This weekends Aussie Rugby League.

[Italiaseagull]

Whilst you've all got Swindon to look forward to, I'll be enjoying an away day besides the seaside besides the sea in Sunny Cronulla. Curse this country and it's poxy Soccer (That's Football to you and me) League.

SEASON 2004 TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP LADDER

No. Club P W D L B F A P/D PTS
1 Roosters 9 7 0 2 0 216 122 94 14
2 Bulldogs 8 6 0 2 1 189 171 18 14
3 Broncos * 9 7 0 2 0 241 181 60 12
4 Panthers 9 6 0 3 0 234 192 42 12
5 Dragons 9 5 0 4 0 225 139 86 10
6 Knights 9 5 0 4 0 222 211 11 10
7 Eels 8 4 0 4 1 197 214 -17 10
8 Raiders 8 4 0 4 1 155 194 -39 10
9 Storm 8 3 0 5 1 230 172 58 8
10 Cowboys 8 3 0 5 1 140 146 -6 8
11 Wests Tigers 8 3 0 5 1 130 168 -38 8
12 Sharks 9 4 0 5 0 180 234 -54 8
13 Warriors 8 2 0 6 1 146 184 -38 6
14 Sea Eagles 8 2 0 6 1 169 218 -49 6
15 Rabbitohs 8 2 0 6 1 113 241 -128 6

* 2 points deducted due to breach of interchange rules

P: Played, W: Win, D: Draw, L: Loss, B: Byes, F: For, A: Against, P/D: Points difference (For - Against), PTS: Points

Cronulla Sharks

David Peachey
Nathan Merritt
Nigel Vagana
Ryan McGoldrick
David Simmons
Paul Gallen
Brett Kimmorley
Jason Stevens
Matt Hilder
Danny Nutley
Matt Bickerstaff
Andrew Lomu
Phil Bailey

Jason Williams
Sam Isemonger
Reece Williams
Michael Sullivan
Pat Gibson

Sydney Roosters

Anthony Minichiello
Todd Byrne
Ryan Cross
Justin Hodges
Gavin Lester
Brad Fittler
Brett Finch
Peter Cusack
Craig Wing
Adrian Morley
Michael Crocker
Chris Flannery
Luke Ricketson

Chad Robinson
Craig Fitzgibbon
Ned Catic
Anthony Topou
Stuart Webb

Go on the chooks!

 

[Marc]

STEVEO hows it going mate? hows the Aussies? hows the beer? hows the cricket? hows the surf? tell me EVERYTHING!

 

[Trigger]

Nice to see the MIGHTY Dragons up there in 5th

Dragons Wes Naiqama, complete with afro.

 

[tedebear]

woooohooo Cronulla beach - have a few at northies for me matey!!

Sharkies are my second team - Dragon girl forever!!

 

[perth seagull]

Cronulla is a lovely place, but Toyota Park isn't among the best grounds in the NRL.

Still, it is always good when fans of opposing teams visit Toyta Park to see their team lose!

 

[Trigger]

Apparently they are doing away with the byes next season as there will be a 16th team in the league, Gold Coast.

 

[Italiaseagull]

Cronulla is a lovely place, but Toyota Park isn't among the best grounds in the NRL.

Still, it is always good when fans of opposing teams visit Toyta Park to see their team lose!

Roosters lose? Yeah right! Beating the sharks will be easier then the girl the Bulldogs roasted up at Coff Harbour!

 

[Italiaseagull]

Apparently they are doing away with the byes next season as there will be a 16th team in the league, Gold Coast.

North Sydney Bears if you believe the press round here.

 

[Trigger]

Gold Coast target Tuqiri

Tuqiri says he has already decided whether to switch codes again
Australia winger Lote Tuqiri has been offered the chance to make the switch back from rugby union to league with the Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast franchise has targeted Tuqiri in an attempt to strengthen its case to become the 16th team in the National Rugby League.

"We've had lengthy discussions with his management," said Gold Coast bid team director Michael Searle.

"To be brutally honest we probably have the best opportunity to pull him back."

Tuqiri played five Tests for Australia's rugby league side before switching codes to union at the end of 2002.

He said earlier this month that he had made a decision on whether to return to league, but would not make it public until the end of the Super 12 competition.

His NSW Waratahs team have failed to make the play-offs, which take place this weekend, and his contract is up at the end of the season.

The Gold Coast is competing with Gosford and the New Zealand capital Wellington for the available place in the NRL.

And the franchise is confident it would be able to afford Tuqiri's reported £160,000-a-season wage under the NRL salary cap.

"We haven't spent one cent of our cap," added Searle.

"Lote Tuqiri would certainly bring marketing revenue into our licence."

NRL chief executive David Gallop said Tuqiri would be welcomed back to the 13-man code.

"It would be pretty good to see Lote running out down here on the (Gold) coast," Gallop said during an inspection of the Gold Coast's proposed stadium.

"We would love to have Lote back playing rugby league, back in the week-in, week-out intensity that our competition offers."