The North Queensland Cowboys are square in Parramatta’s iron sights this week as the Eels head to Townsville for a gunfight in the tropics. It just so happens that the Eels are also targeting a Cowboy off the field with reports emerging today that Harrison Edwards could be a midseason transfer to the Blue & Gold. Forty20 is the lone sheriff in town this week as The Tip Sheet shoots from the hip.
The weekend in review features wins for every grade beyond the NRL including a historic double for the Tarsha Gale. The pain just piles on for first grade as Ryley Smith and Will Penisini are both consigned to the injury ward. That directly impact Team List Tuesday as coach Jason Ryles continues to try and make adjustments on the fly with whoever and whatever he has available.
The Cowboys flavoured podcast leans into a shootout on Friday night but the NRL is in a perpetual state of shootouts presently with the points flowing to an absurd degree. The Round 9 wrap looks at some of the more telling score lines as the field starts to shake out.
Jahream Bula has inked a long term deal with the Tigers, Daniel Saifiti has bowed out of the NRL due to a shoulder injury while Cody Ramsey had an emotional return to first grade in the best (and worst) bits of the round.
Have to admit I never thought I would hear a Marty Robbins ballad on one of your podcasts. Keep that up and my father in law will start to listen in!
Not sure what make of the new signing. I don’t really know a lot about the chap. Forty/Sixties, you guys seemed a little mixed around the possibility.
I have read he can cover hooker so that may be an advantage over time.
I did enjoy the chat over recruitment methodology/philosophy. Not sure we’ve nailed that for some time so maybe a tweak/change/step outside the box moment would provide an opportunity to improve our success rate.
Very sad to read about Chris Phelan. As many have said he was hard and played well above his weight. Watching some highlights also made me realise he was a bit quicker than I remembered. A bit of happenstance perhaps that our first game since hiss passing is in Townsville. It would be good for the lads to step up to the occasion and honour Chris’s memory appropriately.