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I can cut Gus a little slack, he is of my era. So we grew up knowing, for instance, if the ball carrier accidentally fell into a tackle and copped one in the mush, that was part of playing the game. Now, it’s a great wailing and gnashing of teeth, followed weeks on the sideline. Such an enormous turnaround can be difficult to come to terms with.
In 2024, we need to leave the NRL’s favourite topic alone - it’s time to shut up about referees
Stupid rules in, stupid decisions out.
In 2024, we need to leave the NRL’s favourite topic alone - it’s time to shut up about referees
IF AFL says “no contact with players not in possession” most of their concerns go away.
10 reasons league and union should merge to become One Rugby - and give AFL nightmares
i.e. a bailout of union.
10 reasons league and union should merge to become One Rugby - and give AFL nightmares
Notice how footy players don’t rush in en masse on the ref with lips a-snarl, like soccer players do?
Because that will get you first dibs at the showers.
Football's ‘blue card’ concept needs to be put in the bin as it is not the appropriate answer to addressing dissent
I remember all of these, 2004 probably the least memorable, though I do recall Bobcat thankfully chopping down someone that would have led to a late winner from the odious Chris Walker.
1994 the most memorable.
Can you remember your team’s last victory lap - and what’s the likelihood of them winning Grand Final anytime soon?
AFL could mitigate a lot of their problems by disallowing attacks on players without the pill. Every time there’s some incident, it’s almost always some bloke crashing into some unsuspecting sod without the footy.
The Wrap: Concussion is a key area where Australian rugby can become a leader, not a follower
I remember the 1987 game, pretty keen for Manly to win. The 5 metre rule (as it was then), turned into a one metre rule and dull, disappointing, tryless slogfest.
A brief history of rugby league's World Club Challenge - and all the fun that's happened along the way
I’m hoping Penriff
NRL 2024 ladder predictions: The wooden spoon candidates - Tigers favourites for hat-trick but a new 'contender' emerges
Pointless, but compared to their usual dreck, genius
'We get plenty of unnecessary rule changes': Origin star bemused by NRL dropping dropout penalty
Heh, remember it well. Soccer is the nuclear fusion of sport “Within the next 20 years” forever.
A-Leagues confirm brutal staff purge as game's bold $40m vision goes up in smoke
I thought this was how cricket was only going to allow donkey drops in case someone gets hurt.
Talk is cheap: Only real investment can stop Test cricket ending up like rugby league
Tagline for the new comp: “Yes, you are allowed to tackle the other bloke!”
Peace in our times: How long until the NRL is disrupted by another Super League-esque competition?
Below the sternum, if it gets that far, means no locking up the ball. Which, on the surface, could mean a significant change to gameplay.
Rugby league follows union's lead with rule change to combat high tackle safety concerns
So I’ve got Wordle, Connections and now NRL Grid to do every day.
Thanks, NRL Grid: you’ve made me realise how little I know about rugby league
If the union section is anything like the league section of the Roar, there is no such thing as accidental contact, there will always be a culprit, and they will not have it any other way.
'Can of worms': Rugby Australia introduce radical tackle law reform to protect players
New world record: Quietest gathering of 100k people.
CHAMPIONS! Head's heroic ton, bowling brilliance sees Aussies crush India for SIXTH - and best - World Cup win
Buggered if I know.
'It's horrific': Socceroos braced for emotional WCQ - is it 'bonkers' that we have to play Palestine right now?
At least he didn’t blame the AFL
'It's horrific': Socceroos braced for emotional WCQ - is it 'bonkers' that we have to play Palestine right now?
You mentioned that “there are a dozen examples of teams falling short”, but surely the DLS weightings draw on real world data, and hence include those.
COMMENT: It's great for the World Cup - but Pakistan's DLS-assisted win over NZ proves the system needs a rethink
Well bugger. I turned out the light just as BS walked to the crease, I thought “Enough time for a ton but need to sleep”, and so missed it.
Mad Max: Big Show clubs fastest ever World Cup century as Aussies demolish the Dutch in record-shattering shellacking
I think it goes: the more penalty goals, the more epicness.
'What you live for': Boks beat England in World Cup EPIC to set up mouth-watering final against All Blacks
Needs more stoppages, especially penalty goal attempts. As apparently these are features, not bugs.
It's time to upsize Super Rugby and celebrate our differences
New adage then, you have to lose four to win one a decade later.
Fact or fable - do you really have to lose a grand final to win one?
Sure, Rebels just need more scrums, more mini-scrums, more lineouts, and above all more penalty goal attempts.
Legalising foul play, laneway bars and Molly Meldrum: Ten ways we can conquer Melbourne for rugby