NRL Willie Mason Story

Here is a real story that was for my,today i was asked about what person really surprised me and it was this man.

Willie Mason is the one the surprised me as far as wanting to do anything with.

This goes back when he was playing with the Bulldogs he was choosen to play for Australia.I got to see him in Brisbane at a training session.WHat i had to get signed at the time was my Boxing Kangaroo flag this flag started in the year 2000,at training i was picking the players who have not signed this flag.

I got a few guys on it then came big Willie i asked him if i could get a couple of things signed he was really cool with it signed a few cards then i said i have one more item if he did not mind which i flipped open this flag and he was really cool about it.

He wanted to know when i started getting this signed and i told him it started in the year 2000 he was really impressed and asked is their anyone i have missed and i said nah you are the last one he asked if i was sure a couple of players walked pasted and he ask them hey guys have you signed this and they were yes.He wanted to know who had signed it and showed a real interests in my with what i was doing and how i went about it,he was really cool.

This story may surprise a lot of people because we always hear bad stories about him but here is one that it was not about anyone else but me and the scary thinng is he did make it feel like it was something special to him,i was asked today is their anyone who really took me by surprise and it was Willie Mason.

NRL North Queensland v’s Newcastle Knights final result

Here we have the Fulltime result between North Queensland v’s Newcastle Knights the final score was 16 to 14 to Newcastle Knights.
This is a upset result,the Knights play hard and tuff,it’s a surprise as this is round 2 and they have got up two win and next week the Knights play the Titans so unless the Titans get their players back it will look like they will have 3 wins after round 3 what a surprise this would be.

NRL Newcastle Knights v’s Warriors Fulltime result

Here we have the Fulltime result between Newcastle Knights v’s Warriors.
Their was a good crowd of just over 16,100 people at Hunter Stadium.
The final score was 24 to 14 to Newcastle Knights.
This was a interesting game because is seamed that the Warriors just did everything to lose this game.
I know this is round one but every win right now is huge.
The Score card was.
Newcastle Knights 24 (Dane Gagai 2, Tyler Randell, Robbie Rochow Tries; Tyrone Roberts 3, Tyler Randell Goals) defeated Warriors 14 (Thomas Leuluai, Ryan Hoffman Tries; Shaun Johnson 3 Goals)

NRL Andrew Johns Story

Here we have a story about Andrew Johns,I could not remember what year this was but my wife said this happened in 2003 in Cairns.
North Queensland Cowboys were playing Newcastle Knights in a trail game in Cairns.
Newcastle Knights did a promotion at Stockland mall,right after that they headed to a function at Brothers Club as their was a function for both teams.
I was waiting outside until they let people into the function,why their was a bar outside of the function room and the Newcastle Knights came in and I saw Andrew Johns and I said to him I have. Couple of things for him to signed,but I could see the look on his face that he just wanted a beer I said I will catch him inside to get some. Items signed.
I was seated at the table I was allocated my seat,I did not know anyone at this table.
Both Paul Bowman of the Cowboys and Andrew Johns were up on stage talking about the upcoming season and the trail game while having dinner.
They both finished what they had to say they walked off the stage and Andrew Johns looked up and saw me sitting at the table he walked up to me and said mate can I sign thoses items for you now,as he told me he needed that beer,not thinking to much about it happy for him to sign my items.
Straight after that the other people at the table all wanted to know who I was as Andrew Johns walked up to me it was the promotions manager at North Queensland Cowboys at the time because I think they must have thought I was important because Andrew Johns walked off the stage and walked up to me,it was all just about timing that’s all.

NRL New Salary cap breaches

Here we have the 2013 NRL teams the breached the salary cap.

• Sea Eagles ($6,000 –overspend breach)
• Knights ($35,519 – overspend breach)
• Roosters ($40,000 – comprised of $20,000 fine and $20,000 suspended for two years.The penalty relates to a lack of substantive notes of negotiation)
• Tigers ($9,326 – NYC overspend)

When you look at some of theses teams and how much they spend on players this is only a drop in the ocean.
It’s good to see the NRL are on top of it.

NRL Brisbane Broncos v’s Newcastle Knights final score

Here we have the Brisbane Broncos v’s Newcastle Knights final score was 48 to 6 to the Brisbane Broncos this win still keeps them in the race as it’s not their for and against that is the problem it’s just they need to keep winning games which just makes next weeks game against the St.George Illawarra Dragons so important because they cannot afford a lost at all,and need a couple of results go their way as we’ll but with the cowboys winning last night as we’ll does not help them as the Broncos are currently in 9th Spot.
This was the game I think a lot of teams will watch because Ben Barba scored 3 tries a lot of people have been waiting for him to get back to near his best is this the game that sends him back to the top.

NRL Newcastle Knights v’s Sydney Rooster Fulltime Score

Here we have the Fulltime result between the Sydney Roosters v’s Newcastle Knights and the score was 16 to 12 to the Newcastle Knights.
I am not surprised by the result as the Knights just like this was their last game of the season they just wanted to prove they are not easy beats and they did that.
End know I am a Roosters support the refs made one bad mistake against the Roosters,we have the Video Ref to get theses results right my only question is why waste time and money with a video ref.
The Man of the Match was Tyrone Roberts in my thoughts by far he was the best player on the field watch this guy he has a big future in the game.

NRL Cronulla Sharks v’s Newcastle Knights Fulltime Score

Here we have the full time score between Cronulla Sharks v’s Newcastle Knights Fulltime score which was 31 to 18 to the Newcastle Knights.
The Knights were a team that just did not give up after being down 18 to 6 at halftime,this is a big win for the Knights after coming back from 18 to 6 down is a big result.
The man of the match was:Kurt Gidley he lead this team around really we’ll.
The Sharks just ran out of puff at just over the 58 minute.
This is a worry for the Sharks as they were up by 12 points at half time should have gone on with it not only was their attack lost in the second half but also their defence was not good.

NRL Cronulla Sharks v’s Newcastle Knights halftime score

Here we have the half time score between Cronulla Sharks v’s Newcastle Knoghts halftime score is 18 to 6 to the Cronulla Sharks.
What I really liked was the fact the sharks players were not lying over the Knights players in the tackle,which will make the game faster.The Newcastle knights are not out of this game they just need to hang in their and I do believe they will come back,the way the Sharks are playing is refreshing not to see them take time to get off the tackled player hopefully this does continue in the second half.

NRL Parramatta eels v’s Newcastle Knights Fulltime Score

Here we have the fulltime score between Parramatta Eels v’s Newcastle Knights final score which is 16 -10 to Newcastle Knights.

Darius Boyd was the man of the match from this game,i am not suprised the game only ended up at this score.

I will be interested to watch to see what happens with the Parramatta Eels as they have a good halfs pair,they were coming home strong but just could not do it the Knights in the last couple of minutes they were out on their feet,the knights were playing like a team and it makes you wonder why they have been down the bottom of the ladder,this is a team on the way up and maybe team will take notice of the Knights because they did play as a team nothing special,this win was like how the Dragons won the premiership in 2010 just keep grinding on.