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[aoluain]

Cant believe the Bulldogs beat Storm? and the Raiders killed our bets on the Dolphins.

Huh?  The Dolphins won! https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-2/dolphins-v-raiders/ 20 - 14 after trailing early in the game.  The Dolphins were playing at home on a drizzly Saturday afternoon.

Yea??? dont know how I came up with that, anyway yea well done the Dolphins.


Scotland v Ireland - The first half was close enough, 1 point separating the two
at half time but Ireland in the second half played in a different gear scoring 2 more
tried and holding Scotland scoreless.

BIG game next weekend for both the Triple Crown and the Championship!

France really put it up to England - massive difference in scores, the first 10 minutes
kind of looked like it may be a closer game but France were just too good.

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[Timelord2067]

Great news or the victors - not so good for the rest.  I had a feeling those three would win.  Nice to win a parlay for a change (even if it was only some loose change I was betting with).

The Wests Tigers staged a valiant second half comeback and blew it seconds after the full time hooter sounded.  I was also able to see the second half of the St George - Titans game where slowly, but surely the Saints poured on the points and edged further in front.

[Welsh]

I'm not betting on Wales v Italy. I half think Italy because they are playing Wales  ^{sorry Welsh}
and they have performed really well this year, surprisingly well and then the other half of me
thinks Wales will turn the corner with this game and get to grips with their handling errors
and penalty count, so its too close to call for me.

Lucky you decided that, I mean Wales looked much better than Italy. I'm not taking that as us turning a corner, but rather Italy still isn't quite there. They've looked good all tournament, but Saturday they made a ton of mistakes, and generally looked pretty poor in defense. Their attacking play was absolutely brilliant at times, and they probably should've scored at least another try. However, ultimately it looked like Wales were the better team, and deserved the result. I got all my predictions right except for this game, although I'd never bet for anyone against Wales so I didn't lose out on anything.

Ireland probably deserve it this year, I'm gutted because I was hoping Scotland could get the championship, but they seem a little too far away at the moment or Ireland is just very good this season.

[aoluain]

Italy's attacking play is indeed great ATM but they still have work to do. They were targeting
that Welsh game big time.

It was good to see Wales showing some signs of improvement in that game. Massive game coming
now for them against France.

On Ireland, there is nothing between ourselves and France in the world rankings.
This years Six Nations has been good so far and its reward for the systems
the IRFU have put in place, there is a very healthy schools system which ultimately
feeds right up to the top senior teams and internationally. We lost a lot of key players
in that game, both hookers, no.12, no.8 and lock and still hat the cover on the bench
and on field skill to win with van der Flier^no.8 throwing the lineouts.

Its the same thing at Leinster who are unbeaten this season, they have massive
competition for every position.

[aoluain]

Manly Sea Eagles play Parramata Eels tomorrow, Its strange to see a game on Wednesday?

Anyway I'm backing the Eels to win @ 2.33, Sea Eagles are favourites but not by much.

Funny to see the Sea Eagles in top spot and the Eels at the bottom. The ladder is a bit skewed
though, the Sea Eagles had a bye last weekend.

[Timelord2067]

Manly Sea Eagles play Parramatta Eels tomorrow, Its strange to see a game on Wednesday?

Wednesday your time - Thursday here in Oz time (GMT +10 AEST) - (about 30 hours from now)

Anyway I'm backing the Eels to win @ 2.33, Sea Eagles are favourites but not by much.

I got a little stung backing teams that won their opening game - perhaps I'll lean on last year's ladder board to get some insight.

Funny to see the Sea Eagles in top spot and the Eels at the bottom. The ladder is a bit skewed
though, the Sea Eagles had a bye last weekend.

They played a strong game on paper which put them at the top.  Might be a different ranking even with a win if the Dolphins come through or a third time.

On paper, the Roosters and Rabbitohs are fairly evenly matched with the Roosters ever so slightly ahead, so I'm going with them.  The same goes with the Titans over the Storm (if the Titans tank, then I'll probably favour their opponents for a few weeks).  The Auckland Warriors are higher on the Ladder and had a decent game in Wellington last weekend, however I'm going with the betters and picking the Townsville Cowboys to win.  I'm also going with the Dragons (on one game played) against the Broncos (with two games played) - The Dragons will want to capitalise on their win last week-end by winning their first two outings o the year.  Just or laughs, I'm going to throw the Tigers a bone and see if the Bulldogs can snatch it away from them.

And finally, I think the Sharks will maul the Raiders.

Manly Sea Eagles - Parramatta Eels 16 Mar 2023 19:00 Money Line Manly Sea Eagles @ 1.66 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.083 mBTC
Sydney Roosters - South Sydney Rabbitohs 17 Mar 2023 19:00 Money Line Sydney Roosters @ 2.19 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.11 mBTC
Gold Coast Titans - Melbourne Storm 18 Mar 2023 14:00 Money Line Gold Coast Titans @ 2.66 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.133 mBTC
North Queensland Cowboys - New Zealand Warriors  18 Mar 2023 16:30 Money Line North Queensland Cowboys @ 1.29 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.065 mBTC
Brisbane Broncos - St George/Illawarra Dragons 18 Mar 2023 18:35 Money Line St George/Illawarra Dragons @ 3.54 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.177 mBTC
Canterbury Bulldogs - Wests Tigers 19 Mar 2023 15:05 Money Line Wests Tigers @ 3.33 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.167 mBTC
Canberra Raiders - Cronulla Sharks 19 Mar 2023 17:15 Money Line Cronulla Sharks @ 1.63 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.082 mBTC

Two in a row.  Now to make it three on the trot!

Newcastle Knights - Dolphins (NRL) 17 Mar 2023 17:00 Money Line Dolphins (NRL) @ 2.48 Taken Amount: 0.30 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.744 mBTC

[aoluain]

Interesting picks Timelord, so early in the season I basing my bets on last years top teams,
Panthers, Eels, Storm, Rabbitohs, Roosters and Cowboys.

I have my bet on the Eels tomorrow (dont know why I thought that game was earlier?)

I'll probably go with:

Storm to beat the Titans
Cowboys to beat Warriors and
Sharks to beat the Raiders.

I've been on this site reading a few previews, I'll see if the predictions hold true on Sunday

https://nothingbutleague.com/tag/2023-nrl-preview-and-predictions/

[Timelord2067]

I have my bet on the Eels tomorrow (dont know why I thought that game was earlier?)

Timezone conversion can become quite confusing.

I was just about to write the Eels need to get a wriggle on, but then they scored two quick tries to take the score to 14 - 10 to the Sea Eagles with three minutes before half time.

[aoluain]

I have my bet on the Eels tomorrow (dont know why I thought that game was earlier?)

Timezone conversion can become quite confusing.

I was just about to write the Eels need to get a wriggle on, but then they scored two quick tries to take the score to 14 - 10 to the Sea Eagles with three minutes before half time.

Ooooh that was a close game, well done to the Sea Eagles. That last intercept
on 76 minutes by Olakau'atu of the Sea Eagles wascrucial and won them the game.

Timelord, I see you havent done a wager on the first game tomorrow, Knights v Dolphins?

Reading a pre-match preview it doesnt bode well for the Knights and they are underdogs,
I'm going with the Dolphins @ 1.52

But the Knights will be heavily decimated without Kalyn Ponga (concussion), Jayden Brailey
(concussion), Tyson Frizell (ankle) and Jacob Saifiti (suspension). It appears an
uphill battle for head coach Adam O’Brien to break a five-game losing streak at home.

[Timelord2067]

I put a wager on the Dolphins round three game prior to the round two game occuring:

I'm wondering if nitrobetting.eu got stung big time with Dolphins bets in round one - they aren't offering any odds on the Dolphins game two.  (but they're offering odds of $2.97 on game three) - (If that changes later in the week I'll let you know).

Round three NRL 2023

Newcastle Knights - Dolphins (NRL) 17 Mar 2023 17:00 Money Line Dolphins (NRL) @ 2.95 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.148 mBTC

$2.95 - the odds have tightened up since then. 😁

Ooooh that was a close game, well done to the Sea Eagles. That last intercept
on 76 minutes by Olakau'atu of the Sea Eagles wascrucial and won them the game.

If the Eels had played their first two and a half matches like they played their last twenty minutes, then they'd be at the top of the ladder.  I'll definitely consider putting money on them from now on.

Three tries in the ten minutes with two of those by the Eels. Definitely an electrifying end to the game.

[darxiaomi]

Here comes the only user who comment here when Argentina wins something .

I see again we win the seven ! i know it was a few weeks ago in Vancouver, but i totally forgot this thread, so today i see the thread and think, lets salute the boys who keep them alive Timelord and aoluain.

[Timelord2067]

Here comes the only user who comment here when Argentina wins something .

I see again we win the seven ! i know it was a few weeks ago in Vancouver, but i totally forgot this thread, so today i see the thread and think, lets salute the boys who keep them alive Timelord and aoluain.

Good to hear Argentina won - it gives me a clue who to place bets on next time.

In the NRL, both the Dolphins and Roosters won their matches in gritty style with the last dozen or so minutes in both games being crucial.  The Rabbitohs put in a very solid performance nearly coming through in the last couple of minutes.  The Sea Eagles also had an emphatic win too.

Currently, the Dolphins are in first place on the table.

[aoluain]

Here comes the only user who comment here when Argentina wins something .

I see again we win the seven ! i know it was a few weeks ago in Vancouver, but i totally forgot this thread, so today i see the thread and think, lets salute the boys who keep them alive Timelord and aoluain.

Very good, thanks for popping in to post it, I have totally taken my eye off the 7's tournament,
there is just too much going on in other tournaments.

Argentina seem really strong to be in 2nd place and not too far adrift of New Zealand.

In the NRL, both the Dolphins and Roosters won their matches in gritty style with the last dozen or so minutes in both games being crucial.  The Rabbitohs put in a very solid performance nearly coming through in the last couple of minutes.  The Sea Eagles also had an emphatic win too.

Currently, the Dolphins are in first place on the table.

Yea as expected the Dolphins won that game and to go top of the table ^{I know its only 3 games in}
is something else for a newly promoted team.

I was checking out the odds on the Roosters after the game had started but betting
was closed on Rollbit until the Roosters went into the lead after half time, I took a $1 punt
on them to win @ 1.75!

I have Storm and Cowboys backed for tomorrow.

[Timelord2o67]

Cant believe the Bulldogs beat Storm? and the Raiders killed our bets on the Dolphins.

Hard to believe but true.  Lot's of shocked fans on both sides of the aisle.

I've just placed a bet on the Dolphins for next week's game:

Dolphins (NRL) - Brisbane Broncos 24 Mar 2023 19:00 Money Line Dolphins (NRL) @ 3.50 Taken Amount: 0.42 mBTC Possible Payout: 1.47 mBTC

Wales did the job against Italy, it was a great game, Wales were a bit lucky ^{maybe not the right word}
Italy had plenty of chances to score but couldnt finish.

Just watching England v France, its 9 minutes gone and has the makings of a great
game, its all France ATM!

I've just placed another late bet on Wales to win:

France - Wales 19 Mar 2023 00:45 Money Line Wales @ 12.79 Taken Amount: 0.05 mBTC Possible Payout: 0.64 mBTC

(Fingers crossed)

[aoluain]

Thats very optimistic, the odds on Wales are very tasty but  it also means its a very long shot.

This is the final and deciding round, France will be looking for England to bounce back after
their embarrassing defeat last weekend and beat Ireland on their home ground on St.Patricks
weekend ^{kind of another long shot...but not as long}



I'm going with 3 home wins.

[Timelord2067]

It won't be a clean sweep for me this week with the Titans getting smashed by the Auckland Warriors 26 - 12

Now for the Broncos. 🤔

[aoluain]

It won't be a clean sweep for me this week with the Titans getting smashed by the Auckland Warriors 26 - 12

Now for the Broncos. 🤔

Broncos did the job - I didnt have them backed.
Cowboys though? where are they? losing to Warriors and failing to score in the second half?


First half in the Scotland v Italy in the Six Nations and its been a frustrating half for both
teams. Its 12 - 5 and Scotland will feel they should be way further ahead. 2'30" in the red
and Scotland choose to play on instead of jilling the ball for Jaffa Cakes and Tea!!

[Timelord2067]

The Broncos last twenty minutes was a blockbuster leveling the score at 18 - 18 then pouring on the petrol to win 40 - 18.

Likewise, the Titans trailed by ten then lept ahead to win by four points 38 - 34 with both teams piling points on in the last dozen minutes.

Even the Warriors 26 - 12 drubbing of the Cowboys has left commentators and fans alike gobsmacked.

Two more games this weekend with the Tigers hopeful they can pull a bulldog out of their asses

[aoluain]

Ireland take the grand slam win just now! Winning the Triple Crown and Championship,
they actually win a third trophy, the Millenium Cup which is contested between England
and Ireland.

As expected England stepped up as expected and made it super tough for Ireland even after
losing their #15 with a red card.


In the two other games, Italy were fighting for a very late win in Scotland but couldnt
finish their attack at the try line, Scotland then went up the other end to score and make
the scoreline flatter them a bit.

Wales showed good improvement against France.

[Welsh]

Congratulations to Ireland, they were just a step above pretty much everyone else. Italy, was improved this year, and pushed quite a few teams to the end, whereas the game would've been out of sight within the first 20 minutes a few years ago. Wales, obviously had a lot of drama coming into the tournament, and they looked awful in a lot of the games. However, that performance against France, and to some degree Italy gives me hope for the future. We didn't look awful, our defense did, but our attack looked pretty good.

Hopefully, we can get some form before the Rugby World Cup.