General NRL Round 7 2026 Discussion

[Beastmode]

The Chin wins again

Tough one for the Phins

That loss surely sucked the life out of them dry

Warriors +50 next week!!! Lesh gooooo!

 

[sydneywarrior92]

I really hope there are no plans to take an NRL franchise to Darwin. Looked horrendous on the live tv. The Penrith players on the bench looked like they were in the sauna at one stage. Good news for us is the phins will be battered and bruised from that. Also Kodi likely scratched as well.

 

[Natedogg]

From what i watched tonight, penrith are the benchmark, but i think we can beat them. Cleary i she shit tho.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

From what i watched tonight, penrith are the benchmark, but i think we can beat them. Cleary i she shit tho.

we can do what the dogs did to them last week. We have the players to replicate the line speed and physicality required but we need to be absolutely perfect and need everyone on deck. Basically the second half Melbourne performance for 80 minutes.

 

[tajhay]

Panthers just know how to win.

Molo just watched Cleary take the FG...pretty tough watch if Dolphins fan.

Jenkins 7 doubles, in a row to start the year is absolutely insane!

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Penrith are a champion team but they do have weaknesses. It seems to me that they really do lose momentum when Collins and Moses come off and they start playing like Sorensen in the middle. They really struggled to make metres in the 2nd half and it kinda was the same last week too. So if you can keep within distance by HT, you can make a game of it with them. It just was the case that all their other wins the game was essentially over by HT.

 

[Warrior#138]

I saw a massively vulnerable Penrith team out there tonight. Blaze is one of those young attacking weapons who is a D- on defence. They still have the muscle memory of a former champ and can make it a fight and snatch a win but that irrepressible winning machine looks a little busted to me. The chin always wins. Until he doesn’t!

 

[Beastmode]

I saw a massively vulnerable Penrith team out there tonight. Blaze is one of those young attacking weapons who is a D- on defence. They still have the muscle memory of a former champ and can make it a fight and snatch a win but that irrepressible winning machine looks a little busted to me. The chin always wins. Until he doesn’t!

I don’t think it’s busted

I think they have too many new pieces to integrate . It’s early in the season. Expect them to go guns blazing by September

I used to look at the Penrith teams of old and just shudder at the depth and talent. I don’t get the same feeling when seeing Lussick and Going on that list. Papalii also after his stint with the Tigers showed us he knows how to plod. That cap of invincibility is gone. It’s Warriors turn

 

[Noitall]

 

[Inruin]

Jurbo's headgear looks a bit weird but with the focus on head knocks and concussion I hope its not ridiculed to the point of ostracising wearing head protection.

I can see a point in time when head gear becomes mandatory for players to wear.

 

[Damo]

Jurbo's headgear looks a bit weird but with the focus on head knocks and concussion I hope its not ridiculed to the point of ostracising wearing head protection.

I can see a point in time when head gear becomes mandatory for players to wear.

Headgear provides no protection against head knocks or concussion.

 

[Inruin]

Headgear provides no protection against head knocks or concussion.

That won't stop the further development of them and implementation IMO.

Having a little bit of padding must reduce the impact even if its a tiny %

 

[Damo]

That won't stop the further development of them and implementation IMO.

Having a little bit of padding must reduce the impact even if its a tiny %

No padding prevents the brain rattling around in your head unfortunately.

 

[Inruin]

No padding prevents the brain rattling around in your head unfortunately.

I get that, but head on head versus two heads with some padding on each is going to be a worse outcome even if its only a miniscule amount.

We have seen the evolution of rule interpretation around head contact. Eventually we will see head gear being evolved and integrated fully. It's only a matter of when IMO.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Nikorima is out next week. He will be charged and will be get 2 weeks with a guilty plea and 3 weeks if challenges and loses:

NRL Judiciary: More Dragons drama as Leilua faces ban

Dragons forward Luciano Leilua has been charged with a Grade 2 Dangerous Contact offence for his late shot on Roosters halfback Sam Walker and faces a week on the sideline.

www.nrl.com

 

[MrFrankWhite]

That won't stop the further development of them and implementation IMO.

Having a little bit of padding must reduce the impact even if its a tiny %

Big discussions in the US over it. Private company and NFL claim reduction in preseason concussions but no independent verification.

Always skeptical its marketing

 

[CWC]

I always feel headgear is more to prevent cuts and scratches or to hold tapes together

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Might be crazy, but I actually like the dragons here. Souths are so overrated imo. They are starting to accumulate injuries again and we all know how that went last year for them. Dragons super desperate tonight. I think this is their best chance in a month for a win.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Setu having a shocker unfortunately. Dragons are killing his confidence.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Great try by Cook