The Thinker

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Posted Thu, 6 Oct 2016 at 9:59am AEST
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Coach said:

"How is Jake Friend in the team.
He must be the closest player to the door out at the Roosters."

Well.....he was...

Posted Thu, 6 Oct 2016 at 8:25am AEST
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Peter Wallace is 31. Jake Friend is 26.

Meninga has a responsibility as coach to prepare the national team for a world without Cameron...

Posted Wed, 5 Oct 2016 at 6:25pm AEST
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Friend made 1279 tackles this season (more than anyone by a long way) and missed 62....in a side that went terribly.

Wallace made 864 and...

Posted Wed, 5 Oct 2016 at 7:19am AEST
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Jake Friend is the last person the Roosters would be escorting to the exits Coach. He's easily been one of their best in a poor year.

They...

Posted Tue, 4 Oct 2016 at 5:52pm AEST
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Greetings folks....the Four Nations squad that Mal Meninga has named is an interesting one. No Paul Gallen, but Trent Merrin gets a spot. I like...

Posted Mon, 3 Oct 2016 at 7:58am AEST
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Thanks everyone for all your contributions this season. Some were interesting. Some were baffling. Some were unnecessary. Some were brilliant....

Posted Sun, 2 Oct 2016 at 8:56pm AEST
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The coasties have delivered on grand final day this year - Bondi, Wollongong and the Shire.

Westies gotta lift.

Posted Sun, 2 Oct 2016 at 8:40pm AEST
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Metres gained by the starting packs (excluding the number 9s)

Sharks - 834
Storm - 495

Posted Sun, 2 Oct 2016 at 8:36pm AEST
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I know some of you don't like Cameron Smith - but 74 tackles tonight.

74.

Posted Sun, 2 Oct 2016 at 8:33pm AEST
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The Storm made 125 more tackles tonight - they missed 25.

The Sharks missed 39.