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Passionate about NRL, Football (EPL, German Bundasliga, and of course A League) - plus any bandwagon that travels by.
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The shoulder charge ban was introduced prior to the 2013 season in an effort to protect the NRL's players. The willingness of the NRL…
33 players would beat any team
TURNER: Do the Maroons have a winning State of Origin succession plan?
Cherry Evans, Anthony Milford, Papalii, Gagai, Friend, Hunt, McGuire, Napa, Oates – they have some good players coming through
TURNER: Do the Maroons have a winning State of Origin succession plan?
Manly should be number one. Manly won with great ease while bulldogs struggled.
NRL Round 8 power rankings
I think you have it backwards. Great coaches don’t necessarily love their players – players gravitate towards great coaches.
Is loyalty the great weakness of top NRL coaches?
This article is more about team selection than who has the potential to win, and regarding team selection, it’s a really poorly thought out article. Players names are misspelled, players who are not in consideration for a call up are named in the team and Queensland made considered for NSW spots…..
Why are we discussing the team 4 weeks before the selection is announced. Give it 2 more weeks.
Why Queensland will win Origin again this year
In theory, you are correct, but if they don’t time something right or something unexpected occurs, it can put themselves in an awkward position.
As the Brett Morris penalty demonstrates (it’s in the highlights of the match), someone chipped the ball, Brett was setting up to catch it, the Rabbitohs player jumped in front of him and was heading right towards him, and he retracted his arms to protect him from the flying player.
Shoulder charge rule requires revision
All very fair points, especially with muddying the waters, I just believe it is unfair to penalise a player for protecting themselves, also it would mean that the referees aren’t forced to blow a penalty as much. However, it does complicate the situation.
Shoulder charge rule requires revision
If you watch the tackle properly, Beau Scott pulled Tate into the awkward position, not Reynolds.
Rugby league is a disgrace