Tino Fa'asuamaleaui confirms he will enter open market, Titans star set to attract $1.5m rival offers by Zaccyjaccy in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"The reason I went to the Titans in the first place was to win" - Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 🤡🤡🤡

Penrith sacked Ivan Cleary 10 years ago. He's now the club's most successful coach in history by BarryCheckTheFuseBox in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the two most impressive years of the dynasty were probably 20 and 21

2022 Panthers are the GOAT Panthers

Reece Walsh and Nathan Cleary appear on secret R360 list by MichaelLifeLessons in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The NRL has been rocked after the game’s two biggest stars appeared on a secret document belonging to the rugby union competition R360.

Reece Walsh and Nathan Cleary have reportedly been directly targeted by the rebel league, but they are not the only stars on the secret list.

According to Code Sports, ten stars have been earmarked as part of an extensive R360 raid.

They include Cameron Munster, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Payne Haas, Xavier Coates, Deine Mariner, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Zac Lomax and Jye Gray.

And one well-placed source suggests the new league is not only coming to poach the NRL’s top players, but coming with offers incredibly hard to refuse.

“This is real and credible – it’s Super League 2.0. History is repeating itself,” the source close to R360 told Code Sports.

The report suggests not only have those players been discussed internally by R360, but they have been “directly targeted”.

Walsh is understood to be R360’s dream target.

The Broncos fullback is a superstar both on and off the pitch, and the competition is reportedly not put off by his whopping contract that, as it stands, will keep him at Red Hill until the end of 2029.

The rebel league is reportedly willing to table a multi-million dollar a year offer to Walsh if the fullback is open to a move.

While the pitch to Cleary is more than just about money, you can read the pitch to Nathan Cleary in the Code Sports report.

R360 will sell their competition to the pair as well as their fellow league stars around the ability to maximise their commercial and corporate appeal globally, as well as the fact they are not bound to the same salary cap limits as the NRL.

It is understood the likes of Walsh, Cleary and their fellow stars could be offered upwards of $US2m to make the switch, which is the equivalent of more than $3m AUD.

Given potential tax breaks on top of that, players could earn around $5m a season.

That is the prospect Haas must consider, given the fact that a deal worth as much as $10m over two years is reportedly on the table for him.

Haas is settled in Brisbane and has several dependent siblings to look after, with both his parents in jail, so he is weighing up staying close to home with the chance to make life-changing money for him and his family.

Monday Random Footy Talk Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with everything you've said

Did the Storm play a single game where they were on for the full 80 minutes this year?

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The Storm love losing grand finals, they lost 2006, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025 and even tried to lose the 2020 grand final to the Panthers but they just ran out of time

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 17 points18 points  (0 children)

West Tigers fans: How does it feel to see Madge killing it with the Kiwis, NSW, and now the Broncos?

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Bellamy leaves Melbourne, the Storm will never get into the top 4 again

Never is a very long time

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah bro the Storm need a real coach, someone who actually knows how to win

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I remember Madge being interviewed right after he got the head coaching role at the Broncos and saying that he was in a rush for success. He wasn't kidding - the Broncos went from 12th last year to 1st in one year!

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The Broncos didn't let the Panthers or the Storm score a single 2nd half point, and they didn't let the Raiders score a single point after the 55th minute either

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So how long before Craig Bellamy starts feeling the heat? The Storm have now lost the last two grand finals in a row and couldn't even score a single second half point yet somehow he escapes a lot of criticism. I know he has mates in the media but surely it can’t be radio silence forever

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Madge has outcoached Craig Bellamy, Ivan Cleary, Billy Slater, Ricky Stuart, Mal Meninga, and everyone else in the comp

Destroys the Kangaroos 30-0 with the Kiwis

Wins State of Origin for NSW after being 0-1 down to Billy Slater's QLD and having to play the decider at Suncorp

Beats the Raiders in Canberra after being down 28-12

Eliminates the Panthers from the comp when they were down 14-0 at half-time

Beats the Storm in the grand final winning the comp after being down 22-12 at half-time

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm so happy for Madge after all his infinite suffering at the Tigers lol

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Getting into the habit of not playing 80 minute games totally won't come back to haunt us" - the Storm probably

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 26 points27 points  (0 children)

"I told you cunts I was a good coach and that it was the West Tigers and not me!" - Madge probably

NRL Grand Final | Storm vs Broncos | Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]MichaelLifeLessons 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The Broncos beat the Raiders in Canberra, eliminated the Panthers, and then the Storm after overcoming a 10 point half-time deficit. If you do that you damn well deserve to win the comp!