NRL Round 20 Thread

[Farmduck]

Pong scores again but bungler analyses - inside the 10m when Tigers touch the ball. NO TRY

 

[Futtocks]

The Tigers have NOT read the script - Bula gets another, off a great break from Papali'i.

[Farmduck]

Papali'i break leads to Bula try.

Bula was already famous before he played NRL. People have been walking around Fiji saying his name for decades. (lame Fijian joke there)

Wakeham goal

Wests 18 - 22

[Farmduck]

57min: Dom Young again

[Futtocks]

Not to be outdone by Bula, Young gets his second.

[Farmduck]

Pong kicks one

Knights 28 - 18

[Futtocks]

Hat-trick for Young Dom.

Or is it?

Nope - Bula prevents the grounding.

Edited July 14, 2023 by Futtocks

[Futtocks]

Tyson Gamble scores from a Dom Young break, fed by Gamble.

[Farmduck]

FT:  Newcastle  34  Wests  18

[Farmduck]

Lucky for Wests the Pong missed 4 goal kicks.

I can't believe Fitzgibbon is off to Wire. Shirley, some NRL club wanted him?

[Graham]

Tigers clung on there for so long. Had to miss most of secondarf. What happened?

Pongo is in great form. Pity his goal kicking wasn’t as good here as it has been recently.

 

 

[Farmduck]

2 minutes ago, Graham said:

Tigers clung on there for so long. Had to miss most of secondarf. What happened?

Pongo is in great form. Pity his goal kicking wasn’t as good here as it has been recently.

 

 

Same old same old. In the second half Tigers missed more tackles, gave up more penalties and dropped more ball. If only they were much better they would be a much better team.

[DavidM]

Good game that . Isn’t Jack Hetherington thick as mince ?

[Graham]

4 hours ago, Farmduck said:

Same old same old. In the second half Tigers missed more tackles, gave up more penalties and dropped more ball. If only they were much better they would be a much better team.

Conversely would they be a worse team if they didn’t put their minds to it?

[Graham]

3 hours ago, DavidM said:

Good game that . Isn’t Jack Hetherington thick as mince ?

I think you’re forgetting he’s a forward DM.

[Graham]

I may miss the first game tomorrow as I’ll be concentrating.

 

That’s 3:00pm, 5:30pm and 7:35pm AEST

Edited July 14, 2023 by Graham

[Farmduck]

[Farmduck]

Can the Dogs extend their 1-game winning streak? Or will the horsies get back in the saddle? Although that would look a bit silly.

[Farmduck]

3min: Jacob Preston try

Burton goal

Dogs 6 - 0

[Farmduck]

15min: Adam Reynolds try + goal

That looked too easy.

6 - 6

[Farmduck]

18min: Cape Kurtwell try

Again, well run play that looked very easy.

Reynolds goal

Horsies starting to click into gear

12 - 6

[Farmduck]

26: Armadillo try + Burton goal

Doggies had a couple of lucky breaks and cashed in

12 - 12

[Farmduck]

Away from the screen for 2 minutes and Billy Walters try + Reynolds goal

Broncos 18 - 12

 

Bit of a nautical theme today with Broncos Tristan Sailor and Deine Mariner while Doggies have Faitala-Mariner and Toby Sextant.

[Farmduck]

Now Armadillo under the posts on the restart set with Tevita Penguin making a break 30m out, pass to Sextant then on to Armadillo.

Burton goal

18  - 18

 

[Farmduck]

37min: Deine Mariner try in the corner. He's on Cobbo's wing and Cobbo's over on the other side but hasn't replaced anyone. Not sure what's going on there. Seems like a waste of an interchange to bring on a winger in the first half.

Reynolds missed the goal

Brisbane  22 - 18