The Grapple: 19 July 2018: 

Time	Segment
6.05-6.18pm	Segment 1: Panel ·       NRL review round 18 ·       NRL news/snippets etc.
6.18-6.22	Music/ads
6.22-6.28	Segment 2 (a): Local rugby league: ·       SCGRFL, Brisbane, ISC and women’s
6.28-6.30	Music/ads
6.30-6.38	Segment 2 (b): Interview: Dave Shillington - Qld manager Men of League Foundation
6.38-6.42	Music/ads
6.42-6.58	Segment 3: Greg McCallum- our resident NRL expert former 1st grade referee and English Super League boss ·       Hall of Fame nominees ·       NRL-preview round 19
6.58	Sign off

 

Segment 1: 6.05-6.18pm: Introduction:

Big program as usual tonight as we analyse, dissect and bisect all the major rugby league news stories, grapple with the top issues during the program:

• Special guest on-line at 6.30 tonight is Dave Shillington the Qld manager for the Men of League Foundation-Australian rugby league charity which was founded in 2002 by former NRL players Ron Coote, Jim Hall and Max Brown. The aim of the Foundation is to provide support and assistance to men, women and children from the rugby league community who have fallen on hard times. The Foundation is considered one of the largest sports-based charities in the world –wonderful for David to join us live and exclusive here on 101.5fm sports
• And at 6.40 joined by Macca to debate the Hall of Fame nominees and of course preview NRL round 19
• Just a quick mention of our leading international goal scorer Socceroo Tim Cahill announcing his retirement from international football after scoring 50 goals in 107 appearances.–well done Tim.
• Let’s start with a quick review of round 18

 

Home	Away
Panthers 4th 12	Sharks 6th 24
Knights 18	Eels 16
Bulldogs 6	Rabbitohs 24
Sea Eagles 13	Storm 14
Raiders 38	Cowboys 12
Broncos 7th 6	Warriors 8th 26
Dragons 16	Tigers 20
Titans 12	Roosters 20

 

NRL news/snippets:

• Two-time premiership player Luke Lewis has announced his retirement from the NRL, revealing that he will finish his decorated career at the end of 2018. The 34-year-old made his NRL debut with Penrith in 2001 and played on the wing in the Panthers' 2003 premiership-winning side. After 12 seasons and 208 games with Penrith, Lewis joined the Cronulla Sharks in 2014 and tasted grand final glory again. Lewis played back row in Cronulla's memorable 14-12 win over the Storm in the 2016 decider and capped a magnificent game by taking home the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player on the ground. Lewis played 16 Test matches for Australia and 17 Origins for NSW. He was part of the Blues' series wining sides in 2004 and 2014. A member of the elite 300-game club (315 and still counting). Lewis is one of the most respected figures in the NRL.
• Boom rookie Payne Haas is set to become the one of the richest teenagers in rugby league history, with the 18-year-old agreeing to a new six-year deal that will keep him with Brisbane until the end of the 2024 season. The deal, worth a cool $3million, has already been registered with the NRL. Haas burst onto the scene in Brisbane’s round eight win over Souths, but his season came to an abrupt end just two weeks later when he required a shoulder reconstruction.
• Wests Tigers utility Josh Reynolds has been ruled out for the rest of the NRL season after finally succumbing to a shoulder injury which has plagued him for the last three months. Reynolds has been booked in to undergo surgery on his troublesome right shoulder early next week after a 2018 campaign hindered by injury. The 29-year-old has managed just five appearances for the joint venture since his high-profile move from junior club Canterbury this year.
• The Sydney Roosters are set to make a stunning signing - world class English Test winger Ryan Hall. The Leeds flyer is close to signing a massive deal to replace star winger Blake Ferguson, who last week signed with the Parramatta Eels. Big, strong and powerful, Hall has been an institution at Leeds since 2007, playing 322 games and scoring a phenomenal 229 tries. That puts him ahead of the great try scorer in Australian league history, Ken Irvine, who bagged 212 tries in the 1950s, ’60s and ‘70s for Norths and Manly. Hall has also played 38 Tests for England, scoring 36 tries. He is off contract at Leeds and expected to link up with the Roosters at the start of next season.
• NRL referees boss Bernard Sutton admitted his whistleblowers got it wrong when they awarded rookie Sydney Roosters half Sean O'Sullivan one of the most controversial tries in several years. The bunker was slammed for giving the green light to the four-pointer in the first half of the Roosters' 20-12 win over the Gold Coast last Sunday. Sutton admitted senior review official Steve Chiddy was wrong to award the try.
• Canberra preparing to be without captain Jarrod Croker for the remainder of the NRL season. The star centre suffered a dislocated knee cap in the Raiders' 38-12 victory over North Queensland on Saturday. Big loss.
• Brisbane back-rower Jaydn Su'A could miss the remainder of the NRL season after he suffered a broken ankle in his team's upset loss to the Warriors
• Kangaroos Origin Merit team was announced during the week but no captain named:

• Fullback: Billy Slater (Queensland)              Winger: Tom Trbojevic (NSW)
• Centre: Greg Inglis (Queensland)                  Centre: Latrell Mitchell (NSW)
• Winger: Josh Addo-Carr (NSW)
• Five-eighth: Cameron Munster (Queensland)
• Halfback: James Maloney (NSW)
• Prop: David Klemmer (NSW)                       Hooker: Damien Cook (NSW)
• Prop: Josh McGuire (Queensland)                 Second rower: Boyd Cordner (NSW)
• Second rower: Tyson Frizell (NSW)             Lock: Jake Trbojevic (NSW)
• Interchange: James Tedesco (NSW)              Interchange: Jack de Belin (NSW)
• Interchange: Josh Papali’i (Queensland)       Interchange: Paul Vaughan (NSW)

 

 

Segment 2 (a): 6.22-6.28: Local rugby league

SCGRFL Vantage Homes Cup: Round 16: Division 1

Kawana 46 –Joe Price 2 tries and Thomas Dwan 7 goals d Noosa 10

Nambour 50-Paul McKewin 5 tries and Baidon Cooper 7 goals d Gympie 12-Jordan Remfrey 2 tries 

Caboolture 32 – 6 tries –Blake Mara 15 minute of 2^nd half, Cory Parker, Mitchell Buckett, Ben Maddick, Mark Stimson and James Kerr; Joshua Totoro 4 goals d Caloundra 0- only 8-0 at half time 

Beerwah 36 d Maroochydore 22 – 1 v 2; 16-all at half time-7 tries to 4-Kainga Turner hat trick, Aiden Young double –Marlon Doak and Cherry Evans- Jamie Newton –Dylan Doak- 4 goals/try; Arden Lankowski- good try for Swans  

 

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	FF	FA	B	F	A	PD	PTS
1	Beerwah	16	14	0	2	0	0	0	494	268	226	58
2	Caboolture	16	12	0	4	0	0	0	506	226	280	52
3	Maroochydore	16	12	0	4	0	0	0	452	290	162	52
4	Nambour	16	10	0	6	1	0	0	380	232	148	46
5	Kawana	16	8	0	8	0	0	0	414	294	120	40
6	Caloundra	16	5	0	11	0	0	0	284	418	-134	31
7	Gympie	16	2	0	14	0	1	0	230	676	-446	21
8	Noosa	16	1	0	15	0	0	0	234	590	-356	19

 

Round 17 this weekend:

Caboolture/Gympie; Kawana/Nambour; Noosa/Beerwah and Caloundra/Maroochydore

 

SCGRFL women: last competition round saw Noosa 20 d South Burnett 12 and Caboolture-Dana Kane 2 tries and 3 goals to Audrey Nepson/Kawana-22 all draw; Nambour-bye.

 

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	FF	FA	B	F	A	PD	PTS
1	Kawana	10	6	1	1	0	0	2	252	96	156	35
2	Caboolture	10	6	1	1	0	1	2	208	122	86	34
3	South Burnett	10	3	0	5	1	0	2	128	192	-64	25
4	Nambour	10	3	0	5	0	0	2	124	192	-68	25
5	Noosa	10	1	0	7	0	0	2	92	202	-110	19

Semis this Sunday at Kawana for the 5 teams: Caboolture/South Burnett 1.00pm and Nambour/Noosa at 2.30pm; Kawana bye as they finished top of the ladder

 

Week 2 will have 1 (Kawana) playing the winner of 2/3, with the loser of 2/3 to play the winner of 4/5 in an eliminator. This will leave 3 teams standing, with one having progressed straight to the GF, and the other two to play the Preliminary Final. GF will be played on Sunday August 12 at the Sunshine Coast Stadium. This should be a huge day, with it being the Falcons last home game for the season, and also Women in League round, with the Council organising a “Celebrating Women in Sport” function at the Stadium from 1.30pm – 5.30pm on the day as part of the event. The Falcons are hosting Easts in Under 20’s and Cup, with the GF currently scheduled to follow Cup, kicking off at 3.45pm

 

Div 2 A: Stanley River d Nambour, Kawana over Noosa, Coolum d Caloundra, Swans d Beerwah 20-12 and Bribie and Caboolture- Adam Otter double- 3 tries to 2-8^th spot- 12-all draw

 

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	FF	FA	B	F	A	PD	PTS
1	Coolum	16	13	0	2	0	0	1	516	184	332	58
2	Maroochydore	16	10	0	4	0	0	2	366	197	169	52
3	Kawana	16	10	0	5	0	0	1	486	204	282	49
4	Beerwah	16	10	0	5	0	0	1	372	224	148	49
5	Stanley River	16	10	0	5	0	0	1	340	232	108	49
6	Bribie Island	16	8	1	5	0	0	2	328	258	70	47

 

Div 2B: Wins to Pomona/Cooran, Kilcoy and Palmwoods

 

U/18 Div 1: Kawana d Noosa 24-10, Caboolture/Caloundra 26-all draw, Swans d Beerwah and Bribie over Nambour

U/18 Div 2: Palmwoods d Caboolture and Kawana d Stanley River

 

Brisbane Rugby League:

 

Round 14: Panthers in 2^nd spot d Dolphins 1^st 28-20, Seagulls 3^rd (34) d Diehards 4th (20) and Magpies 20 d Tigers 18 

 

POS	TEAM	P	W	L	FF	FG	D	B	For	Agst	PD	PTS	%
1	Panthers	14	9	4	0	0	1	0	338	297	41	33	113.80
2	Dolphins	14	8	4	0	0	2	0	335	280	55	32	119.64
3	Seagulls	14	7	5	0	0	2	0	316	270	46	30	117.04
4	Diehards	14	6	6	0	0	2	0	281	303	-22	28	92.74
5	Tigers	14	4	9	0	0	1	0	366	289	77	23	126.64
6	Magpies	14	4	10	0	0	0	0	217	414	-197	22	52.42

Round 15 this weekend: Diehards/Panthers, Dolphins/Tigers and Magpies/Seagulls

ISC: Round 18 last weekend was the Men in League round:

Blackhawks d Jets 22-14, Devils d Capras 42-12, Tigers d Cutters 44-10, Dolphins 40 d Burleigh 28, PNG d Pride 18-18, Falcons d Wynnum 18-6 and Logan d Tweed 36-14

 

1	Redcliffe Dolphins	17	12	0	5	1	473	297	176	26
2	Townsville Blackhawks	17	12	0	5	1	413	239	174	26
3	Burleigh Bears	17	11	0	6	1	437	339	98	24
4	Norths Devils	17	10	0	7	1	405	371	34	22
5	Northern Pride	17	10	0	7	1	348	317	31	22
6	Souths Logan Magpies	17	9	0	8	1	444	371	73	20
7	Easts Tigers	17	9	0	8	1	406	347	59	20
8	Sunshine Coast Falcons	17	8	0	9	1	312	303	9	18
9	Ipswich Jets	17	8	0	9	1	367	371	-4	18
10	PNG Hunters	17	8	0	9	1	290	320	-30	18
11	Tweed Heads Seagulls	17	8	0	9	1	333	436	-103	18
12	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	17	6	0	11	1	341	451	-110	14
13	Central Queensland Capras	17	5	0	12	1	258	399	-141	12
14	Mackay Cutters	17	3	0	14	1	272	538	-266	8

Round 19 ISC this weekend will see more than 70 players with NRL, Super League and international rugby league experience head into regional communities – some with little more than 1000 residents - as part of 'Get in the Game' Country Week.

Goondiwindi – Redcliffe Dolphins v Easts Tigers - Saturday, 1.10pm, Gilbert Oval (tv); Maryborough –Burleigh Bears v CQ Capras - Saturday, 3pm, Eskdale Park

Bowen – Sunshine Coast Falcons v Mackay Cutters - Saturday, 3pm, Denison Park; Cooktown – Northern Pride v Ipswich Jets - Saturday, 4pm, John Street Oval

Normanton – Souths Logan Magpies v Wynnum Manly Seagulls - Saturday, 6pm, John Henry Memorial Oval; Hughenden – Tweed Heads Seagulls v Townsville Blackhawks - Sunday, 2pm, Flinders Sports Ground

Lae – PNG Hunters v Norths Devils - Sunday, 3pm, Lae Rugby League Oval.

The Queensland Under 16’s lost 28-14 to a talented NSW side in their interstate clash played at Suncorp Stadium yesterday. In and end-to-end and entertaining game – the NSW side were able to wear down the young Queensland side to claim the win – posting three send half tries to earn the win after both teams headed into the sheds level at 10-10 at the break.

Qld Outback 40 d Northern Remotes at Falcons Stadium 

 

SEQ Women’s:

• Div 1: Round 15- Burleigh d Panthers, Souths lost to Easts and Ipswich d Toowoomba –Burleigh lead ladder by 3 points from Easts
• Div 2: Caboolture 4^th lost to Southport 3^rd 16-12 – Cab 5^th on ladder 

 

Segment 2 (b): Interview with David Shillington

 

Segment 3:  Macca

Hall of Fame nominees:

SIX rugby league legends were named during the week as the latest inductees to the NRL Hall of Fame, including two former Manly skippers and a North Sydney Bears great.

Ricky Stuart, Petero Civoniceva, Gorden Tallis, Steve Menzies, Cliff Lyons and Mark Graham will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Sydney Cricket Ground on August 1. Up to two new Immortals will also be announced and inducted as part of the gala. The six inductees will join the 100 Hall of Fame members who were automatically inducted as part of the centenary celebrations in 2008.

Voted in by 25 independent judges from a cross-section of rugby league, the six stars polled the most votes from a list of 25 hopefuls, which was originally a list of 100 names.

Nominees to miss out include: Bob Linder, Craig Young, Danny Buderus, Denis Flannery, Elwyn Walters, Greg Alexander, Ian Moir, Jack ‘Bluey’ Watkins, Kevin Walters, Michael O’Connor, Paul Harragon, Peter Dimond, Rod Reddy, Rod Lynch, Royce Simmons, Ruben Wiki, Stacey Jones, Steve Renouf and Wally O’Connell

Weight v age grouping for juniors

Preview NRL round 19

Round 19
Date	Home	Away	Venue	TV	Time
Thu. Jul 19	Eels	Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium	Nine, Fox	7:50pm
Fri. Jul 20	Sharks	Raiders	Southern Cross Group Stadium	Nine, Fox	6:00pm
Fri. Jul 20	Broncos	Panthers	Suncorp Stadium	Nine, Fox	7:50pm
Sat. Jul 21	Knights	Titans	McDonald Jones Stadium	Fox	3:00pm
Sat. Jul 21	Tigers	Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium	Fox	5:30pm
Sat. Jul 21	Cowboys	Dragons	1300SMILES Stadium	Fox	7:30pm
Sun. Jul 22	Warriors	Storm	Mt Smart Stadium	Fox	2:00pm
Sun. Jul 22	Sea Eagles	Roosters	Lottoland	Nine, Fox	4:10pm