Roar Rookie
Joined January 2021
10.7k
Views
8
Published
67
Comments
Graeme Docker is a Balmain Tigers nut and a Test cricket tragic. An ex-rugby flanker for the Drummoyne Dirty Reds and a veteran of C grade community cricket with the Shanachies CC. He has modelled his bowling style on John Howard and his batting on Bob Hawke. He currently resides as a Roar rookie and remains a slave to most major sporting events.
Published
Comments
In NRL season 2020 we experienced a phenomenon known as player swapping. Wests Tigers outside back Paul Momirovski was exchanged for Melbourne Storm hooker…
Super Bowl 55 was the absolute WORM. The Worst of Recent Memory! A one-sided contest saw betting underdogs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers run out…
First things first, Don Bradman is the GOAT of all GOATs. For anyone to argue otherwise is generally pure folly. But firstly I would…
There will be points galore on offer as the NRL introduce many new rule changes before the season opener on March 11. Let’s have…
Mitchell Starc is a matchwinner, as he has proven that time and time again. His execution of the in-swinging yorker is right up there…
Now don’t get your budgies in a bunch, I’m not bagging Pat Cummins. He had a very good summer and had Australia won the…
Wow, what a Test series and what a great Australian summer of cricket. A big congratulations to the world’s number one cricketing nation and…
Tim Paine acts like a clown. When I hear him speak, he reminds me of Cleaver Green, the protagonist of classic TV series Rake.…
Hi Jackaroo,
That smh article is just a classic piece of spin and i’m disappointed that the smh ran it. The only people who think the Raiders were not absolutely hosed in that one are one eyed Roosters. And i’m sure plenty of them even concede the Raiders were point blank robbed of that trophy. Have you ever seen a ref wave six again and then change his mind before? I have not. And to do it in the last ten minutes of a grand final. Come on now.
I’ve seen refs decide many a grand final, but that was the worst I have seen.
NRL on the money with new rules
Mat Rogers lost it with that poor touch finder more than Wilkinson winning it. He should have been booting it way downfield at that stage of the game. England deserved the win but we could easily have snatched it from them.
NRL on the money with new rules
Personally I love the bomb. The spectacular takes from the best fullbacks are a highlight for me and the oportunities for the attacking team to score or induce an error form the opposing team make it a high percentage play. The bomb has been a mainstay since Johnny Peard perfected it in 1976. In the red zone the bomb is always going to be a go to weapon but from 30-35 metres out, where the bomb becomes a lower percentage play, we might just see teams passing it back beyond the 40 for a pot shot.
NRL on the money with new rules
the charge down was always a big play, and still is I reckon but these days the players are coached to avoid the charge down and put a late hit on the kicker instead or at the very least give him a cuddle for a few moments. Of course the last memorable charge down was in the 2019 grand final when the Roosters trainer blocked the charge down, saved a try and won possession for the Roosters who scored from the ensuing set of six. A twelve point turn around in the greatest premiership heist in history, but please don’t start me on that one…
NRL on the money with new rules
It would be unlikely that you could afford a spot on your interchange bench for someone who was just a pinch-kicker, but there would be nothing stopping a team from doing that if they chose to.
NRL on the money with new rules
I’d love to see it. Apparently Simms was able to boot those heavy old leather balls over the crossbar from over halfway with monotonous regularity. His kicking abilities sound almost Bradmanesque.
NRL on the money with new rules
yes Mooty, if a Johnny Wilkinson type super boot did emerge and was capable of lets say hitting 30% of such field goal attempts a team could rack up 20 to 30 points without scoring a try. I doubt it would ever happen but it would be fascinating to see and it would quickly put an end to this “new” rule. It will be interesting to see how it is utilised in the early rounds of the comp. Many sets of six end around the thirty metre mark, will we see teams throwing the ball back 10 metres and having a crack at the 2 points. I think we will see it quite a few times early in the season, and if it happens to work effectively then the analytics will tell the coaches that it is the percentage play. If this were to happen what will the average game look like? It could become like 80 minutes of golden point play.
NRL on the money with new rules
Interesting take Troy. Kyrie makes himself an easy target. But Harden is not much different, in the past he has refused to play defence, hogged the ball and made his teammates miserable. However Kyrie has made the winning shot in game 7 of an NBA finals and therefore has a ring, Harden does not. As for ball handling, Kyrie is considered by many experts as in the top 5 all time. But it seems as though they both acknowledge that they each need to play better on defence to make it work. I think in couple of months time those doubting Kyrie will have to change their tune.
Kyrie Irving is the rotten fruit
Those were the days! The ’82 Invincibles followed by the ’86 Unbeatables ! But for mine you can”t go past the 1990 Kangaroo tour. England had a brilliant squad, about half of them were regular NSWRL first graders. It was just a brilliant three test series. No spoilers, just watch it.
Remembering the 1986 Kangaroos
I believe the “as long as there is a genuine attempt” wording was only added in recent years as a cop out by the NRL who for some reason let the coaches of the power clubs decide which rules should be upheld. I’m pretty sure the original rules would have stated that you must play the ball with your foot. What has really bothered me about this in recent years is that most players get away with just rolling it under their foot, but when someone who actually puts their foot on the ball gets it a little wrong they lose possession. The thing that worries me is that the wording of “a genuine attempt” still remains, which suggests that they will still allow rolling it under your foot as long as you make some sort of motion with your leg.
NRL on the money with new rules
Yes Andrew, penalties for intentional forward passes are as rare as hens teeth, even when the receiving player is standing offside when the pass is thrown they still just pack a scrum. If we can ever find a way to consistently and correctly adjudge forward passes it will be a God send. It is a constant annoyance to see “flat” passes from dummy half generally let go by refs but other brilliant floating long balls called forward by inept touch judges and referees.
NRL on the money with new rules
I think your being a little defensive Bill. No one’s really piling in on you here.
“Has been” is of course a slur and you seem to be backing away from the slur one minute and then defending it the next.
I’ve never seen anything less than full blown commitment from Cordner, but I do plan to go back and have a look at that Canberra game to see what you are talking about.
For mine the decision by Trent Robinson not to play competitively in that late season record loss against Souths, was the disgrace of the season. The Roosters never recovered and Robinson should be sacked. If Cordner and co. were showing a lack of commitment in the finals it may be a reflection of the coach beginning to lose the locker room. We shall see.
As for the “has been” tag you’ve probably just gone a little early.
The most worrying thing is Cordner needing six months off for a head knock. It is just crazy to continue playing.
If he does continue to play for a couple of seasons and cannot get back to a high standard then you might have a case for the “has been” tag, but a few bad games or even one below par season does not yet make you a “has been”. It would be sad to see and I would be very surprised if Cordner ever played on long enough to earn that label.
Please give it away, Boyd
thank you Wiz, I am grateful for and humbled by your comments
Reliving the summer of the Wall
All good points Rellum, especially 2. I am wondering how this will work. Let’s say some one kicks it from just over half way and finds touch a metre. Do they then need to sprint down field to set a their line before the other team get a play of the ball against a staggered defence? As you say, that is penalising a skilful touch finder. Or will the refs wait as the player dawdle down the field to set their line. That would just create another ‘shot clock’ necessity. I understand that the idea is to keep the ball in play longer, but I agree that it really is a step too far.
NRL on the money with new rules