My tipping prayers were answered - wow 52/30 in Storms favour.

Would that be one of the highest scoring games in NRL?

Wow. Enough to push Souths up to 1st.

Gus said during the call of the game that no team has had 50 scored against and won the comp that year. Fed to his earpiece by fellow Panther, Middleton I’m guessing. Whether it means the Dragons are already gone or not, is a great fun stat.

Made me worried how Panthers had faired in the against stakes this year, although was pretty sure they hadn’t had a 50. Here is a list of most scored against to least this year.

Titans - 54 (v Dragons R3)
Eels - 54 (v Sea Eagles R2)
Dragons - 52 (v Storm R17)
Warriors - 50 (v Storm R8)
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Knights - 48 (v Sharks R12)
Tigers - 48 (v Raiders R15)
Sea Eagles - 44 (v Eels R7)
Raiders - 42 (v Rabbitohs R7)
Sharks - 40 (v Dragons R6)
Broncos - 38 (v Sea Eagles R10)
Bulldogs - 36 (v Storm R1)
Storm - 34 (v Dragons R9)
Cowboys - 33 (v Panthers R4)
Rabbitohs - 32 (v Warriors R1)
Panthers - 32 (v Roosters R15)
Roosters - 30 (v Warriors R4)

Thanks for the providing the spark to check this one Gus, (ahead of tonight’s game that is)

If Broncos can beat Gold Coast that will make it just 4 points separating 1st and 8th.

That’s a red hot drag race to the finals if you ask me.

Coach....good luck to your Panthers tonight. Agree...I wonder which teams will show up?? Warriors have surprisingly been better away from home this season but will miss Harris. I think Blair is back so that may help if he doesn't give away silly penalties. We are lucky to strike your team during Origin and need Johnson to get more involved if we want to win. I rate Penrith to be there at the pointy end of the season and was surprised that they turned in such a poor effort last week against Manly. Maloney looks tired.

What an entertaining game to start the round.

Also amusing to wake up and see the Broncos are trying lure Ivan and Nathan Cleary on a package deal. As much as I would love this to happen, I can’t help but think it’s another rubbish story with no substance.

# Panthers throw a new halves combo 10 games, and 1 game respectively at Johnson. I know they can play, as they have starred during their 1st grade appearances. Will see how they go on their own now though. Luck might be more a factor than people’s wish for a good game.

# stats are stats and sometimes don’t tell the whole story I agree, but can sometimes be a handy indicator for reasons unknown

# a, baggy and Pete - the soccer quarter finals kick off at Cinderella o’clock. Tips on by then:
URU v FRA,
BRA v BEL,
RUS v CRO,
SWE v ENG.

On paper the clearys going to any club sounds tempting but to me it’s like moving into the in laws after a while it has its consequences
Though both are good at what they do
I think they have more chance winning the comp under separate roofs
All it takes is a bit of favouritism or a player not getting on with Nathan or Ivan dropping a player that Nathan thinks should be in the side or Nathan not getting on with his dad the list goes on
The best coaches can seperate being a coach from being a mate when it matters. seperating being
a coach from a father would be more testing
I hope they prove me wrong

I personally have had a problem with a father and son working for competing NRL clubs, on occasion taking each other on in club games, but who knows if it may one day be a semi or further.

It feels like such a conflict of interest to have each other’s organisation’s intellectual property potentially floating around the loungeroom / breakfast table / back verandah.

Even Ivan’s fatherly advice for son seems to undermine his role at the Tigers.

A bit like Brooks and Moses sharing a house and playing for opposing teams, even on the same field a couple of times a year.

It’s obviously fine with the NRL, but that’s no indication that it must be above board.

I guess then John and Martin Lang in 2003 defies logic?

I think same team same intellectual property of same organisation. I think that’s ok.

.. plus Martin was hardly able to communicate verbally anyway.

That neck got whiplash so hard that I felt it watching at home.

URU v FRA A
BRA v BEL H
RUS v CRO D
SWE v ENG A

Probably more like
Nathan: You'd only drop it Dad.

No contest I would have thought. Even Roger Ramjet is jealous of the Cleary son.

Thinker/TLH sorry to be a whinger but I'm still getting all posts to my junk box.
Nice to see everyone getting along, seems like the happy family it should be here.

Coach is it true Peachy is going to the Titans next year?
Another one of your best and now an origin player.
What is going on with your retention committee?
If it's a cap thing then surely someone else should have gone.

Hi Christine,
Ryan James shows on the official team for Titans this week.
Nothing so far in NRL late mail, to indicate any change.
Cheers
Mary

I’m big and stupid enough to say sorry for misreading some posts as something it may not have actually been.

The harsh word I used is often appropriate to describe getting ganged up on by the power of numbers. Just that here, that may not have been the case. so happy to retract.

Also all good if people may have misunderstood me too, thinking I was long held as the problem, not just disguised in the form of quirky but acid wit in regards to sticking up for myself, and for those who were never good at standing up.