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if it gets off the ground this would be beneficial to most teams. I think the NRL suffers from not having a combined reserve grade. though, I hate to think of what it will do to the QLD Cup and NSW Cup

I don't get it ... you don't like Stewart? or Gallop? or both? or you don't like the fact that Gallop crucified Stewart without evidence and then they shook hands on a podium anyway?

I vaguely remember him from his time in Canberra. He was a beast coming out of his own end. having him was like having an extra prop on the field but he was also terrible under the high ball and the fact that he was unwanted by Canberra and St Merge makes you wonder if there is something else...

forgot about Chris Lawrence. such an average all round player. the only thing going for him is that he was coached by Tim Sheens (therefore assured a place in the Australian squad at least once in his life)

does anybody rate Adam Blair anymore? I don't even think Wests fans like him these days

1. Josh Dugan 2. Akuila Uate 3. Krisnan Inu 4. Josh Morris 5. Jorge Taufua 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Adam Reynolds/Jeff Robson 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Issac Luke 10. David Shillington 11. Chris McQueen 12. Justin Horo 13. Glenn Stewart (even though he's not really a lock)

FPN is kind of in the team for his passing and offloading though. I've never seen him as a hard working forward that said, I'm not sad that he isn't coming to us. the flashes of brilliance he shows doesn't make up for the other 80% of the time where he floats around not doing much at all.

what do you mean "getting more involved"? Rugby league isn't really growing in Tonga, Fiji and Samoa and they aren't really getting that much more involved ... rugby league has always been huge in those countries. it is just that those countries are very, very small. if rugby league wants to...

well yeah, it will not do the international game any harm but that is about the most you can say for it ... do you think that a bunch of Canadians pulling on an Australian jersey in the 2014 Olympics would help grow ice hockey in Australia, or rouse much interest at all in Australian sports...

I very much doubt that rugby league is going to grow in Scotland by having a foreign squad compete in the World Cup. if sports fans in Scotland haven't got into rugby league through watching the English league or the NRL, then I really don't think they are going to start following it because...

I don't mind Watmough as much these days. although getting nominated for second rower is an absolute farce. makes you seriously wonder whether the Dally M judges actually watch NRL games. he plays at lock every single game and I'm pretty sure he has done that for a couple years now. in fact, I...

Gidley carried Newcastle through a pretty awful period after they lost Johns and a whole host of their other stars. he's made of glass though

of course. but I suspect Parker's votes are inflated by the fact that it is easier to pick up votes in a losing team as a forward. I don't know what has happened in previous years with this award but I wonder whether he might have picked up a lot more votes this year than he has in other...

got to remember, it wasn't just losing Cam Smith in 2008. it was losing Cam Smith and replacing him with Russell Aitken. that guy could barely fucking pass the ball! I'm sure even the 1960s Dragons would be have been beaten on the day if they had a hooker throwing passes at their halfback's...

yeah, I thought Scott and Parker (and that isn't just a homer vote) were better than Smith in this year's Origin. Scott would have been a well deserving winner!

also, without knocking Parker (because he was great this year), it is interesting that 5 out of the 7 games where he got 3 votes were losses. while I think forwards get underrated whenever a team is doing well, I think they can also escape a bit of scrutiny when we lose because their games are...

yep, this year really convinced me that Thaiday needs to move into the front row, even if people still insist he is better in the backrow

Sam Moa is another regular player signed by the Roosters. they did very well with picking up Moa and O'Donnell, they both would have been very cheap but have played very well

yeah, Cordner over SBW is ridiculous. so is RTS, surely McManus and Simmons were better this year (and I'm not just saying that because they scored tonnes of tries).

meh, thought DCE and Thurston were better as halves. plus a few other players. I'm surprised though that he managed to win, considering he would have had to fight Smith and Slater for votes every week It would be nice to see someone other than a half/hooker/fullback win the Dally M. when was...