Thread: Nrl 2009

Guys post here on anything rugby league related

So you know I support the champion roosters

Just don't mention tonights game

Actually went to the Roosters v Tigers game tonite...was good to see em get smashed...

Bunnies supporter here....

Here's something to have a chat about, trouble in paradise at the roostes. they're talking about offloading these 3 players and signing up a few new ones for next year. all of the sudden the roosters look like they''re hardly the glamour club that people really wana play for anymore. lots of roosters fans seem to have a bit of a grudge against this guy but at least when ricky stuart was there he could get good players to sign for a little less then they could have gotten elsewhere. (ashley harrison & braith anasta = perfect examples)


today however.....show me a good reason why you'd even sign with the roosters with the exception that they're paying you good money (which is the reason for signing with any other club).



http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...006066,00.html
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THE Roosters appear headed for a stand-off with Willie Mason as club officials try to reconfigure their ageing team towards youth and speed.
Just three games into the season, The Sunday Telegraph understands club powerbrokers are prepared to let Mason walk even though he is signed until the end of 2010.
Mason's agent Greg Keenan is currently in Europe and has strong connections in rugby union.
Anthony Minichiello, Craig Fitzgibbon, Iosia Soliola, Shane Shackleton and Mitchell Aubusson are all off contract.
Fitzgibbon, the heart and soul of the club for the past decade, is not expected to be offered another deal. The same goes for former Test fullback Minichiello.
Their departures would free up around $600,000 for the Roosters as they try to lure the likes of Todd Carney, Karmichael Hunt, David Williams or Brett Kearney to add some much-needed speed.
Boom Raiders junior Josh Dugan, a superstar in the Toyota Cup, is also understood to be a target.
The Mason situation will cause major rumblings within the club. If the former Test forward digs in his heels, there is guaranteed to be a fight.
Recruited to Bondi Junction after a fallout with the Bulldogs 18 months ago, Mason was trumpeted as a player who could help deliver the club a premiership. Chief executive Steve Noyce has denied Mason is on the outer, but if another offer falls his way the Roosters would happily let him leave.
Asked if the Roosters would honour Mason's contract, Noyce said: "Very much so. There's no truth in (him leaving).''
The Roosters have a reputation for getting the players they want.
When they wanted Craig Wing and Brett Finch, they got them.
When they wanted to get rid of Ricky Stuart as coach, they did. That was despite Stuart leading them to three successive grand finals.
Roosters insiders remain concerned about the lack of speed in their team. It was evident when Wests Tigers ran them ragged last Friday night.
Recruitment guru Peter O'Sullivan was poached from Melbourne at the start of last year to ensure the club had the edge when it came to recruiting both big names and junior talent.
O'Sullivan has had his hands tied because of the playing roster he inherited.
To be fair to Mason, he is returning from a knee reconstruction and it will take time for him to recapture his best form.
However, the Roosters are not a club renowned for being patient.

How good are the broncos looking

Wallace for origin

and down go the Knights

its always a good weekend in League when Souths win and the Roosters lose

Souths were terrible for the first 50-60 minutes but still won bullshit

How about manly? 0/3 lost to Penrith hahahaha

suck shit to manly although i do think they will bounce back...

and who will take it out this year?
and who will get the wooden spoon?

Originally Posted by Online Nutrition

and who will take it out this year?

South Sydney

Originally Posted by Online Nutrition

and who will get the wooden spoon?

Sydney Roosters

Not even close

Originally Posted by Guyver

South Sydney



Sydney Roosters

nah seriously?
not you fav and least fav

BRONCOS: 1. Karmichael Hunt 2. Antonio Winterstein 3. Steve Michaels 4. Justin Hodges 5. Israel Folau 6. Darren Lockyer (c) 7. Peter Wallace 8. Nick Kenny 9. Aaron Gorrell 10. Joel Clinton 11. Sam Thaiday 12. Ben Te’o 13. Corey Parker Interchange: 14. Andrew McCullough 15. David Taylor 16. Lagi Setu 17. Alex Glenn; Reserves: 18. Ashton Sims 19. Josh McGuire
DRAGONS: 1. Ben Hornby (c) 2. Brett Morris 3. Beau Scott 4. Darius Boyd 5. Wendell Sailor 6. Jamie Soward 7. Mathew Head 8. Jarrod Saffy 9. Dean Young 10. Michael Weyman 11. Matt Prior 12. Ben Creagh 13. Jeremy Smith
Interchange: 14. Dan Hunt 15. Neville Costigan 16. Luke Priddis 17. Trent Merrin; Reserves: 18. Nick Emmett



ROOSTERS: 1. Sam Perrett 2. Sonny Tuigmala 3. Mitchell Aubusson 4. Iosia Soliola 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6. Braith Anasta 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Mark O'Meley 9. James Aubusson 10. Frank-Paul Nuuausala 11. Shane Shackleton 12. Craig Fitzgibbon 13. Setaimata Sa Interchange: 14. Lopini Paea 15. Martin Kennedy 16. Ben Jones 17. Jake Friend; Reserves: 18. Sisa Waqa
EELS: 1. Luke Burt 2. Joel Reddy 3. Ben Smith 4. Krisnan Inu 5. Eric Grothe 6. Jarryd Hayne 7. Brett Finch 8. Nathan Cayless 9. Matthew Keating 10. Fuifui Moimoi 11. Nathan Hindmarsh 12. Weller Huaraki 13. Feleti Mateo Interchange: 14. Kris Keating 15. Joe Galuvao 16. Tim Mannah 17. Broderick Wright 18. Todd Lowrie


PANTHERS: 1. Lachlan Coote 2. Michael Gordon 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Tighe 5. Shane Elford 6. Wade Graham 7. Jarrod Sammut 8. Matthew Bell 9. Paul Aiton 10. Petero Civoniceva 11. Trent Waterhouse 12. Nathan Smith 13. Luke Lewis Interchange: 14. Masada Iosefa 15. Frank Pritchard 16. Frank Puletua 17. Gavin Cooper; Reserves: 18. Tim Grant 19. Adam Woolnough 20. Joseph Paulo 21. Maurice BlairTIGERS: 1. Tim Moltzen 2. Taniela Tuiaki 3. Dean Collis 4. Chris Lawrence 5. Beau Ryan 6. John Morris 7. Benji Marshall 8. Keith Galloway 9. Robbie Farah 10. Bryce Gibbs 11. Gareth Ellis 12. Chris Heighington 13. Todd Payten
Interchange: 14. Corey Payne 15. Rocky Trimarchi 16. Rhys Hanbury 17. Danny Galea; Reserves: 18. Dene Halatau


STORM: 1. Billy Slater 2. Steve Turner 3. Will Chambers 4. Willie Isa 5. Anthony Quinn 6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jeff Lima 9. Cameron Smith (c) 10. Adam Blair 11. Wairangi Koopu 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dallas Johnson
Interchange: 14. Ryan Hinchcliffe 15. Kevin Proctor 16. Aiden Tolman 17. Scott Anderson; Reserves: 18. Joseph Tomane 19. Matt Cross
TITANS: 1. William Zillman 2. Kevin Gordon 3. Esi Tonga 4. Brett Delaney 5. Chris Walker 6. Mat Rogers 7. Preston Campbell 8. Luke Bailey (c) 9. Nathan Friend 10. Michael Henderson 11. Anthony Laffranchi 12. Mark Minichiello 13. Ashley Harrison Interchange: 14. Matt White 15. Brad Meyers 16. Luke O'Dwyer 17. Josh Graham; Reserves: 18. Aaron Cannings

WARRIORS:1. Wade McKinnon 2. Denan Kemp 3. Patrick Ah Van 4. Jerome Ropati 5. Aidan Kirk 6. Joel Moon 7. Stacey Jones 8. Sam Rapira 9. Ian Henderson 10. Steve Price (C) 11. Simon Mannering 12. Jacob Lillyman 13. Micheal Luck Interchange: 14. Nathan Fien 15. Russell Packer 16. Jesse Royal 17. Ukuma Ta’ai 18. Lewis Brown 19. Daniel O’Regan
RABBITOHS: 1. Rhys Wesser 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Colin Best 4. Shaune Corrigan 5. Fetuli Talanoa 6. John Sutton 7. Chris Sandow 8. Luke Stuart 9. Issac Luke 10. Roy Asotasi (c) 11. Ben Lowe 12. Shannan McPherson 13. David Fa'alogo Interchange: 14. Craig Wing 15. Eddy Pettybourne 16. Jaiman Lowe 17. David Kidwell


BULLDOGS: 1. Luke Patten 2. Hazem El Masri 3. Josh Morris 4. Jamal Idris 5. Bryson Goodwin 6. Ben Roberts 7. Brett Kimmorley 8. Ben Hannant 9. Michael Ennis 10. Michael Hodgson 11. Gary Warburton 12. Andrew Ryan 13. David Stagg Interchange: 14. Chris Armit 15. Greg Eastwood 16. John Kite 17. Yileen Gordon; Reserves: 19. Matt Utai
SHARKS: 1. Mitch Brown 2. Misi Taulapapa 3. Ben Pomeroy 4. Blake Ferguson 5. Luke Covell 6. Trent Barrett 7. Brett Seymour 8. Kade Snowden 9. Corey Hughes 10. Luke Douglas 11. Reece Williams 12. Anthony Tupou 13. Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: 14. Reni Maitua 15. Jack Afamasaga 16. Bryan Norrie 17. Tony Caine

KNIGHTS: 1. Kurt Gidley (c) 2. James McManus 3. Junior Sau 4. Adam MacDougall 5. Akuila Uate 6. Ben Rogers 7. Scott Dureau 8. Mark Taufua 9. Isaac De Gois 10. Ben Cross 11. Chris Houston 12. Zeb Taia 13. Matt Hilder
Interchange: 14. George Ndaira 15. Marvin Karawana 16. Richard Fa’aoso 17. Danny Wicks
SEA EAGLES: 1. Michael Robertson 2. Michael Bani 3. Jamie Lyon 4. Steve Matai 5. Shane Neumann 6. Chris Bailey 7. Matt Orford (c) 8. Brent Kite 9. Matt Ballin 10. Josh Perry 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Glenn Hall 13. Glenn Stewart Interchange: 14. Heath L'Estrange 15. Jason King 16. Adam Cuthbertson 17. George Rose; Reserves: 18. Shane Rodney

RAIDERS: 1. Josh Dugan 2. Adrian Purtell 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joel Monaghan 5. Justin Carney 6. Terry Campese 7. Marc Herbert 8. David Shillington 9. Stuart Flanagan 10. Josh Miller 11. Joe Picker 12. Bronson Harrison 13. Alan Tongue (c) Interchange: 14. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 15. Trevor Thurling 16. Glen Turner 17. Nigel Plum; Reserves; 18. Travis Waddell
COWBOYS: 1. Matt Bowen 2. John Williams 3. Ashley Graham 4. Ty Williams 5. Ben Farrar 6. Travis Burns 7. Johnathan Thurston (c) 8. Shane Tronc 9. Aaron Payne 10. Antonio Kaufusi 11. Carl Webb 12. Ben Harris 13. Luke O'Donnell Interchange: 14. Clint Amos 15. Scott Bolton 16. Matt Scott 17. Manase Manuokafoa; Reserves: 18. Steve Rapira

Round 4 teams above

Originally Posted by Icarus

Round 4 teams above

how do you rate your chances against the Eels this wknd?

Originally Posted by Guyver

how do you rate your chances against the Eels this wknd?

I honestly think we will win, most teams fire up when there has been some controversy.

And the eels aren't exactly in great form in my opinion

Originally Posted by Icarus

I honestly think we will win, most teams fire up when there has been some controversy.

And the eels aren't exactly in great form in my opinion

yeh i actually think you might take the eels out this wknd, i really didnt think they were anything special against Souths last week...

roosters need to start winning at the SFS too..

bulldogs are going to win mates.