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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away' [Henry David Thoreau]. I'm a bit of a sports addict, love competition.
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This year opened the door for scrutiny over various aspects of the competition, including player welfare, maintaining interest, expansion and development. Without being another…
With the top eight settled for 2020, there are eight other teams for whom dreams of a better 2021 beckon. It may seem early…
A prolonged disenchantment with officiating dynamics has driven me to consider and explore some radical system changes. If I ever thought that the NRL…
In my youth I had several epiphanies that could have made me rich if I had been more of a doer than a thinker…
When all is said and done with this world, and there is just Heaven and Hades, cricket will still be played. On the hallowed…
After a difficult series with India, a series against Sri Lanka and a coming Ashes series, there is a wealth of articles providing guidance…
This is a short and light article, nothing to challenge Dr Sheldon Cooper or the like. I didn’t set the world on fire in…
The NRL draw is a shambles and opens the door for unwelcome suspicion that favouritism exists. There are the influences of both supposed random…
Mitchell Peace is returning to the State of Origin arena, sparking further division and debate about his impact and success. Selecting Pearce to play…
Roosters in a rage?? Robbo rightly red hot?? you are kidding!?
Keary touched the ball and should have been a change over but missed
Teddy trips and stays on field
Hughes clearly held back and interfered with
Jennings loses the ball before last Rooster try.
And that was only half of them.. Chooks got nothing to complain about.
'Both were really clear': Roosters in a rage over ref's contentious calls as Storm win on the back of two dubious tries
The Roar didn’t accept my reverse psycho last round. I did point out that chooks would win as I tipped Knights but they wouldn’t credit me… so unfair. And I’m yet to get the call from Robbo thanking me for the leg-up. That aside, I continue to be unsure of the chooks yet am sure that Melbourne will be tough to beat. Storm in a toss up and maybe another draw.
Pretty sure about the Warriors.. won’t they be buzzing with news of the Fish going there in ’25. Premiership soon for the Wahs…
Also pretty sure about the Eels, yet the heat and the fact that ‘Phins still fielding a decent team might come back to bite me.
Penrith all the way, yet will be happy if Tigers get up.
Titans will probably win this, but no way can I actually tip that, so Manly.
Broncos in a close one, Raiders are the surprise packet of ’24
Dogs in another close one
and Sharks over the not-really-impressive Cows.
The Roar's NRL expert tips and predictions, Round 7: No sure things but surely no more draws
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NRL Round 7 Team Lists Late Mail: Des forced into spine reshuffle, Panthers and Dragons announce debutants
I wonder how much that factored into Flanno’s ‘Lomax evaluation’
NRL Round 7 Team Lists Late Mail: Des forced into spine reshuffle, Panthers and Dragons announce debutants
Sorry Dutski, having trouble finding ‘Ew. No’ in the selector’s manual.. 😛
NRL Round 7 Team Lists Late Mail: Des forced into spine reshuffle, Panthers and Dragons announce debutants
I can’t Andrew, it doesn’t sink in.. gets to the surface of the brain and can’t process further. I said it earlier, NRL officiating on the run.. No consistency
NRL Round 7 Team Lists Late Mail: Des forced into spine reshuffle, Panthers and Dragons announce debutants
The two obvious choices IMO, good call.
Wild idea but Blues should actually pick Origin team on form this time around - and that means Tedesco’s time is up
Cleary is an outstanding comp half. He has not transferred that to the rep arena with the required level of consistency. He puts in one ace Origin which keeps the fans salivating over the next 4 average ones. With no Moses he has no competition for the role, but I wouldn’t make him captain.
Wild idea but Blues should actually pick Origin team on form this time around - and that means Tedesco’s time is up
I’ve raised it. At the end of the game the coaches get to publically lampoon the officials with a rep of the NRL/Referees body. At this discussion the official gets a chance to answer the comments, then can go through all the errors the players and tactical errors the coaches made during the game (eg poor choice of interchange or timing) and ask the coach, in public, which had more impact on the end result, their players and decisions or the ref? Guarantee the coaches will shut up soon after their deficiencies are so public.
Also, memo Annesley, pointing out the 24 times there could have been a penalty but wasn’t isn’t supporting your touchies, it is throwing them under the bus. Highlight the dropped balls, poor decisons etc.
'F--- you': Insults fly after Des confronts Ricky as Annesley admits yet another blunder robbed Titans of victory
“The Bunker cannot review 10m compliance,” Annesley said. “It doesn’t happen in any other aspect of play.”
WTAbsoluteHeck??? Just last round a try was denied because a guy was offside!!! The inconsistency is disgraceful.
'F--- you': Insults fly after Des confronts Ricky as Annesley admits yet another blunder robbed Titans of victory
NRL making it up as they go.
And I’m with you there, touchies should have more involvement.
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
You think?? I always got the feeling that Broncos had powerful media support.
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
fair ’nuff. and fyi I didn’t blindly accept that Stewart was offside, just noted it was what I had heard (pretty confidently) so I raised it as a distinct possibility. We shall just not agree on GP 🙂
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
Your assumption that a game is boring just because it’s a draw is flawed. There was a games worth of drama in the final kick. Which should have been rewarded. As it stands, he might as well just booted the ball into the crowd and walked off, for all the good that amazing moment gave. It was spoiled and soiled by GP. Haven’t seen the replay, but I hear the blocker was well offside – had the bunker bothered to do their job. Had that been called a penalty you’d be singing a different tune.
So many people are all for the GP, until their team loses because of an offside block or poor call. Or have a major player go down with an injury.
GP sucks and loses badly in any pro/con listing.
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
She’d have LM & Walker pumped and jumping, that’s for sure. She understands the creative spirit..
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
doesnt matter and not my point. Des right or wrong doesnt matter, Titans in the dumps so no big backlash on officials if they stuff up. Spooners don’t get any benefit of the doubt.
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
You have a point and I’m not defending anyone, just the obvious and it has been on for years, in a lot of cases 50/50 calls will go for the top clubs rather than the downers. Refs then have less scrutiny or pressure if an error costs a team a top 8 spot for example.
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
Pro big club media. Who do you think and why are you so twitchy about it??
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
Round 6 musings;-
Time to ditch GP. A draw is a fair result for the comp rounds, provides all combatants a fair points result, avoid tired and expensive bodies exposed to injury, avoid boring FG-fests, avoid refs making dubious and very inconsistent calls because they ‘don’t want to influence the result or cop it for an error’. The only reason it exists to for the gambling dollar, which gives the industry more power over the game that it shouldn’t have.
Bunker sucketh.
Competition will be close this year, while Dragoons, Tigers, Dogs, Souths, Knights and even maybe Titans won’t feature in the finals they will shake up the ladder by causing more than their fair share of ‘upsets’. You could possibly even add Dolphins and Eels to that list.
More forward pass tries. Not as distasteful as other weeks, but still could be fixed if the management had some courage.
Gutho just wears his heart on his sleeve, I don’t know how much could be actual dislike as opposed to looking to wind him up. Yet, might be time for refs to start penalising histrionics. ‘Hey #6, your job is to play, mine to ref. I don’t tell you how to catch and run, don’t tell me how to ref”. ALSO, dump the CC as it asks for argument and left the official opinion stand.
What money Lomax ends up on the wing ultimately..
Finally, on the topic of stopping kick-offs due to collisions, it’s on the players. No need to change rules, I mean, you don’t have to kick off that deep. In fact, my nan has an idea that if you kick aiming for the 25, you arrive when the ball does and the receiving team has no momentum and you can control who catches the ball and can actually push a player back. You start the sets dominant and less impact issues (except you smashing them…). Smart, my nan…
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
It’s is a sad fact that teams in the cellar get the rough end of the ref’s musings. Easier to shaft someone like Titans and for Des to be deemed another whinger than, say Broncos and cop a hiding. Refs get poor support from their management.
NRL Round 6 Talking Points: Concussion sub needs a fix, learning about 'disruption', why does everyone hate Gutho?
A 4 yr contract for anyone almost guarantees 2 years, usually the 2nd & 3rd, of mediocrity. Everyone puts in when it’s their contract renegotiation year…
Lomax shines on a wing with some flair in Dragons' win over Tigers as Bunker hauls off Bird but spares Klemmer ... twice
I agree of sorts. Fatty can have humour but can go into the drain a bit and ruin his impact. I remember his journalism debut which involved a crass and detailed recount of an Arthur Beetson fart on the Origin bus. Really low level stuff, he can do so much better.
Viewers need more of Paul the analyst, less of Fatty the class clown's cringeworthy commentating
DCE and Johnson put on masterclass as Warriors and Manly can't be split after controversial Bunker call
Goes to show that there is nothing wrong with an honourable draw. Ditch Golden Point for the rounds, only necessary in finals.
DCE and Johnson put on masterclass as Warriors and Manly can't be split after controversial Bunker call
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'Both were really clear': Roosters in a rage over ref's contentious calls as Storm win on the back of two dubious tries