2025 pre season thread

MBQLD said:
I think you will find that actual journalism is one of the rarest trades on earth. All of it is tabloid worthy trash, “I gave birth to an alien” level of trash. I challenge you to read any article where there isn’t at least one spelling mistake or they haven’t repeated the same paragraph twice to fill in gaps or it’s literally contradicting itself.

I think they taught a bunch of idiots that ai programs can do all the work but they’ve become too lazy to proof read a damn thing. So when you ask a journalist for clarification, “I know you are you said you are” is about as strong a reply as you could possible expect.
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They realised a long time ago they could get away without editors because it’s more important to be first, than right.

Ultimately they publish what gets clicks. It’s rubbish, yes, but if people want something better they need to stop consuming it and actively seek out the people that do write decent stuff.

News corp journos days are numbered. As soon as AI can completely replace them, they’re all gone.

Fingers crossed Lachlan Murdoch loses his appeal and News Corp has to be split between all the siblings.
 
Sharpe is gonna need a tasty upgrade next season to avoid him going to market. Hopefully the fact that he’s a local boy and the cap space of Hastings, Pryce, KPP and Brails being off contract so either leaving or accepting lower deals will mean we avoid the Leo shenanigans….
 
Newygirl said:
They realised a long time ago they could get away without editors because it’s more important to be first, than right.

Ultimately they publish what gets clicks. It’s rubbish, yes, but if people want something better they need to stop consuming it and actively seek out the people that do write decent stuff.

News corp journos days are numbered. As soon as AI can completely replace them, they’re all gone.

Fingers crossed Lachlan Murdoch loses his appeal and News Corp has to be split between all the siblings.
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This already happened, the empire is already crumbling, even before now with Foxtel losing value having to compete with streaming.

As they say 'too many journalists, not enough news' never rings more truer then any NRL offseason (and for all sports). We even saw this during the Covid suspension of 2020 when they practically made stuff up (about 9 not wanting to pay for rights etc) and didn't care because it beats having nothing to write about (for them)
 
R_A said:
This already happened, the empire is already crumbling, even before now with Foxtel losing value having to compete with streaming.

As they say 'too many journalists, not enough news' never rings more truer then any NRL offseason (and for all sports). We even saw this during the Covid suspension of 2020 when they practically made stuff up (about 9 not wanting to pay for rights etc) and didn't care because it beats having nothing to write about (for them)
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Well Foxtel is in the middle of a buyout by a British streaming company DAZN. I believe they are just waiting on regulatory approvals. It might help open new markets for NRL streaming.
 
www.newcastleherald.com.au

Knights spread Christmas cheer as Marzhew targets on-field harmony in 2025

Several Knights players visited John Hunter Hospital on Friday.
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Article on Marzhew.
Says he missed the Samoa tour because he had nose surgery.
Says he is glad he is doing a full pre-season because a short pre-season last year meant he was disappointing for the first half of 2024 after a great 2023.
Says they are doing a lot more running and fitness work this year and the boys are fit, but he describes his own efforts as "just surviving".
Says Ponga is "leading from the front" in the fitness work.
 
Vagabond89 said:
Well Foxtel is in the middle of a buyout by a British streaming company DAZN. I believe they are just waiting on regulatory approvals. It might help open new markets for NRL streaming.
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DAZN are horrible if the feedback from people here who subscribe to NFL streaming here are anything to go by.
 
Article in the Herald this morning saying an all grades training day was held on Saturday with over 200 players taking part. Quotes from Graig Smith and Kurt Gidley who took part as old boys.
Photos show Evah McEwen with a large group of girls that look about Tarsha Gale age, Best, Crossland and Thompson but main photos show Ponga and Gidley.
 
There are a lot of good young players, it's a young man's sport really, but yeah Fletch not even cracking the honourable mentions is a bit weird.

No Dylan Lucas (24) either. I know he's not played a massive amount of footy, but I would not trade Dylan for Nanai straight up.

Call me biased, but I think Bradman should be in the top 5 and the top rated centre/winger - I don't think there is another outside back in the game who's as good across the board (eg defence, grunt work, x-factor) as he is - and I would have Lucas ahead of Nanai and Leniu.
 
HarVeeGee13 said:
Who have they got behind him who's a better player right now?
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Good point I didn’t pay much attention outside of the Knights players. Maybe Stefano although they’re pretty close. Maybe a bunch of good players turned 25 and players naturally went up the list.
 
Stefano should be one of the best props in the game, but atm other teams build their game plan vs the Tigers around tiring him out in defence because he's one of those guys who gets fatigued very quickly and starts giving up quick play the balls. Bellyache will probably turn him into Taumalolo 2.0 though.
 
HarVeeGee13 said:
There are a lot of good young players, it's a young man's sport really, but yeah Fletch not even cracking the honourable mentions is a bit weird.

No Dylan Lucas (24) either. I know he's not played a massive amount of footy, but I would not trade Dylan for Nanai straight up.

Call me biased, but I think Bradman should be in the top 5 and the top rated centre/winger - I don't think there is another outside back in the game who's as good across the board (eg defence, grunt work, x-factor) as he is - and I would have Lucas ahead of Nanai and Leniu.
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No, Critter is the best defensive centre in the game bar none and clutch in attack, chuck in his leadership and I agree he is the best player in the game under 25. Love Braddy and glad he is ours though
 
Just not ever going to rank a player who can go such long periods in games with zero involvement that high. Call it personal preference. Penrith have always prioritised retaining To'o over all their other outside backs and for my money they are 100% right to do so.
 
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