Scubby
-
Posts
19,017 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
246
Posts posted by Scubby
-
-
7 minutes ago, Dunbar said:
Maybe. But I am trying to think why a player would not want to round off his career with a shot at winning a world cup on home soil. It could be a fairytale ending to a wonderful career.
I just want him to play so much! (I sound like my 9 year old daughter!)
Maybe he is thinking he could go around for Saints again in 2023, albeit in a reduced role, and feels he couldn't do both.
-
1
-
-
1 minute ago, Mr Frisky said:
Yep, its up to the manager at the end of the day.
I'm sure he won't just pick players on the basis that NRL players are better than SL player - I'm sure he will look at individual players and their strengths and weaknesses. If Radley starts then someone like Knowles on the bench is a great option and shows our strength in depth - something England have better than any other team with the exception of NZ and Oz.
Yep. Having two gun players vying for the pivotal position is a great option to have. In other positions we don't have that sadly - hence the calls to drag Roby away from his pipe and slippers.
-
2
-
-
1 hour ago, Mr Frisky said:
However some on here seem to think Radley is a better player- not because of his international record of playing at the top level but because he plays NRL - the old argument on here wheeled out in just about every thread - if you play NRL you are just a better player than anyone who plays SL.
I completely agree but it works both ways if you are saying Radley is a squad player behind Knowles. For me, they are both excellent players and that 13 jersey is wide open. If Knowles had played 12 tests then it is his shirt to lose - but he hasn't so it's all on.
-
29 minutes ago, Dunbar said:
Incumbent is not a very relevant term in international Rugby League.
Exactly my point. I was being ironic.
Knowles is 25 and has played one test against France. I'm not sure where everyone is getting this world class assertion from? He hasn't really played against any of the World's top teams or countries.
He looks a brilliant prospect but is untested like his rivals.
-
1
-
-
21 minutes ago, Mr Frisky said:
If he's picked for the England squad he is great cover or interchange for Knowles.
Yep he's the test incumbent having played er.... 1 test.
-
13 hours ago, JM2010 said:
I think I'd rather have Burgess on the wing instead of Marshall. He seems to be having a good season
Yes Burgess after struggling for a couple of seasons is in the form of his life. He also has the size advantage over Marshall.
-
4
-
-
39 minutes ago, DavidM said:
Tom Burgess had a very strong game , put himself about then got sent for a clumsy effort as much as anything . He’s a real trier though and hopefully carries on his strong form for the WC . The Hastings tackle was a shocker , I don’t know how that’s not picked up on the field . Whitehead is unfortunately playing on memory at present , Sutton is solid but nothing spectacular , and poor Dom Young is holding his head up in a team that is so far beyond bad it’s not funny
Yep, for me Burgess, Farnworth, Radley, Sutton, Young need adding to the England squad. Whitehead missing out along with Thompson, Hastings and Gildart.
Sutton solid enough for a squad place but maybe not first choice 17.
-
11 minutes ago, DavidM said:
Pretty quiet today then went off and CHN had a big impact .
I would have had him as an automatic selection and even pushing for captain a year or two ago. I have seen every Canberra game in 2022 and he just seems way off the pace. He was such a quick thinking player, always one step ahead and it's just not happening for him. Hope it is just a phase and he can come back but he isn't worth a place in the England squad on current form.
-
1
-
-
I have loved Elliot Whitehead, he is one of my favourite players over the last decade, but he should be nowhere near the England squad this year. His form has fallen off a cliff and he suddenly looks all his age (will be 33 at the world cup).
His form may come back but he is a long way down the pecking order. So experienced but is the weak link for Canberra atm. Sometimes age and wear and tear just gets you.
-
4
-
-
22 minutes ago, DavidM said:
So if Saints signed Foxx and Burton what would you say ?
David, you genuinely haven't got anything better on today because Toppy is in for the long haul on this!
-
2 hours ago, DavidM said:
It’s his choice but I’d be disappointed . Tedesco wasn’t yet at the stage of being picked for Australia , if he was in 2013 I wonder what he’d have done ? Young is bang in the frame I’d say . He’s coming on a bomb week by week , it’s a home WC , and who knows where you’ll be in 4 years or 8 years . Ultimately I respect his choice though , as we’re seeing this with many other players . Great for the WC in general but I’m a fan of his
Doesn't help the body language Wane has been giving off to NRL players.
-
1
-
-
1 hour ago, DoubleD said:
Quite a few recent reports confirming what I previously alluded to, that Young Young is committed to Jamaica for the World Cup. He wants to represent his family, his heritage and he’s given Jason Robinson his word
At 20 and in an England-based WC (where family and friends live) I don't have a problem with that. Good on him. Tedesco and others have played for heritage countries when they were early in their careers.
-
8 minutes ago, DavidM said:
He just has to keep singing to himself ‘ Zoom you chase the day away … I I I knew the moon and stars came out to play ‘ over and over again just to be sure
Geez David it's only 7 o'clock. You've started early!
-
5 minutes ago, burnleywelsh said:
Great news on the injury front. Hope he doesn't miss any Zoom meetings between now and the World Cup
-
1
-
1
-
-
5 minutes ago, DavidM said:
Mixed afternoon for Dom Young . Tremendous running from his own end , getting some sets off to great starts . This is a real strength of his . Counterbalanced by some errors and defensive lapses , including a poor effort on Cotric . He’s still young and raw but gives everything and gets himself involved . Eliott Whitehead sinbinned with a pretty silly play and it cost Canberra , nearly fatally . They were pretty fortunate
Young was pretty poor today despite his carries, could well have won the game for the Knights but bombed a chance. Defensively that was a shocker on Cotric!
-
8 minutes ago, Copa said:
Is it? I have tickets and am really looking forward to the match.
It might be inaccurate, but there doesn't look that much left on the NRL site 9 days out. Really encouraging.
-
1
-
-
2 minutes ago, The Great Dane said:
Ignorance is bliss.
The support base is only on the Eastern Seaboard because everything south of Goulburn and west of Bathurst has been neglected by the establishment in Sydney for basically all of the sport's existence.
If investment was made into other markets you'd see growth, just like the AFL has in the north east. Until that happens the sport will have no significant traction.
Furthermore, there're multiple entities across the country interested in investing in the sport that have been shut out by the NRL that could have used the NRLW as a foot in the door, WA being a great example of one that isn't on the Eastern Seaboard. You also failed to address the actual point that I was making, but whatever.
If any there was any real value to the existing brands then the NRLW, AFLW, W-league, etc, etc, sides wouldn't be averaging crowds roughly 1-5% the size of their male counterpart's depending on the sport. Their social media engagement, ratings, etc, etc, would all be significantly higher as well because the supporter of those brands would support the team simply because it's carrying the brand.
They aren't, why? Because 95-99% of the pro club's supporters don't care about the women's product regardless of the brand, and never will. As such it's a niche product that will appeal to a niche audience that can exist regardless of the men's audience.
I also never suggested that the NRL should set up 10 brand new franchises, in fact I suggested quite the opposite, so again you are dodging the actual point that was made.
Cronulla probably shouldn't be in the NRL, let alone the NRLW, but that's an aside.
Under no circumstances, no matter the league or sport, is it necessary to have two Southern Sydney sides in the same national competition. There simply isn't the market for it, and as such in the long run their presence will do more damage than good just like it has done in the NSWRL/ARL/NRL.
Considering that their prior investments into women's RL are pretty irrelevant frankly.
The Women's Origin is close to a 25k sell out at Canberra. That's not 1-5% of the men's equivalent
-
11 minutes ago, gingerjon said:
There will be no NRLW teams in places without an NRL team.
I don't agree. Some clubs like Perth who are bidding for an NRL team in future may be asked to establish an NRLW team in the interim as part of the process.
-
1 minute ago, The Rocket said:
I find your comment of NRLW being "NRL Lite " incredibly ignorant and patronising, have you watched it ?
And also why shouldn`t girls who have supported a particular NRL club all their life not have the right to play for the female team of that club in a national competition.
Yes if the competition is strong enough then bids from Perth, Melbourne, NZ and Adelaide will follow down the line I would imagine.
-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, Damien said:
Here's me thinking going from 6 to 10 teams was a great thing.
Surely teams in Canberra and North Queensland would be in any national competition anyway.
Was mentioned on a radio broadcast that they want the salary cap up to $A2-3m within a couple of years. While here we are trying to bring it down in the men's game.
Very exciting news down under and it will be the number one code for women in Australia very soon.
-
2 hours ago, Man of Kent said:
Great stuff. Circa A$15k per player on average is a nice little earner.
I can see a few British based women going out to the NRLW over the next couple of years.
-
2
-
-
1 minute ago, GeordieSaint said:
Agreed. But unfortunately, one of those players is a bit like a Rich Tea biscuit after a dunking…
Yep, that is always a risk. They need to bring back the magic sponge!
-
1
-
-
For me, Johnstone and Makinson should be the starting England wingers this time but would be happy to see Young in the squad. His time might come in the 2025 WC but it is obvious where his trajectory is going. Farnworth of 2 years ago (20) to now is chalk and cheese.
-
1
-
-
Naden's transfer to Wests seems to have consigned Gildart to NSW Cup.
Brits in the NRL
in The General Rugby League Forum
Posted
Radley could certainly play 9 and Knowles 13. Then perhaps bring on a Leeming or Clark and spell Knowles at 13 with Radley.