NRL 2025 Thread (1 Viewer)

[enoilgam]

Things that put me in a good mood - NSW winning. Things that put me in a great mood, NSW winning at Suncorp. NSW were a bit sloppy though, could have easily been a blowout for them. Queensland just lack the forwards - it was a similar issue last year.

 

[Socialism]

NSW winning at Suncorp

It really sets us up nicely for the next match

 

[Socialism]

I'd just like to say that was one of the greatest home games I've ever been to!!!!! at the end I was like jumping up and down and someone started hugging me and I was waving the flag omfg im still in shock we won that

Fletcher Hunt scored or assisted every time he got the ball... Just fuckin kick it to him!!WHY DO WE NEVER CONTEST IT!!!

anyway when we contest the ball of the kick we score
So great match all round

 

[Socialism]

THAT WAS THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE TRY OF ALL TIME

 

[SylviaB]

wtf how are you into league lmao

 

[SylviaB]

is it all the big strong men?

 

[Socialism]

is it all the big strong men?

... Well I don't MIND that part
But I've been raised on Knights games so being a fan is just part of my life

 

[Socialism]

wtf how are you into league lmao

Do you support a team?

 

[SylviaB]

Do you support a team?

the reverse cowgirls

 

[Socialism]

at this point we just need a refresh... i honestly think ponga is a waste of money!!! like what can he even do

1. he kept falling over in that match
and more importantly 2. he SUCKS at defending... your one job as a fullback is to back off so that the players behind the ball can get back to tackle, but hes SO FUCKING BAD every single time he sprints head on IN BETWEEN THE PLAYERS... like fuck off

its unbelievable he does the same thing every time and it never works

 

[Socialism]

why on earth are we spending 1.3m for 10 years on a player we dont even need when our fullback is so ass
like sorry ponga but like,,, i feel like people are wayyyy too keen to make him the hero of everything like yeah great he made a try assist, what's that? oh yeah we're down 40-0 FUCK OFF if i have to hear one more time about how amazing ponga is from all these sportscasters... like its so crazy hes doing the bare minimum??? and everyone congratulates him for it

 

[Socialism]

its THEIR JOB to set up plays it really shouldnt be that big a deal that he can do that sometimes like he just doesn't do much otherwise... he can hardly defend, and hes always injured, and like, he isn't THAT great at setting up plays

maybe 1.3m for 10 years doesnt go far in the fullback market but like, we don't even NEED dylan brown...



my only hope for the deal is that they do SOMETHING to restructure our team... we keep letting everyone go
KPP? off contract. Daniel Saifiti? gone. Leo Thompson? gone. Adam elliot? off contract. Davy? gone. (although we didnt REALLY need him with sharpe right there)

and its been happening forever too!! why do we have 1.3 mill in the salary cap? oh yeah cuz we let our whole squad leave year after year...
here's a list of players: dom young (now back), klemmer, lachie miller, mitch barnett, milford, mann, connor watson

like bruh... we debut a new player every other game and we're spending 1.3 milly on ONE player we dont really need???? like we need a good spine, not all these debutants half of our side would never get a game in another first grade team

 

[Socialism]

lachie miller

every time we fuck up a dropout i think of how great he was at them like SO good



which reminds me, why the fuck do we never contest the ball? its one of my least favourite parts of our plays. like just look at Hunt. he might be ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL (yes fletcher hunt is so peak) but like, every time we contest the ball, IT GOES WELL. (well mostly)

like,
Dropouts? nah let them take it (or option 2 bat the ball back instead of grabbing it)
End of set kick? nah we don't need field position anyways just let them have it on the 40 with no kick chase, there won't be ANY problems...
attacking kick? nah we weren't gonna score anyway so no point in contesting it (even though we're like 10 out from the tryline)
its even worse when like i said, we have no field position, i.e kicking from our 40 to their 40, and no-one attacks the ball. like we just kicked it 20 metres what was even the point. literally just putting a chip n' chase in would be more effective, except oh wait, no-one would make a play at the ball.


why can't we just contest the ball when possible? if i had a dollar for every time we kicked it and one of our players was waiting for the ball, (or running onto it) not to catch it but to tackle them, ARGH

like we NEVER do.

 

[Socialism]

Origin III Blues Squad
1. Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers)
2. Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers)
3. Stephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
4. Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
5. Zac Lomax (Parramatta Eels)
6. Jarome Luai (Wests Tigers)
7. Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
8. Max King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
9. Reece Robson (North Queensland Cowboys)
10. Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos)
11. Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers)
12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters)
13. Isaah Yeo (c) (Penrith Panthers)
14. Connor Watson (Sydney Roosters)
15. Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters)
16. Hudson Young (Canberra Raiders)
17. Stefano Utoikamanu (Melbourne Storm)
18. Jacob Kiraz (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
19. Lindsay Smith (Penrith Panthers)
20. Bradman Best (Newcastle Knights)

credit to https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/state-of-origin-2025-nsw-blues-team-for-game-3-announced-jarome-luai-stefano-utoikamanu-keaon-koloamatangi-laurie-daley-selections-news-video/news-story/527e670f9619553022f42d1cb4a5ed39

 

[Socialism]

Origin III Maroons Squad
1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (The Dolphins)
2. Xavier Coates (Melbourne Storm)
3. Robert Toia (Sydney Roosters)
4. Gehamat Shibasaki (Brisbane Broncos)
5. Valentine Holmes (St George Illawarra Dragons)
6. Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm – Captain)
7. Tom Dearden (North Queensland Cowboys)
8. Josh Papalii (Canberra Raiders)
9. Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm)
10. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Gold Coast Titans)
11. Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys)
12. Kurt Capewell (New Zealand Warriors)
13. Trent Loiero (Melbourne Storm)
14. Kurt Mann (Canterbury Bulldogs)
15. Lindsay Collins (Sydney Roosters)
16. Pat Carrigan (Brisbane Broncos)
17. Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys)
18. Reece Walsh (Brisbane Broncos)
19. J’maine Hopgood (Parramatta Eels)
20. Josh Kerr (The Dolphins)

credit to https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2025/06/30/queensland-maroons-game-iii-squad-announced/

 

[Socialism]

I'm driving up to Tamworth this arvo to watch with some family friends, so no commentary on BoS once again

heres some thoughts:
firstly, i just realised i've been confusing lindsay smith and lindsay collins this WHOLE TIME but whatever
second, Gehamat Shibasaki to play for the Maroons??? damn... he hardly got any games with us (knights) before we dropped him and that was AGES ago... when i was ranting about the knights earlier i had a look at what he's been doing and he went to play in Japan???? and then came back to play for the broncs? crazy he got named, cuz yeah, i feel like he wasn't that great must be doing alright now, i guess
thirdly, ponga out and reece walsh is IN for the first time in 2025 apparently...
this is gay asf but watch out for his eyes becuz is it just me or do they literally sparkle on camera???

last, we better bloody win this

 

[reniiiblaseee]

jarome luai is gonna absolutely dominate the maroons tonite

 

[Socialism]

I'm driving up to Tamworth this arvo to watch with some family friends, so no commentary on BoS once again

Got the setup all ready: JBL speaker, projector onto a sheet, wired up to a laptop ts gonna be FIRE

 

[bigupsanky]

up the maroons reece walsh the greatest quarterback/point guard of all time.

 

[bigupsanky]

jarome luai is gonna absolutely dominate the maroons tonite

what they gon say now, reece walsh is scoring every goal