Doueihi Outshining Luai, Madge Heat & Ponga’s Rise
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What are the implications of the split round and Origin scheduling?
Welcome to Kenny Blitch, your daily hit of NRL news. Mate, split round this weekend. Do you like them?
Yeah, I do. Not my preference.
Why are the Panthers considered vulnerable against Souths?
It's funny, isn't it? Because obviously there's been talk now from the Origin players about whether they need to be standalone and all the rest of it during the year, whether the broadcast deal will deliver something along those lines and whether we need to and all the rest of it. Mate, I don't. I don't like to split rounds because there's not enough footy.
How do the Dragons and Tigers match up in their upcoming game?
No.
You know what I mean? It's as boring as batshit.
What is Doueihi's impact on Luai and the Tigers' finals aspirations?
Yeah, like – You're looking for the weekend footy and it's not there.
First, you know, I know we've got another game being played, but I look for NRL.
What threats do PNG pose to Cleary and Yeo?
I really love watching NRL games, okay? And this is – you know, I got myself in trouble years ago when people said, let's just hold the season up mid-season.
What is the current situation regarding the Broncos and Madge's pressure?
and we'll have a representative round, and New South Wales can play Queensland, and then while they're doing that, Samoa and Tonga can play, and New Zealand can play against Fiji or whatever. And I get it. I get it. It works. You can make it look great on a spreadsheet, okay? But I don't like it. I like the NRL games. You know what I mean?
How are the Sharks, Eels, and Manly performing in the ladder race?
And I understand the origin is so big. It is an interruption to the season, but I don't know a better solution than what we've got. And so I tolerate it, okay? And obviously I get behind Origin. I love watching Origin and all the rest of it. But as far as a disruption to the season, I tolerate it because we've had it at the end of the season.
What factors contribute to Ponga's rising belief in Newcastle's future?
I don't think it was followed anywhere near as well. You can't have it before the season, which some people – Honestly, where they come up with this idea, I've got no idea. But you can't have it before a season because nobody is match fit. To try and suspend the season midway through and just have Origin as a three-week series, giving us one game, or if they want to make it a representative rounds, I don't think you'll get... the continuity, I think people will drop off. I know that's been a concern historically for the NRL.
What, go away from the game, you reckon, just having a few weeks off? Rugby league. I know they always say it's a free hit for the AFL. Well, it is too. Well, it is and it isn't, mate. Footy fans are always going to come back, aren't they?
You only had to see when they put, what was it, Vegas on. Vegas ran, was it this year or last year? And the AFL put the whole competition up in Sydney. Is the AFL still running? Yeah. Yeah, well, I understand how you say it. But, yeah, I just – I don't – look, like I said, there's a lot of solutions that look great on the spreadsheet. The other part you've got to remember – The broadcasters pay a lot of money for origin and they pay for a reason. They pay to win the ratings. They don't pay because they're through goodwill. They pay to win the ratings. That Wednesday is a crucial spot to put the game on then.
Mate, I love it the way it is, to be honest with you. Yeah. And I do love the NRL. during this part of the season. And it is what it is. You miss out on some good players, but you get to see some young guys coming through.
I get all that. And that's why I cop it. Like this weekend, only five games. And, yeah, like I said, on Thursday night, I missed the NRL game. There's only one game Friday. Again –
I wish it was on a bit earlier sometimes, that Friday night game. When you've only got the one.
I agree. I don't think that 8 o'clock kickoff or 10 to 8 or whatever it is these days, it's far too late. Same as Origin. Origin's on far too late. But I get why they do it because the prime time period runs till 10.30 at night. So you're going to watch, you're going to turn the TV on before the game and you're going to keep it on waiting for the game to start. Now, the minute the game's over, a lot of people turn it over. So they keep that going as close as they can to 1030 to keep the viewers there so they win the ratings, so they dominate the ratings. And that's why. So it's a strategy from the broadcasters to do that.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the implications of the split round and Origin scheduling?
0:01–0:12
2
Why are the Panthers considered vulnerable against Souths?
0:12–0:33
3
How do the Dragons and Tigers match up in their upcoming game?
0:33–0:35
4
What is Doueihi's impact on Luai and the Tigers' finals aspirations?
0:35–0:43
5
What threats do PNG pose to Cleary and Yeo?
0:43–0:51
6
What is the current situation regarding the Broncos and Madge's pressure?
0:51–1:14
7
How are the Sharks, Eels, and Manly performing in the ladder race?
1:14–1:34
8
What factors contribute to Ponga's rising belief in Newcastle's future?
1:34–34:46
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