NRL NRL 2025 - Round 12

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Thursday 22nd May
Canterbury-Bankstown vs Dolphins (Accor Stadium - 19:50)

Friday 23rd May
Parramatta vs Manly-Warringah (CommBank Stadium - 20:00)

Saturday 24th May
Penrith vs Newcastle (Carrington Park, Bathurst - 17:30)
Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla-Sutherland (Industree Group Stadium, Gosford - 19:35)

Sunday 25th May
New Zealand vs Canberra (Go Media Stadium - 16:05)

Byes: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, North Queensland
St.George-Illawarra, South Sydney, Wests Tigers

 

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[LebaneseForces]

Sometimes I hate Origin... Kurt Mann 18th man not avaialble for the Dogs is annoying! Last couple of years it's been Burton.

Dogs Unavailable this week

Stephen Crichton (origin)
Max King

Multiple players found. Use birthday to differentiate. eg [PLAYERCARD="23/11/1962"]Joe Smith[/PLAYERCARD]

(origin)
Kurt Mann (origin)
Sitili Tupouniua (Suspended)
Jacob Preston (Suspended)
Jaemon Salmon (Injured)
Jacob Kiraz (Injured)
Enari Tuala (Injured)
Jack Todd (Injured)
Daniel Suluka-Fifita (HIA Cat 1 stand down)
Jethro Rinakima (Who would've debuted) (Injured)
Sam Hughes 50/50 (Injured)

Basically it'll be the Bulldogs NSW cup team V Dolphins with a sprinkling of 1st grade (Kikau, Connor Tracey, Burton).

 

[Jatz]

It'll also be Penrith's NSW cup team against us...and they'll still win.

How long until the Bears are back...

 

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[Andronicus]

Sometimes I hate Origin... Kurt Mann 18th man not avaialble for the Dogs is annoying! Last couple of years it's been Burton.

Dogs Unavailable this week

Stephen Crichton (origin)
Max King (origin)
Kurt Mann (origin)
Sitili Tupouniua (Suspended)
Jacob Preston (Suspended)
Jaemon Salmon (Injured)
Jacob Kiraz (Injured)
Enari Tuala (Injured)
Jack Todd (Injured)
Daniel Suluka-Fifita (HIA Cat 1 stand down)
Jethro Rinakima (Who would've debuted) (Injured)
Sam Hughes 50/50 (Injured)

Basically it'll be the Bulldogs NSW cup team V Dolphins with a sprinkling of 1st grade (Kikau, Connor Tracey, Burton).

Meanwhile, broncos and storm have the bye.

It's ok though, cos surely we have the bye before game 2 and they will be playing. Hold on, nope. They get the bye again.

 

[Andronicus]

Dolphins forwards pass is fine for a try. Dogs have a less concerning pass that gets called forward.

This ranger campaigner is either corrupt or just ****ing useless.

 

[eddiesmith]

Dolphins forwards pass is fine for a try. Dogs have a less concerning pass that gets called forward.

This ranger campaigner is either corrupt or just ****ing useless.

Well last week a referee was dropped when the Dolphins lost so tonight’s referee probably saw what the league wants.

 

[Jatz]

The score was 44-8, I'm not sure the ref is why the Dogs lost that.

 

[moto748]

Didn't see the result coming, but at the end of the day, two not-great sides, and a bad day at the office for the Dogs. Just hope Herbie is fit for the Ashes, he is some player. Him and Jake Wardle is some centres pairing.

 

[Andronicus]

The score was 44-8, I'm not sure the ref is why the Dogs lost that.

At that point, if they were called consistently there would be a try in it at the start of the second.

Point stands.

 

[Great8]

Iongi just silk

 

[Great8]

Always great to beat those grubs

 

[PhatBoy]

Well that was a nice surprise. Just further highlights how annoying that fistful of games we ‘should’ have won is. Some not so dumb decision making and we’d be comfortably in the bottom half of the 8, much as we probably don’t deserve to be given what our worst football looks like.

Geez we are prone to stupidity though. Even tonight at 26 points up we still cough up ball on our own line on the first or second tackle because players aren’t watching the passer handing them the ball. It’s mind numbing.

Our defence has actually become pretty good but it will never cope fully if we keep giving the ball to the opposition

 

[moto748]

Mark Nawaqanitawase, what a player he is! And how he must have been wasted in Union; he has a chance now to show his skills. Again, some cracking entertainment in this round.