I admit I was a bit unsure this time but Storm exceeded my expections. will watch the match tomorrow!

The Eels are far better prepared than this time last season now Ryles has had time to get his methods and style understood. Storm are a bit on the back foot with losing some key players and a few suspensions, the only plus is the spine is solid but if the rest of the newer members of the Squad don't gel quickly the unbeaten first match record could go! Yet the bookies still rate a Storm win and in the Sydney Telegraph only 6 of 26 pundits have gone for an Eels win, the rest probably been bitten too may times in the past!

Steve Mcnamarra is in the running!

While disappointing its just part of the Storms merry go round, Sydney hacks making summat out of nothing! It gives the Storm a reset for this season and may keep Bellamy going in 2027. Although it wouldn't surprise me if he calls it a day after this season.

I seem to remember Wembley and OT having queues of Lasses because the female toilets were woefully inadequate!

I see Franklin Pele has got himself a stint at the Rabbitohs after basically walking out of his conract at the Bulls earlier this year and playing union for a third tier French club. If he has an attitude problem he won't last long under Benny!

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/25620616.super-league-key-figure-nigel-wood-says-nrl-still-option/

With two new Clubs starting up in the NRL in the next few years, good players coming over will reduce and you will be back to Players funding their imminent retirement!

According to the Coach he didn't have one, I suspect the Docs may not have been aware that it had happend! Still a very ordinary action as they say over here!

https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2025-ryan-papenhuyzen-contract-release-melbourne-storm-20251030-p5n6h1.html Not sure about this but you can never tell when he will get mid to long term injured again

This was well before Brexit and to do with a second go at redeveloping Odsal after Morrison kyboshed the Tesco deal! If I remember it correctly now that Labour MP was Byers!

It all went to pot when a certain dodgy Labour Home Secretary put the redline through the whole process

Interesting article re resting players https://au.news.yahoo.com/nrl-issued-warning-as-penrith-panthers-raise-3-billion-dilemma-after-resting-16-players-074520047.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jLm5ld3Nub3cuY28udWsv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACIvOv6FzF9UhdAkIAnj1gBUccgkJGhphFLGHZpHa4y8oNmh7422ivGdjCGPzbety5XyTrTCQnfZxv8MD0GsdjI9XdN_W8-xKl-ZTd42a1FMLu5wKtRtZrfKTG8cLMiLBnxxErQff_iglwYCoI_n-UXn5LEjbhdd7OH3zL6F7Ohd&_guc_consent_skip=1756294696

The press not happy about Panthers resting 16 first teamers for Thursdays match. I should forward Ciraldo that classic quote from Brian Noble about went Saints did a similar but not as many when playing the Bulls a few seasons ago. "We were expecting George Foreman but got George Formby" The RFL tightened up the rules after that will the NRL?