Moves, Rumours,Judiciary, Injuries ...

[Farmduck]

I love a good nerdy number-crunch. The widest margin round - R18 2001 - had 4 teams scoring 40 or more, including the Storm who beat some team (one of the Sydney teams, maybe, I dunno) 64 - 0

 

[Graham]

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary is facing a possible fine if he is found to have talked to the referees during a heated halftime discussion.

Cleary will be investigated by the NRL despite his admission that there was nothing "untoward" in his interactions with referee Ashley Klein.

Panthers pair James Tamou and James Maloney were seen in deep discussions with the officials after the first half ended at Panthers Stadium on Sunday.

And Cleary admitted to becoming involved, saying: "I might've spoken to them, yeah, possibly. You can ask them. It was nothing untoward."

[Farmduck]

Jeremy Latitude is retiring at the end of the year.

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Latimore won't be lost to the game however, with his future otherwise looking bright in the years to come.

"I'll definitely be heading into mortgage broking so if anyone out there needs a loan, you know where to come. Big Jerry at your service," Latimore laughed.

"Finance is definitely a passion. I did a University degree (Bachelor of Business at University of Wollongong) so naturally I'll be in the corporate world and I'll look to build my mortgage broking business.

"I'll probably keep playing footy in the Wollongong comp too; it'll help me get my footy fix as I haven't lost my love of game."

He's played 177 games which is excellent for a player who was never an A-Lister.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/29/latimore-to-retire-at-seasons-end/

Edited July 30, 2019 by Farmduck

[DavidM]

Unsung hero . Shows up every time for the Dragons . Does a shift at a good level and one of those players that’s highly regarded by the blokes around him 

[Graham]

Issac Luke will likely have just three games left in Warriors colours after his unsuccessful challenge of a dangerous tackle charge landed him a three-week ban at the judiciary on Tuesday night.

Luke will be sidelined for Friday's critical clash with Canberra, as well as round 21 and 22 games against Manly and the Roosters, with an extra week's suspension added to his punishment for lifting Parramatta's Dylan Brown.

The 32-year-old hooker is currently a free agent and has not been offered a new deal by the Warriors, England's Super League looming as his most likely avenue to continue his career beyond this season.

[Graham]

Anyone remember this?

1986 - Balmain vs Norths 1986

Scott Gale RIP

Died too young, desperately sad.

 

[Graham]

Newcastle Knights have confirmed the signing of Sharks hooker Jayden Brailey on a three-year deal.

The 23-year-old has played 62 NRL matches for Cronulla since making his debut in 2017.

"I'm disappointed to be moving on from the Sharks. It's always been a dream of mine to be playing for my junior club since I was a young kid and I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunities they have given me," Brailey told sharks.com.au.

 

[DoubleD]

1 hour ago, Graham said:

Newcastle Knights have confirmed the signing of Sharks hooker Jayden Brailey on a three-year deal.

The 23-year-old has played 62 NRL matches for Cronulla since making his debut in 2017.

"I'm disappointed to be moving on from the Sharks. It's always been a dream of mine to be playing for my junior club since I was a young kid and I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunities they have given me," Brailey told sharks.com.au.

 

Interesting that Cronulla let him go, think he’ll go well at Newcastle, good signing for them

[Graham]

Ponga is happy Brailey will join him at the club.

[Graham]

28 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Interesting that Cronulla let him go, think he’ll go well at Newcastle, good signing for them

Yes they chose to extend his younger brother’s contract. They must see him as the future rather than Jayden?

[DoubleD]

37 minutes ago, Graham said:

Yes they chose to extend his younger brother’s contract. They must see him as the future rather than Jayden?

And probably cheaper at this stage of their careers

[DavidM]

Surprised by that tbh . They’ve invested a lot in him and nurtured him through to this level . Haven’t seen to much of his brother but they’ve made their choice and I think the knights will be quite happy . I’m not a big Levi fan so I’d see this as an upgrade 

[Graham]

2 hours ago, DavidM said:

Surprised by that tbh . They’ve invested a lot in him and nurtured him through to this level . Haven’t seen to much of his brother but they’ve made their choice and I think the knights will be quite happy . I’m not a big Levi fan so I’d see this as an upgrade 

Levi out of favour, so especially with this signing his day’s there are numbered. Plus I believe anyway he’s been told he should/could look elsewhere

[Graham]

The NRL has decided not to take action against Ivan Cleary over allegations he approached the referees at half-time of Sunday’s loss to Canberra.

[DoubleD]

4 hours ago, Graham said:

The NRL has decided not to take action against Ivan Cleary over allegations he approached the referees at half-time of Sunday’s loss to Canberra.

Sets a dangerous precedent that

[Graham]

Christian Welch likely to miss rest of season with ACL injury which he got in the R20 win

Edited August 3, 2019 by Graham

[Graham]

The N Z Warriors have announced forward Chris Satae has been released from his playing contract in order to take up an opportunity in the Super League.

Satae was granted an immediate release from the club on Monday afternoon, with a long-term deal from England too hard to pass up.

“We’ve reluctantly agreed to Chris’ request for an early release,” Warriors general manager football Brian Smith told the club’s website.

“He was contracted until 2021 but he has received an opportunity in England for the rest of this season and then another four years. It gives Chris and his family tremendous security and we wouldn’t want to stand in his way.

“He has been really impressive for our Canterbury Cup side but has had limited chances to play for the NRL side due to the competition for places.

[Graham]

Penrith's James Maloney and Souths' Sam Burgess will head to the NRL judiciary on Tuesday in a bid to play in Round 21.

South Sydney enforcer Burgess is set to contest the grading of his grade two high tackle charge.

The Rabbitohs were initially set to accept the match review committee charge but after closer analysis have decided to argue for the downgrade.

Significantly, South Sydney will use legal eagle Nick Ghabar to argue the case.

[Graham]

4 minutes ago, Graham said:

The N Z Warriors have announced forward Chris Satae has been released from his playing contract in order to take up an opportunity in the Super League.

Satae was granted an immediate release from the club on Monday afternoon, with a long-term deal from England too hard to pass up.

“We’ve reluctantly agreed to Chris’ request for an early release,” Warriors general manager football Brian Smith told the club’s website.

“He was contracted until 2021 but he has received an opportunity in England for the rest of this season and then another four years. It gives Chris and his family tremendous security and we wouldn’t want to stand in his way.

“He has been really impressive for our Canterbury Cup side but has had limited chances to play for the NRL side due to the competition for places.

The word is that Hull FC have been talking to him, so maybe he's going there?

[Graham]

Sam Burgess went before judicary and  is free to play in R21

[Lounge Room Lizard]

13 hours ago, Graham said:

Sam Burgess went before judicary and  is free to play in R21

This is wrong. The NRL make a big thing about head contacts which Sam Burgess did and concussed a player. Moylan has to miss a couple of games, game due to failing the tests. Sam Burgess (15 foul play charges) will not miss a game while the victim is so heavily concussed he can’t play for a fortnight. Brilliant!

Why was Moylan allowed to go back on and play last week,but is out for the next fortnight due to the concussion tests? Something is wrong somewhere.

[Graham]

5 hours ago, Lounge Room Lizard said:

This is wrong. The NRL make a big thing about head contacts which Sam Burgess did and concussed a player. Moylan has to miss a couple of games, game due to failing the tests. Sam Burgess (15 foul play charges) will not miss a game while the victim is so heavily concussed he can’t play for a fortnight. Brilliant!

Why was Moylan allowed to go back on and play last week,but is out for the next fortnight due to the concussion tests? Something is wrong somewhere.

Yes whatever the rights and wrongs of Burgess being ‘got off’ the really worrying thing is Moylan not getting prompt attention, playing on and risking serious injury. The fact he’s out for a fortnight confirms this.

On Burgess - an expensive lawyer helped.

Still deciding the rights and wrongs between Sam and Paul Gallen could we just say - two wrongs don't make a right?  

 

Edited August 7, 2019 by Graham

[Graham]

Michael Gordon will retire at the end of the NRL season,

and will do so after 14 seasons and 257 first grade games.

Gordon joined the Titans in 2018, and has been one of the club’s most senior players over the past two years, and retires as the club’s most experienced player.

The 35-year-old played for Penrith, Cronulla, Parramatta and Sydney before moving to the Gold Coast, as well as playing one State of Origin game for the Blues in 2010.

Gordon spoke to the club’s website about his decision to retire, and believes it was the right time to hang up the boots.

“I have been very fortunate to have enjoyed the career that I have, to have played at some wonderful clubs, and to have shared time with wonderful friends and teammates over the past 14 seasons,” 

[DavidM]

I think he’d have been retired if he hadn’t . Big upheaval coming there you’d think

[Graham]

Craig Bellamy and another of his coaching staff had their mobile phones stolen yesterday at the GCT game.