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Bellamy sums him up nicely https://thewest.com.au/news/storm-coach-craig-bellamy-glad-former-club-co-captain-dale-finucane-listened-to-medical-advice-to-retire-c-14427508

If you wait a day you can watch replays of all the latest matches played and previous rounds and years here https://www.nrl.com/watch/ with an Aus server via a good VPN

Storm certainly played not to lose while the Panthers were probably still off the pace after all the travel, but the match was a good arm wrestle and both Clubs will take positives from the game. Next 7-8 rounds will show how the season will be shaping up regards form for probable top 4 and possible spoonists

Storm extended squad for Knight's game in Fiji https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2024/02/20/team-announcement-pre-season-challenge-v-knights/

So Sod Hall have decided on the new leaseholder then?

Were you the lead intro writer for that American Comedy Soap??

Only when listening to Gledhill and watching the Match Live or the replay!

Perhaps John could ask users that he knows well enough from their posts over the years to help moderate the match threads(limited to their own Club) their particular Club?

Excellent article By Pappy here https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-2024-ryan-papenhuyzen-return-date-ankle-injury-melbourne-storm-preseason-trials-trip-to-america/news-story/887f1dd12e7419aa87d1440218d9feea

Manu going to the Dark Side! https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2024-joseph-manu-sydney-roosters-rugby-union-code-switch-contract-future/1f3a7d76-5801-438a-81c6-fcf87d3dc597

This Article prompted the title of this thread https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2023-george-burgess-surprise-new-career-change-revealed-the-mole/726bb6ca-33a3-4dbc-bb3a-5b00373c421d There will be a few that could do the Pantomime Villains Some could certainly act feigning an injury etc.

That old adage that if it's wrong at the Top it will be wrong at the bottom was applicable to Tigers, so that welcome change at the top isn't going to make them a top 8 side next season but will give them the impetus to get away from the wooden spoon fight! The revolving door situation isn't about to slow down yet for Players and Club Management! 2025 is the season to see if it will be the start of onwards and upwards

Will this be the start of a new era for their long suffering Fans?? https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/entire-wests-tigers-board-dismissed-pascoe-resigns-as-ceo-20231212-p5eqy4.html

https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&round=1&season=2024

When I retired to Port Macquarie I settled on Storm originally due to their salary cap issue which as a Bradford Bulls Supporter saw a parallel but the difference in finances saw different outcomes! Before then I looked out for the Rabbitohs because of the Burgess Brothers and the Broncos during the Lockyear, Tallis years I also keep a look out for Newcastle now Boom Boom is an Assistant Coach there

No issues with Storm and Brisbane resting players to recover from the ongoing "niggling" injuries players carry at this time of year and also give players a recuperative break. It's also a chance to see how good the the various Teams depth of quality with players out on the field playing at NRL level. Though I remember Saint Helens turning up at Bradford with their second string in tow. Nobby's classic retort "I thought we were going to be playing George Foreman but we got George Formby instead" That made the RFL change the Team list rules to much earlier the week after that!

I did wonder where Brian Noble would be "Consulting" next season maybe..........?

Freddie never really got to grips with how Queensland play under Billy, that said they were some poor and strange tactics by the Blues this match. You could see where Billy was using his Storm days re the Reds defence. The Reds absorbed all that the Blues threw at them and the Blues ran out of puff and belief. The rub of the green mainly fell to Reds as their confidence which wasn't lacking grew. Billy will probably go again for another 2-3 years and Freddie will no doubt have more time to pursue other interests.

If you have watched the Gallows Pole, it may give you an idea as to how! The part where the Clothier is distracted is a clue!!

Like the Catalan Dragons I think it is do with France being a Catholic Country and Sunday play is not allowed for home games, though they can play in the UK on that day!

Former Leeds, Toronto and Featherstone coach Brian McDermott joining Newcastle Knights as an assistant. Surprised it has taken Boom Boom this long to get here! Lee Briers has Joined Kevvy as an assistant coach. So I expect more niggling and elbows out from the Ponies this season There is another English Coach who has come over as an assistant but I lost the piece I got the info from!!

Steady win by St H but a good work out for them as Penrith will be a different proposition! I wonder if Brent Read's Article in the Daily Telegraph with the sentence Super League is an infinitely inferior competition to the NRL. Was pointed out by the Coaching staff!

In the Maori vs Indigenous Match Rapana's expletive when Cobbo picks up on his line and runs the 100 to score, you can see him in the background when they show it front on!

About 2 -3 weeks ago in one of the media outlets in Oz it was stated that Brodie Croft had knocked back St Georges because he wanted to play one more year in SL to help improve his game!

Interesting reporting on NAS not playing firstly this https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2023/02/05/nas-withdraws-from-all-stars/ Then this https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nrl/article-11716419/Melbourne-Storm-giant-Nelson-Asofa-Solomona-ruled-NRL-Stars-attacked-dog.html