National Rugby League

**mikmak** · 03-09-2009, 08:49 AM

Friday night baby. Brisvegas Broncos will attempt to stamp their dominance early against the North Queensland Cowboys. And league task masters, the Melbourne Storm take on the on again off again St.George Illawarra Dragons in the season opener. I'll be front and centre of my father in laws 50" plasma. I can't wait to see if Wayne Bennett has come up with some magic formula to get the Dragons season of to a good start.

Whilst I doubt anyone whom has continued to read past the first paragraph wont know this already, Wayne Bennett used to be the coach of (my team) the Brisbane Broncos since their inception in 1988. In that time he has lead them to 6 titles including 2006. This is his first season away. I still kind of want him to win, but only because the Storm knocked us out of the finals last season, in what was hailed as one of the best finals games of the modern era. I still find it hard to watch the footage.

Anyhoo fellow Aussies...and anyone else who can be bothered, name your team. For those who don't know one team from another, I'll be posting links to the weekly video highlights so you can cheer from a distance.

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Storm takes Broncos out in week 2 of the finals 2008

Let's Go Broncos Let's Go!

Baz · 03-09-2009, 10:17 AM

AFL's better =D

I'm not sure who I'll support in 09 in the NRL, Maybe I'll go for the storm cos they are gonna be pretty ****.

mattyman1010 · 03-10-2009, 01:22 AM

Warriors! You better watch out for them ay looking pretty damn hot last year and even better in pre-season! Just sad about sonni fai's death

**mikmak** · 03-10-2009, 01:40 AM

They looked really strong at the end of the year. It was like the rhythm many teams get around mid season. Everything clicked, they were super tough and of course that Reuben Wiki hit up was unbelievable!

+ YouTube Video

Re: Sonni, Yeah mate. That was tragic.

**mikmak** · 03-10-2009, 01:58 AM

Here's some Kiwi hilarity. Is this a weekly thing?

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mattyman1010 · 03-10-2009, 02:49 AM

Haha Reuben Wiki's hit has been played so many times in NZ cant get enough of it!
Here's Hoping for a Broncos v Warriors Grand Final! That would be awesome.

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Is this a weekly thing?

Yes it is but those presenters really do get annoying I cant stand them to be honest I much prefer Tv3's Plays of the week.

**JoeT** · 03-11-2009, 03:03 AM

GO THE DRAGONS!!!!!

I reckon we should run an informal NRL tipping comp here like we did a few years back.

Someone can calculate the results each week and the end of year winner gets bugger all!

No edits after kick off Friday. 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for lose, an extra point for a perfect round. What ya say?

ROUND 1

Fri 13 Mar 2009 Melbourne v St George Illawarra Olympic Park 7:35PM
Fri 13 Mar 2009 Brisbane v North Queensland Suncorp Stadium 7:35PM
Sat 14 Mar 2009 Warriors v Parramatta Mt Smart Stadium 7:30PM
Sat 14 Mar 2009 Cronulla v Penrith Toyota Stadium 7:30PM
Sat 14 Mar 2009 Bulldogs v Manly ANZ Stadium 7:30PM
Sun 15 Mar 2009 Gold Coast v Newcastle Skilled Park 1:00PM
Sun 15 Mar 2009 Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 3:00PM
Mon 16 Mar 2009 Wests Tigers v Canberra Campbelltown Sports Stadium 7:00PM

My tips for this weekend are:

Dragons
Broncos
Warriors
Bulldogs
Sharks
Knights
Roosters
Tigers

Patto1 · 03-11-2009, 06:18 AM

Go the Knights !

Hey JoeT, can you give us the teams playing each other so I can make my picks, cheers

**JoeT** · 03-12-2009, 12:49 AM

I just added it to my prior post. I hope we have more people than just you and I.

EDIT: Seems no ones keen, so thats the end of that one.

**mikmak** · 03-17-2009, 12:39 AM

Much of my big mouthing seems to have atttracted a **** load of work. I'm sreiously snowed under! Just enough time to say, GO BRONCOS!!!!!!

Yes, I would have been keen for a tipping comp, but just don't have the time now.

RedVee8 · 03-17-2009, 08:57 AM

Just found this thread.

I, of course, go for the team in the big RedVee. The mighty, mighty Dragons, although I prefer Saints.

I'll tip if anyones keen, pergaps easier to set something up at OzTips?

BTW to our US friends Rugby league is played (in a minor way) down the East Coast of the US (like Aus!). Rumours of a professional level comp being formed over the top of the current lessthanSemi-professional comp.
Current teams in the AMNRL are (in order of 08 finish):
AMNRL 2008

Aston DSC Bulls
New Haven Warriors
Jacksonville Axemen
Connecticut Wildcats
New York Knights
D.C. Slayers
Fairfax Eagles
Bucks County Sharks
Philadelphia Fight
Northern Raiders

Anyone live in those areas? I'm sure you didn't know you had a Rugby League team.

I'll have the Slayers, though the most professional seems to be the Jacksonville Axemen.

RedVee8 · 03-17-2009, 09:00 AM

Come one, Come all, Come Aussie, Come Kiwi, Pommie and Yankee alike!
Even the Bakkies & Canucks are welcome!

www.OzTips.com

NRL 'Aussie GMIers NRL'
Join our NRL 2009 Tipping Competition now:
Go to www.OzTips.com
Click the 'REGISTER' button on the homepage and set-up a Login (if you don't already have one with OzTips).
Once you have successfully registered a Username and Password, click the 'JOIN A COMP' button.
You will be asked to enter an OzTips Comp Number and Password.

The Comp you've been asked to join is: Comp#: 180525
Password: GMI

That's it!
Full instructions on how to Tip can be found on the website by clicking on the 'Help' link in the top header.

**JoeT** · 03-17-2009, 10:09 AM

I'm in!

**mikmak** · 03-17-2009, 08:00 PM

me too!

FISH · 03-17-2009, 10:21 PM

I am in.

This is a way better setup then when we did it last time.

Go Broncos

03-09-2009, 08:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
mikmak GMI Australia Correspondent Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia Drives: VZ Wagon and JSII sedan Posts: 11,592	National Rugby League Friday night baby. Brisvegas Broncos will attempt to stamp their dominance early against the North Queensland Cowboys. And league task masters, the Melbourne Storm take on the on again off again St.George Illawarra Dragons in the season opener. I'll be front and centre of my father in laws 50" plasma. I can't wait to see if Wayne Bennett has come up with some magic formula to get the Dragons season of to a good start. Whilst I doubt anyone whom has continued to read past the first paragraph wont know this already, Wayne Bennett used to be the coach of (my team) the Brisbane Broncos since their inception in 1988. In that time he has lead them to 6 titles including 2006. This is his first season away. I still kind of want him to win, but only because the Storm knocked us out of the finals last season, in what was hailed as one of the best finals games of the modern era. I still find it hard to watch the footage. Anyhoo fellow Aussies...and anyone else who can be bothered, name your team. For those who don't know one team from another, I'll be posting links to the weekly video highlights so you can cheer from a distance. NRL Home Storm takes Broncos out in week 2 of the finals 2008 Let's Go Broncos Let's Go! __________________ *READ GM International Operations 100 Day Scorecard!!It's official: I'm a twit. Follow me on Twitter!!***

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Baz 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 400	Re: National Rugby League AFL's better =D I'm not sure who I'll support in 09 in the NRL, Maybe I'll go for the storm cos they are gonna be pretty ****.

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mattyman1010 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Auckland City Posts: 488	Re: National Rugby League Warriors! You better watch out for them ay looking pretty damn hot last year and even better in pre-season! Just sad about sonni fai's death

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JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,816	Re: National Rugby League 2009 GO THE DRAGONS!!!!! I reckon we should run an informal NRL tipping comp here like we did a few years back. Someone can calculate the results each week and the end of year winner gets bugger all! No edits after kick off Friday. 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for lose, an extra point for a perfect round. What ya say? ROUND 1 Fri 13 Mar 2009 Melbourne v St George Illawarra Olympic Park 7:35PM Fri 13 Mar 2009 Brisbane v North Queensland Suncorp Stadium 7:35PM Sat 14 Mar 2009 Warriors v Parramatta Mt Smart Stadium 7:30PM Sat 14 Mar 2009 Cronulla v Penrith Toyota Stadium 7:30PM Sat 14 Mar 2009 Bulldogs v Manly ANZ Stadium 7:30PM Sun 15 Mar 2009 Gold Coast v Newcastle Skilled Park 1:00PM Sun 15 Mar 2009 Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 3:00PM Mon 16 Mar 2009 Wests Tigers v Canberra Campbelltown Sports Stadium 7:00PM My tips for this weekend are: Dragons Broncos Warriors Bulldogs Sharks Knights Roosters Tigers __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today! Last edited by JoeT : 03-12-2009 at 12:46 AM.

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03-12-2009, 12:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,816	Re: National Rugby League 2009 I just added it to my prior post. I hope we have more people than just you and I. EDIT: Seems no ones keen, so thats the end of that one. __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today! Last edited by JoeT : 03-13-2009 at 03:26 AM.

03-17-2009, 12:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
mikmak GMI Australia Correspondent Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia Drives: VZ Wagon and JSII sedan Posts: 11,592	Re: National Rugby League Much of my big mouthing seems to have atttracted a ** load of work. I'm sreiously snowed under! Just enough time to say, GO BRONCOS!!!!!! Yes, I would have been keen for a tipping comp, but just don't have the time now. __________________ READ GM International Operations 100 Day Scorecard!!It's official: I'm a twit. Follow me on Twitter!!** Last edited by mikmak : 03-17-2009 at 12:41 AM.

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RedVee8 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rosemeadow, NSW Australia Drives: 2009 CG Captiva; 2006 AH Astra; 1984 VH Commodore Posts: 2,545	Re: National Rugby League Just found this thread. I, of course, go for the team in the big RedVee. The mighty, mighty Dragons, although I prefer Saints. I'll tip if anyones keen, pergaps easier to set something up at OzTips? BTW to our US friends Rugby league is played (in a minor way) down the East Coast of the US (like Aus!). Rumours of a professional level comp being formed over the top of the current lessthanSemi-professional comp. Current teams in the AMNRL are (in order of 08 finish): AMNRL 2008 Aston DSC Bulls New Haven Warriors Jacksonville Axemen Connecticut Wildcats New York Knights D.C. Slayers Fairfax Eagles Bucks County Sharks Philadelphia Fight Northern Raiders Anyone live in those areas? I'm sure you didn't know you had a Rugby League team. I'll have the Slayers, though the most professional seems to be the Jacksonville Axemen. __________________ Current Holdens. VH Commodore Vacationer 253 V8; AH Astra CDX 1.8; CG09 Captiva LX 3.2V6 (work). Previous Holdens. 69 HT Kingswood 186; 75 HJ Premier 202; 77 TC Gemini; 85 JD Camira SL/E 1.8i; CG06 Captiva LX 3.2V6 Keep Holden On. Buick - Sporty Elegance

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RedVee8 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rosemeadow, NSW Australia Drives: 2009 CG Captiva; 2006 AH Astra; 1984 VH Commodore Posts: 2,545	Re: National Rugby League Come one, Come all, Come Aussie, Come Kiwi, Pommie and Yankee alike! Even the Bakkies & Canucks are welcome! www.OzTips.com NRL 'Aussie GMIers NRL' Join our NRL 2009 Tipping Competition now: Go to www.OzTips.com Click the 'REGISTER' button on the homepage and set-up a Login (if you don't already have one with OzTips). Once you have successfully registered a Username and Password, click the 'JOIN A COMP' button. You will be asked to enter an OzTips Comp Number and Password. The Comp you've been asked to join is: Comp#: 180525 Password: GMI That's it! Full instructions on how to Tip can be found on the website by clicking on the 'Help' link in the top header. __________________ Current Holdens. VH Commodore Vacationer 253 V8; AH Astra CDX 1.8; CG09 Captiva LX 3.2V6 (work). Previous Holdens. 69 HT Kingswood 186; 75 HJ Premier 202; 77 TC Gemini; 85 JD Camira SL/E 1.8i; CG06 Captiva LX 3.2V6 Keep Holden On. Buick - Sporty Elegance

03-17-2009, 10:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
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