Anita Bath

He didnt do much fighting for the lower clubs. His philosophy was whatever was good for wigan was good for rugby league.

Failed to mention, both teams played in green, black and white kits!

Two queensland teams in top four …….the world is back to normal!

Back down under General election day and I went to Ipswich jets v townsville blackhawks in round 9 of the QRL. Ipswich is a one hour commuter train ride from central brisbane. North Ipswich reserve is a short walk from Ipswich station across the Bremer River. The reserve is shared with the cricket club. It has a covered main stand plus three other buildings with covered seating, including the cricket pavilion. Ipswich has a long history in rugby league and is home of the walters family the Walker family as well as Alfie Langer. This year ipswich jets are celebrating their 40th anniversary. Sadly they are rock bottom without a win and leaking points badly. Today was no different, losing 40-10 to a Robert Lui led Blackhawks. Ipswich used to have an affiliation with the Broncos but that finished prior to the pandemic. They now have some sort of Affiliation with Newcastle Knights but this doesnt seem to include posting players to Ipswich (the knights have their own team in the NSW cup) La Nina continues to hit the east coast and what is normally the dry season has seen nothing but rain for 3 months now (another QRL game, Souths v Tweed Heads was called off because of the Marsden High School pitch - a rare postponement for this part of the world) Today was no different with continuos rain and a sodden field. Admission is $10, $5 concessions with team sheets free. Despite the awful weather there was a reasonable crowd (guessing around 300-400), cheered up by the concession stall giving away remaining burgers towards the end of the game! But although Ipswich has had a bad day, it looks like the Government is having one even worse!

Congratulations on becoming a City! I am hoping Hornets can be the first team to beat the rugby team of the City of Doncaster!

Super league games are holding a minute of applause for Maurice Lindsay’s passing. I expect instructions will have been passed down the championship and league 1 to do same. Given the harm he did to the game (essentially deciding whats good for wigan must be good for everyone) i think the best response is not to have a minutes applause but to have a minutes silence. For the teams outside superleague there is nothing to applaud in what he did to rugby league.

Taking on one of those big city teams this weekend, Doncaster! We could be the first team to beat the rugby team from the City of Doncaster. Come on Ornits.

one of his justifications for superleague was it was needed to make us more competitive against the aussies. In the 27 games (GB or England) prior to 1996 introduction of SL the aussies lost only 5 times. In the 27 games since the introduction of SL the aussies have lost even less (3 games) and have won the last 12 straight with an average score of 30-12 in that streak. We have had 5 prime ministers since we last beat them and we havent won a game against them since adopting the England name for the national team. Maybe the document should have been named Shaming the Future.

Out of interest, which teams in league 1 (and in the championship) own their own stadium. I am guessing its a small number, but it is simply a guess.

Doubt there will be any outpourings of grief among league 1 clubs.

Not strictly qualifying as an answer to your question, but lets not forget Bob Fulton, one of the great coaches in Aussie league who was born in Stockton Heath. Never coached in UK though.

I think the coach parking is sold out.

327 according to the rugbyleague recordkeepers club

Dont believe it - for example it said Rochdale Hornets got beat! That cannot be true, after they loaded up with ringers.

Congratulations to players, officials and fans who have stuck it out and kept on flying the flag. It must feel great to have your firstwin of the season on the board.

Makes the fish and chips at Spurs look like a steal

No mention of that in the CEOs announcement…. i would expect he knows what he is talking about. But maybe you have inside information not available in the public domain. Although the game was announced on the Rochdale AFC website in April 2021, again the agreement was stated to be between Hornets, the RFL and Fiji RL. Also for the original game, fans were directed to Hornets website to purchase tickets.

The post on the Rochdale Hornets website on 23 August 2021 has Hornets CEO referring to the game being arranged under an agreement between Rochdale Hornets, The rugby league and Fiji rugby league.

The Fiji game was announced to be going ahead at Rochdale but there is no sign of tickets on the Rochdale web site and a FAQ page about the game appears to relate to last years postponed game. Also Rochdale have a capacity restriction of 920 for reasons the club are unwilling to announce. Unless that is removed I cant see the game being played at Rochdale.

Same here, I have been critical of his appointment and performance but he has proved me wrong. As impressive as the attack was last night it was shutting out Manly that separated the current team from what we have had to watch for the last two years. Its still not clear how much of the recent form is down to a fully fit Adam Reynolds. As recent as the easter game at Penrith there was a second half collapse with Reynolds struggling with what looked like an injury. Afraid there is still much to do on the culture…..still a list of misdemeanours that increases weekly….it was Cobbo’s turn this week.

The submarine could come in handy 12000 miles away……in Brisbane. The rain is relentless.

Bear in mind hunters have been based in Queensland for the last two seasons with a limited squad that they cannot add to easily when injuries and dips in form kick in. They are always a decent team to watch, look to be well coached but dont have the depth of the other teams, and in effect play all their games away. Havent played in PNG since 2019.

Very impressive from broncos. I think they may need to wrap reynolds in cotton wool…. the change in form has coincided with him being fully fit and shaking off injuries he was clearly carrying in earlier games. The next few games are against struggling teams.

Well thats good because it would be pretty boring if all the opinions expressed on here agreed with yours. Have you ever thought of going into politics?

Odd that you are eager to state your ‘opinion’ but seem to want to dismiss opinions of others that differ from yours. Perhaps start a new thread…..’opinions like mine’.