Match 2025 NRL Round 1 - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Penrith Panthers, 8:30pm Saturday 1-Mar-2025 @ Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas (3:30pm Sunday Sydney)

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Two of my mates can't come to the Panthers game in vegas, so I have two spare tickets near the corner post. They're about $80, but happy to let them go for half of that if anyone is keen to come to the game and sit next to two diehard sharks fans. Both in our mid 40s, act like we are 15, and both of us are ridiculously good looking.
 
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Blair said:
Two of my mates can't come to the Panthers game in vegas, so I have two spare tickets near the corner post. They're about $80, but happy to let them go for half of that if anyone is keen to come to the game and sit next to two diehard sharks fans. Both in our mid 40s, act like we are 15, and both of us are ridiculously good looking.
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I would love to go. Just can't bring myself to fork out the cash for the journey
 
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Blair said:
Two of my mates can't come to the Panthers game in vegas, so I have two spare tickets near the corner post. They're about $80, but happy to let them go for half of that if anyone is keen to come to the game and sit next to two diehard sharks fans. Both in our mid 40s, act like we are 15, and both of us are ridiculously good looking.
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I have a mate interested, I sent you a messsge
 
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Peter V’landys issues plea to Donald Trump to attend NRL showcase in Las Vegas​



Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese is the world’s most powerful rugby league fan, but in an election year that may be another crown under threat. US president Donald Trump has been invited to attend rugby league’s season-launching showcase in Las Vegas next month during a blitz on American television by NRL supremo Peter V’landys and retired player Aaron Woods.
The Rugby League Commission chair issued an invitation to the American leader on Fox News in the US on Monday morning AEDT, and the long-time horse racing administrator even weighed in on the US trade war.


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“Mr President, we want to introduce you to the toughest game on earth, rugby league, in the world’s sport and entertainment capital, Las Vegas. We know you love physical, tough contact sports,” he said. “There’s no sport more brutal than rugby league, our players don’t wear pads or helmets.”
V’landys revealed his plans to pursue Trump in an interview with Channel Seven two weeks ago, when he labelled him “a walking billboard”. “You’ll have American media cover our event ad nauseam, you’d probably get the most publicity rugby league’s ever had if he turns up,” he said.

Trump was at the NFL Super Bowl a week ago as the first sitting president to attend the American football season climax. The Philadelphia Eagles – featuring Australian Jordan Mailata, a junior with Albanese’s favourite team South Sydney – defeated defending champions Kansas City in New Orleans.
The sports-loving Trump has hosted golf events at his courses and continued his strategy to use sport to elevate his profile by making an appearance at the Daytona Nascar race on Monday morning. His efforts to block transgender women and girls from competing in female sports mean his growing presence in sport has already been divisive.
In V’landys’ pre-recorded invitation on Fox News, the NRL tsar sought to make light of Trump’s controversial first days as president. “As you know, Mr President, the US has a trade surplus with Australia, one of the rare countries. You attending will balance this out a bit.”
Former Wests Tigers and Cronulla Sharks forward Woods was in Florida for the Nascar race, and on the Fox broadcast echoed V’landys’ pitch with a custom NRL jersey with Trump’s name on the back.
“In soccer they take a lot of dives, in rugby league it’s all about your passion, you want to look for that collision,” he said. “We’re out at the Daytona at the moment, and you see how fast these guys rev the cars. We’re coming off the back fence, you rip in, and you just want to find that contact, that’s what it’s all about.”
The Las Vegas season-opener at Allegiant Stadium has been expanded in its second year to also include a women’s Test between Australia and England and a match between English sides Wigan and Warrington. Canberra play New Zealand and premiers Penrith meet Cronulla in the NRL double-header.
 
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So with all the talk on other threads that Katoa is expected to be out for up to 12 weeks, who do we think Fitz will choose for the wind spot?

Realistic options (that Firz has done before):

1. Atko
2. SS
3. Hiroti

Before a trial match this year I would have said SS but now not so sure.

This is a big game with a lot of eyes in it. Maybe going for experience might be best with a Hiroti or Atko. I wouldn't normally consider Atko but Fitz does like to use him.

I feel Fitz will go Hiroti.
 
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I vote SS
Hate Atko at wing.

Also funny I'm now saying I'd have Hiroti at 4th choice when there was a lot of pushback years ago when I said there is every chance he can end up being a strong 3rd choice winger
 
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