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Game III moved again.

Sydney --> Newcastle --> Gold Coast.

So all three games in Qld this year...and Qld will lose them all.

If this doesn’t go ahead this year because of the intransigence of V’landys, the N(SW)RL clubs (including Storm), and the RLPA, then I might just about be done with rugby league.

The myopic, insular mentality of the Sydney RL mafia here and the RFL in England may be what ends up killing the game.

Ken Maumalo will be in the unique position of playing for two different teams against the same opponent within six days.

Gone end of this year. Signed 3 year deal with Cronulla:
https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/06/01/sha ... signature/

2021 Indigenous jersey dropping tomorrow. Preview: https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/s640x640/187862374_10165530323540615_3229784336980139517_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=cVaoAUdqvt0AX9QFok1&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&tp=7&oh=d2ae2dd979da04cd22...

Fwiw because of the short COVID lockdown in Brisbane, this is the only NRL game taking place outside of NSW this weekend.

We may not be the team we were, but at least we’re getting to attend matches this year, unlike Warriors fans in NZ.

The only real hope for the expansion of the game of rugby league lies outside of the moribund, myopic N(SW)RL and RFL (IMO).

To that end, I really hope the proposed North American League can somehow get off the ground.

Luke Keary ACL.

No World Cup for him.

In Jack Gibson-speak, played good, done fine.

To have two statues of rugby league greats in a city/state that is so dominated by AFL would have been unthinkable 25 years ago.

New(ish) era gets a bit more real now... US BACKS 1 Ryan Papenhuyzen 2 George Jennings 3 Reimis Smith 4 Justin Olam 5 Josh Addo-Carr 6 Cameron Munster 7 Jahrome Hughes FORWARDS 8 Jesse Bromwich 9 Brandon Smith 10 Christian Welch 11 Felise Kaufusi 12 Kenneath Bromwich 13 Nelson Asofa-Solomona INTERCH...

Jahrome re-signed till end of 2024:

https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/ ... ntil-2024/

The 2021 jersey might be rather plain looking, but it looks alright on the players (just imo).

It's J. Brom and Dale:

https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/ ... captaincy/

Solid choices.

Seriously starting to question this club’s long-term viability in Melbourne/Victoria now. These rubber ducks clearly don’t want a Melbourne-based team in “their” competition.