Throw form out the window and time to call ICAC! It’s official the NRL is an absolute JOKE! Not called the National Rort League for no reason. Curran and Montoya played like they had Eels to win 13+ and probably took the half time/full time double on the Eels. They made Ryan Tandy look...

Dogs to win and comfortably by 30. Eels are depleted and are the bye you have when you’re not actually having a bye. If Eels win this then ICAC needs to be brought in. Either that or a Royal Commission into the game!

Let’s be frank, if Eels beat the Dogs on Sunday after we beat Panthers and Titans put 52 on the hapless Eels then the game is obviously corrupt which was evident last year when the Broncos came from 11th to win with a forward pack that wouldn’t rank in the 5 or 6 in the NRL. Broncos were hugely...

I hate it when there are more form turnarounds then I’ve seen in close to 50 years of watching the game. It’s no longer a sport that I grew up watching it like all sports are first and foremost a business but throw in online sports betting and we’re now seeing HUGE form reversals like never...

Anyone who thought we had a chance of beating Panthers last week, with no Critta and the way they’ve been playing and the way we’ve playing, must be on drugs. It was a pleasant surprise but Panthers seemed to play like we have the last few years. They were way off their best.

After our shock win over the Panthers last week we now face the team that is more often than not “the bye you have when you’re not having a bye”. Yes it’s the hapless, sad, booed off the park Eels. If we lose to them, ICAC has to be brought in to investigate. Game will be seen as a...

Preston was a lock for SOO last year but copped a ridiculous 4 week suspension for a hip drop! Daley had all but said he was in last year and barring any injuries or ludicrous suspensions he’ll be wearing a Blues jumper this year.

He’s baaaaack! Time to let the big dog off the leash!

Heading should read “Which team plays Broncos in the Grand Final”. I like many didn’t give the Broncos any hope of winning the comp last year, they were 11th in April last year and have a handy team on paper but NOT a premiership winning team. Panthers and Storm looked the best two teams once...

Unfortunately he’s 31 next year and doesn’t have the size of FB’s at other clubs have and he’s slowed down a lot as everyone does over time. He’s been great for the club but is not in our future plans beyond this year. Unless his manager can secure a 1 year extension, which seems highly...

We should be 14 in front with the amount of ball we’ve had and now that rain doesn’t augur well for us. Raiders would be ecstatic being only 2 behind at half time. Think they’ll worry us out of this.

This corresponding game last year was literally a game of two halves. After the Raiders shot to a 20 to Nil half time score line, the dogs came out barking in the 2nd half lead by an inspirational 2nd half try by the captain in Critta and gave the boys the impetus to follow up with another 5...

The Alex Johnston feat of breaking the all time try scoring record is no doubt a great feat but it has missed a very important point that was raised by a former player who’s played against the great Ken Irvine and who rated him as one of the best players he’d played against. Best winger by far...

My interest in the game has sunk to an all time low after 50 years what use to be the greatest game of all now it’s merely a business, refereeing is biased, bordering on corrupt, as evidenced by Broncos getting the premiership last year, helped by the most biased refereeing I’ve ever seen...

WGAF! He’s not, nor ever will be, a BULLDOG!

Pointless watching any National Rort League matches this year as Broncos will go back to back this year. Yes they were pathetic last night but while they still have Haas and especially the number one commodity in the game, in their team, in Reece Walsh, they win again. They probably lose...

How about Flanagan going off about the refereeing? Said there were 6 or 7 incorrect rulings against the Dragons. Bet if they’d won in Golden Point we wouldn’t have heard a thing. Defensively Dragons were very good but they were their own worst enemy with to many errors and that dumb winger...

Does that mean that “Alfie” Langer has officially retired? :)

You F’N beauty! In the words of Ric Flair Wooooooooo!

The good news we’re not getting Sutton’d on Sunday. The bad news is we have Atkins who outside of Sutton hates us the most and does play favourites to other sides when playing us. National Rort League strikes again. I thought we’d win this one easily but with Atkins as ref we win 1-12.

I feel this will be a comfortable win for us over the Drag Queens. Only one thing that worries me is if they (NRL - National Rort League) have Sutton ref this game. We’ve been Sutton’d more than enough but it’s in Sin City so wouldn’t put it past them.

They’re not 100% knocked out as yet but they’re now relying on other results to make it to the next stage. Australia surely beats Oman in their final Group match but then have to rely on Ireland beating Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka winning their final game which they don’t have to as they’ve already...

Take Haas out of their forward pack and they’re not even close to being the best pack in the competition. That’s where games are won. They were as low as 11th at one point in the season and looked nothing like a premiership threat and were gifted TWO final games against Canberra and the...

Probably means Wayne gets an extension at Souffffs as well. Put all your $$$$$ on Broncos to go back to back. National Rort League want to cash in on their biggest commodity in “toilet boy” and Haas finishing up at the end of this season probably sees the Bronx’s chances of winning another comp...

Never forget he was behind the mad Monday photos at the Harbourview. Hasn’t stopped bagging or disrespecting the Bulldogs for years but it went to another level when Gus arrived. Doggies fans are ecstatic. Sharks fans are in mourning!

100%. Matt Thompson must know or is related to someone high up in the media or at channel 9. Never stops yelling and loses track of the game at times. I’d rather listen to Vossey who at least has a good feel for the game and has a sense of humour.

V’Landys and Abdo are destroying the once great game of Rugby League. There wasn’t enough First Grade talent and depth with 17 teams let alone another 2 over the next 2 years. 19 teams will soon become 20 and that was proven to be a massive failure that brought about the Super League War. No...

Once again Australian sports selling out to almighty commercial $$$$$$. Don’t we have enough night cricket in 20/20 and ODI’s? Test Match cricket is the purest form of the game and Ashes Series is the pinnacle of the sport! Tests should be played during the day with stumps around 6pm with a RED...

Just persevere with Tracey at FB next year, or move Chricton there as that’s why he signed with the club for. Burton to the centres. Galvin five eight and Woods halfback. Tracey should be free to look around after next season as he’s to small compared to other FB’s in the competition and will...

He’s been up”rooted”

I’ve watched cricket since the ‘70’s and we never had to put up with this crap as it is in the NRL and they still get it wrong. They watch it over and over to find something that simply is not there. It’s a complete and utter joke!

Understand the 3rd umpire are there to help when needed but it’s become F’N abused by people who must be close to being blind. Starc caught that clearly but we waste another 5 minutes on whether the ball hit the ground. It clearly didn't. And they then fine teams for slow over rates. F’N joke!

Poms win the first Test to make it interesting. Either Gabba is a draw or the Poms win again. Brisbane weather? Aussies win the novelty Test match in Adelaide that isn’t a Test Match imo as it is with touring sides who treat it like the joke it is. MCG sees the return of Cummins and Hazelwood...

Was it just me or did the “welcome to country” dude look eerily similar to Matt Nable.

Renshaw should’ve been the next obvious option but I’d say he’s most likely burnt his bridges and spoke his mind about one of the selectors.

One final interesting point I heard from that P V’L interview is what he stated after such “bans” were imposed on players. “I have full confidence in our lawyers legal advice, that we can do this”. Many years ago the late Terry Hill and Craig Field took the ARL to task when he was DRAFTED to...

Best case scenario played out for the “Godfather” this year, when Broncos came from as low as 11th on the ladder and very long odds to win the competition only to be gifted games by the most biased refereeing I’ve seen since the “Grasshopper” was gifting the Maroons SOO matches and series...

P V’L is as cunning as a fox and should’ve been a politician as he can spin it anyway he likes and get away with it for the sake of the almighty $$$$$. He’s the “Godfather” of the NRL. While Vegas has been a success and no doubt will continue to be as it’s a novelty for the yanks and a big...

Best laugh I’ve had today. At first I thought Lomax is one smart guy leaving a club where your ambitions turn to dust. One major positive for the Eels in recent years is that they finally departed ways with Brad Arthur, who while he comes across as a nice guy, nice guys don’t win comps. TBaz...

Doggett has been mentioned as a potential replacement but I also heard during the NSW VIC game that VIC Bowler Fergus O’neil is Hazelwoods replacement when he does retire. He may be given a go if he’s being groomed to take Josh’s position.

Outside of season ending injuries in most sports these days if you hear of an injury from a top player in cricket or rugby league, they're more likely being rested for the back end of the season when they are needed. Cummins will be back if not in Brisbane, then definitely for Melbourne. Despite...

The real question should be how much are Broncos willing to pay for Grant Atkins leaving?

If Atkins is the best referee we’ve got, the game is in serious trouble. Guy is an embarrassment. Lets his emotions get the better of him. Inconsistent in his rulings, to the point he’s biased and relies on the bunker without making an on field decision. Gifted Broncos a premiership and hasn’t...

https://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/35493291/stephen-crichton-signs-nrl-bulldogs Read 2nd paragraph. He came to the Bulldogs, due to wanting to play his preferred position of fullback and of course salary cap constraints at Panthers who couldn’t afford to keep him.

Your first comment is partly true through the deeds of Critta, who would be successful in any position, however it is also partly false as proven by Matt Burton who is our 5/8 but won premierships playing centre for the Panthers. That worked out well for us!

Outside of Papps who looks past his best and seems injury prone, there isn't to many other options. If the club is really desperate, they may extend Tracey for another year but we're not winning a premiership with him at FB. Critta is a marquee player at any club and also captain, he left...

That's not me saying it they are the words from Critta himself, that's why he left Panthers due to Edwards not going anywhere. As many have said you can play Critta anywhere in the team and he'd be even more dangerous from the back as he being captain would be able to direct play from all over...

With Tracey all but gone after next year, Paps would be a good option but get the feeling Critta will move to FB as that is why he signed with the club in first place. Understand Dogs desperately need to strengthen their forwards but chasing Tino shouldn’t be an option under any circumstances...

We doubled that when the club tore up JAC’s contract.

I take Frothfield with a grain of salt, I know he can rub a lot up the wrong way, and I see it too, but he's been put there to do exactly that, create a dispute or discussion as that is what attracts people. It's like the driving past the accident but you can't help but look. Be a pretty boring...

F T B B.......If it wasn't for Atkins they wouldn't have been there, got them in the week prior and then gets appointed to his first GF that helped them get their first GF in 19 years.

Crime actually does pay!

So, did Atkins get the Clive Churchill medal? Brisbane Broncos should be renamed - Brisbane Cheetah's :grinning: This reminds of State of Origin in the '80's when the "Grasshopper" was refereeing. National Rort League can't have the AFL gaining more public interest than them with the Brisbane...

Not the least bit interested, can’t stand either team but hate Broncos more, half way through a Netflix series and that’s what I’ll be watching after the swimmer has finished.

When’s the swimmer on? I want to get back to Netflix.

You believe anyone! Cleary responded to it when he hasn’t previously. Cooper Cronk said it was a penalty ever round this year as did Rothfield on NRL 360. I give actual names of those in the game who know and have said what most can see but you and your 6 mates think otherwise!

Yet you come on here and post that you did! :) Fmao!

First time I won’t be watching a GF since ‘75. Game is no longer a sport it’s a business first and foremost. They’re competing with other national codes for the “fans” interests. What better way to increase your capital and funding by having more teams in your competition and successful after...

Round 8 - home game we beat Soufffs 32-0 at Accor. Round 17 - Panthers beat us at CommBank - 8-6. Round 24 - Rorters beat us at Allianz - 32-12. All three games refereed by Atkins and all won by the HOME team!

Wishing you a speedy recovery Gus. Of the four clubs Gus played for he played more games for the 'Dogs than any other club and coached the 'Dogs to a Grand Final in 1988. Might be time to take stock and cut back on your workload especially those podcasts. Watching Sunday's game wouldn't have...

I’ve noticed over the years he is easily intimidated by home team crowds as he clearly was on the weekend. Those scores you posted are also further proof of that. He’s not in the Sutton range yet but he’s close to it. Butler is worse than all of them. As bad as Adam Gee has been in recent...

And the media are having a go at Klein’s performance on the weekend, saying he blew to many penalties. 9-9 all was the penalty count in the Storm v Sharks game. Now you get demoted for refereeing and promoted for not, there was a LOT missed in the Panthers / Broncos match on top of his many...

Finals 2022 - week 3. Have a look at the first try and who was referee. Denied another team their place in a GF from another refereeing howler. If this is the best we’ve got the game is a joke!

How’s this for refereeing delegation from the National Rort League. Round 23 - Storm v Broncos - Referee G Atkins Round 27 - Broncos v Storm - Referee G Atkins Grand Final - Storm v Broncos - Referee G Atkins.

OK you make a statement you better back it up, name the rounds in which you say Cleary has dived 20 times this year. “Playacting” are we talking about the illegal Man tackle as if you are Cleary was on the ground with Man standing over him and pushing Cleary after a late tackle and Cleary...

So why then did Cleary take offence to that tackle and not any other tackle in that game or throughout the season? It was late and illegal. Cronk said it’s been a penalty all year. I’d take his opinion over yours as would anyone with 20/20 vision. He never once tried to stop the ball as a...

So do we now stop the game for every LATE tackle to see if it’s legal or not. Players have a duty of care and supposed to aim for the ball not the player, Man could’ve easily pulled out of that tackle but didn’t. It was clearly dangerous and should’ve been an automatic Panthers penalty. Even...

As I stated he went through when he could’ve pulled out of the tackle. Cleary resented it because it was dangerous and it’s been penalised every round this year, so said Cooper Cronk. Anyone watching that could see it was a dangerous tackle, now we have idiots wanting to adjudicate on slow...

Man could’ve pulled out of the tackle but didn’t. Cleary was in the fucken air as I showed. Players have a duty of care these days and even Cronk stated that’s been a penalty from round 1 to 27 all season. So if you think it was “just a tackle”, why did Cleary respond the way he did? Because it...

Not as bad as that, they were clearly getting the wrong end of pineapple numerous times in that match by the Atkins and the Bunker Ref.

Man could’ve easily pulled out of that tackle, players are supposed to aim for the ball not the player and he has put Cleary in a dangerous position as evidenced by the photo that proved that. Why then did Cleary react to the tackle then, because it was dangerous and falls under “the duty of...

FMD! It’s as clear as day in the picture, that’s first point of contact! They’re all talking shit, as this has been a penalty throughout the year and every year before this year so I’m not making fucking rules up champ, you can’t tackle a player while in the air. They don’t want panthers...

Camera doesn’t lie. I rest my case!

Yes it was illegal. Cleary had both feet in the air when he was tackled. I saw it, paused it at the point of contact and Man tackled him while in the air. I have the picture to prove it but it won’t upload, why else would Cleary react? He never does and then the crim got rough with him and...

National Rort League living up to its name again by appointing Grant Atkins as Grand Final referee after that abominable refereeing performance that gifted the Broncos a grand final berth aided by his partner in crime video referee Chris Butler. On form Storm should win easily but in these days...

And the crim took Clearys legs out before that. Penalty every game this season yet the crim gets the penalty. Absolute BS decision!

You can’t be fucking serious, Man tackled Cleary in the air and then roughed him up only for Martin to come in and stop the criminal. First infringement was from the criminal and then he went on with it. If anyone should’ve been binned it was Man. Absolute BS decision and as for a pass being a...

You must’ve missed the game yesterday. They were robbed of another GF berth through inept or seriously questionable decisions that favoured the Broncos. Panthers have had and still do have one of the biggest nurseries of young football talent at their disposal. Most have played together and...

They replayed that half a dozen times and it was only suspicious on the last camera from behind, seen many of them over the years given but even allowing for that, they never replayed the last Broncos try to the same extent as the Alamoti try the Broncos player never grounded the ball as well...

Well said. One only has to ask themselves what other club would’ve allowed any player back into first grade after driving full of ink and causing a head on collision that saw 4 people hospitalised? In the Raiders game they had assumed they’d one that game not once but twice. As the replay...

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WGAF!

If we went out like that, this site would've gone nuclear. I was proud of the Dogs season, met my expectations but to see any team in a supposed "professional sport" be cheated out of a win like that was a disgrace. The game is a business these days and they don't want the same team in it...

As much as it would be enticing, I've been to Vegas a couple of times and it's great for going to a show and shopping but it's a lot of money to go and see a Footy game that is being televised back in Australia anyway. After today's farce of officiating, it was the worst I've seen in all my...

This is the worst game of officiating I’ve ever seen. Disgraceful! Last Broncos try wasn’t a try as it was one a double movement and two he never got the ball down there was a Penrith defenders arm under the ball. Won’t even watch the GF as Broncos are the luckiest team in the comp. Raiders...

Atkins is corrupt! How the fuck do Broncos get a penalty after what criminal did? Didn’t even stop play for a late tackle in the air! Game is a fucking joke!

If you’ve got it and game.

They’re $2.25 on TAB. If you have a Betfair account I’ll offer double that for them to win. Best to save your 10.

Typical Queenslander / Storm comments from Cronk. I can half agree with him on Storm being favourites for the GF but not sure what he’s been on tipping Broncos over the 4 time premiers. Panthers looked back to their premiership best against the ‘Dogs and they’ve been their done that time and...

Well we now know Klein wants to win. He was instrumental in that Sharks try.

Sharks are finding it a lot harder against a team who can tackle.

Gee some sad sacks on here. Yes we’re all passionate ‘Dogs supporters but I’ll bet most who say they couldn’t care about the remaining games will be watching. It’s Rugby League not that Aerial ping pong that Mexicans prefer. Storm v Panthers Grand Final IMO. Sharks have a poor record at AAMI...

Sharks have to improve on their 18% winning strike rate at AAMI Stadium. Apart from Hughes who is still a possibility but highly unlikely to play, the Storm will be close to full strength. I don't care who wins but if push comes to shove, I hate Sharks slightly more than the Storm, mainly...

It’s just a gee up for Sharks fans. They may do the same for the other teams. It would’ve been more accurate had it been Panthers v Who?

Actually there were 16 teams when won the premiership in ‘88. In ‘81, the first of 3 premierships for the Eels, there were 12 teams, when we won in ‘84 there were 13 teams.

I’m locking in, for the 3rd time since 2020 the Storm v Panthers for the 2025 Grand Final. Broncos and Sharks have more than overachieved this year, especially the Broncos. Only chance Broncos have is if Atkins penalises the crap out of Panthers and that’s a chance of happening as his father...

Ah, I remember when many were saying that about the Bulldogs and Eel’s through the ‘80’s. We’re winning a GF within 2 years!

As for this year, as a Rugby League fan, I’m tipping Panthers to make it 5 in a row. After that performance today, good luck any team trying to stop that. Cleary is just too good and the team is great to watch when they have the ball in hand. Can’t stand any of the other 3 teams still left...

He showed good signs moving forward to next season and hopefully we see a lot more from him with an off season, with us, under his belt. Galvin isn’t anywhere near our biggest problem, he’s a work in progress that’s only going to get better next season. We desperately need more pace not only...

While disappointed I’m happy with the boys efforts throughout the year. They met my expectations in finishing top 4 and we can only get better in the next few years with more young talent bringing much needed depth to our team. Leo Thompson is our big buy so far but hopefully we can add some...