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Gotta add, HUGE commiserations to the Rising supporters. Best team by a long way all season. They had a few signs of fading out in the last few weeks, then unfortunately lost the few one that really counted. The Rising have played some absolutely sparkling rugby, and I loved watching them...

I rate PAE higher than Weeks. PAE did better than Weeks vs those same club players. Although there's not a whole lot between them now, I think that PAE has a higher potential than Weeks.

The timing of the hearing demanded by Beale's lawyers is interesting - after the plane for the EOYT had departed. Don't forget, this whole thing would've been sorted BEFORE Link resigned, so Link would have been present, if the original time scheduled for the hearing by the ARU had been...

There's no way Beale would have gotten one cent for his defence. He was found guilty. His legal fees would not have been cheap, though. Some of those guys cost well in excess of $500 / hour. In our company, I've seen invoices from the legal firm we use include something like 12 minutes of...

What's up with Reid, Fugli and Colby Fainga'a? Are all three injured? edit: I remember now that Fugli got a long term injury near the end of the season.

Yeah, City got the bulk of EPS / WTS, but as I said, injuries played a bigger part for Country than City. Rod Davies was another who would have been with Country. So while City always had the better roster, Country's got more affected by the large amount of injuries that affected the Reds...

Oh, the bitterness over City! Heaps of guys who would've been with Qld Country from the Reds, I understand, are out. These include: Ben Daley, Blake Enever (just signed a full contract with the Brumbies), Lolo (Reds WTS), third choice Reds halfback whose name escapes me, Harris (I think?)...

Any word on Frisby? City need him fit to have a chance, I think.

Exciting game in the end, Spirit suffocated the Rising, who couldn't get their attack flowing. Spirit played better field position rugby and forced turnovers and mistakes galore from the Rising. Huge upset, but Spirit the better team on the day.

Advantage to Spirit. They just need to play advantage and kick the goal. DHP breaks about three tackles in the mean time, Holmes to the Spirit 13 and he's in again! That's the game, Spirit win.

Could be another Spirit player yellow carded he, that was crazy. Ref lets it go in the end.

Complete brain explosion from Debreczini on that conversion. All Spirit need now is a penalty or droppie. Rising need a converted try to tie. Spirit turn over the restart immediately. Tie will go 10 each way according to Maloney, then 5 each way of sudden death if still tied.

Debreczini in, 4 minutes to go. HE MISSES! He takes to too quickly right next to the post.

Yellow card to the Spirit reserve flanker. 5 minutes to play and the Rising take another 5m scrum with the Spirit down to 14 and scrum down to 7.

Inman makes up for it with a charge down in goal. Question mark if the ball had left the in goal, but Rising have the 5m scrum.

Wow. Inman a pace too slow.

Naivalu gets one back after quick hands. 37 - 24 with about 11 to go. Rising still in with a chance here.

Kerevi had a minor groin strain last week, and was limping in the first half I think. City still struggled to get it wide with the amount of ball they had, whether it was the halves / midfield / not enough depth I am not too sure.

Enever would've been the 4th or 5th string lock at the Reds, behind Horwill, Simmons, McDuling and maybe O'Donoghue. In 2016 he likely would've been the third string as Horwill and O'Donoghue would likely be gone. Interesting move. Not sure he'd be much higher in the pecking order in the...

In Patston's case, she is entitled to take back her apology if she later felt it was disingenuous or not believable. And, apologies in no way mean someone should get off. Contrition reduces sentences, it does not excuse the actions. ARU could have simply suspended him for the EOYT and not...