I have been getting into NRL of late and would like to follow a team but don't know which one.

Is there a particular team that international fans of the NRL tend to support and follow? Was thinking maybe the Warriors as they are the most international

or either the Rabbitohs or Tigers because of the UK connections.

I think everyone has their own choice, depending on teams they have visited while in Oz, who were winning the comp when they were growing up etc. I personally don't think you need to follow a particular team if you have no real afiliation with them to get enjoyment from the NRL, the rugby is that good.

If there was one or two teams I'd keep my eye out for in terms of entertainment would be Wests Tigers or the Parramatta Eeels...they both play fast, expansive footy and ae good value for money, and of course Wests have Ellis who you might be interested in.

Parramatta

For the same reasons I picked souths, wish I'd have gone with wests!

I know a lot of St Helens fans "support" St George becuse of the similar name and similar shirt.

Personally I follow the Broncos because of my admiration for Darren Lockyer.

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This is a very good point. Watch a few games and you'll have a team or two that you'll tend to favour.

If I had to make a recommendation I'd put forward the Gold Coast Titans. Newest team in the comp so you'll be watching their history unfold as their local fans do. It also helps that they have some tremendous players and a solid squad.

I follow Wests Tigers, but reserve a special place for Cronulla as well because of Trent Barrett. Mainly follow Wests though.

If anybody it would be Parramatta because when i was younger i was amazed by the skills of Brett Kenny(even though he played for the pies in the eighties)and also Daniel Anderson with him being the ex saints coach.

Get a mind of your own you in prick.

Is "the Pies" a Wigan nickname?

Cos he never played for the Magpies.

For the record, Brett Kenny is the best player I ever saw play in the NSWRL.

Go the Storm, the only "true" expansion team in the NRL.

Bad day at work?



Thanks for the comments everyone else.

Yeah fantastic player i always remember the 1985 challenge cup final at Wembley between him and Peter Sterling who played for Hull brilliant game. As for the pies they got their nickname from way back when during a miners strike they where the ones that went back to work first and hence the name.(they ate humble pie).

He defined a new level of POOP last night....I remember him single handedly beating us at the stoop a couple of years back, be he really was clueless last night v the bunnies.

Go for the Tigers, it's never a dull moment.

Haven't seen it to be fair. I just watch what I can because I can never watch it live because of times and such.

I go Warriors as I have family in South Auckland and whenever I vist them I always make sure I make it to Mount Smart.

That reminds me, EA...

I meant to add something re- my comments about the Tigers pack.

Before the weekend, I looked at the updated pack for them (having commented the other day they couldn't win the premiership with the pack they played with in round 2) and it has much better balance.

If they can keep them on the field, I think they are good enough to provide Benji with the platform.

The "good" pack being:-

Gibbs, Farrah, Galloway, Payten, Ellis, Heighington.

I think they are good for the 8.

Aah, the '85 Challenge Cup Final, the game that sealed my interest in RL. What a game that was, Kenny was superb.

The problem is our bench. Sheens keeps putting his lovechild Fitzhenry on it and Cayless is borderline useless. Then we have Fulton and Flanagan who are similar and Fifta who is a work in progress. He also seems to like Junior Moors who looks as useful as tits on a bull.

You're right, that's a top 8 pack but the bench still needs work. Having said that, the rotation on Friday night worked much better than it did in the first two rounds. He'll bring on Flanagan or Fulton + Cayless and move Payten to prop. Works better than replacing our two starting props with Cayless and a backrower.

Well, he won't be bringing on Cayless this week, he's either been punted or is injured.

Our bench is very small this week...

14.Andrew Fifita
15.Liam Fulton
16.Mark Flanagan
17.Daniel Fitzhenry

The Raiders have a monster bench. I expect us to try and run them out of gas by the 60th minute..

Is Gibbs still a liability when it comes to discipline?

Hasn't been as bad this year, but it's still early lol.

eels fan did you ever see Brett Kenny play in your lifetime.