LIVE GAME Finals Week 3 Preliminary Discussion *Spoilers*

[Tucker]

Yes and they were allowed to keep a premiership calibre side including the big three together despite being caught with two sets of books. Hit with a wet lettuce.

Had they actually been treated more harshly at the time I wouldn’t hold the view that the NRL needs them to remain at the top. It’s an opinion, based on a lot of data.

To me, they are cheats. Didn’t do time, so no forgiveness here.

No one is asking you to forgive them.
I’m asking you to stop sooking. Its unbecoming.

 

[Tucker]

Funny I didn’t see Nathan Hindmarsh given a ring.

He didn’t win. Why would he get a ring? .

 

[BAGNF05]

No one is asking you to forgive them.
I’m asking you to stop sooking. Its unbecoming.

Every year the NRL remains lopsided I’ll make a point of it.

There’s other sports in the world who do integrity / fairness / talent distribution better. And it’s a better product.

 

[Tucker]

Every year the NRL remains lopsided I’ll make a point of it.

There’s other sports in the world who do integrity / fairness / talent distribution better. And it’s a better product.

Go watch that then

 

[BAGNF05]

He didn’t win. Why would he get a ring? You are talking shit now lmao….

You said they took their premiership away, they didn’t really if it wasn’t redirected to the runners up.

 

[Tucker]

You said they took their premiership away, they didn’t really if it wasn’t redirected to the runners up.

They have officially, in record books, taken them away.
Why should they be re-directed? That’s nonsense.

 

[BAGNF05]

They have officially, in record books, taken them away.
Why should they be re-directed? That’s nonsense.

Olympic medals are treated that way, is that nonsense?

 

[Tucker]

Olympic medals are treated that way, is that nonsense?

So? We are talking this sport.

 

[BAGNF05]

So? We are talking this sport.

And it’s getting old.

To be continued when Cheatbowl XXV arrives same time next year.

 

[Champ1]

Must be hard for the Rorters to know they cant even buy a premiership these days! Imagine how bad they would be if they had a salary cap.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

It was impressive to watch the way Melbourne picked Easts apart on their edges.

Those lines they ran at pace and executed with precision exposing Keary and Crighton was top shelf borne out of insight, speed, the total execution of the plan and what I'd imagine would be alot of rehearsal. Crighton and Keary were made to look below primary tier.

Bellamy seems to have an eye for players who posses speed and it seems above average intellect and dedication and an unwavering commitment to a plan and rehearsal. Seems to eschew the power game with the attended risks with discipline and injuries.

And the new rules have given his methods even greater leverage.

 

[innsaneink]

The stats of Melbourne are just unbelievable when. it comes to Grand Finals.
11 GFs for them in 25 years.
As an old Magpis/now WTs supporter born in '63 there's been two for us in sixty one years... On average for that period you could attribute probably another 14 to. The storm

61 years
25 GFs to Melb
2 to Magpies/WTs

Dominant

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Funny I didn’t see Nathan Hindmarsh given a ring.

For what?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Must be hard for the Rorters to know they cant even buy a premiership these days! Imagine how bad they would be if they had a salary cap.

It just speaks volumes for how well the Panthers have developed their junior program. The game has never seen anything like it.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

The stats of Melbourne are just unbelievable when. it comes to Grand Finals.
11 GFs for them in 25 years.
As an old Magpis/now WTs supporter born in '63 there's been two for us in sixty one years... On average for that period you could attribute probably another 14 to. The storm

61 years
25 GFs to Melb
2 to Magpies/WTs

Dominant

Voss mentioned at the start of the game that this was the Storm’s 60th final and the Roosters 121st. On the surface, the Roosters double them. But the Roosters also have the benefit of being around an extra 90 years and the Storm have managed to halve their number in 25 years. It’s an incredible number.

 

[BAGNF05]

Must be hard for the Rorters to know they cant even buy a premiership these days! Imagine how bad they would be if they had a salary cap.

Robbo’s head was brighter than Buzz’s in the presser.

Pressure.

 

[jadtiger]

Yeah they’re great along with Katoa, NAS, Coates and Warbrick
It’s their unsung fellas as well. Howarth, Wishart, Meaney, Loiero have all done a great job.
We make the GF once every 25 years and counting. They’ve made it once every 2.5 years….and there’s been a couple they missed out on that they would have made had they not choked lol…

The Storm have the best coach in the NRL and it isn't even close, when he retires Bellamy will replace Jack Gibson (1)and Warren Ryan (2) as the best coach of all time imho

 

[Stevec]

The Storm are an amazing organisation
Scouts - Recruitment - Training - Coaching - Non negotiable standards - The whole package
Makes me wonder why clubs such as Wests Tigers don't use them as some sort of blueprint to go about turning things around
Start with a bigger pond to fish for talent in
Not just Wests and Tigers Cup and Flegg teams but also Qld cup and the top 4 Nsw cup sides
Anyway enough rambling Well done Storm

 

[Telltails]

One town team away from the limelight and owned by News Limited - it helps. The NRL need Melbourne to be successful that is not the case for the competitive Sydney market.

 

[BAGNF05]

The Storm are an amazing organisation
Scouts - Recruitment - Training - Coaching - Non negotiable standards - The whole package
Makes me wonder why clubs such as Wests Tigers don't use them as some sort of blueprint to go about turning things around
Start with a bigger pond to fish for talent in
Not just Wests and Tigers Cup and Flegg teams but also Qld cup and the top 4 Nsw cup sides
Anyway enough rambling Well done Storm

Aligning with a Q-cup team seems to be beneficial.

Being owned by News Ltd no doubt helps.