It seems as though every year the tries get better and better, and in 2019 it was no different. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors.Oops! ... to clinch consecutive premierships. It seems as though every year the tries get better and better, and in 2019 it was no different.Whilst the adage of 'defence wins premierships' always holds up, the Roosters showed why they were clear premiership favourites all year with some incredible attacking play.And whilst the premiers feature in our top 10 (alot! However, in reality, only North Queensland are really a good chance as they’ve been in a couple of grand finals in that time.While they were finalists in 2018, neither the Warriors nor Dragons have played in so much as a preliminary final in the last five seasons, so we’ll cut them.The Panthers haven’t played in a preliminary final since 2014 so we will draw a line through them too.However, if the rumours are true that there are serious cap issues and they have to shed players, then it is highly doubtful that they’ll be serious contenders in 2019. Back-to-back Premierships – the Sydney Roosters have done it again! And here’s the really hot, steaming pile of reality: those six contenders will most likely be heavily stocked with the usual contenders, and odds are one of those sides will win the premiership.As an effective tool for ensuring the competition is on a level playing field, the NRL’s salary cap is equivalent to mammary glands on the masculine bovine. With three weeks until the 2019 NRL season starts, many of us are filled with hope that our team will do really well.
We want to see it! It seems as though every year the tries get better and better, and in 2019 it was no different. NRL 2019: Top 10 tries from the 2019 NRL season. Tim has been an NRL statistician for ABC Radio Grandstand since 1999, primarily as part of their Canberra coverage. We can almost certainly rule out all of the sides that missed the 2018 finals, so things look grim for the Sea Eagles, Titans, Knights and Wests Tigers. Expert Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? Trent Robinson’s men may well be the ones to break that streak. Thurston was a pretty good player and leaves a huge hole. I’m calling it early but the dynasty may Adam Reynolds is a gun half and Greg Inglis is in rare form. featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. To extrapolate: • 13 of the possible 21 NRL premierships (62 per cent) have been won by just four sides. I’ve got no great explanation for that. You must provide an email address to create a Roar accountWhen using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address They’ve neither lost that much nor picked up anything wonderful in player terms, but it’s the Broncos. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work He has always been good at arguing the point though and he has a great memory of what happened. Barring serious misfortune I’m picking the Roosters to be the 2019 champions.
With 323 NRL games, two premierships and one of the best laughs in the league, Thurston is a fan favourite after retiring in 2018. To do that, we need to examine each of the 21 NRL premiers to see how they built up over previous seasons. Expert Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work He couldn't take a hit in footy, was a third division soccer player making up numbers, plays off 41 in golf and is possibly the world's worst cricketer ever. RLPA has too much power, throws an absolute tantrum when the NRL try to do anything that might improve the situation. Everyone knows it. Just a vibe. Michael Morgan and Jason Taumololo are superstars – however, they’ll need to be.
), they weren't the only ones who set the field alight.From freakish individual efforts, flashy set plays, and jaw-dropping length-of-the-field highlights - 2019 will be remembered for some incredible attacking footy.A freakish catch from towering Bulldogs winger Reimis Smith had Sea Eagles fans stunned at Brookvale Oval.Jack Cogger places a beautiful kick to Smith's corner, which he needs to contest with Sea Eagles pair Abbas Miski and Brad Parker.He climbs on top of both and take a stunning one-hand catch and slams the Steedn down to level scores at 12-all. The only negative I can see is that there hasn’t been a genuine back-to-back premier since the Broncos in 1993. I’m not sure North Queensland can challenge this season.Jason Taumalolo (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)But they’ve lost Tim Glasby (Knights), Billy Slater (retirement), Ryan Hoffman (retirement) and Ryley Jacks (Titans). If they click they’ll go a long way.
Maybe Anthony Seibold can make that happen?Their pack and backs are really strong. posted 2019-Mar-12, 1:04 pm AEST (edited 2019-Mar-12, 1:10 pm AEST) It's funny that they've made absolutely no headway with anything Cap related since the Storm debacle. With consecutive Grand Final victories, the Eastern Suburbs club have proved themselves to b. With these facts in mind, let’s turn our minds to which sides are most likely to win the 2019 premiership.