NRL Rumour Mill Thread (Spoilers/Game Results)

Jaames · Aug 14, 2016

Brendan_B said:
Gees the MRC is a joke

James breaks Tedesco's jaw and gets a grade 2 charge with a one game suspension and has previous yet 'some' players brush refs and also get a week.

James contact was deliberate and dangerous and while the extent of the injury isn't a factor in the grading it shows the force used.

If Tedesco, the Tigers #1 attacking player is out for the season this may cost the Tigers a finals spot, should James or the Titans be held financially accountable?

Maybe the extent of injuries should be considered just like criminal charges.

NRL will do anything to have Hayne in the finals.

footycardswaps · Aug 14, 2016

This isn't the first time that Ryan James has broken someone's jaw, it wasn't that long ago in the Qld Cup that he did the same and got off lightly, is he a protected species?.

Parrapaul · Aug 17, 2016

RIP Ken Thornett

The mayor of Parramatta passed away yesterday

Condolences to his family

The Mad Hatter · Aug 17, 2016

RIP Ken Thornett:

Something I wrote for a now defunct website about sig cards:

◦ Ken Thornett

In an era when fullbacks dazzled rugby league pundits, and decades before the Hayne Plane’s every deed was lavished praise, Parramatta possessed a fullback they called ‘The Mayor of Parramatta’ who simply took everyones’ breath away. This was none other than Ken Thornett.

The Thornett brothers were sporting wunderkinds, representing the Wallabies and excelling at a number of other sports including water polo, swimming and athletics. In fact, Ken Thornett was the youngest player to play first grade rugby union and switched to the professional code, temporarily joining the Eels in 1962. The hopes of Parramatta fans in winning that elusive first title rested at the feet of this explosive dynamo – his defense alone saved countless tries and he was oft awarded ‘man of the match’ honours in his first ‘season’ of seven games. In these seven games, Parramatta remained undefeated and upon Thornett’s return to Leeds to fulfill contractual obligations, the Eels lost the next five games without him (though still qualified for their first finals).

Returning in 1963, and joined by his brother Dick (who had switched from the Wallabies to league), the pair became test stars and firm fan favourites at Parramatta. That season, Ken Thornett led the club to the play-offs again and they won their first final before going down to Saints. Going on the Kangaroos Tour, he played all six tests; with the glut of top class fullbacks – Langlands, Simms, Johns and Barnes – Thornett would play all his twelve tests in just over a year and be kept out of the test side. Thornett lead the Eels to the finals in 1964, but they were soundly thumped by the St George juggernaut and at season’s end, Thornett became captain/coach. A general on and off the field, Ken Thornett marched his team to the finals for a fourth successive season only this time to go down to a young South Sydney side on the rise. 1966 saw Thornett miss the finals for the first time and an internal club putsch (some things never change!) saw his tenure as captain/coach ended. Retaining his composure after being denied a release, he played on, though a serious knee injury hampered him in 1968 yet when he played, the Eels invariably won. Deciding to retire, he was chaired from the field by John Raper and Graeme Langlands after the Eels had been beaten by a finals bound St George.

Ken Thornett returned in 1971 after drought had all but ruined his farming business, and after a five-year absence from the finals, Parramatta was back in the hunt. Broken but never bested, Thornett played the semi-final with a cracked shoulder, against – you guessed it – St George, and lost in extra time. Having given everything, this time, it was the end for ‘The Mayor of Parramatta’.

Ken Thornett was pivotal in creating a winning culture at Parramatta. His electrifying speed and breathtaking defense ensured the Eels were a powerhouse under his watch. He has his own stand at Parramatta Stadium, the ‘best and fairest’ award at the club is named after him and he truly is a great of the Eels, named along with his brother, in the roll of Parramatta Legends. In the modern age, when so much is bestowed upon many who have yet to prove their true worth, it’s high time we elected ‘The Mayor of Parramatta’ to have his own signature card.

The Mad Hatter · Aug 17, 2016

Brendan_B · Aug 17, 2016

The Mad Hatter said:

Does it say when this was?

I understand he may have had a brush with the law a couple of weeks back

The Mad Hatter · Aug 17, 2016

Brendan_B said:
Does it say when this was?

I understand he may have had a brush with the law a couple of weeks back

Apparently on News Ltd now. I don't go there, so if you can see more of the story, it'll be there.

Brendan_B · Aug 17, 2016

Sunday night, no Police involvement which would mean the incident I heard about is separate again

NRL FAN · Aug 17, 2016

Yes its true, Roberts is in deep water. K

The Mad Hatter · Aug 17, 2016

Looked better at Titans last year. Actually...has he even played this year?

footycardswaps · Aug 17, 2016

I presume that Greenberg and the NRL Integrity Unit were informed immediately.

bigrob2307 · Aug 17, 2016

Ryan James free to play this weekend

The Mad Hatter · Aug 17, 2016

Justice.

Toddy style.

;-)

Matt26 · Aug 17, 2016

James Roberts should wake up every morning and count his lucky stars that he keeps being given chances.....I think this is his last...... what a pea brain!

Parrapaul · Aug 17, 2016

Matt26 said:
James Roberts should wake up every morning and count his lucky stars that he keeps being given chances.....I think this is his last...... what a pea brain!

If he was in a blue and gold jersey this year he would of been stood down

Matt26 · Aug 17, 2016

Parrapaul said:
If he was in a blue and gold jersey this year he would of been stood down

After hearing some of the shenanigans he got up to at Penrith......should have been barred for life..... #notguiltyofficer

The Mad Hatter · Aug 17, 2016

And some wonder why we cut him first.

Wookiedragon · Aug 18, 2016

Ben Creagh Retired today after 270 first grade games for the Dragons. He will finish 3 shy of the all time record games for the Dragons (Ben Hornby 273 games).

A great club man who has done it all, 2 games for Australia, 11 State of Origin games for NSW, 7 games for NSW Country.

He has captained the Dragons the last few years & won a premiership in 2010, along with a World club Challenge in 2011.

I remember him making his debut on the wing! 14 years & a long road from the wing, to the second row / lock & then to the front row.

A Champion bloke who always gave his all - he will be missed.

Well done on an outstanding career.

Parrapaul · Aug 18, 2016

Wookiedragon said:
Ben Creagh Retired today after 270 first grade games for the Dragons. He will finish 3 shy of the all time record games for the Dragons (Ben Hornby 273 games).

A great club man who has done it all, 2 games for Australia, 11 State of Origin games for NSW, 7 games for NSW Country.

He has captained the Dragons lthe last few years & won a premiership in 2010, along with a World club Challenge in 2011.

I remember him making his debut on the wing! 14 years & a long road from the wing, to the second row / lock & then to the front row.

A Champion bloke who always gave his all - he will be missed.

Well done on an outstanding career.

No doubt that his career highlight was him running away from that fight in that Origin game years ago

Well done on a great career tho, always good seeing one club players

The Mad Hatter · Aug 18, 2016

Good bloke Ben Creagh. Visited my pop once in his nursing home.

My mum says she couldn't believe he was second rower because he was so polite, well-spoken and had all his teeth. LOL.

Sadly, another one gone. This year we're seeing Creagh, Ennis, Perrett and a few others, all from that Select Future Force era of 2004-05 hanging up their boots. Good, sturdy, club men who played the game well.

Bravo Ben!

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