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We’ve heard "it’s a game of two halves” and "we gave it 110 per cent” in the post-match press conference. We’ve had Cam Smith’s…
My formative rugby union appreciation years were in the 1980s. That is to say, pre-professionalism, strictly amateur and games televised on the ABC and…
Well touch footy is just “Touch.” It also has “Touchdowns”
Rugby league needs a new name but what can you call it to stand out in football’s confusingly crowded landscape of codes?
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Rugby league needs a new name but what can you call it to stand out in football’s confusingly crowded landscape of codes?
I’d like to think that the commentary from Waugh is about RA not undermining the process of selecting a new coach by the new high-performance director.
There can be no expression of preference to avoid even the appearance of influence.
'Everyone's in the hunt': RA won't rule out stunning Wallabies return after Cheika departs Argentina role
The bottom ten seem cleaner than the top ten.
25 in 25: Who's heaviest hitter of NRL era - Morley, Matai, SBW, Taufua, Radley, Plum, Burgess?
Not sure he’s telling anyone to do anything.
The reporting of the interview seemed more along the lines of “If I was in his shoes, I wouldn’t” rather than a “Don’t go there” imperative.
NRL NEWS: Cowboys extend Nanai deal, Slater tells Ponga to reject Dolphins, Yeo on fire in Dally M
Might want to go easy on the headlines though.
Dunno if “two teams may have to relocate” is a concept that should be thrown about without clearer context.
NRL NEWS: Roosters re-sign Robbo, Meninga says two clubs may have to relocate
Interesting combination of on and off field issues/incidents.
NRL Bad Boys 17: Millions of dollars in talented stars banned from round one
Mitchell getting paid “fullback money” to play centre seems a good deal.
What if the salary cap really was just a brown paper sombrero?
I didn’t see the reffing as “finicky” as the Wallabies did nothing to keep the ref out of the game. There were a number of lesser charges levelled that could have been much worse, yellows instead of reds, penalties instead of cards.
That change of direction by Nic White to prevent a fair contest for the ball was unnecessary, a fairly common stupid niggle thing that is a part of his game and an infringement that had been penalised twice already.
MATCH REPORT: Brave but bumbling, the Wallabies fall to Eddie for eighth straight time
ref: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/in-finland-speeding-tickets-are-linked-to-your-income/
Four NRL players cop fines and suspensions for bringing the game into disrepute
I thought lifting the player past the horizontal with a hand between the legs and dumping the player on his head was the the current definition of a spear tackle.
Sweet revenge! Talking points as Panthers secure second successive grand final berth with bruising win over Storm
Errors lose matches, although icing breaks also wins them.
Ref needed to police that ruck so much better. Both sides guilty, but reffing so much different from the bulk of the season.
Sweet revenge! Talking points as Panthers secure second successive grand final berth with bruising win over Storm
Probably not Lucille. That name has ties too close to BB King for it to be used in such a negative fashion.
Also, praise for Quade Cooper, good. Disdain shown for Los Pumas, not good.
Clash of cultures: Quade Cooper versus Los Pumas Anonymous, a 'generic Springboks Lite'
Which is fine when you’re a player. Not so good if you’re a supporter.
A strip purchased to show my support that matches the contours of my body does little good for morale or aesthetics.
'It’s such a little thing but it’s such a big advantage': Do tight jerseys really matter?
The thing about playing ugly, or gamesmanship, or exploiting a loophole in order to achieve the win at all costs goal is that you have to then win. While I can understand “How you played the game is a distant concern for any of us who fanatically support a team.” it makes it somehow worse when you play in an unsportsmanlike manner, and then still lose.
Yes, I’m naive and yes, I’m idealistic, but I just don’t like cynical play … and that’s especially when it’s from my team.
V’landys, Abdo, Annesley, McGuirk and the trainers: Failure and zero accountability
Boyle and Karacic had never set foot in Australia prior to being selected for the Socceroos.
Keppler Wessels was born in South Africa and played for them prior to representing Australia in the national cricket team.
Off the top of my head. So accuracy is always an issue. But I’m pretty sure I’m correct.
'A grovelling apology from me': World reaction to Quade brilliance and 'one dimensional' Boks
Hynes to 5/8, Lewis to the bench?
NRL Finals Week 1 teams: Huge out for Storm, Saifiti brothers back for Knights
I think they need to be led away.
NRL Round 25 talking points: Resting to be tested and Cecchin gets late respect
I’d say deliberately targeting a known injury is risky because:
1. Obvious and blatant targeting can lead to a penalty, ref. Sam Thaiday’s grab on J. Bromwich’s broken thumb.
2. Trying to target the injury can put the attacking player in the wrong position, ref. Nelson Asofa-Solomona’s attempt to run over Cronk which backfired.
3. The risk of it all just going horribly wrong when you’re focussed on a narrow target rather than the bigger picture.
There’s a difference between exploiting a weakness and targeting an injury.
And that’s just from a practical standpoint. I’d like to think grubby behaviour of that kind was out of the game and players no longer have to wear strapping on the good knee so that the bad knee isn’t hit.
Note: I may have misinterpreted the direction of your comment, if so, the points still stand but I apologise if unfair aspersions have been cast.
Wayne Bennett needs a solution for Nathan Cleary
It looks like a school corridor shoulder bump of the accidentally on-purpose variety.
I think that the umpire’s perception of what happened, his response or perceived threat level is irrelevant as it is about the role of the umpire, not the person who happens to be holding the whistle that needs to be accounted for.
'If Greene's suspended we riot' or 'three weeks minimum': AFL split over Toby ban
When was the use of the croquet mallet taken *out* of the game?
Hey NRL, here's a few more madcap ideas as you try to constantly 'improve' the game
Different sport but, on the subject of rules, ref Sir Pterry as he wrote in Unseen Academicals “It was elegant. It was beautiful. … the rule which should prevent him from doing it again would be proved neither beautiful nor true and would, indeed, be a false law.”
I would see touch finders and range achievers, players leaping for the aerial ball and diving for the corners. I would see maestros with the boot and those who would seek to foil their attempts. And all of this in the knowledge that I am not skilled enough to even make the attempt.
Hey NRL, here's a few more madcap ideas as you try to constantly 'improve' the game
It seems that clubs and coaches put in the time, effort and money to develop players and then when a club takes a principled stand (whether forced or because of inherent values) and decides to release a player because of off field behaviour, other clubs are the ones to benefit.
This does not seem fair.
Then again, the likelihood of gaining another contract does seem dependent on the quality of player. All tends to be forgiven when you’re a talented player in a key position.
Should NRL players automatically miss a season after they've been sacked?
I’m also going with — no. Shouldn’t tactics be encouraged, not penalised?
Relieving pressure, playing to the current situation, adapting to circumstances, these all seem good ideas and to take away a perfectly legitimate option seems counter productive.
I’m also concerned with the comment “Sometimes players can’t help going into touch or the ball getting passed into touch, but if the ball is deliberately kicked into touch, then there should be some sort of disincentive.” causing referees to adjudicate on “intent” rather than “results.” Players are encouraged to kick for a 40 – 20, missing shouldn’t be penalised. And what’s to stop a team that’s up by lots throwing the ball over the sideline close to the oppositions line to waste a little more time? The AFL has enough difficulty with determining a deliberate out of bounds, and that game is *designed* around kicking for space.
For our next trick ... NRL considers radical kicking rule which could be trialled in round 25
Ultimate Frisbee did became just Ultimate, which was something to do with branding I believe.
Rugby League the sport could just become League and then since the week to week competition would be an association of clubs playing the same sport, the governing body could become the non-parochial League Association, or, colloquially, ‘soccer.’
I’m minded of the time when they tried to present the Liberals and the Nationals as a united organisation and the genius idea was that since the National Party had “Party” in the name and the Liberals were just known as the “Liberals” they could become the Liberal Party. (not my joke, stolen from the mist of time)
Rugby league needs a new name but what can you call it to stand out in football’s confusingly crowded landscape of codes?