haha yeah i rem that game. that was cronulla ?
how about the Cowboys last night ?
how many games this year have they been ahead with 10-15mins to go and they lose. I think the team has a fitness problem.

Who has tipped who for tonight's game? I've gone the Roosters.
I've also asked for a footy tipping achievement in that achievement thread :O Although I don't care for the achievement stuff we could perhaps have one for the winner :D (not going to be me hah!)

Titans, Roosters lost to the Sharks and Titans have been good their last 2 matches. Matty Rodgers is in way too good form to be retiring.

Last round before finals is going to have a cracker of a Friday, Broncos V Raiders and Tigers V Titans. As long as Raiders win next week against the Cowgirls, the Raiders v Broncos game will be a nail biter for both teams

The Raiders have just got their Captain back too ?

The broncos could rest lockyer this weekend lose to the warriors and then beat canberra with locky the following week to make the finals. its pointless if locky plays friday night and gets injured.

I've tipped the Roosters but really want them to lose. 30 points the cut-off for the top 8?

Last year was 29pts, 2008 was 30pts, 2007 was 24pts.

30 points will lock you in the top8 however depending on results 28pts may still be enough.

Changed my tip to the Titans just because I want the Roosters to lose and stay on 28 points. Umm, sounds solid right?

Wooo!
Titans win 23 - 14!

woo 7/8 :D

6/8, I wanted Penrith to lose, they don't deserve a top 4 spot damn it!

Seems to be a lot easier to tip now, other than the Eels/Tigers match there hasn't been as much consistently, monumentally bad calls by the refs as there was earlier in the season, making tipping more reliant on who was reffing rather than who was playing.

farkkkkk
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/is-michael-luck-the-toughest-man-in-league/story-e6frexnr-1225909060103

mmmm juicy

Its that time again!

Home teams on the left

Warriors v Broncos Aug 27, 6.05pm Ch 9, 9.30pm
Rabbitohs v Eels Aug 27, 7.35pm Ch 9, live
Sharks v Titans Aug 28, 5.30pm Fox 2, live
Knights v Dragons Aug 28, 7.30pm Fox 2, live
Raiders v Cowboys Aug 28, 7.30pm Fox 2, live
Tigers v Storm Aug 29, 2pm Fox 2, live
Roosters v S Eagles Aug 29, 3pm Ch 9, 4pm
Bulldogs v Panthers Aug 30, 7pm Fox 2, live

Tigers home game is a sell out!

F'en missed the tipping for Bronco's game :(

Stupid 6pm cut-off.

I Don't know the score, but after watching the first 10 or so on ch9 replay. Warriors by 50.

Wow now I am up to 4 tries - nil

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It ain't looking good.

Warriors are playing well, Brisbane's defence is crap and attack (what little they've had) is non-existant.

Outcome, at this stage, is fairly obvious.

Broncs were a totally different team with Lockyer a few weeks ago. Gotta keep on hoping like f*** that Canberra lose.

Nah Broncos are out, time to let go and decide who you are going to back in the finals.

Broncos are officially my worst tipped team based on the tipping stats though so I'm probably wrong.

yeah they have lost that attitude they had a few weeks ago against the likes of st george

wallace and thaiday are both injured now so we have no chance

it was a s*** year of injuries, youngest team in the nrl

next year will be a lot better now that the young guys have a season under their belt

Lol broncos

I am 2 from 2 :)

yer, same here ;)

Warriors and rabbitohs!!!!

Go you good things!!!

yep, 2 from 2 signing in :)

Wooahhhahho the Raiders putting the smackdown on the Cowboys!

Titans lost to the sharks! What in the f***?

dragons almost choked..

Hope the raiders can repeat what they did against the broncos next friday night.

f***ing titans, wtf were they doing!

no gold coast team has beaten the sharka at toyota stadium ever

f*** off damo

without having a good look at it.... I think the broncos have to win (very unlikely) then hope souths lose.

If the failcos dont make it at least we got tits, warriors, and canberra (or souths) to cheer on

need to smash canberra by 25 points.
I think they should rest locky and prepare for next season.
Hes not going to dodge one decent rib cruncher in 5 matches.
best to look forward to next year.

Canberra are rockin' and so are the warriors.
titans were flat against cronulla but their minds would be on the final series.
Saints V titans = grand final.

Yeah Fark we are -25 and they are +4. I guess for the first time since I can remember I wont be watching the broncos in the finals.

sadface. We were certainties for a while there. f*** you peter wallace

The wealthiest club couldnt put out a decent side.
Things are going to be very different next year.


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it never gets old watching the sea chooks choke.

has this been the worst round all year ?
I havent seen a good game this weekend.

paveway, need a hug? hahah

Roosters were on fire..

nah just taking your hating bulls*** elsewhere

Penrith in trouble, down 16-0 to the DAWWWGIES
15 mins

let's go DOGGIIIIIIESS

nearly changed to the dogs this afternoon. after hearing of kimorely the other day i have been tinkering on the edge of swapping.

but my policy to NEVER switch my tips took over.

look out second half.

best outcome for me (being a tigers fan) is the panthers lose which means titans have to win by roughly 20 to take second place. if panthers win they can leapfrog both tigers and titans next week if they win tonight.

i like the idea of playing manly in the first final without g. stewart.

now that the broncos are out i think i might jump on the tigs bandwagon for the finals

mate i advise strongly against it.

its a heart-attack-a-week.

you cant relax in a tigers game as a supporter.
you may be losing or winning by 18 with 15 minutes to go and the result is never sure.

roosters, dragons look the best so far.

tigers and titans quiet achievers. manly always hanging around. panthers who knows what team they take to the game on the given week.


i reckon 7 and 8 will go out the first week of the finals. prob raiders and manly.
if manly get up i reckon roosters in a close one or warriors in a big loss will get knocked out.

i think the top 6 are exactly that.

week two will be the interesting one.

Oh mah gawd.
What a way to ruin the last doggies home game for Kimmorley and Paton. Kimmorley's field goal charged down and gets cleaned up by the Panthers to run 70 - 80 metres to score right on the buzzer!

kinda firtting i think. a bit like his second last origin game. intercept pass to bowen to lose the origin series.

that's ok sleepy i know what you mean, it's bad enough tipping the tigers and then watching the game

i reckon 7 and 8 will go out the first week of the finals. prob raiders and manly.
if manly get up i reckon roosters in a close one or warriors in a big loss will get knocked out.

Won't Raiders be against Dragons though? They seem to have the upper hand there.

Tigs and Tits are my two favourite teams at the moment, I was looking forward to Fridays match until I realised that both teams will likely simply try to protect their players for the final rounds. They might play for a psychological win but I reckon both teams will play it safe.

i dont think so. tigers will have to win or hope the panthers lose so they sit in the number 2 spot. the higher up the ladder you are the less chance you have of getting knocked out in the odd situation a lot of the lower teams win.

titans will have the same theory i'd say.

the tigers and titans have a little bit of niggle about them cause they are both exciting teams that love scoring points. plus the scotty prince and tigers factor is another little sideshow.

i reckon it will be a cracker game. tigers by a 52 metre field goal i reckon haha

i'd go for the dogs this finals if they were in just so i could go

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs376.snc4/45923_424438682302_708822302_5387657_4221080_n.jpg
Doggiiiiiiiiiiiiies

From the Raiders game against the Cowboys....

http://bit.ly/cTEvOI

haha yeah that's not bad

i'm jumping on the Titans bandwagon (once Broncos fall over). keep it in QLD!

1000! also - hunt and norman in the halves = lose

we need an Ausgamers NRL Tipping achievement!

Well Locky says in the paper today that he wont be playing.

Civil Sevice got two weeks for the send off.
didnt miss him, but the the guy was kind of falling down when he collected him, careless tackle i guess.

95% of bets held on the Cowboys Vs Bulldogs match was on Cowboys first core being a Penalty Goal.
Surely somebody knows something.

Well Locky says in the paper today that he wont be playing.

I believed it last week, this week i'm not so sure. With GI and Hodgo back next year i'm sure he's thinking pretty hard about his future though.

highly doubt he will play

his ribs are still totally f***ed, it's just a really s*** injury that you can't do much about

Is wallace out? Wow we actually might have a chance now.

RE: the big willie sign

http://tweetphoto.com/41897331

This one is good as it has willie in the shot lol!

Is wallace out? Wow we actually might have a chance now.

are you kidding?? im no broncos supporter nor a nsw one either. but wallace is a top player. he has good vision a good kicking game and defends like an extra back-rower.

yeah that looks like the sunday roasts video shot of wille in front of it.
i wonder what he thought of it ?

wallace is decent i have no problem with him

guy at work reckons he hasn't been the same since he lost a nut haha

the only thing that annoys me about him is hwen you get a bit of broken play and the ball goes out through him but then comes back to him he doesn't really do much with it

Wallace has been declared fit for tomorrow nights game.

wallace is a good defender and has a decent kicking game, but he has shown nothing lately with the ball in attack - he appears bewildered when he is the only one directing the attack, at least when lockyer plays wallace can just do a job for him, but when lockyer is out wallace is bereft of ideas

hes got to have a shoulder reconstruction after the season so hes prolly been low on fitness for a while. Inglis is having a shoulder done too, hope hes up to it next season.

we need wallace for his kicking, norman is kind of hopeless at the moment and hunt can kick good ones but jags bad ones a bit too

Details of the NRL Sprint race

Competitive Edge Athletic All Stars 2010

The World's Fastest Man, Usain Bolt will join Competitive Edge on their mission 'to inspire and entertain" and join Australia's World Champion's and leading athletes as well as the best Footballers from all codes in an Athletic All Stars event not to be missed. For one night only the best Australia has to offer will battle it out with leading athletes from around the world. We will also finally determine who Australia's Fastest Footballer is in the Gatorade Bolt. This is athletics and entertainment rolled into one.

The event will feature the best in athletics, combined with a host of entertainment including celebrity DJ's, live music, autograph zones, and on-field displays.

The event will be held exactly 10 years to the day of the Sydney Olympic Opening Ceremony at Homebush. Come and be witness to a piece of sporting history and Usain Bolt's only appearance in Australia. It is sure to be electric.

EVENT DATE*: Wed 15 Sep - Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre *Ticketek is selling for the above venue only.

Interesting, now going to include other codes as well!

I'm thinking of attending it.

Interesting - Deledio is pretty quick, was a schoolboy sprinter - IIRC he clocked a 10.8 or 10.9 i think, but that was a few years ago now, he'd be a fair bit slower, much more bulky

should be good to watch though

Yeah I might attend if I aint doing anything else...

Usain bolt is so fast that he can turn the lights off at the wall and be in bed before the room goes dark.
onya mumbles.

kevin gordon will be the fastest nrl player easily

What NRL players are running? I read it was only Hayne and Inglis who are hardly the fastest in the league.

Yeah I hardly give a f*** about people in other codes/usain bolt.

It should have been 1 player from each club.

I know or at least kevin gordon and Uate from the knights. they would dominate and it would be awesome to watch.

I'll be going to the sprint race =] I'll try and record a video and get some pix. I'm sure it'll be on the news though.

i've seen odds for it earlier in the season

brett and josh morris, kevin gordon, david mead(i think), jharal yow yeh, uate, inglis

kevin gordon will win it hands down imo, it's awesome to watch him get the ball in the smallest of space cause most of the time he will get away and score

i've got a mate that is a state sprinter like 5th fastest in qld and sometimes he trains at the field at UQ on saturdays and the broncos are there as well doing sprint training he said that corey norman is the quickest bronco heh, wouldn't have picked that

yeah, when he played fullback at the start of the season he looked pretty sharp

reckon inglis is going to run now he needs shoulder surgery in the off season?

anyway, i'm heading to the broncs game tonight, should be good - even if we lose the raiders are playing footy that is good to watch so hopefully see some points scored!

FOOTY TIPPING TIME!

Home teams on the left! ITS FINAL ROUND TIME!

Broncos v Raiders Sept 3, 7.35pm Ch 9, 9.30pm
Titans v Tigers Sept 3, 7.35pm Ch 9, live
Eels v Warriors Sept 4, 5.30pm Fox 2, live
Cowboys v Roosters Sept 4, 7.30pm Fox 2, live
Panthers v Sharks Sept 4, 7.30pm Fox 2, live
Storm v Knights Sept 5, 2pm Fox 2, live
Sea Eagles v Bulldogs Sept 5, 3pm Ch 9, 4pm
Dragons v Rabbitohs Sept 5, 7pm Fox 2, live

Depending on results we could see some big switches for the finals!

If Princey isn't Ok then I'ma have to cut a bitch. Good game so far, hopefully no more causalities though, best two teams in the comp at the moment I reckon.

Bronco's not looking so good for a 15 point win.... at least beat the pricks!

lolz. I think they need to prac holding the ball at training. Peter Wallace must give good blowies cause he aint good at creating points.

RAIDERS!!!!!!

mcullouch needs to go he is the slowest hooker i have ever seen. doubles pumps his passes, has no sense of urgency about him, tries bulls*** kicks that no one is even aware of. just a f***head, and he showed his true colors when he scored his try, and put up his finger what a wanker.

Yeah Broncos hooker is easily their weakest link, I reckon they would have been better off courting Cam Smith over Inglis.

Even though they played a lot better than in recent weeks they still deserved to lose.

Tigers v Titans is a good match if you haven't seen it yet.

bloody hell Tigs v Titans was awesome game.

9 HD had no commentary for the Broncs v Canberra game (second one aired in Syd), had to watch in SD :(

Mannnn Matt Rogers is doing well. Chloe Maxwell is awesome.

nothing wrong with mccullouch imo he is right up there in runs from dummy half he has been playing well the last few weeks he was the reason we scored any point against the knights

I think wallace played a lot better tonight than the last 2 weeks, ben hunt is the future half back for the broncs, he had a blinder tonight playing at his naturql position of half back. He's got the confidence now after playing all year at dummy half off the bench

Also yeah Cloe's a babe

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mculloch should be dropped and hunt should be the starting hooker, he has better passing game, and shows more urgency.

mculloch, the guy that has scored 2 of their last 4 tries?

I think they need to drop norman, he's f***ing useless.

W T F ???

Henjack is about to be sacked
Ricky Stuart is going to coach The Broncos next season.
Lockyer wanted to play Friday night but Henjack said No.

^haha

have you got a shred of evidence to back that claim up faceman?

i'd be happy with ricky to coach the broncos

i don't think ivan has done a bad job since coming in. i've question a few of his call but he's a noob and overall hasn't done a bad job

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i f***ing hate ricky stuart

yeah dunno about ricky stuart. Seeing him go insane when the sharks f*** up puts me off. Looks like he is one step from necking himself.

Ivan hasn't done badly. One game from the GF last year, almost took a bunch of noobs to the finals this year.

the sharks being s*** isn't a product of ricky stuart, it's a product of a club that can't even afford to spend the first tier amount of the salary cap

he's coached state of origin and australia

every time i've seen him speak on tv he's come across as a pretty switched on guy with a bit of passion

that said about the sharks, in 2008 they were a top 4 team until they seemed to lose a lot of players starting with greg bird smashing his missus

After Wayne Bennett getting to coach St George i think anything is possible.

The Broncos have come out and denied it all saying Henjacks job was safe, so thats a bad sign for Henjack. I heard it on The Sunday Roast.
Mail to Vossy.

lol, sport

Can't believe the eagles are still in. They don't deserve to be there at all!!

i f***ing hate ricky stuart

Amen.

If he came to the Bronco's there would be hell to pay I tells ya.

yeah the f***ing broncos deserve to be there more than manly

i suspect they will be cannon fodder like they were last year

rabbitohs deserve it more than broncos and manly.

If rabbitohs won then dragons and rabbitohs would have played 2 weeks in a row.

either the broncos or souths

i was cheering for souths last night even though i tipped the dragons as it would have made no difference to tipping if souths won

souths looked pretty bad though so it's probably better they didn't

They have been like the warriors, very hot and cold this year.

But for some reason I think warriors are the underdogs for these finals.

They've showed some amazing form over past couple months, beating anyone who has tried to over power them.

The beast has been on fire since coming back from injury. Definitely a team to keep eye on(not being biased either)

Raiders are the same, they showed on friday night thay they've grown each year and are now a true contender again.

Raiders, Warriors, Roosters and Titans are my picks to be champion.

the broncos were equal shorttest odd favourites for the premiership not that long ago and were playing like it :'(

i dunno, if the dragons don't choke i think they will be hard to beat

For me it'll be either Dragons or Titans (only if Prince is OK to keep playing, it looks like he will be).

I didn't want us (Manly) to qualify after our s***ty performance against the doggies bro, we played s***haus. So I wanted the Rabbits to beat St George as I can only see us going out in the first round of finals anyway.... unless St George choke!

i was going for the doggiiiiiiiiiies

because i needed to get another one wrong, the person i'm tied on equal 3rd with in the work tipping comp would have got a perfect round so i needed another team to go down or he would have jumped ahead of me if he got a perfect round

hehe I see you lost the QGL tipping comp after being up top for most of the season... I was there or there abouts for a while and then I forgot to tip for a few weeks and that f***ed my season, but all good.

yeah 1 bad week a couple of weeks ago and i got rolled by whoever the noob is that won

Titans and Saints for the Grand Final.
It would suck if they had to meet in the Semis.

Wests and Panthers are good sides but they lack that "get up off the floor" quality the Titans have.
St George are going to be under enormous pressure after what happened last year. The worst thing that can happen when you finish 1 or 2 is that you drop the first game then have to play an away game against a side that won the previous week on their Home ground.

i dunno they didn't look like a side that was under pressure last night and they had 5 of their normal 17 rested

you wouldnt say that game was on par with the wests/titans game.

Dragons will beat Eagles for sure.

Titans/Warriors will be a nail biter I reckon, Tigers/Roosters could be as well if the Roosters get their act together.

I want Raiders to beat the Panthers but I won't hold my breath.

Dragons for the premiership, it's theirs to lose really. I don't think any of the other teams can really beat the Dragons at their best. Maybe the Titans and according to the stats the Raiders but both teams would have to work hard to earn it.

Least I get to watch warriors play titans on friday night..

Might head to colmslie saturday night for both games.

Looks like that site for the NRL Sprint race + others is up.
http://www.athleticallstars.com.au/

going to titans warriors game on friday, titans better f***ing win.

oh for f*** sake, why do we have to tip finals

bright idea that one

waaaa im a f*****. thats what you sound like. why dont you go make your own tipping comp in your little treehouse and invite all your little friends HAHA

haha

i'm going to make it next year and it won't have no gay finals and you'll have to have your tips in by friday none of this pansy 5 minutes before each game s***

haha slug it out man

Should have to top 8 tippers tipping the finals for a qgl finals tip off.

I hope Usain Bolt brings his golden shoes.
Are they just running or do they have to carry a ball ?

Faceman, it looks like the footballers are actually going to be sprinting like a normal race. I would have preferred it with footy gear!