Anita Bath

Reynolds wont be leaving brisbane….even if he isnt signed to play. He will be part of Broncos organisation.

Anyone desrves a pass for a friday teatime game. They really are for Foxtel viewers only and that some teams get more of them than others seems a bit rough to me. In looking at crowds over the season perhaps worth comparing thursday night games with home teams other crowds at the same venue. Of course Id exclude Warriors from that.

Dragons was the Friday teatime game. Aside from when Warriors given that slot (which is prime time in NZ) they tend to select the lesser games of the weekend for that slot so double jeapordy.

Be careful. For some big games the barcode changes prior to the game to reduce chance of touting. You should be able to click on the information to see if it allows you to forward the ticket to someone else. I would try to call them as opposed to e mail. I doubt you will get a refund but they might be able to give you options for transferring the tickets. Looking at my tickets it doesnt look like there is an option to forward or transfer tickets.

Memory playing tricks? The one division era had all teams west of pennines playing each other home and away and four teams from the opposite side of the pennines home and away. The same for teams west of the pennines. Only the cross pennine games were based on league position. So Hornets played Wigan, Saints, Warrington etc every season and very rarely played Leeds, Wakefield or Castleford.

I was at the Ipswich jets v png hunters game today. Before the game the Ipswich leadership handed a mike to the Liberal National party candidate for Ipswich ( Blair constituency) who announced that should the LNP win the election they will commit $5m to infrastructure to upgrade the ipswich ground to support an NRL expansion bid for Ipswich. The funds would be for an NRL compliant video screen and replace the existing covered stand. So the expansion bid would be based on them staying at the cricket ground ( JG Stephenson Oval). The three quarters of the oval is a grass bank ( not big enough to be called a hill) and I counted 14 mature trees on this bank (not at the back of the bank but among the spectators) The current stand is several rows of aluminium benches. Apart from that there is the cricket pavilion and a relatively new corporate facility which has a few rows of tip up seats at the front and inside facilities behind glass. This is located at 3rd man ( or the corner of the rugby field) so not a great view for corporate clients at rugby. I cannot see how this could meet the requirements of an NRL side…but then its probably just an attempt to get a few votes. I cannot see NRL admitting a team playing on an oval. So it probably means they would plan to play most or all of their home games at Suncorp. ( There were games at Suncorp on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this weekend). So where is the point of a replacement stand and NRL videoscreen at what would be a training facility? There is no way the facility could be turned into anything resembling dolphin stadium and dolphins have already reduced the number of home games they play there. Ipswich is an hours train ride south west of brisbane ( redcliffe is an hours train ride north of brisbane).

Yes, I agree. SOO was a wonderful event there ( apart from the score!). Also saw a wonderful Bledisloe Cup game there. For some reason it doesnt feel like its an oval when you are among a full house.

Maybe playing a regular fixture list would help. No games again this weekend. Well apart from Workington v Cornwall according to the RFLs official site. I hope Mr Wood takes in that game as part of his strategic review!

According to RFL.com the game is still on tomorrow. Maybe someone should invite Mr Wood….

Another busy weekend in league 1. No games. Though the RFL official site still has Workington playing cornwall. Too much to expect them to know Cornwall finished.

Used to cross Rochdale canal on my way home from games at the old Athletic Grounds. Had to stop many a time after a bad home defeat to pull fellow hornets fans out.

Easter wont seem the same this year without you visiting. A day in chemical alley wont come anywhere near a trip across tandle hill. Gone but not forgotten.

I agree, we shouldnt expect the club to be making announcements on a fans forum although you do a good job of posting club announcements on here. But do the club believe in communicating with the public? I am sure the club officials dont want each individual fan contacting them separately with the same or similar questions. I havent seen anything about the players who made way for the Oldham boys or the recently unretired Taira on twitter or the club website. Are we struggling with injuries or were those players rested for the Oldham lads a”coaches decision” as they say?

As expected/predicted….would not be held there during a federal election campaign.

If Catalans get there it might increased!

I am no medic but I can see broncos selecting Reynolds could very well back fire on them should the injury reoccur. It was Roosters at home on a Friday night last season that saw him hobble off and Roosters turn a deficit into a big win and the Broncos season end. Deja vu all over again as Yogi Berra said?

The whole day.

Reported on Channel 9s 100% Footy, NRL looking at a 33% stake to take over the running of the game with the 6 + 2 teams as reported on here with two more to be added. I am guessing a london presence would be on the cards.

Its not attractiveness it accessibility. For Penrith fans to get to Parramatta’s stadium in time for kick off they probably needed to leave home around 4-4.30pm. The stadium is 20 mins walk from Parramatta station and the train from Penrith to Parramatta is probably 30 mins or more. Of course if a second NZ team was brought in this could be the 6pm kick off every week (8pm NZ time). Thursday is similarly difficult for many fans. Tomorrow Dolphins fans would have to leave home in Redcliffe before 5.30pm latest and wouldnt be back home much before midnight with a working day on Friday…and thats a home game. As eddie indicates we have ‘sold out’ fans in attendance for TV fees so we shouldnt maybe vote below average crowds for those days/timeslots.

Remember him killing Hornets chances with his kicking in the John Player final in 1974. That and Ex Hornet Kevin Ashcroft monopolising possession from the scrums after Hornets coach Myler switched hookers.

Raiders expected for the hated thursday night game. Panthers was double trouble….playing at parra and friday 6pm ko. Titans v Dolphins very poor….the gloss is wearing off at Dolphins….its free travel on the train and a decent kick off time for travelling fans but few showed. Shame because they played great to get their first win against the no show Titans. Will be interesting to see the crowd for Thursdays Dolphins v Panthers at Suncorp.

Great Ocean Road…scenery to die for. Philip Island if you are in to penguins. Melbourne Gaol for history and Ned Kelly. Sydney…get the Manly ferry…get the bus from ferry terminal to north heads …get off bus at the quarantine station on way back. ..get the Watsons bay ferry…….take the walk to South heads….be prepared for some unsightly views of naked bathers at the nudist beach on the way.Aussies are not always what you think they are unclothed! Have fish and chips back at Watsons Bay ferry terminal. Go to an Opera at the SOH. Take the coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee. Take the Train to Blue Mountains.

but the number of clubs never to play at wembley is not “very few”

What was the reason for playing three Oldham players? Have we got a long injury list? And is that why Taira was named 18th man just a week or two after announcing his retirement?

That requires 20 full time professional teams…unless we are happy to see part time teams getting thrashed on a weekly basis. The game cannot support 20 FT teams.