2026 Season

[MattyM]

This game between the Cowboys and Eels is a “who can concede more” contest.

 

[Seano]

Did one of the Cowboys say something bad about Jr Paolo's mum? #ManPossessed

 

[Macca89]

JAC looks impressive at fullback. I’m surprised he’s never played there before that I can remember

 

[Macca89]

It still amazes me how surprised players and commentators are when a penalty is awarded when a player gets hit in the face after falling. Been a penalty for years now

 

[Seano]

This is why including byes in the ladder calculation is complete nonsense. The Cows are still 2 wins ahead of any of the teams behind them with 3 games to go.

 

[Mclovin]

Hahahahaha Walsh just go off mate!! or dont and keep throwing those passes!
He should not be picked for the Australian fullback

 

[Macca89]

Poor old Metcalf is made of glass.

 

[Mclovin]

Feel for Metcalf, so much talent but cant stay on the park

 

[Seano]

Is that like 3 kickers injured kicking goals in 2 weeks? When has that ever happened?

 

[Mclovin]

Is that like 3 kickers injured kicking goals in 2 weeks? When has that ever happened?

Have they all kicked the goal when thats happened??

 

[Seano]

No, the young fella from Souths definitely missed wide to the right. Not sure if the injury was a factor or just on follow-through.

 

[Seano]

The Warriors are beating the Broncos so bad the Broncos may have to give the Wah's their trophy from last season.

 

[Defence wins games]

The Warriors are beating the Broncos so bad the Broncos may have to give the Wah's their trophy from last season.

But really, the Donkeys have been really poor tonight!

 

[BlackbuttOG]

It still amazes me how surprised players and commentators are when a penalty is awarded when a player gets hit in the face after falling. Been a penalty for years now

I think it upset the Cowboys that he had already knocked the ball on and it wasn't a deliberate act of foul play after the ball was dead. Still got him in the face though.

 

[Owey]

I think it upset the Cowboys that he had already knocked the ball on and it wasn't a deliberate act of foul play after the ball was dead. Still got him in the face though.

Yep, been a penalty for a decade, unless you are Ashley Klein refereeing the Knights.

 

[Seano]

Let's not forget that the rule is there not only to punish high contact but also to encourage players to avoid potential high contact.

The best place to see this in action is the crusher tackle rule. In the old days, players didn't give a rats about players in potential crusher situations; now they actively try to avoid pressure on the neck, you see it numerous times in every game.

Rules can't be subjective; they have to be black-and-white (someone please tell Phil "spirit of the game" Gould & Todd Payten). Otherwise, sometimes high contact is a penalty, and sometimes it isn't. And that doesn't work as a deterrent and can become blatantly unfair very quickly.

 

[Macca89]

Dragons probably should have moved Atkinson to fullback earlier in the season

 

[Celticman98]

Luai is absolutely overrated.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Luai is absolutely overrated.

Luai Hater Island real estate prices went gangbusters this year.

He was not one of Penrith's ten best players in even a single one of those premiership teams, and I'm being kind to him to not interrogate whether he was even top 15.

 

[R_A]

Luai Hater Island real estate prices went gangbusters this year.

He was not one of Penrith's ten best players in even a single one of those premiership teams, and I'm being kind to him to not interrogate whether he was even top 15.

Yeah Penrith had his market value $750k - $800k when he was last off contract around right (without the gift of hindsight). He's probably more like a $500-600k player now on $1.3m by the time 2028 rolls around.
Unless it's like a Munster/Hughes combo where both are worth keeping around the $1m mark, and for us eventually keeping Sharpe with Dylan Brown, it probably wasn't a tough decision for the Panthers.