Recent content by Ripley

I did say we have to figure out a better way to make it work. But that doesn’t change that there is no better way to determine the value of a player than how much someone is willing to pay them. If Phil Gould wants to pay Locky Galvin $750k then Phil Gould is deciding how much that effects our...

This system or similar points systems has been dreamed up by plenty and has always been crap. The absolute achilles heel of it is you have somebody or somebody’s determining the value of a player. And I bet you won’t cry conspiracy when a Bulldogs player is chosen to play for Aus or given...

The times he “declined” was because The Andersons were here, whom he not so subtly white-anted on national TV. And given that I don’t think he would’ve been so subtle behind closed doors.

The job Gus has coveted since Peter Moore sacked him to make way for Bullfrogs son-in-law, Anderson, always was Bullfrogs job. And it took him 30 years to get it. The question we may face one day down the track is not how we keep Gus, but how we get rid of him.

You know he has been playing NRL… for a year and a half, right? If you think he’s been bought here to play Reggies for the rest of the year - your last two words in that post.

I think it was the Kent podcast yesterday where the bloke who hosts it with him said he (Galvin) signed today. Assume it’s true or even if it’s not, I expect there’ll be a delay between signing and announcement, because I reckon The Dogs will want him sitting with our media doctors for a day or...

Maybe you’re just expecting too much. Now I’m not gonna get into a typical stupid intdernet back and forth with you because I don’t care. But I’ll just ask you to ask yourself - who’s the center that’s playing better, even more consistently than him this year, or even last year? And was he...

Yeah right… He needs to start performing consistently like that other great center. You know, the best one in the comp. Critter needs to lift to his standard. You know the bloke, can’t think of his name right now, I’m sure you could tell me, who is he again? Imagine if Critter can get to his...

Yeah I’m bringing this thread back from the grave but I’d get shit on for making a new one about the same subject wouldn’t I. I heard the arguments against the original try not being a favourite of all time and while it’s still one of mine, they’re good arguments. But what can’t be denied is...

Oh and then there’s Humungus, he had his Dogs of War. They were bondage looking type freaks.

Off tangent, but “Dogs of War” isn’t really an… honourable (for want of a better word) name anyway. It refers to mercenaries, in the modern era anyway. There’s also both a movie and a song with the title about… mercenaries. There’s an older quote from… Shakespeare? “Hark and let slip the dogs...

Nor I think will they ever be, it’s not the way they play, not their “culture”. Reni Maitua nailed it on the BTFU podcast - They’re not The Dogs of War, they’re a Wolfpack. I’d call them wild dogs, foaming at the mouth. if one gets hold of you, the rest will swarm and tear you to pieces.

“Mentor”. Who said he is or could be a good “mentor”. Mentor my arse. Where’s the halves he’s mentored at Manly or QLD or anywhere? DCE is looking out for DCE, and good for him. I doubt he wants to be anyone’s mentor and he’s shown absolutely nothing to suggest he ever was, is or could be.

And then you’re playing it to early and have a season like The Broncs, or Souths last year, or others before them. Aim to win your next game, then put some in a streak, then make the semi’s, then the top 4, then your semi’s, then the big one.

I can’t help there’s a bit of Invictus in our defensive system. Despite our defensive record, we have one of the highest missed tackles stat in the comp. But I’m reminded of a line from Invictus. The South Africans are diescussing how to handle Lomu. And the Captain says something along the...