A performance worthy of the best side in rugby league

[Vasco]

No he’ll be going to Souths … and I’m not looking forward to that.

As for leaving teams in the doghouse? geez … I don’t know about that. He got forced out at the Broncs … after they rejected his succession plan … Souths infamously knocked us out after he left. The Knights were a mess on many levels … he chose to sack himself.

The Dolphins will be that much stronger going forward having had him build the team.

Bondi United would have beaten us that day.

Time will tell how good he is at building a team.

His track record to date (and it's a pretty good one), is coaching and winning with "stacked teams". I wouldn't say that he has one of those at present but on paper they look better than most of the teams outside of the top eight currently. Let's see where they finish.

[Vasco]

What evidence do you have that Robbo has not been about the Roosters these last few years?

People seem to forget that for most of the last 3 or 4 years the first-grade team has consistently had half the side missing every week. How would other clubs have performed given the same circumstances?

[Vasco]

That Dragons win will be forever tainted by a try scored off a forward pass . I think it was to Gasnier

And Brett Morris offloading from row G with the touch judge a foot away.

[Inflictor]

Mate Dragons hadn’t won a premiership in 30 odd years … you don’t want to give the Don any credit for that? Yes I know it was at our expense … but are we being objective here?

Robbo has in fact not been all about the Roosters these last few years … that has been obvious and that has been the problem … too fat and too luxurious … it would happen to just about any coach in his hallowed position

Now that reality has bitten him on the arse again … i.e., his position here is not guaranteed without suitable performance … which is pretty much what he asks of every player … I expect the team to play to its level this year … that is after all the bare minimum for any coach

[King Salvo]

Bondi United would have beaten us that day.

Time will tell how good he is at building a team.

His track record to date (and it's a pretty good one), is coaching and winning with "stacked teams". I wouldn't say that he has one of those at present but on paper they look better than most of the teams outside of the top eight currently. Let's see where they finish.

Wayne's World certainly benefited from the more than stacked squads he had at his disposal which were chock full of SOO and International Players. I used to wonder how they fitted them all in under the cap - Cap for instance in 2000 was 3.325 million - Minimum wage - 55k

Brisbane Broncos 2000 GF Team

1. Lockyer
2. Tuquiri
3. Carroll
4. De Vere
5. Sailor
6. Ikin
7. Walters
8. Webcke
9. Priddis
10. Carlaw
11. Tallis
12. Thorn
13. Campion
14. Howard
15. Hancock
16. Berrigan
17. Harrison

Compared to the Sydney Roosters bargain basement squad of mostly unknown /reject/ first season and journeymen players - I did hear that Fittler's wage was 1/4 of the Roosters cap back then.

Sydney Roosters 2000 GF Team

1. Phillips
2. Sing
3. Cross
4. Hegarty
5. Minichiello
6. Fittler
7. Lam
8. Rubin
9. Bonetti
10. Cusack
11. Fletcher
12. Fitzgibbon
13. Ricketson
14. Hood
15. Solomona
16. Rigon
17. Wing

[Crab]

Same way manly fans think the 2013 GF was tainted by James Maloney forward pass to mini.

Changed the complexion of the game . Forward pass called , no Dragons try . Who knows anything could of happened ? It's done and dusted now but it really pissed me off at the time .

[Crab]

What Maloney forward pass to Mini ???? Didn't see it

[Inflictor]

Same way manly fans think the 2013 GF was tainted by James Maloney forward pass to mini.

That as as much forward as Lyon's was a penalty try.

FFS

[Les Tricolores]

Oh the irony.

I’m sure your mum is looking forward to her meme on Sunday.

[Les Tricolores]

Wayne's World certainly benefited from the more than stacked squads he had at his disposal which were chock full of SOO and International Players. I used to wonder how they fitted them all in under the cap - Cap for instance in 2000 was 3.325 million - Minimum wage - 55k

Brisbane Broncos 2000 GF Team

1. Lockyer
2. Tuquiri
3. Carroll
4. De Vere
5. Sailor
6. Ikin
7. Walters
8. Webcke
9. Priddis
10. Carlaw
11. Tallis
12. Thorn
13. Campion
14. Howard
15. Hancock
16. Berrigan
17. Harrison

Compared to the Sydney Roosters bargain basement squad of mostly unknown /reject/ first season and journeymen players - I did hear that Fittler's wage was 1/4 of the Roosters cap back then.

Sydney Roosters 2000 GF Team

1. Phillips
2. Sing
3. Cross
4. Hegarty
5. Minichiello
6. Fittler
7. Lam
8. Rubin
9. Bonetti
10. Cusack
11. Fletcher
12. Fitzgibbon
13. Ricketson
14. Hood
15. Solomona
16. Rigon
17. Wing

You saying the Broncs had a 10 gallon hat? Careful buddy

That lineup doesn’t look that overwhelming … no surprise they only won by a small margin

[Les Tricolores]

People seem to forget that for most of the last 3 or 4 years the first-grade team has consistently had half the side missing every week. How would other clubs have performed given the same circumstances?

Hyperbole much?

[Les Tricolores]

Bondi United would have beaten us that day.

Time will tell how good he is at building a team.

His track record to date (and it's a pretty good one), is coaching and winning with "stacked teams". I wouldn't say that he has one of those at present but on paper they look better than most of the teams outside of the top eight currently. Let's see where they finish.

Funny cause we pumped them 7 days prior

Then some genius decided he’d let the air out of the tyres … Souths took their cue to rightfully thug us with impunity

[gragra]

That Dragons win will be forever tainted by a try scored off a forward pass . I think it was to Gasnier

That game was the biggest grand final rort of seen in 60 years.Apart from that forward pass, other refereeing howlers that day. Morris clearly put his foot over the sideline on the way to a try....a double marker side by side with I think Young strolling over for a try, and then the try taken off Carney for a forward pass. St George didn't deserve that game.

[milanja]

That as as much forward as Lyon's was a penalty try.

FFS

What’s funny was Maloney was interviewed a couple weeks ago on the fan(I think), when asked about the pass he just started laughing and said it was about 2m forward, but who cares we won.
brought up some old wounds from my manly mates

I still think manlys first try was forward.

about 2min 20sec mark

[Bates]

Same way manly fans think the 2013 GF was tainted by James Maloney forward pass to mini.

Maloney's pass to mini was flat