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and this is where the hagan factor comes in.
its all in the mind, especially at that level.
hagan gets his players to relax and believe. see how many tries were scored out wide, as the team let the ball sing, esp early. no fear etc.
smith built up a good system, identified talent and taught em great fundamentals, but the difference is in the head.
'chokers no more' is all i will say.
 
arminius, you mention "chokers no more" - lol
apart from the fact that I hope you are right ;) - wish you well - such faith deserves well - something ..

but...
I knew a bloke who played a lot of rugby
sadly had a knee to the groin
one testicle used to hang down about 6 inches below the hem of his work shorts -
we used to call him "the choco kid"
may I wish all rugby players that they avoid that particular long term symptom -
(was a real problem for him when we were shovelling out and spreading near-molten hotmix lol)

"chocos no more" :eek:
 
arminius said:
just before footy is totally forgotten about, i want to put it on the line now and say Parramatta will win next year.
i dont follow them.
good depth thru the club, they were ripped off this year and will be v hungry. hagan will work his magic over the next 12 mths. storm will have lost some hunger.
tahu is a huge loss, but someone will step up. early betting??
i dont expect replies but now im on the record.

big day coming up. sea of green to be seen, my what a poet, where have you been. (er, sorry about that)
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good man;) parra all the way!
While I think that the two form teams made it to the end, I have to agree with you, parra were ripped off! Ive seen benifit of the doubt tries given in the same situation, that could have set them off for a grand stand finish at the very least.
anyway, I think the rabbits will be up there (top 8) next year, in fact I said the same about them last year. Most people thought I was mad..... a big :fu: to them:D

Cheers
 
jees Mint Man
now youre talking
I hope Rabbitoes do well - if only for the fact that they are going to wind back on pokies

mind you, they'll have the cheapest salary cap in the NFL lol
maybe Maximus will bankroll em ;)
 
I'm with you mint man Rabbitohs for the top 8 and I'm thinking maybe canberra as well...both have pretty honest forward packs
 
arminius said:
yep, cowboys, (once they stop shagging each others women)...
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:eek: Is that why they stumbled this year!

I'd love to see the Cowboys and Broncos up there again next year. I think they will go close. But I think the Roosters and Knights will probably be the surprises. If I had to pick one, I'd say the Roosters.
 
Greetings from Melbourne, the Rugby League capital of the nation. I've yet to see any convincing evidence that Storm won't cream the opposition again this year...
 
Wests tigers 2005 125/1 young gun smokey winners,2008 once again unearthing some young guns with the houseo area Minto now every player agents hunting ground,jarred hayne,skando,israel folau,the mcguiness brothers,plus parramattas latest young gun his name escapes me all from there,the tigers just over the dragons 24-16 so once again i can get excited on there chances notwithstanding its a long season.tigerboi
likatiger grrhh:http://www.weststigers.com.au/index.aspx
 

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I'm with you Tigerboi...Go the Tigers! :D

However, doesn't look promising with Benji's injury :banghead:

But if they can play like they did today for the rest of the season, should be good for the 8.
 
tigerboi said:
Wests tigers 2005 125/1 young gun smokey winners,2008 once again unearthing some young guns with the houseo area Minto now every player agents hunting ground,jarred hayne,skando,israel folau,the mcguiness brothers,plus parramattas latest young gun his name escapes me all from there,the tigers just over the dragons 24-16 so once again i can get excited on there chances notwithstanding its a long season.tigerboi
likatiger grrhh:http://www.weststigers.com.au/index.aspx
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Yep good one mate ol mate benji he will be right,just foxing like in 2005 when i got myself lots of 125/1(thank you nsw tab!!)just to show you what i used to get up to at tigers games,i always take my camera!!
2005 what a year...kittens...gggrrr...
 

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The Ferret said:
Easy... THE MIGHTY MANLY SEA EAGLES!!! YEAH!
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what a great grand final week i had,the butt head i used to work for 4 weeks before, was a mad sea eagles fan & had the trailer curtains purple,he went broke!!!then the soft manly pack got pounded!!!the only time i didnt want a sydney team to win,wore my favourite shirt that says"i support 2 teams,balmain & whoever is playing manly"!!!love it..manly getting beat?priceless...tb
 

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tigerboi said:
......the only time i didnt want a sydney team to win,wore my favourite shirt that says"i support 2 teams,balmain & whoever is playing manly"!!!love it..manly getting beat?priceless...tb
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Ha! :)

I was just looking back at some of those photos you have posted... specifically the one with all the flags and stuff draped over your couch. I couldn't help but notice some of it was stacked on a box of tissues.... appropriate.. very appropriate. It's obvious you must go through them quickly :p:
 
It`s a shame youse boys were born on the wrong side of the fence.I mean up here in Queensland is where the best teams are.Some good southern taters play for the teams up here and get to learn some skills.Go Queenslander.:D

oops, not origin yet.:p:
 
The Ferret said:
Ha! :)

I was just looking back at some of those photos you have posted... specifically the one with all the flags and stuff draped over your couch. I couldn't help but notice some of it was stacked on a box of tissues.... appropriate.. very appropriate. It's obvious you must go through them quickly :p:
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Nah mate they are for you manly supporters,being a truck driver & i was doing local at the time for a firm at warwick farm that make them plus those blue wettex wipes,well once a week you can put an employee sheet in & for $25 a week you get about $100 worth.

The wettexes come in about 2km rolls (fair dinkum!) which after 2 years of using it,still got about 1/4 to go!just one of the perks of the job.
Did you notice the jd?love it great drink...tb
 
This week is round three in the NRL competition & last weeks results show how unpredictable some games will be not unlike the market of late,in the NRL tipping comp brad fittler did not pick a winner,i was lucky enough to pick the broncos,bulldogs,tigers of course & newcastle in extra time.

Along with selections i will provide some stats from the games between the sides since 2008,first named team is playing at home.

Eels v knights:The eels with the return of tim smith should give more control around the rucks,eels have won 8/16 of the clashes,home team is 10/15,parra at home v knights are 5/8,the eels by 8

Broncos v cowboys:The battle of the banana benders here,with the broncos looking good early,new half peter wallace has his pack going forward with mongrel,the cowboys pack have been run over in the first 2 rounds,with the tigers light weight back rowers being too mobile for them to handle last week,watch for tj marsh to target the tiring cowboys late.

The stats between these 2 sides show the home side losing 6 of the last 10 games for a total 9/17 at home loses but broncos to win,look for the broncos to kick a field goal with a scoreline to the broncos of 25-18,25-24,29-23.broncos on class with lockyer/wallace...

Roosters v Storm:Looking forward to the packs colliding here as mason & o'meley have given the roosters pack the yardage needed to climb back into contention,storm without enforcer white look suspect up front.

The roosters have a good record v the storm having won 8/13,at home since 2000.the chooks played 5 games for 4 wins by margins of,10,28,22,35.storm look vunerable & geyer on the bench(dumb move) leaves them down 1 forward,the roosters by 1-7.

Raiders v dragons:Going for canberra at home where they usually score 30 points,they are a gutsy team with plenty of heart led by tongue,against the dragons who look to be getting wayne bennett for next year,the dragons seem soft around the ruck but brilliant out wide,for me canberra to win by 10-12..

stats say canberra won last 7/11 plus a 21-21 draw,canberra have won the last 5 home games v the dragons.
watch for young gun halves of campese & carney to carve up the saints..

Titans v Sharks:The titans except for bailey,prince,rogers are reserve grade standard,the sharks with ricky stuart in his 2nd season as coach are putting it together early like the last few years,but then ran out of steam so they maylook to pace themselves this year.

The sharks have a solid pack led by gallen & bird,followed by kimmorely pulling the strings for all to run off,sharks too classy by 16.
Watch brett kearney from fullback he can score a try from anything...


Panthers v rabbitohs:What a yawn,the battle of the 1 dimensional attacks,rubbish game.
penrith are paying the penalty now for not moving on slugs like the puletulas & frank pritchard,too slow for top grade these days,watch how slow pritchard & waterhouse are to anticipate the inside ball..

The rabbitohs have 1 decent player...roy asotasi,the rest should be playing in the jim beam cup,however penrith have a better half back in jarrod sammut(penrith let go peter wallace to the broncos,he was man of the match last week!,work that one out).penrith by 2 points on the efforts of little sammut.

Penrith have the biggest junior league in the world & in the last 3 years in this comp. they have had players who dead set couldnt run out of sight on a dark night.poor management...(look at the tigers bringing juniors through the ranks...)

Bulldogs v the tigers:Tim sheens has the team going well early so thats a good sign,robbie farah is carving them up as usual.as i said before we got
some good young guns.

The arrival of 19 year old Tim moltzen alongside fellow 19 year old chris lawrence to take over from benji shows the junior programmes are working
well,trendsetters watch this kids sidestep & passing game,reckon he might stay & benji go to halfback..tigers to run riot by 16..

Sea eagles v warriors:Manly seem to be struggling without monaghans direction & ball skills around the ruck,manly are staring down a 0/3 start to the season,with the warriors coming off a good win over parra..

The stats: Threw up the warriors are 10/14 over manly,also they are 4/6 at brookvale since 2000,extraordinary as manly are so hard to beat there.
the margins to the warriors were,2,18,4,8..

The 2 manly won were 2007 13-10 & 18-16 in 2002,so not just because i hate manly!,i like the warriors(good on their day) by 10,as for manly iam not convinced jamie lyon is a 5/8,ditto gasnier.

so my tips are:

Eels,roosters,raiders,sharks,penrith,the tigers,warriors.

my bets:like the broncos to kick a fieldgoal for scores of
25-18,25-24,29-23..plus a few others,19-18,19-12,25-12...

I like the tiger whiz kid moltzen for 1st try scorer,probably get odds of

15-16/1..(havent checked sports tab yet.)good luck anyone having a punt

TB
 
tb ....... Since i had a 2/8 result last week i`m taking every one of those teams you say in the footy tipping competition .
I`m taking the Broncs by 10 though and might even go to the game Friday evening.We will see.
 
The Warriors without a shadow of a doubt :cool:

The squad is literally dripping with talent and class, when things get tough they can always bring on a 125kg "Jake the Mus" lookalike off the bench and scare the opposition senseless :D. Damn, I know I'd be scared...:eek:

In all seriousness though, they should be able to make the top 8 relatively comfortably, the Broncos arent looking to bad in the early rounds though, although the warriors have had a great record against them in the past 5-6 seasons.

jman
 
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