Eric
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That's a good point but I'd just say there is a very fine line between bending the rules and breaking the rules.
I turned it off for memory with about 8 minutes left when the Rorters went 7 ahead.
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I turned it off for memory with about 8 minutes left when the Rorters went 7 ahead.
Close to the Edge
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Enough with the "Jewish mafia" sh*t already.
Save that stuff for X. It has no place in a rugby league forum.
Dave03
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Corrected NRL top-4 tally — 2016–2026
| Rank | Team | Top-4 finishes | Seasons finishing Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 9 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers | 6 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 6 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2026 |
| 4 | Brisbane Broncos | 4 | 2016, 2017, 2023, 2025 |
| 4 | Cronulla Sharks | 4 | 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| 6 | Canberra Raiders | 3 | 2016, 2019, 2025 |
| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| 6 | Parramatta Eels | 3 | 2017, 2020, 2022 |
| 9 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 2016, 2022 |
| 9 | New Zealand Warriors | 2 | 2023, 2026 |
| 11 | Manly Sea Eagles | 1 | 2021 |
| 11 | Dolphins | 1 | 2026 |
| 11 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1 | 2025 |
I understand the dislike for the chooks (I don't like em either) but it's a bit far fetched with the salary cap cheating discussion imo. They're one of the best run clubs both on & off the field. Data is probably accurate but could be a tad off. Panthers had a dynasty run, are they the biggest cheats too?
RufusRex
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We do know that technically we were inside the cap 2010 but heavily bent manipulated the rules around the gas deal .. and f*ck I am glad we did
RufusRex
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Esp given they are greek
Dragon David
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I turned off the game just in the dying seconds as I didn't want to see the Roosters players hugging and high fiving each other.
Did not want to see the presentation and the trophy being lifted by Tedesco and Co.
Hopefully I don't see them doing a lap of honour again, ever.
Did not want to see the presentation and the trophy being lifted by Tedesco and Co.
Hopefully I don't see them doing a lap of honour again, ever.
GCRV
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You are really a fanatical Roosters fan.
It's 50-50 most of the time. Everyone knows in big games 50-50 calls always go the Roosters way unless it's against Broncos or Storm in which case it's mostly even.
Against Newcastle in a GF, as if 50-50 calls won't go the Roosters way.
GCRV
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How many of those other 3 consistently go to the market to poach players in very high demand? Zero?
GCRV
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Sick of talking about Roosters.
All I want to say about their supposed cheating is this oldie but still true.
All I want to say about their supposed cheating is this oldie but still true.
It's not what you know but what you can prove.
RufusRex
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You mean like Ponga staying on the field? Please come back when you can actually form a sensible fact based arguement - otherwise you just come across as a paranoid conspiracy theorist posting from his mums basement.
GCRV
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Mum's basement? Roosters fans have never been accused of being original.
It's not what you know but what you can prove.
Well done to your team. Nothing is proven..... at this time.
GCRV
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BTW I thought the Ponga thing was spot on. Penalty and small fine at most. Radley ducked right into it. Looked like he did it on purpose.
To be honest, I thought the game was fairly reffed, no major stuff up’s and as mentioned with Ponga, during rounds 1-27, that’s a sin bin every day of the week but I’m glad Adam Gee didn’t go down that path. Newcastle got plenty of love in the Warriors game by Mr Klein.
All this talk of the roosters shenanigans is getting a bit old. Fair play to them. I’d be more worried about the grubs from Belmore, the Broncos and Penrith before worrying about the chooks.
Politis, love him or hate him, truly loves his players and does what he needs to do. Wish he was at Saints.
All this talk of the roosters shenanigans is getting a bit old. Fair play to them. I’d be more worried about the grubs from Belmore, the Broncos and Penrith before worrying about the chooks.
Politis, love him or hate him, truly loves his players and does what he needs to do. Wish he was at Saints.
Eric
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I just think it's a bit silly getting this fired up over the fuking Sydney Rorters.
GCRV
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Disagree about Ponga but if they weren't going early often, their line speed was incredibly good. I'll just leave it at that. But when White was dominating in the middle only to go off and be replaced by Spencer Leniu, the writing was on the wall even though Newcastle were 12 up.
Agree. When you want to hate them just think back to that glorious day in 2010. Works every time for me
Their line speed was excellent, but it was for the last 6 weeks. They weren’t offside, the service from Newcastle dummy half was clunky and sloppy. That doesn’t mean the chooks we’re offside
RufusRex
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100% ... knowing when a defence can move is something the average punted assumes is related to when the Dummy Half touches the ball .. that is not the case. It is the moment the ball is behind the bloke playing the ball as soon as that happens defence can move ...
The thing with the roosters compared to us is that line speed is quick but also they dont stop where we do, the extra step that their line takes is huge ... We tend to stop about 3m from teh collision giving up a metre or so extra each carry, the roosters line stops closer and they react quicker.
Cheika would have been a good get for us from that point alone.