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If you are not bothered about watching live use https://www.nrl.com/watch/ and go to matches, with replays usually on 12 hours later but make sure you use a decent VPN like Nord on their Australian servers etc.

Now Eddie Jones has been relieved of his RU contract will he now be seen around Manley Sea Eagles in a consultancy role? That would be in between his coaching of Japan RU!

Josh Jackson retires, the ongoing injuries finally caught up with him. Good Club Player! https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/canterbury-bulldogs-star-josh-jackson-retires/1ee337f3-48dc-41bb-8cbe-dfe1804c4703

Towards the end I'm sure I heard "Fittler he's only got one plan......."

Not good news for Storm with Harry out for the Manly match https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2022/05/25/team-update-indigenous-round-v-manly/ While it means another disjointed game for Storm these injuries eventually show up one or two finds, it should mean a strong Storm come the play offs with hopefully everyone fit apart from the long term injuries!

Aaaaannnnnd MIck Potter has picked up this slippery baton according to here. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2022-canterbury-bulldogs-coach-mick-potter-trent-barrett-quits-phil-gould/7994342f-02aa-43e9-9516-0fce5678b617 Best of luck to him going to another basket case front office after his stint at the Tigers As a Bulls fan I have a lot of time for him and hope he does well this time round!

I like this quote from here https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-03/st-george-illawarra-dragons-melbourne-storm-preview/101032052" I wish I knew (why they were so good). I don't know. I think there's 15 other clubs sitting there going 'what's so good about these bastards' because they're just so good. "They just continue to get better and better. It'll be a big feat, a big challenge for us, but we'll go down there with the right attitude.

Are Manly waiting for Turbo to turn up? That was a very ordinary first half by them, its lucky for them the Sharks are still learning their systems this year otherwise it could easily have 50+

The first real salvo against Storm for the coming season coming surprisingly from Fox Sports. At least Cronk was having none of it and he should know! https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-melbourne-storm-brandon-smith-storm-round-one-season-preview-news-craig-bellamy-cameron-munster-ryan-papenhuyzen/news-story/8580f7edf98d5700e61a8d0375e91b38

The Ref was poor and inconsistent in this match he made Klein look a model of consistency! Trouble is the Judiciary can't be seen to be letting players off when most cases a common sense action would be a penalty and/or Yellow card! Like looking at Super League standards

Why do I get the feeling you have Bella on your wall as a pin up!

I noticed the TRL article on the ongoing saga of Cam Smith, it's making me wonder whether this a deliberate ploy to stop the Aussie press bothering Bellyache over what he will be doing next year. Though it's been stated that decision will come sometime next week! Will Cam do a Tom Brady and try his luck with the Titans? he would certainly get them to the playoffs but they look good enough to do that anyway, he could get them to the QF's but it would be difficult from then on but not impossible! Will he do it? I don't know but like most Storm fans I wouldn't mind him giving it a go. I just hope the Sydney Media feel obliged to write off Storms chances as it helps the Squad with that bit of extra motivation!

Hughes should look at other players who have left Storm and not set the NRL on fire, Cronk being a rare exception but he was a class or two above where Hughes is at the moment! He could get more money elsewhere but could he deliver? only a few Clubs have the quality of Squad depth to achieve it! But I doubt if they will be the ones throwing silly money at him!

Someone got their communications wrong if correct! https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/storm/nrl-2020-storm-14-players-vs-roosters-suliasi-vunivalu-round-14-video/news-story/55ec73ea4f90271afc0f65d70fe70b7e

Took a while for this to be refuted! https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/01/31/cameron-smith-protege-brandon-smith-quite-upset-at-early-melbourne-storm-exit-reports/

Not according to this https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/league/souths-captain-greg-inglis-miss-opening-nrl-rounds-after-turning-up-15kg-overweight-report?variant=tb_v_1

I see that tired old hack Booze Drossfield has got Storm coming 9th in the final ladder for the up coming season!

I think it was Siebold alleging Benny was already in contact with players other than the English test lads and also Richardson had told him it was a done deal. Benny forced the Ponies hand on Friday with I'm staying to honour my contract etc! Benny might be carrying a lot of baggage with this debacle but not as much as 3rd rate hack Booze Drossfield and his his 2nd rate cohorts in the Telegraph have over Benny!

Haynes taking a certain phrase to literally perhaps? https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/108773922/.html

I'm sure you would help Degsy out at Leigh if asked!!

He's from Dewsbury they use different vowels from there! ?

This is a bit of a surprise! https://www.titans.com.au/news/2018/11/07/rugby-league-immortal-mal-meninga-joins-the-titans/

Klemmer to Knights perhaps?? https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/28/david-klemmer-requests-immediate-release-from-canterbury-bulldogs/

It will depend on how much the Ponies are willing to divvy up to Benny! He won't go cheap that's for sure!

Couldn't find the thread for this https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2018/08/07/storm-reaches-25000-record/ ?