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WE HAVE A WINNER FOR HEAT 2,
WELL DONE.....DEE DEUCE.
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WINNERS
Rabbitohs
Cowboys
Panthers
Knights
Dragons
Storm
Eels
Sea Eagles
TOTAL POINTS
387
HOME WINS
6
POLL
Knights v Warriors
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Well Done Spotty Herbert & All Other Minor Winners
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ELIMINATED
Nobody was eliminated in NRL Round 14
Better luck in heat 3, later in the season all those who were eliminated.
SURVIVED
Dee Deuce - Panthers - Storm - Sea Eagles - Eels - Titans - Cowboys - Dragons - Raiders
Irish Saint - Panthers - Eels - Titans - Sea Eagles - Cowboys - Tigers - Storm - Rabbitohs
Well done all those who survived and good luck in round 15.
ROUND 15
THURSDAY JUNE 17
Broncos vs Rabbitohs, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm
FRIDAY JUNE 18
Cowboys vs Sharks, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, 6pm
Panthers vs Roosters, Panthers Stadium, 7.55pm
SATURDAY JUNE 19
Knights vs Warriors, McDonald Jones Stadium, 3pm
Dragons vs Raiders, WIN Stadium, 5.30pm
Storm vs Tigers, AAMI Park, 7.35pm
SUNDAY JUNE 20
Eels vs Bulldogs, Bankwest Stadium, 2pm
Titans vs Sea Eagles, Cbus Super Stadium, 4.05pm
TEAMS HAVING A BYE THIS ROUND
No Teams Are Having A Bye In Round 15
DON'T FORGET TO ADD A COMBINDED SCORE WITH YOUR PICK THIS ROUND AS WE ARE DOWN TO 5 OR LESS PLAYERS
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WINNERS
Sea Eagles
Panthers
Roosters
Rabbitohs
Raiders
Storm
Eels
Dragons
AWAY WINS
4
TOTAL POINTS
357
POLL
All the R14 margins of victory will be by 10 or more points.
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A Different Game': NRL Great Fires Off At Anthony Griffin's Dufty Back-Up Plan
Michael Ennis has cast major doubts over the Dragons' plans to fill Matt Dufty's vacancy next year at fullback with Cody Ramsey.
The retired NRL great joins the chorus of critics who have questioned Anthony Griffin's call to farewell Dufty at the end of the season in the wake of his world-class individual display against the Broncos.
In a call that has shocked not only the Dragons' faithful, Griffin sat down with Dufty last week to inform him he wasn't part of the club's future plans beyond this year, forcing the livewire fullback to find a new home for next season.
It quickly became the biggest talking point over the weekend, with Dufty responding in his return from a two-week injury layoff with seven try involvements – two tries and five assists – to guide the Red V to a 52-24 win over the Broncos.
After the match, Dufty, who has scored 44 tries in 77 games for the Dragons, admitted he was heartbroken by the decision and nearly teared up at the warm response from fans after his performance against the Broncos at Kogarah Oval.
It's claimed the Dragons' reservations towards Dufty relate to his defence, specifically his ability to organise a defensive line and his positioning, while his size means he's often exposed on kick returns.
But Ennis was stunned Griffin was willing to let Dufty leave given the attacking x-factor he possesses, as was on show against Brisbane.
“It astounds me to be honest,” Ennis said.
“We saw when he had a rib injury a couple of weeks ago and then back into the side on Thursday night and it just shows what he means to the footy side because they can’t score points without him.
“He is so classy with the footy. He has great speed.
“You look at some of the gun fullbacks in the competition, Tedesco and Papenhuyzen their speed is what sets them apart and gives them opportunities to create.
“Then they show their class with their ball playing ability and Dufty possesses that. Sure he is not the biggest guy out of the back-field to get their sets started. But when it gets down to the business end of the field he nails it and he makes the other players around him better.
“If they think that Cody Ramsey is their answer at fullback then I am completely watching a different game.”
In opting not to re-sign Dufty, Griffin revealed the club has high hopes for Cody Ramsey and Tyrell Sloan as the Dragons' future fullbacks.
Sloane, a 19-year-old who was elevated to the club's top 30 NRL squad this year, is considered one of the Dragons' best young prospects and was part of their 2019 SG Ball title-winning side.
While Ramsey has played the majority of the season on the left wing but filled in at fullback while Dufty was injured in the losses to the Sharks and Tigers recently.
Ramsey had an off night in the dominant win over Brisbane, committing four errors, but Griffin is a known fan of the 21-year-old speedster.
Ennis isn't seeing it, however.
“The worry for me is that they have some good young kids coming through that have been spoken about as potential replacements for Dufty,” Ennis said.
“They are talking about staying within, but the one that keeps being mentioned is Ramsey, who had four errors under the high-ball the other night.
“To me Cody Ramsey is a player that a coach can fall in love with over the summer because he works his butt off and he gives you everything he can and turns up every day with a great attitude and a coach says I want to coach him and I want him in the side.
“But when it gets down to the nitty gritty he just doesn’t have the skill level from what I’ve seen yet that Matt Dufty has.
“They can ill-afford to lose Dufty. You go and ask any of the St George players and I think deep down they would love to keep Matt Dufty.”
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ELIMINATED
Oldbear - Eels - Storm - Panthers - Sea Eagles - Titans - Cowboys - No Pick Entered
Better luck in heat 3, later in the season all those who were eliminated.
SURVIVED
Dee Deuce - Panthers - Storm - Sea Eagles - Eels - Titans - Cowboys - Dragons
Irish Saint - Panthers - Eels - Titans - Sea Eagles - Cowboys - Tigers - Storm
Well done all those who survived and good luck in round 14.
ROUND 14
THURSDAY JUNE 10
No Teams Playing Tonight
FRIDAY JUNE 11
Sea Eagles vs Cowboys, Lottoland, 6pm
Sharks vs Panthers, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 7.55pm
SATURDAY JUNE 12
Titans vs Roosters, Cbus Super Stadium, 3pm
Rabbitohs vs Knights, ANZ Stadium, 5.30pm
Raiders vs Broncos, GIO Stadium, 7.35pm
SUNDAY JUNE 13
Warriors vs Storm, Mt Smart Stadium, 2pm
Eels vs Tigers, Bankwest Stadium, 4.05pm
MONDAY JUNE 14
Bulldogs vs Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 4pm
TEAMS HAVING A BYE THIS ROUND
No Teams Are Having A Bye In Round 14
DON'T FORGET TO ADD A COMBINDED SCORE WITH YOUR PICK THIS ROUND AS WE ARE DOWN TO 5 OR LESS PLAYERS
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Well done Harrigan & all other minor winners
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WINNERS
Dragons
Panthers
Storm
Eels
NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES
TOTAL POINTS
153
HOME WINS
2
POLL
Dragons vs. Broncos
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WELL DONE JEFF STEIN & ALL MINOR WINNERS
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ELIMINATED
Cameron Highlander - Eels - Storm - Dragons - Rabbitohs - Titans - Sea Eagles
Spotty Herbert - Roosters - Storm - Panthers - Raiders - Warriors - Sea Eagles
Better luck in heat 3, later in the season all those who were eliminated.
SURVIVED
Dee Deuce - Panthers - Storm - Sea Eagles - Eels - Titans - Cowboys
Irish Saint - Panthers - Eels - Titans - Sea Eagles - Cowboys - Tigers
Oldbear - Eels - Storm - Panthers - Sea Eagles - Titans - Cowboys
Well done all those who survived and good luck in round 13.
ROUND 13
THURSDAY JUNE 3
Dragons vs Broncos, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 7.50pm
FRIDAY JUNE 4
Tigers vs Panthers, Bankwest Stadium, 7.55pm
SATURDAY JUNE 5
Storm vs Titans, AAMI Park, 7.35pm
SUNDAY JUNE 6
Knights vs Eels, McDonald Jones Stadium, 4.05pm
TEAMS HAVING A BYE THIS ROUND
Bulldogs, Cowboys, Rabbitohs, Raiders, Roosters, Sea Eagles, Sharks, Warriors
DON'T FORGET TO ADD A COMBINDED SCORE WITH YOUR PICK THIS ROUND AS WE ARE DOWN TO 5 OR LESS PLAYERS
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On 26/05/2021 at 07:44, Cameron Highlander said:
Good evening from Ontario R L Winger. I'm wondering about Round 13 NEXT weekend and what you will do with this competition since 8 teams have a BYE week? Your answer might sway me to change my pick for Round 12 THIS weekend. I await your reply. Many thanks and cheers.
Round 13 there will still be 4 games, So everyone should be able to still put in a pick they have not put in already....If I am wrong let me know...Cheers
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On 29/05/2021 at 00:26, Sports Prophet said:
No sign of DeBellin tonight. Dragons fans will be begging that he can bring some immediate form to a team whose season is in a vicious decline, losing to one very unconvincing team and then getting flogged a week later by another also ran.
I anticipate we will see the No Fault Stand Down policy face it’s biggest legal scrutiny in the coming months.
Jack de Belin has made his return to rugby league, 968 days since his last game.
De Belin ran out for the Dragons against Magpies in the NSW Cup at Lidcombe Oval on Saturday. They lost 26-18.
De Belin played for 44 minutes and was reportedly met with an overwhelmingly positive reception from the crowd and even opposition players.
It was his first game since 2018, having been stood down by the NRL after being charged with rape.
He started from the bench in the No.19 jersey. He was supported in the crowd by his partner and friends, as well as a number of other Dragons.
It is the first step in his journey back to the NRL. De Belin is now available to be selected for St George Illawarra, and could play as soon as Thursday night against the Broncos.
“I’d rather see how he gets thorough this,” Dragons coach Anthony Griffin told media after watching de Belin’s performance on Saturday.
“It would be a big ask to play next Thursday. He’ll be terribly sore after today.
“We’ll see what happens over the next couple of days. He wants to play as quickly as possible, and we want him on our list as quickly as possible, but we won’t do anything stupid that will put him in jeopardy of hurting himself after being out this long.
“He was gassed after four or five minutes. But he’s been really effective. He’s been everywhere he needs to be and neat with his defence.”
De Belin is set to return to training with the Dragons’ first-grade squad next week, though it is unclear when he will line up in the NRL.
However, reports from the St George Illawarra camp state that he is in elite physical shape. De Belin’s new contract with the Dragons runs until the end of the 2023 season.
NRL CEO Andrew Abdo stood by the policy that saw De Belin scrubbed out of playing for almost three years.
“We make no apology for taking the hardest stance in Australian sport where our players are charged with serious criminal offences. We cannot remain indifferent to such charges, particularly those against women,’’ he said in a Thursday statement.
“The “No-Fault Stand Down” rule upholds the values of the game, protects the game’s commercial relationships and provides safeguards for the very small number of players who find themselves the subject of serious criminal charges.
“This is an example of our processes working. Jack continued to be employed by the club and was able to extend his contract with the Dragons during the process.
“The rule worked as it should.”
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COURT PROCEEDINGS ARE NOT RUN BY THE MEDIA: JUDGE BLASTS LEAK OF JACK DE BELIN CHARGES BEING DROPPED
A judge has asked how journalists were informed that Jack de Belin's sexual assault case would be withdrawn before a court was notified, telling lawyers that she is not pleased and noting court proceedings are not run by the media.
Prosecutors formally withdrew four sexual assault charges against Mr de Belin on Friday, a day after lawyers confirmed the case would not proceed to a third trial.
Mr de Belin, 30, and his friend Callan Sinclair, 24, faced two trials in the NSW District Court on five counts each of aggravated sexual assault after they were accused of assaulting a crying woman at a North Wollongong unit in the early hours of December 9, 2018.
Both pleaded not guilty, maintaining the encounter was a consensual threesome.
Earlier this month, a jury acquitted the men of one charge, relating to an allegation of anal intercourse. The remaining four charges each faced - which were presented on an indictment as three shared counts and one separate count each - remained unresolved when the jury was unable to reach a verdict.
On Thursday, Crown prosecutor Craig Everson said the Director of Public Prosecutions directed there be no further proceedings in the case. Each indictment was marked as "spent".
Judge Dina Yehia said she wants to know "how it is that the decision that was taken, to direct no further proceedings, seems to have come to the attention of the press before it came to the attention of this court".
A judge has asked how journalists were informed that Jack de Belin's sexual assault case would be withdrawn before a court was notified, telling lawyers that she is not pleased and noting court proceedings are not run by the media.Prosecutors formally withdrew four sexual assault charges against Mr de Belin on Friday, a day after lawyers confirmed the case would not proceed to a third trial.
Mr de Belin, 30, and his friend Callan Sinclair, 24, faced two trials in the NSW District Court on five counts each of aggravated sexual assault after they were accused of assaulting a crying woman at a North Wollongong unit in the early hours of December 9, 2018.
Both pleaded not guilty, maintaining the encounter was a consensual threesome.
Earlier this month, a jury acquitted the men of one charge, relating to an allegation of anal intercourse. The remaining four charges each faced - which were presented on an indictment as three shared counts and one separate count each - remained unresolved when the jury was unable to reach a verdict.
On Thursday, Crown prosecutor Craig Everson said the Director of Public Prosecutions directed there be no further proceedings in the case. Each indictment was marked as "spent".
Judge Dina Yehia said she wants to know "how it is that the decision that was taken, to direct no further proceedings, seems to have come to the attention of the press before it came to the attention of this court".
Mr Everson said the Crown did not communicate this information to the press, and he understands it was leaked to The Daily Telegraph twenty minutes after the DPP emailed lawyers for Mr de Belin and Mr Sinclair.
"Court proceedings are not run by the media, and it's a discourtesy to this court to have that decision leaked to the press before the proceedings are conducted in this court, when this court is notified in the appropriate form," Judge Yehia said.
Mr Everson said he is in "furious agreement".
Judge Yehia said she won't make further inquiries about how the information was leaked, because she has a busy day ahead, but "I'll tell you I'm not pleased about the way this information was leaked to the press".
Speaking outside court, Mr de Belin's solicitor Robert Foster said the case has been "a very long road; no one had any idea just how long a road it would be".
"The indictment has now been marked as ‘spent' and these proceedings are at an end. Jack de Belin is very relieved and looking forward to getting back to playing football," Mr Foster said.
A 2½-week trial at Downing Centre District Court had been told the 19-year-old woman met Mr de Belin and Mr Sinclair at a nightclub, Mr Crown, on the evening of December 8.
In her evidence, the woman said she went with the pair and believed they were taking a bike taxi to another club, but instead they went to a unit in a residential area. She said she initially declined to go inside, then went in to use the toilet.
The woman said Mr de Belin walked into the en suite bathroom naked, while she was using the toilet, so she left the room. She said that when Mr de Belin emerged he undid her top, pushed her onto a bed and removed the rest of her clothing, then started "having sex with me" despite her saying "no".
She said Mr Sinclair undressed and joined in, taking Mr de Belin's place, before the pair swapped several times.
"They were both cheering each other on. Jack de Belin was going, ‘Yeah Cal, keep going,'" the woman said. "I was dead inside, I was numb, I was crying - that's all I was doing."
In his evidence, Mr de Belin said he proposed a consensual threesome with the woman by saying to her: "me, you and Cal".
"She responded, ‘but you have a girlfriend'," Mr de Belin said. "I responded, ‘I can keep a secret if you can'. After that, she winked back and smiled."
In phone calls played to the jury, which had been secretly intercepted by police, Mr de Belin and Mr Sinclair maintained their innocence in conversations with friends, relatives and each other.
Mr de Belin has not played since the end of the 2018 season after becoming the first player to be subject to the NRL's no-fault stand-down policy. Under the policy, players charged with an offence carrying a maximum prison term of 11 years or more are automatically stood down until their court proceedings are finalised.
The St George Illawarra forward is expected to make his return this weekend.
Speaking to Sydney radio station 2GB on Friday morning, Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V'landys was asked about the stand-down policy. He said he feels "sorry for Jack" but "we have a very serious position being custodians of the game and we have to consider the game as a whole".
"We took one of the toughest stances in Australian sport and we had to," Mr V'landys said.
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Sexual assault charges against NRL player Jack de Belin have been dropped after the jury in two separate trials failed to reach a verdict.
His co-accused Callan Sinclair has also been cleared.
Earlier this month the pair were found not guilty on one charge and the jury could not make a majority decision on the other five.
The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions has confirmed it would not pursue the five charges for a third time.
De Belin and Sinclair pleaded not guilty to all charges relating to the alleged assault of a then-19-year-old woman in a Wollongong unit in 2018.
The woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by the pair, however, de Belin and Sinclair insisted the encounter was consensual.
The decision has cleared the path for de Belin to return to playing rugby league for the St George Illawarra Dragons, NRL CEO Andrew Abdo confirmed this afternoon.
De Belin had been stood down under the no-fault stand down rule, which means players cannot play if they are charged with a serious crime.
"We make no apology for taking the hardest stance in Australian sport where our players are charged with serious criminal offences," Mr Abdo said.
"We cannot remain indifferent to such charges, particularly those against women.
"The 'No-Fault Stand Down' rule upholds the values of the game, protects the game's commercial relationships and provides safeguards for the very small number of players who find themselves the subject of serious criminal charges.
"This is an example of our processes working.
"Jack continued to be employed by the club and was able to extend his contract with the Dragons during the process.
"The rule worked as it should."
Dragons CEO Ryan Webb also released a statement, saying, "today's outcome concludes a tumultuous period for all involved in the Jack de Belin matter.
"I wish to thank the support received by our partners, members and fans throughout this entire process."
The Dragons also confirmed de Belin wpuld remain at the club until at least the end of the 2023 season following the DDP's decision.
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WINNERS
Storm
Cowboys
Dragons
Panthers
Eels
Roosters
Titans
Sea Eagles
TOTAL POINTS
353
AWAY WINS
5
POLL
Tigers v Dragons
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The electoral roll used to be viewable to the public at any Australian post office up as far as the 1990's that was the last time I had to use it to trace someone's address.
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A very sad day for the game of Rugby League. I knew him when I was a kid back in the late 1960's Bob Fulton lived around the corner from me in Sydney's northern beaches suburb of Harbord (now known as Freshwater) these days. He was the greatest player to ever play for the Sea Eagles by far, It was a total stroke of luck for Manly that Bob's 1st grade debut was with the Sea Eagles in the first place. In the pre season of 1966 Bob had been trialling with the then defending premiers St George Dragons on a Friday afternoon he was told to turn up at the Dragons Secretary Frank Facers office on the Monday morning and sign a contract with the Dragons to play for them.....But on the Saturday morning Sea Eagles Secretary Ken Arthurson slipped in and convinced Fulton to sign with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. It turned out Fulton was the biggest Signing of Arthurson's career and the biggest miss signing of Facers career. I watched him play many a game at Brookvale oval along with some other Manly Greats I'd met Freddy Jones and Bob Batty. I was always a Dragons supporter but Fulton was always up at the top along with Langlands, Gasnier and Raper as my favorite players even still to this day.
Never a better Centre or Five Eight in my book to pull on the Green and Gold jersey of Australia than Bob Fulton.
Bob Fulton played hard and took the game to a higher level of professionalism and will be an Immortal of the Game of Rugby League till the end of time.
R. I. P. Bob Fulton
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Well Done OldBear and minor winner Barney.
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ELIMINATED
Harrigan - Eels - Storm - Panthers - Sea Eagles - Roosters
Better luck in heat 3, later in the season all those who were eliminated.
SURVIVED
Dee Deuce - Panthers - Storm - Sea Eagles - Eels - Titans
Irish Saint - Panthers - Eels - Titans - Sea Eagles - Cowboys
Oldbear - Eels - Storm - Panthers - Sea Eagles - Titans
Cameron Highlander - Eels - Storm - Dragons - Rabbitohs - Titans
Spotty Herbert - Roosters - Storm - Panthers - Raiders - Warriors
Well done all those who survived and good luck in round 12.
ROUND 12
THURSDAY MAY 27
Broncos vs Storm, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm
FRIDAY MAY 28
Cowboys vs Warriors, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, 6pm
Tigers vs Dragons, Bankwest Stadium, 7.55pm
SATURDAY MAY 29
Panthers vs Bulldogs, Panthers Stadium, 3pm
Rabbitohs vs Eels, ANZ Stadium, 5.30pm
Roosters vs Raiders, Perth, 5.30pm
SUNDAY MAY 30
Sharks vs Titans, Coffs Harbour, 2pm
Knights vs Sea Eagles, McDonald Jones Stadium, 4.05pm
DON'T FORGET TO ADD A COMBINDED SCORE WITH YOUR PICK THIS ROUND AS WE ARE DOWN TO 5 OR LESS PLAYERS
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WELL DONE THE RED ROOSTER & ALL OTHER MINOR WINNERS
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WELL DONE RAILWAY END & ALL OTHER MINOR WINNERS
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WELL DONE JEFF STEIN & ALL OTHER MINOR WINNERS.
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2021 TOTAL RL FORUMS NRL SURVIVOR ELIMINATION COMP HEAT 3.....UPDATED AFTER NRL ROUND 24.....WE HAVE A WINNER
in The Australian Rugby League Forum
Posted · Edited by R L Winger
THE RULES OF TOTAL RL FORUM.....NRL SURVIVOR COMP 2021
1: You must pick one winning team a week till you are eliminated
2: If your team you picked wins, or ties, you survive. If your team you picked looses you're eliminated.
3: You may only pick any team once - As an example if you pick Melbourne Storm in any week,
you can't pick them again in any other Week during the current heat of Survivor.
4: You can edit your picks as long as it is before kick off of the first game of that round.
5: All picks must be in before kick off of the first game of the round.
6: The comp continues until there is a winner.
7: Don't miss a week or you will be eliminated.
8: When the competition gets Down to 5 players surviving in a heat.
You must pick a points total of the team you have picked and who that team is playing.
The survivor must not break the points total scored in the game by both teams.
This feature will be used as a tie breaker, if needed to find a winner of a Survivor heat or the final.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.