NRL NRL Round 10 2026 Discussion

[juju]

They had their noses rubbed in their shit at 44-12

Their admin and fans don't deserve that...

Or do they?

 

[snake77]

Dogs 26 remind me of Wahs 24. We all know how this movie ends. No finals and stars leaving.

I've thought this as well. A lot of hype coming into the season and a few losses and things start compounding.

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a rebound next year. Like us 2024 > 2025 teams have done it before. Depends on what the issues are, injuries, play style etc.

There are a few times from last year that have fallen away. It is a credit to our side we have kept the momentum going.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

To be fair we also thought we were winning it in 2024 musical chair

yep, hence why I think the comparison is apt. Just like Dogs 25, Wahs 23 made top 4 and we all thought 24 was the window, just as the dogs thought 26 was their window. Watching the dogs play this year is like taking a time machine back to that year. We had the same problem in 24: always dominated field possession but could never score and would then get skinned on the edges by faster teams in second gear.

 

[snake77]

I went to bed thinking the Dolphins were looking likely. I wasn't expecting the margin to be pushed out that much. Damn.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

When the Phins get it together, they can be a top 4 team. They only lost to the top 2 teams (us and the riff) by a total margin of 3 pts. They also spanked the sharks at shark park, another top 4 adjacent team. They will put 40-50 pts on a lot of teams this year. I'm just glad we got them early.

 

[WAH MAN]

Is anyone else concerned that we’re into round 10 and despite being second on the table, we’ve only actually beaten 1 other top 8 side?

Not yet. It's there too see but that's the draw we had. And while they aren't going well down the bottom end of the table, those bottom teams have all scalped somebody each. It's great that we get to hit some harder teams soon. You have to eventually to get to the top top.

 

[Noitall]

Not yet. It's there too see but that's the draw we had. And while they aren't going well down the bottom end of the table, those bottom teams have all scalped somebody each. It's great that we get to hit some harder teams soon. You have to eventually to get to the top top.

Storm would have thought they’d use us to get their season back on track such has been their psychological edge over the years. Titans have caught us out regularly in recent years, I think winning the games you should be winning is as much of the battle

 

[Tookey 2.0]

The Dogs before Galvin were 10-2 last year.
Since then they've gone 10-13 which is a pretty drastic turn around

 

[JaggedJ]

Is anyone else concerned that we’re into round 10 and despite being second on the table, we’ve only actually beaten 1 other top 8 side?

Nah. First half of the season ladder can swing with 1 or 2 wins either way.

Those teams are down there because we helped put them there.

 

[roguei]

Is anyone else concerned that we’re into round 10 and despite being second on the table, we’ve only actually beaten 1 other top 8 side?

I think it'd be naive to just brush it off. But i'd count dolphins and knights as fringe top 8 teams. Then again we did beat the roosters round 1 when they suck, and knights without ponga, brown and sharpe. I don't personally see raiders, titans, eels, storm and dragons moving into the 8 anytime soon. And who knows maybe like some posters think, luke caused our loses so we would of won against the tigers/sharks. Can only play who is infront of you. And a real powerhouse club puts away bottom tier teams, which we've been doing. And some of those teams stepped up when against us (titans, raiders, eels). To early to tell but i feel confident in us being a top 4 team.