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  1. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    I don't know if the dancing or the camera work is worse. And to be honest I'd feel better about it knowing they were forced. Edit. Glad they're having fun. Don't want to come off as the fun police.
  2. Alan79

    Opinion Did we play tonight??

    Ricky is still hoping that he can lure Thompson down there next year. If not by bring a club in the way up, they'll imitate one.
  3. Alan79

    News EXCLUSIVE: Toby Sexton had 'similar hype' to new Dogs teen. This is the halfback's advice

    I actually think the NYC damaged depth in the game. It was the catalyst for clubs to drop their NSW cup feeders and house their older players with teams like Mounties, Wentworthville etc. So pathways for late bloomers dried up because it reduced the number of semi professional teams. It may have...
  4. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    What's this, a new kink emerging?
  5. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    I forget who said it. But I've always remembered the saying "he'll fuck anything that moves and if it doesn't move he'll push it"
  6. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

  7. Alan79

    2025 Pre-Season Challenge Week 1 - Other Team Lists and Game Discussion

    I've grown one beard. In the early stages try some beard oil. It'll soften it enough that it's not quite as annoying. But I think they're overrated after having grown one decent beard.
  8. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    Well why did he waste all that space on his legs when he's joining the Bulldogs?
  9. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    Damn. I should read to the end of the thread before posting. My brain took the same basic comedic route as yours.
  10. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    It's getting a bit much if they're taping highlight reels of players in the toilets Mitch. I want to see the players do good shit on the field. I don't want to see them do good shits though.
  11. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    Are you saying you made holes in it with a hammer?
  12. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    They need to make rules so this type of situation can't happen. But the NRL is a bit of a joke in so many ways.
  13. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    https://images.app.goo.gl/USTbiHD9X2TTnSmK8
  14. Alan79

    News EXCLUSIVE: Toby Sexton had 'similar hype' to new Dogs teen. This is the halfback's advice

    I think the key to this is letting them both know that if it's clear that they're both too good to be playing in the reserves, we'll look after them if one wants to move on for opportunity. The fact that we've released players with promise should let them see that we're as good as our word...
  15. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    I'm not ashamed of pigging out at a good buffet place. It's possible that my efforts contributed to the local Chinese restaurants decision to abort their Tuesday buffet. I'm not Homer level merciless eating machine. But I do some damage. But as an 11 or 12 year old, I'd have prayed for the earth...
  16. Alan79

    News ‘Put us on the map’: Bulldogs’ groundbreaking jersey idea … and why it may face roadblocks

    I'd think they could either carry a few variations. And it wouldn't be that difficult to write w name on a jersey with a stencil and paint.
  17. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    I don't know what dollar value it had. But the unseen price is the price of lost dignity.
  18. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    Back in the days when pizza hut was everywhere my stepdad used to love it for the sole purpose that he loved to smuggle pizza out. He actually bought my mum this gigantic woven bag so he could leave with bulk. It used to piss me and my mum off that we'd go grab a plate and he'd take slices of...
  19. Alan79

    News EXCLUSIVE: Toby Sexton had 'similar hype' to new Dogs teen. This is the halfback's advice

    Sexton is a quality half. But I think he's something of a confidence player. Just a few things he said last year made me think the self belief factor has held him back a touch. I think his performance improved as the season went on and he probably has improvement left in him. I don't get to...
  20. Alan79

    News EXCLUSIVE: Toby Sexton had 'similar hype' to new Dogs teen. This is the halfback's advice

    That's true. There's been a tonne of players that had massive hype on the way through the grades that never made the step up.
  21. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    Send him back. He's a poly and doesn't have sleeve tats on either arm. The leg tats almost excuse that. But he can't be that good with no sleeve tats.
  22. Alan79

    The things that 'grind your gears' thread...

    I was on a prepaid mobile plan with them for years. The plan offered a shitty amount of data for the price and had for years. So I finally got around to shopping around for a better deal. I settled on boost mobile. They were offering 28x the amount of data with the exact same perks for about...
  23. Alan79

    News Sam Kerr doesn't like white fellas

    Sounds like she was acting like a fuckwit. But high profile athletes have a habit of it on occasion. We had Mason do a runner from a taxi at one stage, SBW filmed in toilet cubicles and another time caught pissing in an alley, we had the sweet Caroline incident and players having had too much to...
  24. Alan79

    News Ciraldo knew Bulldogs fans were special. In a London pub, he realised just how special

    I hope the anticipation is rewarded with another great season. It'd be very sad if we regress like the warriors did. I doubt we will. But it's still a concern. It was a long time between satisfying seasons for a group of fans that spent years expecting to go deep into every finals series. It's...
  25. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    I saw the ads for it. I couldn't be bothered with these shoes, but I'm curious about the players they found were involved.
  26. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    From what I've read, the Wahs are stacked with good young forward talent. So it's possible that the limiting factor is that he's had to divide posession. If they've got players who have been in and out of the NRL, they're probably going to demand more ball. And then there's also other youngsters...
  27. Alan79

    DAZN has bought Foxtel

    Murdoch has never had the foresight to move with the times. It's no secret that when Australia wanted to build the NBN he was opposed to it because he was still using satellite broadcasting. I'm guessing he thought he could block the progress of other streaming services if he put big enough...
  28. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    Neither of those devils are on my shoulders at the moment. I'm eventually going to go on a big four wheel driving trip around Australia. I'm sure the red devil will be in my ear when I start preparing a vehicle for that. But right now it's not speaking to me.
  29. Alan79

    proposed rule change for 2025 season

    For a start I know that every game there'd be a thousand Sheppard calls in thev70's and 80's. As it is it's the very much open to interpretation obstruction call. In some cases a defender who's in no position to make a tackle can step into a player that's in no way obstructing defenders who are...
  30. Alan79

    Official Gus on Twitter

    I'm guessing he got the jack of answering the hundreds of questions that have popped up and has drowned someone
  31. Alan79

    LGA elections

    She should've followed the example Bronwyn Bishop set and just used a government chopper to go check the mailbox.
  32. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    This is why I tend to have a 'wait till the club confirms it' attitude. For all we know we may have had a deal on the table until the tits denied his release. And from there other clubs started checking out his performances because he's confirmed he wanted out. Maybe he's got more clubs...
  33. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    . The way I look at it, regardless of height, you have players that are often more top heavy and narrower through the waist that will tend to lean towards being quick and agile. Then you get the power forwards who are typically about as broad through the hops as they are through the waist...
  34. Alan79

    Warburton on SEN

    This might facilitate the long awaited reunion between the dogs fans and that raiders dude who dresses like a mascot and carries the drum.
  35. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    Apparently my dad used to reserve the chips and soft drink for Bulldogs fans during games because one if my sister's was going to switch to a different logo.
  36. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

  37. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    Got me singing "By the rivers of Babylon" before I read the article.
  38. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    Just because there's only 6 things in there that didn't feature in my childhood doesn't mean I'm old.
  39. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    From what I've read (as little as that might be), he's highly regarded. If we make a habit of picking up hugely promising youngsters at the right time I'm ok with it. We've just had an offseason where we moved a few forwards on. And as much as Underhill, Todd and others might step up. It'd be...
  40. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    I'd assume the thing blocking him getting a shot early would be the defensive system. Although it's entirely possible that with Webster having had a couple of years at the Wahs that they're using similar defensive structures. But he's built like a brick shithouse for someone of 106kg. He runs...
  41. Alan79

    Canterbury have signed 21-year-old Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u, effective immediately.

    I'd much rather we get hold of promising youngsters that might reach great heights than to pay through the teeth for guys who have been at great heights but are potentially going to slack off on their last big contract. It's good to see an effective immediately too.
  42. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    Which is why I watched a few replays on YouTube with a notebook and pen. I actually decided to see if I was just imagining that one side consistently got 6 again calls on tackle 4 and 5 while the opposite team was getting them all on the first three tackles. I was also trying to see if I could...
  43. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    I didn't see the cap on 6. Was just looking higher. So yeah probably between 2 or 3. Most likely 3 as liquid will cling to a surface more often than not as long as it's following gravities instructions as well.
  44. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    I don't recall signs like that being up when I was there. That was back in 2003.
  45. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    I actually watched a few games on replay and took note of when penalties and 6 again calls were made. If they were early in the count or late and alongside of some other indicators of how refs are leaning, it clearly showed that they were prone to using the rules to cause fatigue for about the...
  46. Alan79

    Computer/Console Talk/Gaming Super Thread

    I played a few shooter games on PC back when I was a student. The biggest issue of have these days is that I have a laptop that's functional for anything else I want to do. But it's been twenty plus years since I've owned a computer that would run games well. So I've seen plenty of people who...
  47. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    I would've said 6. But there's three gaps in the tubes above.
  48. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    My dog does the huffing thing before he goes outside at night like the closest bear at the start.
  49. Alan79

    What is your favourite (CURRENT) TV Show

    Correct. It's another show I watched for a bit but lost interest in. I couldn't tell you(or care) who the mother was. I thought it was going to be Robin based on the look of the daughter. But the story wasn't going anywhere and I asked myself why I was watching. Had funny moments, but they were...
  50. Alan79

    What is your favourite (CURRENT) TV Show

    I have no idea where lost wound up going as I stopped watching. I loved the first few seasons, but it hit a point where I became annoyed that it left EVERY mystery hanging. The people who produce these shows give zero shits about fans. Fans are only visible as dollar signs to them. What I saw...
  51. Alan79

    What is your favourite (CURRENT) TV Show

    As somebody that refuses to watch a multi series show these days until they take it to a conclusion, I hope for the fans of the show, that they're delaying it do they can tie off loose ends and take the show to a string end that won't leave fans pissed off. Probably 75% of the series that I've...
  52. Alan79

    Official Gus on Twitter

    He's probably sick of people asking have we released Oloapu or signed Pahulu. We put a lot of shit on Joel McAvoy here. And I imagine that Gould has to personally deal with at least a dozen variations of him every time he logs in. People relentlessly asking the same question in different ways...
  53. Alan79

    News Max King on bloke in the bar podcast

    It's always good to hear from the players. But I get a bit sick of Kemp butting in every time I watch one of these interviews. Just let them answer the question you asked dude.
  54. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

  55. Alan79

    JAC to make his Eels debut Round 3 vs Bulldogs

    I agree completely. I have huge issues with players having games removed from periods of suspension even if they're generally picked. Rep games are a reward, not an avenue for negating punishment. But I assume the NRL advertising department have already decided that it's too good of a story to...
  56. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    So are people going to cure or obtain sex addiction?
  57. Alan79

    JAC to make his Eels debut Round 3 vs Bulldogs

    Watch the NRL advertise this as his redemption game.
  58. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    Talk shit about the cats not being normal all you like. But who's stuffing their legs up their ass to sit in the black chair you weirdo.
  59. Alan79

    Official Gus on Twitter

    Been over this a lot in the past. But here's how I came to my current set of thoughts. The facts that first made me think the game rigged things to favour their gambling partner. When the NRL first got on board with a gambling agency, their deal was a set amount be paid in sponsorship and the...
  60. Alan79

    Official Gus on Twitter

    I think eventually a time will come when some gambler or other will lose enough due to blatantly wrong calls that they'll decide to punish the referees without regard for the consequences if they get caught. I won't be at all surprised to hear that somebody breaks a referees legs or worse...
  61. Alan79

    Daily Telegraph/Rothfield Francis Molo asking for release

    I don't recall it happening either. I just googled it after reading that he'd caused a death. So I don't know how much it was promoted in the news cycle at the time. I'm guessing that because neither of these guys were in the NRL at the time that very little attention was paid.
  62. Alan79

    MISSING PERSON

    The beauty of his method is that continuously asking for for hours, days, weeks or months will generally yield results. It might not be directly because he's still asking frantically. But if he asks for long enough for the answer to float up naturally he can feel like he got results. Need proof...
  63. Alan79

    News Dylan Brown open to offers to leave Parra

    No doubt they'll make a couple of big name signings. But I don't think they had any intention of having a roster that wasn't the envy of the majority of clubs. This is the first time in a while when I've actually thought they lost players without replacing them with younger ones of similar...
  64. Alan79

    News Dylan Brown open to offers to leave Parra

    The gronks saying that Hunt signed for 600k is questionable. But end of the day we don't know what players sign for, just how in demand they are.
  65. Alan79

    Montoyas homecoming

    I didn't watch enough of Skelton to get a good read on his flaws. But he spent 4 years at the rebels in union consistently being overlooked. Then followed that up by being overlooked consistently at our club. I know that he was hard to stop in the lower grades and seemed to make meters at will...
  66. Alan79

    News Dylan Brown open to offers to leave Parra

    The issue at the moment is that the market hasn't really bounced back fully from having a new team join the comp IMO.
  67. Alan79

    Karl Oloapu

    Gould's clout within the game no doubt helped in some areas. But I think the Andersons and the crew they bought in did most of the groundwork. The club tried to get gould on board before our cap was ready to make big plays in the market and our junior production line had seen green shoots from...
  68. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    She never knew why but when snow white hooked up with the handsome prince, the seven dwarves got angry.
  69. Alan79

    Australian of the Year finalists revealed

    My dog has been nominating me for years. Seems his voice is worthless though.
  70. Alan79

    Knotfest 2025

    Well they do say the worst day fishing is better than the best day at work.
  71. Alan79

    Knotfest 2025

    Knotfest sounds like a fishing trip using baitcaster reels to me.
  72. Alan79

    Official Gus on Twitter

    I was of the opinion that with all our injuries at that stage that Ciraldo used the cotton wool treatment. I think we were under orders to treat the last two games as a training run.
  73. Alan79

    Karl Oloapu

    I think.that was when we had Greenberg in the CEOs chair. Since then I think Greenberg also gave Inglis a character reference in court for something or other. Not sure if it was domestic violence or drink driving. But despite me thinking he was great when he got to our club, Greenberg will go...
  74. Alan79

    Montoyas homecoming

    It's a mixed bag on that really. I'm a fan of Wilson. I'm pretty sure that his first year with us was his first in a professional football system and he did enough to earn his debut that year. I don't think he's put a foot wrong and if I was on the selection panel I'd reward his form from last...
  75. Alan79

    News ‘Feeling Fitter Than Ever’: Bulldogs’ Matt Burton Talks Pre-Season and 2025 Goals

    I'm cautiously optimistic. The thing that leaves me feeling that way is that the team looked composed under most circumstances last year. Fitness and talent will take a team so far. But back when we last had a good team, for some reason we picked up the habit of panicking under pressure. Once...
  76. Alan79

    News ‘Feeling Fitter Than Ever’: Bulldogs’ Matt Burton Talks Pre-Season and 2025 Goals

    Nah they're not made of nuts. Generally they'll be filled with sand.
  77. Alan79

    MISSING PERSON

    We tend to notice when annoying people go MIA L.B. I'm not suggesting that you find ways to drive people to the brink of insanity. But that tends to be the way to get the most attention.
  78. Alan79

    Karl Oloapu

    If I recall correctly, Oloapu has a rare genetic issue that caused some thinning of the bones in his back. If clubs failing to screen players for rare generic issues is a failure, then I'm sure that nearly every club has failed on this front. The issue came to light because he eventually felt...
  79. Alan79

    Official Gus on Twitter

    I think that Ciraldo will be in a better position this year to rest players with niggling injuries. I don't think he felt like he could last season. But between the youngsters who got some NRL experience, new recruits and other youngsters progressing, I think rotating players to avoid fatigue is...
  80. Alan79

    Official Gus on Twitter

    I'm quite ok with us not having massive props. Between our outside backs and our long kicking game we did very well with putting kicks deep into the oppositions end of the field. And we were usually on the wrong end of the repeat set calls and penalty count last year. If we turn that around this...
  81. Alan79

    Montoyas homecoming

    I hope his performance matches his passion for the club. The team he left a few years ago was struggling badly. And I think that makes the job of a finisher a lot more difficult. Hopefully as a whole we've improved and we get to see Montoya play his best football for us. His first task is to...
  82. Alan79

    The "R U OK ?" Thread

    If it comes to that, at least there's nurses to flirt with. And if hospital time is what you need to ensure you're around to see your boy give you grandkids, you'll battle through it. In saying that we all good that you don't need to. Feel better soon mate.
  83. Alan79

    Official Gus on Twitter

    According to everything that's been said about him by his SL coach, he arrived in England and knew that he needed to lift his standards. And through his time there he did, with the result being that he was regarded as one of the better props in SL. Whether that equates to him being good in the...
  84. Alan79

    Computer/Console Talk/Gaming Super Thread

    USB plugin cd/DVD drives are pretty cheap. I did a Google search for someone the other day.
  85. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    Is foreplay a PlayStation exclusive? I've heard of it but never seen a copy in store for the Xbox.
  86. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    There are far too many people who just don't want to believe the game is rigged. I can't watch games now without seeing the way the referee is leaning.
  87. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    Last I heard was that he was at the tail end of the group during endurance work according to a few people attending training sessions. I don't know if he's caught up.
  88. Alan79

    Daily Telegraph/Rothfield Francis Molo asking for release

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-05/ackerman-inquest-hears-from-francis-molo-who-made-fatal-tackle/8679714
  89. Alan79

    Daily Telegraph/Rothfield Francis Molo asking for release

    I think that if he gets his release he'll be signing with someone 15 minutes later. Something about players trying to break contracts at this stage screams fine deal elsewhere.
  90. Alan79

    Who do you hate? All NRL clubs ranked

    Partly because of what he did in the video. But mostly because he was just a dicjhead who loved himself. Seen him talk a few times and decided I hated him.
  91. Alan79

    The Funny Picture/Meme Thread

    It's sad really. These gambling companies have shitloads if money to design addictive games. And early on, people play because they'd love to win money. But after a while it's supposed to hit a point where winning or losing isn't important to gambling addicts. It's all about the thrill of the...
  92. Alan79

    Social Media K.O to the Dolphins

    I saw one article saying that he's gone. But they offered no source. There's been no confirmation from either club involved either. I'll await confirmation via the Bulldogs or the Dolphins.
  93. Alan79

    Who do you hate? All NRL clubs ranked

    I hated the wankfest for them when Bennett was coaching there. More recently I've come to despise the Flanagan connection there. I hated Papa peptide for cheating with drugs. And I hate his don now because he took no responsibility for deliberate biting. If he'd said it was a brain snap and he...
  94. Alan79

    Is Australia shit?

    The nature of humans means that the world is ultimately shit. Ultimately I think that world leaders get there because they're greedy manipulative assholes for the most part. And even if some with good intentions get through the gauntlet, they're going to struggle to make positive changes. The...
  95. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    Losing due to blatantly biased refereeing is why I'm not over it. If we didn't outplay them with a huge display of high energy, passionate, aggressive football I'd have just accepted the loss and been proud of getting there. But in my opinion Manly should've only scored their last try. The ref...
  96. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    There was the try manly scored from an illegal scrum play. One came on the back of a Manly knock on, one from a forward pass. I'd only call their last try of the game a fair try. The NRL doesn't even try to make it look like they have rules that apply to both teams anymore. I have long had...
  97. Alan79

    Preseason 2025

    I watched it twice. There were a handful of decisions that pissed me off. In the end we lacked that one try that would've put it beyond the refs ability to steal from us. Coincidentally we did have one disallowed. But we hopefully use this to become clinical this year with attack as well as...
  98. Alan79

    News NRL clubs' all-girls home provides learning space for teen talent

    I don't know if they still have this setup for the young lads too. But I know they used to have one. I'd assume they still do. But I do recall that with a lot of the country kids in our system, they've tried to give them the chance to live and finish school at home. So perhaps that setup isn't...
  99. Alan79

    Karl Oloapu

    I think the best he'll get these days is a small payday for playing in the koori knockout tournaments. And for what it's worth when I heard about the domestic abuse incident that got him fired from the Cowboys, I wouldn't feel sad now if I hear he's got cancer...
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