NRL Round Discussion NRL Round 16, 2025 Discussion

[tyrael]

Luai just isn't a 7.

 

[Rizzah]

No Bula! Lol

 

[roguei]

Raiders just look a set above the rest of the comp IMO. I thought there energy would peter out or at the very least create quite a few injuries. But that just hasn't been the case so far. And if there was anytime they would show it, it'd be directly after a bye into a low tier team.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Raiders just look a set above the rest of the comp IMO. I thought there energy would peter out or at the very least create quite a few injuries. But that just hasn't been the case so far. And if there was anytime they would show it, it'd be directly after a bye into a low tier team.

steady on. This is the tigers they are beating.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Raiders just look a set above the rest of the comp IMO. I thought there energy would peter out or at the very least create quite a few injuries. But that just hasn't been the case so far. And if there was anytime they would show it, it'd be directly after a bye into a low tier team.

Fairs fair. The tigers are not a stable team, at the minute.

Few more games to play yet.

 

[roguei]

steady on. This is the tigers they are beating.

I mean they are top of the comp for wins... It's just there dicspline which fucks em, hence teams who can grind do a lot better against them. But that naturally gets better for every team over the season.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

I mean they are top of the comp for wins... It's just there dicspline which fucks em, hence teams who can grind do a lot better against them. But that naturally gets better for every team over the season.

They have lost the same number of games as us. They've just played more games than us (including twice against the tits and parra who we've yet to play). I do agree they look good but I just think it's too early to anoint anyone as premiers with half the season to play.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

I have the Raiders for minor premiership. Hoping that they have their usual fade in the second half of the comp but this team seems different from previous years.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I thought Raiders looked fairly average at times. Tigers struggling to ice their opportunities and have left at least 1 or 2 out there.

Alao, is Bula playing Union out there? 3 kicks in one play was madness

 

[roguei]

They have lost the same number of games as us. They've just played more games than us (including twice against the tits and parra who we've yet to play). I do agree they look good but I just think it's too early to anoint anyone as premiers with half the season to play.

Oh nah not saying they are premiers by any stretch. But i'd say they look like minor preimer favourites is all. They just seem to do the little things with 2-5% more intesnity than the rest of the comp. Still got a long, long way to go before there is some insurmountable gap between them the rest of the 4. But to me personally they are the stand out.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Replace Mason with anyone and this is still probably 0-0. Tigers have actually dominated the red zone stats. Their attack has looked really clunky all game. Going side to side against Canberra doesn't work.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Oh nah not saying they are premiers by any stretch. But i'd say they look like minor preimer favourites is all. They just seem to do the little things with 2-5% more intesnity than the rest of the comp. Still got a long, long way to go before there is some insurmountable gap between them the rest of the 4. But to me personally they are the stand out.

I do agree that is probably looking likely at this stage, but with half the season left outstanding so many things could happen that could change that trajectory. Fogarty gets injured and the equation completely changes. If the dogs lose Crichton, they suddenly start looking far less imposing as well. The only thing that I'm confident in predicting (imo) is that us, Canberra, dogs and storm will be the top 4 and tits, knights, eels will be the bottom 3. Everything else is up for grabs.

 

[roguei]

I do agree that is probably looking likely at this stage, but with half the season left outstanding so many things could happen that could change that trajectory. Fogarty gets injured and the equation completely changes. If the dogs lose Crichton, they suddenly start looking far less imposing as well. The only thing that I'm confident in predicting (imo) is that us, Canberra, dogs and storm will be the top 4 and tits, knights, eels will be the bottom 3. Everything else is up for grabs.

Well i mean to be honest. If the NRL suddenly make a crackdown on offsides like they have with rolling the ball in rounds 1-2 and head highs round 5-8~. Then the raiders will be fucked.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Wonder why the Tigers didn't start Latu Fainu instead of Mason?

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

holy hecker, Fogarty has some kick on him.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Well i mean to be honest. If the NRL suddenly make a crackdown on offsides like they have with rolling the ball in rounds 1-2 and head highs round 5-8~. Then the raiders will be fucked.

so would we tbf. Both us and raiders have been getting away with murder in the ruck this year.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Tigers can't seem to catch a break. Good field possession and they come up with a bad fumble with Bula.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Tigers needed that.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Not quite sure if Latu Fainu is a halfback or a prop.

Chunky mother fucker and hits pretty hard

 

[sydneywarrior92]

They took Mason off and starting to look better. Comeback here we come!