The Finals thread: (week 1)

[mave]

Yes of course they can be especially in isolation as isolated facts don’t always tell the whole story.

Well, I'd suggest you go straight to the source of the facts if they don't sit well with you.

 

[stoodamire]

2025 Canberra Raiders:

First NRL Minor Premiers to ever bomb out of the Finals in straight sets with 2 losses, both at home.

Well St George did as well in 09. Not both at home though.

 

[XV-1]

Fogarty was expected to be just a run of the mill journeyman. I'd say hes a more than capable player and not worthy of the journeyman tag.

100% correct. Manly have signed him for the next 3 years for 2 million dollars.
He certainly will not be judged as a journeyman.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

100% correct. Manly have signed him for the next 3 years for 2 million dollars.
He certainly will not be judged as a journeyman.

Mind you I stopped short of calling him a Superstar though.

 

[Eagle 1]

Gota feel for the Feral Faders fans, 2 sold out games, only to go out in straight sets...yikes...

 

[NYEagle]

I expect Forgarty will be at Campbelltown or Leumeaj by now on the late bus heading up to gods country.
I’d like to say welcome to the winners circle, but not yet. Just get up here pal and let’s see.

NYEagle

 

[Uber Eagle 72]

Well, I'd suggest you go straight to the source of the facts if they don't sit well with you.

Mate, what you pointed out in your initial post was technically correlation which is different to insinuating causation. Yes this is the technical reason why isolated facts can be wrong. Why go to the trouble of saying that when Fogarty plays in finals his team loses most of the time unless you are insinuating he is somehow the cause.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Fun Fact:

Jamal Fogarty is now 1–5 in NRL Finals games.

His only Finals win was a 28–20 win for Canberra over Melbourne (in Melbourne) in the 2022 Qualifying Finals

He was 0–1 for the Titans (2021) and 1–4 for the Raiders (2022, 2023 and 2025).

Won't be a problem at Manly. We don't play finals footy🙂

Canberra were never going to win after losing to the Broncos 17 times in one game last week - especially once Strange went down. Soft draw, overachieved, probably happy enough to have won the minor premiership. And the Sharks have quietly been one of the form teams of the comp for the last couple of months. No surprise with the result for me.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Gota feel for the Feral Faders fans, 2 sold out games, only to go out in straight sets...yikes...

They live in Canberra. They're used to constant misery.

At least they have their proud Scandinavian heritage and traditions to fall back on.

 

[TJ55]

Won't be a problem at Manly. We don't play finals footy🙂

Canberra were never going to win after losing to the Broncos 17 times in one game last week - especially once Strange went down. Soft draw, overachieved, probably happy enough to have won the minor premiership. And the Sharks have quietly been one of the form teams of the comp for the last couple of months. No surprise with the result for me.

Big call for Ricky to rest all those players like he did to go out 3 in a row, momentum deffinetly wins games this year and they looked like they had not much tonight

 

[Eagle 1]

I expect Forgarty will be at Campbelltown or Leumeaj by now on the late bus heading up to gods country.
I’d like to say welcome to the winners circle, but not yet. Just get up here pal and let’s see.

NYEagle

Mate, he could have the car packed and incognito for a quick getaway.

 

[Eagle 1]

They live in Canberra. They're used to constant misery.

At least they have their proud Scandinavian heritage and traditions to fall back on.

The Sharkie fans didn't miss them, love there rendition of the Viking Clap with a minute to go..lol.

 

[HoldenV8]

Well St George did as well in 09. Not both at home though.

That's the difference.

Until now it has never happened at a teams actual home ground (as opposed to a centralised venue such as all Finals games played at the SCG or SFS where teams get designated home or away depending on their final ladder position).

 

[Brookie1973]

I expect Forgarty will be at Campbelltown or Leumeaj by now on the late bus heading up to gods country.
I’d like to say welcome to the winners circle, but not yet. Just get up here pal and let’s see.

NYEagle

Might be meeting up with Seibs at Goulburn maccas.

 

[mickqld]

There's not much difference between teams still in it and those that are out. 3 thing's the Sharks have that we didn't.
1. An easy draw .
2. One injured player to our 9.
3. A fu*kwit captain that pulled the pin and bottled it after Rd 3.

 

[Brookie1973]

The Sharkie fans didn't miss them, love there rendition of the Viking Clap with a minute to go..lol.

Classic.

 

[mickqld]

They live in Canberra. They're used to constant misery.

At least they have their proud Scandinavian heritage and traditions to fall back on.

Their effort tonight matches the fu*kwits running the country into the ground down the road in parliament house.

 

[LeonardCohen]

There's not much difference between teams still in it and those that are out. 3 thing's the Sharks have that we didn't.
1. An easy draw .
2. One injured player to our 9.
3. A fu*kwit captain that pulled the pin and bottled it after Rd 3.

You forgot to add the elite hooker and middle forward rotation. They’re streaks ahead of us.

 

[Hibyemama]

would have been good for manly had fogarty came over as the premiership winning halfback. oh well.

 

[mickqld]

You forgot to add the elite hooker and middle forward rotation. They’re streaks ahead of us.

Ok so if Nicho announced out of the blue in civies on 100% footy that he's out of the place in 2026 , as well as them losing equivalent
AFB, - Paseka
Rudolf, - Aloiai
Wilton - Jurbo
Nikora - Olakau'atu
Iro - Garrick
Ramien - Koula
Hazelton - Brown
Kennedy - Turbo
10 games Vs top 8 - Manly 12 games, -
that they'd still be in a PF.