LIVE GAME 2025 Season Opener, Las Vegas Discussion *Spoilers*

[Suzie-Q]

Game Day thread.

 

[Suzie-Q]

Game Day thread

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

It's unusual that the main game of the day is being played first. Very disrespectful.
Wigan are the reigning World champions and Penrith conceded as much by forfeiting this year and avoiding further humiliation.
Truth is Penrith wouldn't score a point against this Wigan team.

 

[Demps]

Wigan is an excitement machine.
Very impressive.

Nsemba looks like a unit.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

It's unusual that the main game of the day is being played first. Very disrespectful.
Wigan are the reigning World champions and Penrith conceded as much by forfeiting this year and avoiding further humiliation.
Truth is Penrith wouldn't score a point against this Wigan team.

It’s the NRL’s event and the ESL were just invited. It’s not a co-event that the ESL are also holding. Their really trying to make it a success, but I just don’t see it happening. It’s just a cool thing for our game. Gives it a bit of glamour and a one up over the AFL. But it’s not making a splash in America itself

 

[tiger_one]

 

[tiger_one]

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

We really should've tried to get Bevan French.
Just imagine having Luai Galvin and French (he plays every position in the backs with equal quality) in the same team. It'd be back to the days of if you score 36 we'll score 40.

 

[Tucker]

It’s the NRL’s event and the ESL were just invited. It’s not a co-event that the ESL are also holding. Their really trying to make it a success, but I just don’t see it happening. It’s just a cool thing for our game. Gives it a bit of glamour and a one up over the AFL. But it’s not making a splash in America itself

It only needs to make a splash in US gambling.
Viewership will follow.

 

[Tucker]

It's unusual that the main game of the day is being played first. Very disrespectful.
Wigan are the reigning World champions and Penrith conceded as much by forfeiting this year and avoiding further humiliation.
Truth is Penrith wouldn't score a point against this Wigan team.

ESL is reserve grade.

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

I'll take Jai Field as well.
I hope Bula is watching this. This is how you play fullback, constantly lurking, threatening the defence with his presence, then picking the right moment.

 

[Tucker]

Tuivasa-Sheck playing wing?

 

[Demps]

Tuivasa-Sheck playing wing?

3 Fullback attack

 

[JC99]

Shocked at how big an underdog Canberra are - I think their spine looks much better than the Wahs, along with a good forward pack and a much stronger looking bench.

 

[Tucker]

Shocked at how big an underdog Canberra are - I think their spine looks much better than the Wahs, along with a good forward pack and a much stronger looking bench.

They’re a tough, resilient team the Raiders.
Losing Elliot will hurt them but plenty of talent still

 

[Speed2burn]

I’ve got raiders in this. Never underestimate them

 

[GNR4LIFE]

See a lot of empty seats

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

I'm finding Yvonne Sampson's fake gushing and cliched over the top praise of every big name in the game harder and harder to take every year.

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

See a lot of empty seats

It's a long day. Pommie supporters may not stay to watch NRL and then the place will empty out more when the women play.

 

[Tucker]

I think they scheduled it to try and get people coming through all day.
Pommies to get the ball rolling with their passionate fans, followed by a real game, followed by an exhibition with a point of difference, followed by another real game.