Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:00 am  

Les Norton wrote:

I think that’s harsh and incorrect. What it showed is that it’s difficult to shine behind a lightweight pack. I don’t think anybody looked out of their depth to be honest, and that we’d have run them much closer had we had a fully fit pack. The first half gave me great optimism for the season ahead.

It is a good job Melbourne didn't have a full strength side out - if both sides were at full strength do you think the result would have been closer?

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:05 am  

PrinterThe wrote:

If you only watched Melbourne games in 2017 and no other NRL games then I'm sure you'd think plenty of opposition players including proven NRL players were just average or worst and wouldn't make it in the NRL.

I would agree with that - how many of those players are now trotting around in SL in 2018

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:30 am  

leeds owl wrote:

Why didn’t Keinhorst sing the national Anthem ? I wouldn’t expect any of the Aussies to sing it, but for a lad that is born in Leeds and has spent 26 years of his life in his home city I find it a little disrespectful.

Perhaps he was waiting for Deutschland Deutschland Uber alles to ring out.

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:42 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

It is a good job Melbourne didn't have a full strength side out - if both sides were at full strength do you think the result would have been closer?

Who was missing for them exactly?

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:59 am  

Good effort first half but the lack of props was a problem. That's before we mention the salary cap.

Just a shame it's one game a season.

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:05 am  

Freddie Miller. wrote:

I remember Tommie Smith and also the other US athlete on the podium John Carlos. Not forgetting the Aussie silver medalist Peter Norman who wore an anti racist badge with them. Norman was for years pilloried back in Aus but was finally vindicated by a Government apology. At his funeral Smith and Carlos came from the US to be pallbearers.

yesbI read about that and saw it on TV

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:11 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

It is a good job Melbourne didn't have a full strength side out - if both sides were at full strength do you think the result would have been closer?

The only player they had missing was Kasiano, and there's no guarantee he'll make it into their 17 regularly anyway (he'll need to maintain high standards on gameday and in training consistently, which he's not famed for) , so yes, I'd say it would have been much closer, but they would still have had enough to win relatively comfortably.

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:26 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

I would agree with that - how many of those players are now trotting around in SL in 2018

Hardly any as very few have moved from the NRL to here in the off season so the point you tried to make about Parcell and Cuthbertson based on one single game is still rather silly.

Also Melbourne were only missing one player so near as dammit full strength.

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:27 am  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

Who's the real snowflake here? The derogatory term is for people who are prone to take offence or are too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views different to their own. But it's YOU who is getting incredibly offended by someone not singing a song

It's a classic form of projection by someone who clearly isn't capable of independent thought.

Great post.

Leedsowl is a total right wing snowflake.

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:38 am  

Even at full strength Melbourne are far better' than leeds. without garbutt, Mullally and 3 other big forwards it was always going to be one way traffic up front. Thought they showed plenty of effort. Need some bodies back, in particular Garbutt for the go forward.
Prince William and Harry don't sing the national anthem either, perhaps Jimmy as A German is related to the royal family and therefore does not want to sing great auntie's song, or maybe does not know the words. Whatever I could not give a monkey's.