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#71
Feedback/Suggestions / Re: Adrian Vowles coaching app...
Last post by Max Turner - 29 June, 2026, 01:47:28 PMYeah that's correct: match report / NRL.com page about these fixtures.
I think there's some confusion with these fixtures because the PNG or Fiji PM's squads are sometimes identical to the national teams, other years it's a more of a development squad. Even the men's fixture in previous years has been described as Australian PM's vs PNG Kumuls, but now the media seem to be clearer that it's not a "Kumuls" team.
Maybe it's splitting hairs, but the short answer in my view is that the men's game are designated on RLP as Australian/Fijian/or PNG PM's teams, and I think the women's games should follow this.
There's two other games that also need to be updated to PM's games:
- PNG vs Australia (6 October 2018)
- Australia vs PNG (25 September 2022)
(Both have the Australian Women's PM's team selected, but have the PNG Orchids national team instead of the PNG Women's PM's team as opposition)
I think there's some confusion with these fixtures because the PNG or Fiji PM's squads are sometimes identical to the national teams, other years it's a more of a development squad. Even the men's fixture in previous years has been described as Australian PM's vs PNG Kumuls, but now the media seem to be clearer that it's not a "Kumuls" team.
Maybe it's splitting hairs, but the short answer in my view is that the men's game are designated on RLP as Australian/Fijian/or PNG PM's teams, and I think the women's games should follow this.
There's two other games that also need to be updated to PM's games:
- PNG vs Australia (6 October 2018)
- Australia vs PNG (25 September 2022)
(Both have the Australian Women's PM's team selected, but have the PNG Orchids national team instead of the PNG Women's PM's team as opposition)
#72
Feedback/Suggestions / Re: Adrian Vowles coaching app...
Last post by GregRLP - 29 June, 2026, 01:06:07 PMI have updated these.
So the 11 Oct 2019 was Fiji PM's XIII not the Fiji National team?
So the 11 Oct 2019 was Fiji PM's XIII not the Fiji National team?
#73
Feedback/Suggestions / Adrian Vowles coaching appoint...
Last post by Max Turner - 29 June, 2026, 12:52:10 PMFor Wakefield Trinity's 2002 season, Peter Roe was sacked/quit after round 18, so that's correct. Shane McNally was the interim coach. Adrian Vowles was announced as head coach ahead of round 21.
The BBC article suggests that Adrian would be a player-coach and Shane would be in some sort of coaching management position. It seems however that Vowles and McNally were co-coaches, so Vowles should be added as co-coach for rounds 21 to 28 of 2002.
Castleford vs London (15 June 2003)
- This match from 2003 has Adrian Vowles listed as co-coach for Castleford. This was while he was still player-coach for Wakefield, so I think this is simply an error and should be removed.
Adrian Vowles was coach of Fiji women in the following games:
- Fiji vs PNG (22 June 2019)
- Fiji vs Australia (11 October 2019) -- this was actually a Prime Minister's XIII game, but the Fiji Women's PM's team doesn't exist on RLP
The BBC article suggests that Adrian would be a player-coach and Shane would be in some sort of coaching management position. It seems however that Vowles and McNally were co-coaches, so Vowles should be added as co-coach for rounds 21 to 28 of 2002.
Castleford vs London (15 June 2003)
- This match from 2003 has Adrian Vowles listed as co-coach for Castleford. This was while he was still player-coach for Wakefield, so I think this is simply an error and should be removed.
Adrian Vowles was coach of Fiji women in the following games:
- Fiji vs PNG (22 June 2019)
- Fiji vs Australia (11 October 2019) -- this was actually a Prime Minister's XIII game, but the Fiji Women's PM's team doesn't exist on RLP
#74
Feedback/Suggestions / Re: Round 26 1983 Newtown V Ca...
Last post by GregRLP - 28 June, 2026, 12:11:27 AMI'll add in Sam for Canberra and I have also added some notes on the issue.
#75
Feedback/Suggestions / Re: Round 26 1983 Newtown V Ca...
Last post by Paul Carter - 27 June, 2026, 05:33:19 PMI have no doubts that player in No. 19 for Canberra is Sam Backo.
-The Daily Mirror in their paper on Monday, August 29, 1983. Did not have any tackle counts for this game.
-However their Canberra Times in their report of this game on Sunday, August 28, 1983. Did say that Sam Backo came on to replace John McLeod in that game.
-I don't who the Newtown player wearing No. 17 is.
-The Daily Mirror in their paper on Monday, August 29, 1983. Did not have any tackle counts for this game.
-However their Canberra Times in their report of this game on Sunday, August 28, 1983. Did say that Sam Backo came on to replace John McLeod in that game.
-I don't who the Newtown player wearing No. 17 is.
#76
Feedback/Suggestions / Re: Round 26 1983 Newtown V Ca...
Last post by GregRLP - 27 June, 2026, 01:35:14 PMI think NJ #17 good chance it's Paul Akkary & CR #19 with that hair I'd say Sam Backo.
Sun tackle counts don't show any replacements for either team I don't have the Daily Mirror counts but I'll check next time I'm at the library hopefully next week.
Sun tackle counts don't show any replacements for either team I don't have the Daily Mirror counts but I'll check next time I'm at the library hopefully next week.
#77
Feedback/Suggestions / Round 26 1983 Newtown V Canber...
Last post by Ted Baxter - 27 June, 2026, 12:31:38 AMhttps://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1983/round-26/newtown-jets-vs-canberra-raiders/summary.html
There are 2 extra numbers I can get from this brief video, but I don't know who they are:
NJ: 17 see 0:16.
CR: 19 see 0:33.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt892sQ2cNc
Perhaps someone can identify them.
There are 2 extra numbers I can get from this brief video, but I don't know who they are:
NJ: 17 see 0:16.
CR: 19 see 0:33.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt892sQ2cNc
Perhaps someone can identify them.
#78
Feedback/Suggestions / Re: Round 13 2026 Wests Tigers...
Last post by GregRLP - 26 June, 2026, 11:31:13 AMFixed.
#79
Feedback/Suggestions / Re: NSW Cup Round 14 Canterbur...
Last post by Ted Baxter - 23 June, 2026, 03:36:28 AMA perfect example of why it should revert to the changes happened on the weekend. The Canterbury V Manly game where Burton & Crichton were switched. The game will have it noted in all reports that Crichton played 5/8, but the lists here & on nrl.com will be incorrect, although Fox Sports will differ. The NRL aren't that reliable; they still haven't fixed up the goal kicking mix-up from a couple of weeks ago, that I previously mentioned. This is your website, not mine, so you can do what you want. :)
#80
Feedback/Suggestions / Re: NSW Cup Round 14 Canterbur...
Last post by GregRLP - 17 June, 2026, 11:47:32 PMIt's a fairly common going way back to 1908 that players would change positions mid game or a replacement would come on and require positional changes or players would swap positions continually throughout a game I know Manly had been doing that with Kola & Faulalo in some games recently.
I feel we can only go off the latest team list as published at the time when the players take the field. So in this case it appears the team list was never changed Dykes was listed at fullback and Cochrane 5/8 if that's not how they played then we can only go by what is documented
I feel we can only go off the latest team list as published at the time when the players take the field. So in this case it appears the team list was never changed Dykes was listed at fullback and Cochrane 5/8 if that's not how they played then we can only go by what is documented