NRL 2010 - The year of the controversy!

So much off field drama with Brett Stewart still in the news, the Knights drugs scandals, the Roosters scandals, Thurston's long term future in the game, the list goes on!

But the season has finally kicked off with a bang!

A fantastic game last night with the Broncos and Cowboys, a great win for my Panthers tonight, Knights upsetting the Dogs and Melbourne pushed by the Sharks.

I hope the season uses this as a platform to do the talking on the field rather than off it.

My pick for the title: Melbourne for a triple.

Wooden spoon: Canberra

Bolter for the top 4: Penrith and South Sydney

Underachievers: Parramatta

Feel so outta the loop not living there anymore - but go Wests!!!! Hoping Lote lights it up this season, stoked we somehow nabbed him.

Yeah, it seems to have started with a bang as you say Crouchinho. Watching the Sharks vs Melbourne game last night, though disappointed we didn't get the win, i was still happy at the effort we put in against the reigning premiers.

Roosters were very impressive today against the Souths, and Todd Carney was on fire.

My pick for the title: Dragons.

Wooden Spoon: Raiders.

Underachievers: Bulldogs.

Aye.

Now that this on it will provide  a much needed distraction from our woeful season here.

Was excited at one point as I though the Raiders were going to turn around a 22-0 deficit but it wasnt to be.

I would pick the Storm also for a third title this year.

Wooden Spoon: Warriors

Underachievers: Bulldogs

Dark Horse: Roosters/Panthers

Carney was outstanding today with Pearce. Was gutted when we had those talks with him but he didn't sign for us.

We got Walsh now so i'm happy enough.

Dally M predictions?

I'll stab at Slater.

Dally M winner: Greg Bird

Dark horse: Newcastle

Carney was outstanding today with Pearce. Was gutted when we had those talks with him but he didn't sign for us.

We got Walsh now so I'm happy enough.

Dally M predictions?

I'll stab at Slater.

More livid that the Raiders ever kicked him out.

Dally M;o h geez a tough one really..any of these 3 - Soward, Hayne, Carney??

F**k off Penrith.

Elliott again shows he has no skill in motivating a team. Second half crumble.

Mate, been an eagles fan since Ridgy, Geoff Toovey and the boys reigned. Another sloppy start to the '10 season, blew it v eels, 20 nil at half time and we lose 24-20, can't figure that one at all, Big loss to lose Stewart, again. and Matty Orford has gone to the UK.

Come on the boy's

newcastle lad born and bred so the knights are my team . would be happy to see em sneek into the eight like they did last year . st. george are lookin the buisness so far . with only 2 games played it's far too early for any predictions on my part .

Must of been a shocking off season for Knights fans.

Mate, been an eagles fan since Ridgy, Geoff Toovey and the boys reigned. Another sloppy start to the '10 season, blew it v eels, 20 nil at half time and we lose 24-20, can't figure that one at all, Big loss to lose Stewart, again. and Matty Orford has gone to the UK.

Come on the boy's

Stewart gone for the year and charged with sexual assault. Not good times for him and Manly. Possibly 0 and 3 as well.

For the rest of the NRL that's good because no one else likes Manly Although i hope he isn't charged with assault. The whole thing seems abit too fishy for me.

Anyone watch The Matty Johns Show? I thought it was pretty good TBH. I would compare it to what The Footy Show used to be. It's less about football, more about skits and the like.

Bring back the biff.

The Knights got fucken walloped by a previously winless this season Manly . I struggle to think of a more inept performance in attack by the Knights ever . Not only that Arsenal again failed to put away a team and gave up a late draw 

Penrith were shocking mate. So many chances against a weakened Storm outfit and we blow it. How can you earn a professional contract and not know how to hold a ball?

Bad weekend all round for us with the Raiders, Panthers and Knights getting done.

Mate, been an eagles fan since Ridgy, Geoff Toovey and the boys reigned. Another sloppy start to the '10 season, blew it v eels, 20 nil at half time and we lose 24-20, can't figure that one at all, Big loss to lose Stewart, again. and Matty Orford has gone to the UK.

Come on the boy's

Good one for you, though!

Tigers got another win, big comeback win as well against the Raiders.

Sitting third on the table!

Lote Tuqiri is already signing of the season. What a player. So happy he's back in the NRL.

Lote Tuqiri is already signing of the season. What a player. So happy he's back in the NRL.

He has been a favorite of mine for years with the Wallabies, saw him play in the Rugby 7's at the Commonwealth Games in '06 and he is fantastic to watch live.

So when i logged onto the Tigers website back when we signed him my mouth actually dropped.. I may have had to change my shorts as well.

Hopefully we can keep this winning form up!

Shattered we didn't get him. Quality player with strength, speed, flair and brilliant finishing ability. Even when he gets on he'll be dynamite because he has that build.

Great for the game to see him back.

So thrilled we finally broke our losing streak. 14 in a row is something i really didn't want stored in our record books. It was a sloppy win, but a win nonetheless.

Was glad for the Sharks they won. No lack of effort in their performances but just lacked any sort of skill. Keeping Parra to nil is a decent shift too.

Aye good win by the Sharkies.

How about that Blake Ferguson kid he is going to be something isnt he?

Good player Ferguson. They have players like Douglas and Snowden as well as Barrett and now Smith with Morris at dummy half. If they can fix their plays, they can definitely be a banana skin side.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a F***ing comeback Penrith! My man Mckendry was outstanding and my man crush Pritchard made a break to help win it at the end. F***ing chuffed!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a f**king comeback Penrith! My man Mckendry was outstanding and my man crush Pritchard made a break to help win it at the end. F***ing chuffed!!

great win crouchinho , the knights are fucken hopeless . we only had that halftime lead because ya's kept givin us the ball back . ya's came out in the second half and played us off the park . the knights are fucken rubbish mate and we will struggle big time this year 

Ay mate. I was still very positive at half time because i knew the lads couldn't play worse and only 3 tries behind.

Real happy.

Melbourne Storm...

Well it really is the year of the controversy.

I am not a Storm fan but I feel for them, especially the players that put in blood sweat and tears week in and out and had no idea about the whole thing but are now stripped off championship rings. Absolutely disgraceful by the NRL!

Seems as some clubs are able to get away with whilst others are punished, the years in the early 2000's when the Roosters made 4 consecutive grand finals and made up more than half the state and national team you can not tell me they were not making under the table payments?? The Dragons and Parra seem to be able to attract a lot of marquee players also whilst never been put under the microscope.

What will this do to the future of rugby league in Victoria, if I was the Storm I would seriously consider pulling out of the comp altogether.

Thoughts??

I don't think this is enough to send them down failure road.

What they did was wrong and shocking. They rorted the system and cheated their way to 2 premierships, 3 minor premierships and a Club World Challenge. They deserve what they get.

I can understand the reservations of people who think we shouldn't really be over asshole-y to them because it's a key team in keeping NRL going but they cheated and being that surly, that corrupt, they don't deserve to be in a competition!

The Bulldogs did the same thing on a much smaller scale and received the same punishment. The difference being that the Dogs didn't win anything to take back off them.

What they get is what they deserve.

Phil Gould was completely off the mark. He backed them up! He ended up playing the victim card for Melbourne and said the NRL are wrong for being so tight with the salary cap. Here's an idea, play by the rules!

Great teams are built within the salary cap. They have in the past and will in the future.

A tip - play by the rules and shut up!

Yeah I don't feel for them at all. $1.7m is a huge amount to pay off on the side and hide, and who knows how much that kept some of the top players at the club? They very well may have won things with players that under normal circumstances may have been given a top contract somewhere else.

If it was my team I'd feel the same way. Sad, but you flout the rules then you deserve what you get.

Always wondered how the Storm could field the teams they had in the past . cheatin cnuts . gotta feel sorry for the players and fans though

Always wondered how the Storm could field the teams they had in the past . cheatin cnuts . gotta feel sorry for the players and fans though

Aye mate. Everyone always wondered how they did, and how bloody obvious it is now eh?

Inglis, Slater, Cronk, Finch, Lima, Smith, Tolman, Hoffman etc etc. all in one squad.

I reckon the players knew. Surely.

Some of them HAD to know, surely? That kinda money doesn't get shifted about without someone having an idea.

I was stunned when i heard of this. Initially, i felt bad for the Storm, but they cheated and deserve all the punishment they've received from the NRL. The Melbourne Storm needs to give a sympathetic apology to all their fans, because they and the players are the victims in all this. That said, i find it hard that the players, knowing how much they and their teammates are on, wouldn't have suspected something fishy.

Also heard today that bookmakers were becoming suspicious a few days ago when some people were suddenly hedging bets on Melbourne being wooden spooners.

Aye mate. Everyone always wondered how they did, and how bloody obvious it is now eh?

Inglis, Slater, Cronk, Finch, Lima, Smith, Tolman, Hoffman etc etc. all in one squad.

I reckon the players knew. Surely.

Yet again what about the Roosters team of the naughties?

Minichello, Hegarty, Hodges, Fitler, Wing, Morley, Fitzgibbon, Rickettson, Flannery, Fletcher and Crocker all rep players and internationals no way they could have been under the cap.

My point is some teams are able to get away with it and the other's dont.

I am not condoning what they did, it is proven cheating but the punishment should be heaped on the individuals behind it and not the players who put in so much work over the last 5 years.

Cheating fcukers. Rupert can afford the fines. Dont know what they are going to do once all the stars take off though. What a shame.

The dragons are looking better and better every week.

Yet again what about the Roosters team of the naughties?

Minichello, Hegarty, Hodges, Fitler, Wing, Morley, Fitzgibbon, Rickettson, Flannery, Fletcher and Crocker all rep players and internationals no way they could have been under the cap.

My point is some teams are able to get away with it and the other's dont.

I am not condoning what they did, it is proven cheating but the punishment should be heaped on the individuals behind it and not the players who put in so much work over the last 5 years.

Doesn't matter, Penrith still flogged them in the grand final I love 2003!

But that was the talk back then, also. They got rid of those players quick though so i suppose no records are there to show it.

Got rid of Hegarty, Hodges, Flannery and Morley quick. Then Rickettson, Fittler and Fletcher retired, Crocker left soon after that and then Fitzy last season.

I'd go far as to say they were over the cap the past 2 seasons with O'Meley, Mason, Anasta, Minichello, Fitzgibbon, Myles and Pearce all with beefy contracts. They got rid of 3 though which has masked it again.

Brilliant win today by the Sharkies. It seems an age since we last won by a big margin. The best thing to come out of the Storm debacle for me is that we definitely won't be seeing the dreaded wooden spoon this season.

Good win by the Sharks indeed.

4/4 in the tipping comp this week hoping the raiders will touch up the bunnies.

Good win by the Sharks indeed.

4/4 in the tipping comp this week hoping the raiders will touch up the bunnies.

Bad luck to your boys. I'm at me cousin's house (big Raiders fan) and he was crushed after the Souths comeback.

F***ing Cronulla cu*ts!

I've put two accumulators on the footy all season and in both weeks Cronulla win. You assholes! Great win though, much needed.

As for Penrith - SECOND! Get in you beauties. I hope we can keep this form up. Tough trip to Gold Coast next weekend and then a bye followed by Dogs at home on a Monday night.

As for Penrith - F**k off!

As for Penrith - F**k off!

Ahhh the Tigers. Gave them sh*t as they walked out of the stadium last night. Surrounded by them giving me sh*t and it was a Panthers home game. Had the last laugh.

Lote dropped one in front of where i was sitting and shouted 'Back to union!' an they all just turned and wanted to hit me Lote stared at me. I'd take him, easily.

Brilliant win today by the Sharkies. It seems an age since we last won by a big margin. The best thing to come out of the Storm debacle for me is that we definitely won't be seeing the dreaded wooden spoon this season.

No that'll the saving grace of my team (Newcastle Knights) too mate , the Knights are F***ing rubbish . grrrrrrrrrrr  good win by the way Bahrosa , your boys smashed us

Brilliant win by the Knights over the Broncos . We haven't beaten em up here for 4 or 5 years i think . I went to the game and we shot out to a 12 point lead , then the Broncos put 4 tries on us in 10 minutes and i'm thinkin "F**k it , here we go again" but the boys played well in the 2nd half and the broncos didn't get a point .
Get in there !!! i hate the Broncos with a passion

I thought it was deja vu for Newcastle when Brisbane hit the lead but credit to them for bouncing back.

Second win in seven matches in Brisbane i think.

Sharks. Demolished.

Reckon I've had the worst possible season of following sports. Liverpool not making the four and the Sharks being so sh*t.

i met michael,k jennoins and perteto civonencia cvtonigt@!!!! shook their hands .a amdf waterhouse amd cpop[er2!!!!! lved it. o bought tmeh a cdron; AMD

Great win by the Sharkies, and can't praise Nathan Gardner enough. The little joy in a day tainted by a depression brought about by the 2 clowns.

Was a class try. I was too busy celebrating the Panthers win though

Penrith snap Brissy's 5 game winning streak at Suncorp to go equal top Go you good thing.

Penrithhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Tiiiigerrrrs!

They can get f**ked

RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck to Penrith big Petero will be gone for a while, after that jawbreaker.

2 weeks for Petero.

Oh well. Don't need him against Sharks. Would of liked him there in the first week of the finals but what can you do.

SECOND!!!

Go the mighty Panthers. Another great atmosphere at the game.

Finals time. I'm so pumped!

Dragons v Manly
Panthers v Canberra
Tigers v Roosters
Titans v Warriors

Going to be epic!

Go you F***ing Tigers!!! First finals since we won it all in '05, feels good to be back!

Todd Carney Dally M Medal winner as well. I do think he deserved it...

He did.

Much more deserved than Boyd considering he scored only 4 tries in two seasons as a F***ing fullback!

Go you F***ing Tigers!!! First finals since we won it all in '05, feels good to be back!

And we haven't made it since 2004. F***ing about time!

Go Penrith!

Up the mighty eels.

Didn't watch the Dally M last night but how did Anasta win captain of the year and did Carney win the medal by much?

The Dally M's have historically been the Roosters Appreciation Society.

Go you Raiders.

Umming and arring whether or not to head over to CUA on Saturday.

And we haven't made it since 2004. F***ing about time!

Go Penrith!

Really? Well good for both of us!

Still, F**k Penrith. Go Tigers

Dado, If you haven't bought tickets now, you won't get any most likely. Sold out. Give general admission tickets a go but i don't know how many are left. Was down to 2,000 yesterday morning and getting snapped up quick.

I got there after uni and only 2 hours after tickets went on sale and most were gone. Got a pair for me and my mate thought which is lucky.

If you head over, give us a shout! I'll be in the league's club straight after getting sh*t faced!

Really? Well good for both of us!

Still, F**k Penrith. Go Tigers

*Flips bird*

Dado, If you haven't bought tickets now, you won't get any most likely. Sold out. Give general admission tickets a go but I don't know how many are left. Was down to 2,000 yesterday morning and getting snapped up quick.

I got there after uni and only 2 hours after tickets went on sale and most were gone. Got a pair for me and my mate thought which is lucky.

If you head over, give us a shout! I'll be in the league's club straight after getting sh*t faced!

*Flips bird*

Bahh just saw this post now.

Did not end up going to the game but watched at a mate's and what a massive win by the Raiders that was.

Over the F***ing moon and sucked sh*t to Luke Lewis dirty F***ing diving pr**k!

That diving effort took a lot of my time I had for the Panthers.

What diving effort? You talking about the no try to Campese? That was Nathan Smith (former Raider )

Ben Cummins was F***ing dreadful as ref. How many times did he penalise us for being offside, when the Raiders were offside most of the F***ing time. Don't care if it still swayed in their favour, but some consistency FFS.

What diving effort? You talking about the no try to Campese? That was Nathan Smith (former Raider )

Ben Cummins was f**king dreadful as ref. How many times did he penalise us for being offside, when the Raiders were offside most of the f**king time. Don't care if it still swayed in their favour, but some consistency FFS.

Yea sorry mate Nathan Smith was at a house party the same time and it was cranking so couldn't hear it,either way it was a low act and has no place in league. That call was ludacris the try should have stood and I think the gates would have opened for the Raiders.

What do you guys make of the Simon Dwyer hit on Hargreaves in the Roosters v Tigers game, personally I thought it was a good clean shot?!

F***ing humdinger of a hit! Loved it.

Ironically, if it didn't happen they probably would of won the game.

I had a dream i was in a private box at the Tigers game.

And that they won. Damn i wish that dream was real

Yeah, because they won't win this week

Nar we got the Raiders easy mate, don't even know why they are bothering to turn up

I thought the same when they came to Penrith Park

Cracking first half in Tigers v Raiders clash . 18 - 12 to the Tigers .

F***ing hell yes Tigers!!!

Get. The. F**k. In.

Best win of the season apart from any Panthers win!

F***ing stoked! Couldn't find a stream so I basically spent 2am through 4am watching a score ticker

Silly boy, it was on adthe.net!

Silly boy, it was on adthe.net!

Wasn't when I looked! Dammit

Oh well, next time then!

I'm sure you'll be able to find a stream of the Tigers/Panthers grand final. My dream scenario that.

Pppppplllllleeeeennnnnnn tttttttyyyyyy of Tigers mates so it'll go off for me!

1 point. 1 F***ing point

http://www.nrlfix.com/forum/test/cmps_index.php

you have to  join and have a certain number of posts before you can watch the games, but if you join now you should make it by next  week end

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http://www.stream2watch.com/

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should find at least one decent stream for next  weekends final

st.helens v wigan
st.george v sydney.



COME ON YOU SAINTS
COME ON YOU SAINTS

Couldn't give a flying F**k now

Go on you Saints! Tony Puletua is a wrecking ball in England. Shame he couldn't do that for us in the last 3 seasons here was with my Panthers.

F***ing hell yes Tigers!!!

Get. The. F**k. In.

Best win of the season apart from any Panthers win!

Jammy bas**rds both of ya.

F***ing Tiger bas**rds deserved to go as painfully as they did.

Well go the Rooters this week then!

Definitely a Roosters fan this week.

F**k the Dragons. I hate those cu*ts.