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I remember someone saying Teddy played some 5/8 in juniors?
Manu-look approach: Time right for Joey to move into Roosters halves permanently
Champion Womblat, thanks for that. Been driving me nuts. Agree with your comments too. Faster not necessarily better. Last year Rugby League was like a glorified beep test.
What touch footy can teach the NRL – starting with the six-again rule
Agree with most of what you have there criag. Undecided about the 7 tackle restart after dead in goal – I like it when we get one, hate it when we give one away. Also very interested to know how to get paragraphs to work on here!
What touch footy can teach the NRL – starting with the six-again rule
The potential is certainly there in that team but you’d have to think 8/1 odds of taking it out seem reasonable at the moment. If they can secure a top four spot, get a couple of good wins leading into the finals and jag a win in week one anything can happen from there.
Can the Eels win the NRL title?
At the risk of coming across as a Luddite I always harbour concerns over the unintended consequences of these new technologies that aim to improve the game. More stoppages in play. Wonderful tries pulled up over marginal passes in the leadup. Complaints that the technology has an unconscious bias towards the top teams… 😛
Experts Roar: Should NRL use ball-tracking technology to rule on forward passes?
The NRL revised its judiciary and MRC process this year and all players received a clean slate for 2022. They only had to serve out existing suspensions – no carry-overs. This includes JWH. Also, if Mitch Barnett didn’t get penalised or put on report for the tackle that blew Lindsay Collins’ ACL vs the Knights in round 8 last year, JWH isn’t going to get penalised or suspended for that one on Su’a.
Hard to defend NRL bunker which continually gives ammunition to ‘blow it up’ critics
Interestingly Paul, that 1976 scan has an article above it about how Artie likely didn’t get sent for a shot on Denis Fitzgerald due to his reputation for fair play. There you have it, Uncle Nick and his Illuminati associates have had the referees helping out the Roosters even back in 1976 😛
Hard to defend NRL bunker which continually gives ammunition to ‘blow it up’ critics
I disagree that Hetherington’s wasn’t as bad. Probably about equal in my opinion, but that’s the grey area I suppose. I’d also be fine if the MRC charged Grade 3 careless on Tupou for that (which would be a 2 week suspension with early guilty), but Hetherington’s precedent (rightly or wrongly) meant they probably wouldn’t go as far as Grade 1 Reckless for the charge in this case. The knees in the back stuff is news to me.
Hard to defend NRL bunker which continually gives ammunition to ‘blow it up’ critics
Hetherington was grade 3 careless high tackle but had carry-over points from 3 previous offences. Tupou’s is a grade 2 careless high tackle which is 2 weeks (1 with early guilty plea).
Hard to defend NRL bunker which continually gives ammunition to ‘blow it up’ critics
You’re right Danielle. Ponga seems to have a lot of pressure on him to make the magic happen. The early rounds this year seemed promising. They were playing as a team and Ponga wasn’t over-relied on. O’Brien has spent time at Melbourne and Roosters so surely he’s aware of how to build a team with a good balance. Hopefully for Knights supporters the last few games are just bad days in the office and they can return to that early round form.
Myth-busting the one-man team theory: Knights should've learned Ponga lesson with Joey
I recall Souths have scored some tries in the past with Cody sweeping round the back of the ruck and receiving a pass off Reyno – similar to what you describe Fraser. Keary often played off good ball from Cronk (who was also incidentally a master at line engagement) on the same edge – think Tupou’s 1st try vs Storm in the 2018 GF. I think it only works well if the half is willing to put their body on the line and get deep into the defensive line before the pass (Cleary is also excellent at this) so the 5/8th has space.
The Numbers Game: Lachlan Ilias on how halfbacks actually play heads-up footy
Great article Mike. Love the analytical stuff.
The Numbers Game: Lachlan Ilias on how halfbacks actually play heads-up footy
I don’t get the media attention around this. Isn’t it good to have players competing for spots in your first grade team? While he hasn’t set the world on
fire I think he’s got the potential to be a solid organising half (Cronk was never a natural either) and I think he could potentially be a good halves partner for Burton. They need to try something to unlock their attack a bit and start getting some points on the board.
‘Very disappointing’: Barrett blasts media innuendo, insisting Flanagan's earned recall
Fair point TB. But my issue with the rumblings coming from the media and NRL HQ is that a crackdown or some other hair-brained scheme will come in to combat some “wrestling emergency” and the result will have far greater impact on the outcome of future games than a few tactical slow peels will. Newcastle had ball in play for 25 mins last night. 10 minutes in the bin for Manly would have equated to them being down one player for 20-40% of Newcastle’s time with ball in hand. For what, Manly squeezing out an extra 60seconds of held time? Imagine if they go on a binning spree next week? Will it be equally enforced for all teams? Will milking at the play-the-ball get much worse than it already is? To me it’s a part of the game. In defense you have to slow it down as much as you can. If your opposition wants to play one-out football all night then they deserve to have 3-4 people meet them in the tackle, put them on their back and peel off one by one. If they shift the ball, use shape, pass flat and work hard to find their front they will get quick play the balls whether or not the ref has anything to do with it.
NRL coaches have defeated the set restart rule and the game is better for it
Great article Mike. Very interesting. “Coaches are never allowed to publicly state that they are not trying to win every game, or at least, aren’t bothered about winning certain games, because we do not allow it, although it is patently obvious that this is the case.” Totally agree. I think to admit that you weren’t getting the team up for a game would create an uproar amongst supporters and the gambling industry would have a hissy fit, but it’s all about the long game and individual matches are a small part of a bigger picture.
Benchmarks the spot: Do NRL coaches put too much emphasis on winning and losing?
I’ve noticed this mentioned by a few posters last night and this morning regarding the game but the general perception of the wrestle taking back over is not supported by the stats. The average PTB speed last night is up as 3.54s (Newcastle) and 3.35s (Manly) on the NRL match centre. This is good. Anything under 3.5s on average is fast so the ref has managed to keep it pretty fast despite a wet track. Why do we need a crackdown all of a sudden?
NRL coaches have defeated the set restart rule and the game is better for it
You’ve summed it up perfectly Jacks. Leave the game alone. I wouldn’t be surprised if Vlandys leaked the “dreaded wrestle” story himself just to justify his own existence.
NRL coaches have defeated the set restart rule and the game is better for it
Danielle, you’re supposed to be focussed on stories such as the “dreaded return of the wrestle” and 2 blokes biffing in a pub, not promoting the good parts of the game 😛 Seriously though, the NRLW this season has been so good. I have 2 daughters aged 5 and 7 who I’ve taken to the games played at McDonald Jones stadium (we live in Newy). They’ve been getting their little Roosters jerseys on and cheering for the women’s team more than they do when the men play and my youngest is even expressing interest in playing. Looking forward to the GF and go Roosters!
Forget the boofheads, NRL's tossing up plenty to like: Stars emerging, NRLW soaring, unpredictability surging
I’m liking the spectacle more this year as well Stuart. But, as others have mentioned, the weather could be part of the effect on scores thus far. Perhaps controversially, I had no issue with the game before the set-restart rule was introduced and I generally prefer a game where the ref keeps the whistle in the pocket for the most part (Origin and finals). Minimum ref intervention places the onus on the coaches and the players to gain the ascendancy off their own football skills and not their milking/acting skills. Set-restarts, in my opinion, were a reaction to a problem that didn’t need fixing. As I’ve stated elsewhere, play the ball speeds have stayed largely the same (3 to 4 seconds on average) for 20 years despite wrestling or rules to counter said wrestling. As Billy Slater said earlier this week, “I don’t know what game we’ve been watching if we think teams aren’t supposed to slow the ruck down. That’s their job. Defensive teams want to play slow, attacking teams want to play fast. That’s been happening ever since I’ve watched rugby league”.
NRL coaches have defeated the set restart rule and the game is better for it
Some good ideas The Boss. Salary transparency could work. It does in local government and some other organisations. They’d have to sort out how TPA’s work though. Definitely agree with suggestion 2. Such a horrid feeling getting a try awarded and then taken away.
The six changes the NRL must implement
Despite any initiatives to try and force it, wrestling is not going to magically go away while ever there is a play-the-ball and a 10m defensive line in the game of rugby league. If you can affect a good 2-man tackle and get the ball runner onto their back to prevent a really quick play-the-ball (< 3 seconds) all good. If you take longer than 5 seconds then you get penalised. Simple. The rugby league ruck is a unique and important part of the game so why are we trying to get rid of it and turn it into touch football?
Players tell NRL: Leave game as is, no need for wrestling blitz amid V'landys concerns
The RL Eye Test 👍 . Exactly TB. One would think that un-penalised wrestling would naturally result in a much slower play the ball speed yet it has barely changed since 2002.
Players tell NRL: Leave game as is, no need for wrestling blitz amid V'landys concerns
Hi Mary. Agree. I remember Sergis was up in Upton’s face a couple of times in that final 10 minutes and shut her down with some good initial contact. Aside from the horror start from the Roosters it was a well executed game plan to keep the Broncos’ key players quiet.
Have the Brisbane Broncos been a victim of their own NRLW success?
Agree with Danielle: “It’s rugby league not touch footy.” Stop messing with the play-the-ball and trying to make it so fast. It naturally sits at around 3-4 seconds on average. Sometimes it’s quicker, sometimes it’s slower. But go back through the average play-the-ball speeds (freely available on NRL website) and it really hasn’t changed pre or post set-restart era.
Experts Roar: Is speed of NRL too fast, slow or just right?
Good one David 😂
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