Official Aussie NRL Thread

[Rooster4Life]

Mods You were kind enough to let us Keep the 2010 NRL Thread, so i ask you do the same for this years NRL season.


Ok guys, I thought since its a new year we need a new thread for this upcoming Season of the NRL. (if not we can still use the 2010 thread, up to you pricks =P )

Pre Season games will be posted in here like last year.

I Would like to start this Thread with 2011 Tips, Who plays in the Grand Final 2011 and who wins it?




Here Is The List Of Signings and Losses For Each Team in 2011
(Im sure I have left a few out Or Got a Few wrong, So just Let Me Know And ill add The ones i missed)

Broncos

Gains: Ben Hannant (Bulldogs), Dane Carlaw (Catalans: ESL).

Losses: Israel Folau (Greater Western Sydney: AFL), Antonio Winterstein, Ashton Sims, Tariq Sims (Cowboys), Lagi Setu (Mormon Mission), PJ Marsh (Retired).

Bulldogs

Gains: Aiden Tolman (Storm), Trent Hodkinson (Sea Eagles), Kris Keating, Jonathan Wright (Eels), Frank Pritchard (Panthers), Grant Millington (Sharks), Greg Eastwood (Leeds: ESL), Michael Lett (Dragons).

Losses: Ben Hannant (Broncos), Luke Pattern (Salford: ESL), Blake Green (Hull KR: ESL), Yileen Gordon, Tim Winitana (Panthers), Brett Kimmorley (Retired).

Raiders

Gains: Brett White (Storm), Blake Ferguson (Sharks), Mark Ioane (Warriors).

Losses: J ustin Carney (Roosters), Troy Thompson (Storm), Scott Logan, Adam Mogg (Retired), Marc Herbert (Bradford: ESL), Joel Monaghan (Warrington: ESL).

Sharks

Gains: Wade Graham (Panthers), Jeremy Smith (Dragons), Colin Best (Rabbitohs), John Williams (Cowboys).

Losses: Kyle O'Donnell (Knights), Grant Millington (Bulldogs), Blake Ferguson (Raiders), Adam Cuthbertson (Dragons), Trent Barrett, Luke Covell, Reece Williams (Retired).

Titans

Gains: Luke Capewell (Rabbitohs).

Losses: Jordan Atkins (Eels), Mat Rogers (Retired).

Sea Eagles

Gains: Liam Foran (Newtown).

Losses: Josh Perry (St Helens: ESL), Trent Hodkinson (Bulldogs), Ben Farrar (Les Catalans: ESL), Lama Tasi (Roosters), Chris Bailey (Harlequins: ESL).

Storm

Gains: Troy Thompson (Raiders), Adam Woolnough (Out of Retirement), Elijah Niko (Warriors), Jaiman Lowe (Rabbitohs), Maurice Blair (Panthers).

Losses: Aiden Tolman (Bulldogs), Ryan Hoffman, Jeff Lima, Brett Finch (Wigan: ESL), Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs), Brett White (Raiders), Willie Isa (Castleford: ESL).

Knights

Gains: Beau Henry, Neville Costigan (Dragons), Siuatonga Likiliki (Warriors), Kyle O'Donnell (Sharks), Steve Southern (Cowboys).

Losses: Cooper Vuna (Rebels: Super 15), Scott Dureau (Les Catalans: ESL), Ben Cross (Leeds: ESL), Steve Simpson (Retired).

Cowboys

Gains: Antonio Winterstein, Ashton Sims, Tariq Sims (Broncos), Brent Tate (Warriors), Kalifa Fai-Fai Loa (Dragons), Gavin Cooper (Panthers), Dallas Johnson (Les Catalans: ESL).

Losses: Steve Rapira (Warriors), Anthony Watts (Roosters), Luke O'Donnell (Huddersfield: ESL), Carl Webb (Eels), Willie Mason (Hull KR: ESL), Steve Southern (Knights), John Williams (Sharks), Arana Taumata (Panthers), Ty Williams (Retired).

Eels

Gains: Carl Webb (Cowboys), Reni Maitua (Free Agent), Casey McGuire, Chris Walker (Les Catalans: ESL), Jordan Atkins (Titans), Chris Hicks (Warrington: ESL), Paul Whatuira (Huddersfield: ESL).

Losses: Krisnan Inu, Feleti Mateo (Warriors), Kris Keating, Jonathan Wright (Bulldogs), Nathan Cayless, Eric Grothe (Retired), Timana Tahu (Released).

Panthers

Gains: Nafe Seluini (Warriors), Arana Taumata (Cowboys), Yileen Gordon, Tim Winitana (Bulldogs), Michael Worrincy (Bradford: ESL).

Losses: Wade Graham (Sharks), Frank Pritchard (Bulldogs), Gavin Cooper (Cowboys), Maurice Blair (Storm), Daniel Penese (Dragons), Shane Elford (Retired).

Dragons

Gains: David Gower (Tigers), Adam Cuthbertson (Sharks), Daniel Penese (Panthers).

Losses: Jarrod Saffy (Rebels: Super 15), Beau Henry, Neville Costigan (Knights), Kalifa Fai-Fai Loa (Cowboys), Jeremy Smith (Sharks), Michael Lett (Bulldogs), Luke Priddis (Retired).

Rabbitohs

Gains: Greg Inglis (Storm). Losses: Colin Best (Sharks), Luke Capewell (Titans), Jaiman Lowe (Storm).

Roosters

Gains: J ustin Carney (Raiders), Anthony Watts (Cowboys), Lama Tasi (Sea Eagles), Mark Riddell (Wigan: ESL).

Losses: JP Du Plessis (Rebels: Super 15), Jason Baitieri, Lopini Paea (Les Catalans: ESL), Nick Kouparitsas (Harlequins: ESL).

Warriors

Gains: Steve Rapira (Cowboys), Krisnan Inu, Feleti Mateo (Eels),

Losses: Brent Tate (Cowboys), Siuatonga Likiliki (Knights), Ian Henderson (Les Catalans: ESL), Elijah Niko (Storm), Patrick Ah Van (Bradford: ESL), Mark Ioane (Raiders), Nafe Seluini (Panthers), Steve Price, Jesse Royal (Retired).

Tigers

Gains: None

Losses: David Gower (Dragons), Daniel Fitzhenry (Retired)

[maco_187]

going to be a very interesting year, i think the eels have the worst recruitment for this year definately gained all older close to retirement players bar jordan aitkens...
at saints weve lost our extra grunt and muscle in smith and costigan going to be hard for someone to step up to there level but im sure beau scott can do the job... loosing saffy is a big loss too his impact of the bench was great..
arana taumata to panthers, another year another club the kid can obviously play thats why teams keep signing him, if he stays switched on he will be a good pickup for them...

[rusty nails]

eels for the spoon
warriors for the title
queensland win origin

[maco_187]

souths to miss the 8 btw

[cedrichw]

Roosters to go one better this year NSW to brak the drought and cowboys for the spoon with thurston having a brain snap mid season

[Rooster4Life]

I Hope Roosters can go 1 better,

Im pretty happy we have J ustin Carney, He has a lot of potential its a shame Raiders never brought him back after his injury.


Anyway im glad we have him.

I Think NSW will win This years origin , I Think Todd Carney will get a call up along with Pearce.


if Roosters make the GF i have a feeling Tigers will be there too.

[the beaver]

Originally Posted by cedrichw

Roosters to go one better this year NSW to break the drought and cowboys for the spoon with thurston having a brain snap mid season

I guess if you keep saying it every year eventually it's got to come true

[Rooster4Life]

Originally Posted by the beaver

I guess if you keep saying it every year eventually it's got to come true

This will be the year,

Im expecting the Pearce/Carney Team to jump to the next level this season and both will be in the NSW team. And we will win 2 of the 3 games.


lets be honest, QLD have a very strong team but they havent been playing the Best NSW has to offer, Just remember a few years ago we were cleaning the floor with QLD (WHILE you had guys like Lockyer,Tallis,Slater,Crocker.)

After NSW lost there best players THEN QLD started to Dominate. But this year it changes, GARENTEE

[cedrichw]

beaver
that is my hope mate it's killing me these last 5 years

[Rooster4Life]

Look at the QLD We Beat Just a few Years Ago.

2004 (Not in Order)
****** Hodges
Brent Tate
Billy Slater
Shane Webcke
Cameron Smith
Petero Civoniceva
Tonie Carroll
Darren Lockyer
Michael Crocker
Matt Bowen
Corey Parker
Rhys Wesser
Matt Sing


And we beat that Team....Thats a damn good team, Only thing thats really changed from 2004 is NSW have lacked...Not QLD got better

(2010 QLD the Best QLD Team ever?...) Bullshit. That team i just named is just as good or better, Guys Like Crocker/Carroll/Civoniceva/Lockeyer, Were In there prime.

QLD Lucky all we have now are guys like Gidley

[andoshow]

Originally Posted by maco_187

souths to miss the 8 btw

No chance,Roosters n Dragons look like they r on another level to everyone else again.
I like the Raiders to go deep this year young exciting team with a year under there belt should help them for 2011 and Warriors with there signings should go better this year.
But all in all should be a tight top 8 again

Dally M Paul Gallen or Terry Campese

[rusty nails]

what shits me is that 4 dally m winners orford, campbell, soward and carney (all ballplayers) are available for nsw selection and not one of them could get a run.
no wonder we get smashed.

[stiflers mum]

Originally Posted by maco_187

going to be a very interesting year, i think the eels have the worst recruitment for this year definately gained all older close to retirement players bar jordan aitkens...
at saints weve lost our extra grunt and muscle in smith and costigan going to be hard for someone to step up to there level but im sure beau scott can do the job... loosing saffy is a big loss too his impact of the bench was great..
arana taumata to panthers, another year another club the kid can obviously play thats why teams keep signing him, if he stays switched on he will be a good pickup for them...

we always seem to produce good forwards to replace the
old ones.we are going back to back.

[ashley]

Originally Posted by stiflers mum

we always seem to produce good forwards to replace the
old ones.we are going back to back.

Not happy about losing Smith, Saffy and Costigan....these guys were key to the grind.......Gasiner better score 20 tries to make up for it

[stiflers mum]

Originally Posted by ashley

Not happy about losing Smith, Saffy and Costigan....these guys were key to the grind.......Gasiner better score 20 tries to make up for it

me neither but look at the past few years Poore,Setu,Wicks
Houston probably more forwards i cant think of that we lost.i dont
know if its strong juniors but we always unearth new talent
to replace them.