Round 2: TITANS vs PARRA (2020)

[DIEHARD]

TITANS vs PARRA

[DIEHARD]

Tickets now on sale for our home game against Parra. LINK

[Menoitios]

It's going to be weird watching footy with no crowd noise. Can you imagine actually playing at NRL level...in an empty stadium??

Maybe the should play crowd noise through the speakers for some atmosphere lol

Try celebrations should be interesting!

[JunctionBlock]

Soccer have been doing for a couple of weeks now. Problem they may have is what is picked up on the microphones from the players etc. at least we will hear every hit. I’m guessing it will be like this till the virus hits the teams. Then it will be postponed.

[Menoitios]

Soccer have been doing for a couple of weeks now. Problem they may have is what is picked up on the microphones from the players etc. at least we will hear every hit. I’m guessing it will be like this till the virus hits the teams. Then it will be postponed.

People viewing rugby league for the first time would be shocked. You can hear some collisions now over the ambient noise...it will be quite audible in the quiet of an empty stadium. Like you say...add in the blunt language and some people tuning in for the first time would find the event horribly brutal! LOL!!!

I'm looking forward to it now!!

[JunctionBlock]

People viewing rugby league for the first time would be shocked. You can hear some collisions now over the ambient noise...it will be quite audible in the quiet of an empty stadium. Like you say...add in the blunt language and some people tuning in for the first time would find the event horribly brutal! LOL!!!

I'm looking forward to it now!!

If they want to make it truly immersive, have the coaches on the side lines so we can hear them bark.

[Titanic]

The Clayton's Season ... empty stadiums, suspended games (this is coming for sure and certain as soon as a player is diagnosed with it), clubs going broke, sponsors and broadcasters withdrawing ... we are all in a bit of whoopsie, me thinks.

The only positive in the global economy is "fan power" and we have less of it than others ... the time to stand-up is coming, lads and lassies.

[DIEHARD]

Anyone wanna go watch this somewhere?

[DIEHARD]

TITANS VS EELS
https://www.couriermail.com.au/

Sun 22 Mar, Cbus Super Stadium, 6:15pm

Eels: Come into this clash on a 10-day turnaround with no major injury concerns.

Titans: Also have a long nine-day turnaround but a number of players picked up knocks in the Raiders game with Ashley Taylor (shoulder), Tyrone Roberts (shoulder), Tyrone Peachey (leg), Brian Kelly (concussion), Kevin Proctor (shoulder), Sam Lisone (knock) and Bryce Cartwright (shoulder) all expected be right to play. Moeaki Fotuiaka (knee) hopes to return whilst Shannon Boyd (shoulder), Keegan Hipgrave (concussion), Ryan James (ACL), Beau Fermor (ACL) and AJ Brimson (back) are all unavailable due to injury. Jai Arrow played limited minutes last week due to illness.

[Titanic]

Anyone wanna go watch this somewhere?

The Maldives????? Tahiti looks nice this time of year, old fruit.

[Mr Bods]

^^^^^ Shannon Boyd-what a lemon

[Surfers66]

Please be:

Brimson
Don
Watkins
Kelly
Sami
Peachey/ Tboyd
Taylor
Lisone
Rein
Mo
Proctor
Cartwirght
Arrow

Tboyd / Peachey
Boyd
Jolliffe
Whitbread


Peats, Wallace and Roberts out.
Hopefully there is a way we can promote Fogarty to the top squad, so he can play asap.

[JunctionBlock]

Please be:

Brimson
Don
Watkins
Kelly
Sami
Peachey/ Tboyd
Taylor
Lisone
Rein
Mo
Proctor
Cartwirght
Arrow

Tboyd / Peachey
Boyd
Jolliffe
Whitbread


Peats, Wallace and Roberts out.
Hopefully there is a way we can promote Fogarty to the top squad, so he can play asap.

Diehards post above indicates Brimson is still suffering issues with his back fractures/soreness.

[Surfers66]

Diehards post above indicates Brimson is still suffering issues with his back fractures/soreness.

i read somewhere Brimson was righto go... we will see.

[DIEHARD]

Hit and run charter mission on cards for Eels
https://www.nrl.com

The Parramatta Eels are set for another hit and run mission on the Gold Coast with Brad Arthur's men set to fly into Coolangatta on Sunday morning before facing the Titans later in the afternoon.

It's not unknown for the Eels, who did the same thing last season in a bid to help combat a difficult away 2-7 away record and were successful to run out 36-12 winners.

Whether the Eels would've followed through and requested the same pre-game scheduling is another story with the coronavirus pandemic virtually taking the decision out of their hands.

It's understood all teams flying domestically could be chartered for fly-in-fly-out scenarios on match days where necessary to keep stays in cities as brief as possible.

The 5.15pm local time-slot gives the Eels enough time to get back into Sydney before airport curfew on Sunday night.

"It's a little bit different, we did it last year when we played the Gold Coast so it won't be too different, maybe just not playing in front of a crowd," Eels halfback Mitchell Moses said.

"I think it will feel a bit different, sometimes when you're in games and on top fans can get you through the last bit. It gives us a chance to focus on ourselves and we'll see how that goes."

Melbourne Storm skipper Cameron Smith and North Queensland counterpart Michael Morgan have called for the NRL season to be suspended in recent days but Moses remains eager for teams to play on.

"I think we all want to play but everyone's different, the team in Melbourne travels a lot and are open to the virus more," Moses said.

"They're in large groups around airports, I think that's where Cameron Smith is coming from which is understandable and Michael Morgan as well."

Eels back-rower Ryan Matterson conceded jetting in on game day would be a new experience. He said the whole situation around coronavirus had brought its challenges.

"It's difficult, different and awkward for everyone in the world really, we're not the only ones going through it," Matterson said.

"It's hard because we're a contact sport, we're shaking hands and tackling. It's hard to stop that stuff.

"The season only just kicked off and we want to keep it rolling."

As for the lack of crowd atmosphere, the 25-year-old offered some perspective.

"Every game you're playing for two points, back in my under 20s days there were about 100 people in the crowd, if that, so we've all been there," Matterson said.

"There's no one in the stands but you've got something to prove."