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I wish I'd been a pirate. Arrrrrrrh.
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The powerhouse of this World Cup has been the Pacific Nations. All the drama of players switching allegiances saw more feeling in many of…
Should have been a penalty try. That particular bunker ref seems to nearly always verify the refs initial call, seen it in a number of games and especially with challenges. Very loyal but is a misplaced loyalty.
ANALYSIS: Magic Johnson strikes again in Golden Point - but Ricky rages over Bunker call
He dropped the ball in the last seconds of the game. Game over. Get over it.
Deja vu drama as Dragons denied chance to take Raiders to golden point by last-second call
Guess you won’t find that left leaning Bluey on Skynews. Keep politics out of Footy.
First you have a go at the “Leftist” ABC (whatever that is), then you say Ray Warren was accurate and then you say you liked Ray Warrens call, and then you are happy to ignore that Warren also had a problem calling non-white players correctly.
Four strikes and you are out.
That's not a try, that's a lead runner contacting the outside shoulder
Nice article, couldn’t agree more.
The NRL media are overly negative, perhaps because it is mainly angry old men after clickbait for their masters.
Respect for NRL referees? Let's start with media's role in making every decision a drama
Ray Warren should have retired years ago. Misses plays, miscalls players and rambles.
NRL NEWS: Lodge quits the Warriors, Best's gruesome elbow injury, Ray Warren may not return for 100th Origin
Panthers show how to work the refs. Players are clearly told to keep struggling until you actually play the ball, never go soft (rest after the play the ball), you then get lots of 6 agains and penalties. Conversely when tackling, go in hard and push back way after the ref says held, you won’t be penalized. About time other teams do the same. Does require a very fit team with endurance and rapid recovery.
Panthers suffocate Raiders with near-perfect second half to extend unbeaten start
Hate the idea of games in the US. Only spin doctors can sell an almost empty ground where those in the crowd got free tickets and who don’t know the game. It is bad PR for the game here in Australia. Yes some media and NRL officials will get free junkets to the US to guarantee positive press, but why. The NRL are never going to have a big slice of the US market, it is never going to have a US team. I’m sure most players, if allowed to speak freely, would say it is a waste of their efforts to travel all that way to effectively be ghosts in a foreign country. The Clubs involved are promised big $$$$ so they have to be seen to be on board. BUT in the end the game would be better played in Australia.
NRL NEWS: Moses could exit Eels early, US kick-off in 2023, Lomax says Frizell feud 'friendly banter', Walker kicks on
Post-Covid Foxsports still has some callers watching the game on TV’s in some studio somewhere. Need to get back out into the commentators box and if their callers don’t want to travel, get new ones.
NRL Round 5 talking points: Streakers, streaks and strikes
That will give a hurry up to the anti-vax players.
BREAKING: Aloiai contracts COVID, fight with Gallen postponed
Needs to show more than he did last season. Probably needs to move into the pack if he can not get his fitness up or his game involvement up.
Daley confident Wighton will stay amid Raiders' roster overhaul
“The truth” blah humbug. Too many clichés in this, straight out of the war on drugs rhetoric. Placing the “victims” foremost to take the high moral ground whilst offering no real solutions, such a cop out, just like the “war on Drugs”. Research Portugal’s drug policy. Combine that with the legalization of cannabis in many states in the USA (Yes in the USA!!!) and the world in changing much faster than Australia with its myopic recreational drugs view. Continue running around crying out “all drugs are bad” whilst a ciggie hangs from your mouth and a stubby is in your hand.
'Extremely disappointing': Cameron Smith's stunned reaction to Storm's 'white powder' trio
To the casual observer a couple of manly players went missing, Suli, Harper and Saab played as if it was a regular game, perhaps these guys are just chillin for the off-season, but they showed no urgency a number of times when the Rabbitoh players did.
Errors just kill you: Talking points from South Sydney’s rout of Manly
Good points. Only game all year that I will watch on Nine is the Grand Final and even then I will turn down the volume and tune into the ABC call.
'They're in the business of taking souls': Talking points from the Storm’s crushing win over Manly
Frustrating night for Raiders with the bunker seemingly intent on helping the Roosters. Not that the Raiders did enough to win. Why Rapana was put on a shoulder charge and then two very similar “shoulder charges” by the roosters not when there was clear vision of no use of the arms just added to the frustration. Plus the missed dropped ball and the dubious offside call.
Elliott Whitehead cautioned for his bad language in front of the referee
Not an 8 point try. As they said if he had dropped the ball would it have been a penalty try. No. One camera angle shows the actual hip contacting the shoulder. One of many wrong decisions, not as great as the one to follow the Raiders.
Greg Alexander questions the 8-point try given to Roosters after CNK contact on Matt Ikuvalu
Green paint is making some of the stadiums look good.
NRL's unsavoury execution of Mitchell and officials, how Eels sprung surprise: Talking Points
I’m happy to pay lots of money to not hear Ray Warren or any of the current 9 commentators. Good commentators have a feel for the game but don’t over play their role. A rare thing.
This year the commentary has been very poor but it is mainly due to them all calling the game whilst sitting in front of a TV rather than being at the game. Damn Covid.
Sterlo says 'freeze it there'. So where does he rank in rugby league's top 20 commentators list?
Your point is proven by the example of Jack Bird on the weekend. Apparently knocked out in a tackle, regained consciousness, trainer talked to him then played on without a HIA. Nothing further said.
'No transparency': Is NRL's concussion crackdown going right over SafeWork NSW's head?
Its a Mockdown folks, Gladys asked everyone nicely to stay apart but didn’t enforce it and she let the shops stay open and everyone seems to be out and about enjoying shopping and coffee, so no wonder NRL players are a bit confused. Cop the NRL fine and move on.
More NRL COVID-19 breaches as Dragons under investigation
You would have to have your maroon sunglasses on to not call that a dive.
Controversy as Maroon accused of "milking" match-winning penalty
Tell the players and their managers to shut up and to stop talking to negative NRL journalist’s. Every player revolt ends with a coach going and the same players giving the same ordinary performances for too much money.
Kevvie Walters' defiant response to reports he's lost the Broncos playing group
Too harsh for someone who was clipped. Corey’s head had not dropped much after the clip so the accidental component was not a factor BUT it was not forceful.
Braith Anasta slams Broncos forward's controversial send-off
In the old days a dive would result in a good clip over the ears by other players in the next scrum or tackle. Take that self-regulation out and we are where we are now. Perhaps the match review could start fining diving.
And the Oscar goes to...
Corey got this one very wrong in the call, just wanted to rant. It was as if he wasn’t watching the replays.
Utter disbelief from Corey Parker as Victor Radley is sin-binned for the first time
Raiders Savage seems to drift in and out of games, does he have concentration issues? Has too many mistakes through lack of care. I’d trade him out.
NRL and Graham Annesley needs to stop feeding the media referee stories. Just keep their comments in house and support the refs.
That hat is too American, the further north you go in Australia the weirder they are. Big hats and tiny shorts.
NRL Round 4 Talking Points: A month is done - let’s make some hard calls