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Because the Chooks wanted Carney and they were going to play him at 6. They were ready to offer him a deal if the NRL took the soft option and let him back into the game. The "I am happy to play 13" lines from Anasta were a smokescreen - I bet he goes back to 6 now

That's because Manu is unfit. My read on Manu is that he will prove to be very hit and miss - giant killer 1 week, powder puff the next. I reckon you have over-rated both these guys big time Hammo. Lima is a good forward but I think I read where you said he would be #1 prop in the game by...

I totally agree with the Webcke thing - last year we really lacked a dominant personality in the forwards - even though he won't be on the field he will have been in the ear of Clinton, Kenny, Sims etc all week and as they have so much respect for the man they will want to do whatever it takes...

Most of the problem gamblers in this country are poker machine players anyway, and if people with gambling problems spend their money on the TAB, it's highly likely they wouldn't have online betting anyway. Sure, it's more convenient, but to make a bet you actually have to have the money sitting...

He's not Robinson Crusoe there mate - bit harsh to judge someone's whole career on their last few tests. Same thing happened to Healy as well.

Gilchrist did a lot more than take a few diving catches - he kept beautifully to both Warne and MacGill for long periods of time - his record shows that. Healy was great but Gilchrist will be the yardstick for keepers into the future. His brilliant batting could have hidden some flaws in his...

I love Heals but Gilchrist at his best was just as good with the gloves. Can't deny he revolutionised the wicketkeeping position - never again will a truly top class team have a gloveman who is only averge with the bat.

I agree, this is mighty tough! 1. M Hayden 2. S Gavaskar 3. S Tendulkar 4. B Lara 5. V Richards 6. A Border (c) 7. A Gilchrist 8. R Hadlee 9. S Warne 10. D Lillee 11. C Ambrose 12. G McGrath Hated leaving McGrath out of my 11 but I couldn't have left out Lillee or Hadlee and Ambrose was...

I don't buy that (especially the bit about you being right again Hammo [icon_razz1 ) I don't think what Australia did while the haka was being done had any bearing on the game or in any of the other games you mentioned. You could put forward a counter case for each game: 1 - Kidwell is a noted...

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I did say it was about promoting your brand - my point was more around my belief that companies or organisations that sponsor sporting teams get very little short term financial benefit from it hence my belief that a mining company would be more than interested in sponsoring a PNG NRL team. I...

What's in it for NRMA as a major sponsor of the Broncos? I am a season member but I don't use NRMA. I have mates who support Manly and Parra but have no interest at all in Delmege or Pirtek. Sponsorship is a marketing tool at best, a CEO justifying his love for a particular sporting team at...

I think it would depend where you went looking for the cash - maybe not enough in the public sector but there is a truckload of money in PNG - huge gold mining operations in parts of PNG that could easily fund a rugby league team. I reckon a PNG team would be more financially viable than some...

Re: Melbouorne Cup Thread He will go around again for sure - he is fairly lightly raced for a 7yo. Ran a huge race for 2nd in the Cox Plate and ridden better yesterday would probably have finished 5th or 6th. Very underrated horse who if set for the right race could easily win one of the big...

Re: Melbouorne Cup Thread Aidan O'Brien is supposed to be one of the best trainers in the world??? He has a lot to learn about Australian racing if today is anything to go on. Terrible tactics and the wrong type of horses for a race like the cup. Septimus is a grinder (he was ridden terribly)...

Mick I don't think fans are deathriding the WC - just crying out for a more competitve tournament. Currently though no team is going to get within cooee of Australia - last night was our warm up game and we toyed with a NZ side who have supposedly had the perfect preparation. I actually think...

Love your optimism Mick but IMO Australia will stroll to victory in the WC. The format suits us because we have the depth to cover injuries, poor form etc in key positions if they occur better than any other squad. If Benji goes down for NZ they are left with Leuluai, Fein and Hohaia as their...

Thaiday got most of the awards - Player of the Year, Best forward, PLayer's player. Hunt got best back. Sims got defensive play of the year.

You could be right but - especially on the penalty try thing (but I am sure I read/heard/saw that somewhere - maybe even from someone like Sterlo?) But if he missed and broke someones arm, hand, slashed their face with his tags the NRL would have no option other than to charge him with some...

What is the point of Slater doing this - if he had kicked the ball out of Robertson's hand it would have been a penalty try. If he really injured Robertson he would have been charged with striking - he probably should have been hit with some sort of reckless/careless charge anyway