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One thing I hope is looked at over the offseason is that once a try is awarded it shouldn’t be able to be taken back after bunker intervention. Try confirmed nonense is garbage IMO. If refs are unsure they should stop the clock and refer it up to the bunker. Not the other way round.
NRL preliminary finals talking points: Eels rope the Cowboys, Panthers trap the Bunnies
I would welcome Bill Harrigan to join the guys at 9 to stop them from going hell for leather on the refs. If bill was in there the other night he may have been able to explain to Joey that the obstruction call that denied Panthers a try was, although a technicality, a fair call and let the whole commentary team move on. Further to that he may have also been able to correct Joey that the obstruction rule was introduced more than just “a couple years ago”. The NRL is an exciting enough game without having to fabricate controversy. Any casual viewers who watch origin and the finals would get really confused by the rules if the experts spout such nonsense.
NRL preliminary finals talking points: Eels rope the Cowboys, Panthers trap the Bunnies
I would actually like hearing the ref address the captain’s before a match. It would help manage the expectations of everyone (including the fans and commentary team). I think the coverage would be improved by including that rather than trying to flag down a gassed player on their way to the sheds at half time.
NRL finals week one talking points Round 25: Away teams win three out of four
I think it would be interesting to see if they showed a shot of the officials in the bunker every now and then to take away that feeling of anonymity from these guys. At the moment it’s the collective bunkers fault where on the field it’s individual”Klein’s” fault. Now more than ever, the bunker seems to be the primary referee. I think if they are going to play such an important role we should be able to know who they all are.
NRL finals week one talking points Round 25: Away teams win three out of four
I thought it was referred up and then deemed to resume as a play the ball. I may be conflating a different thing though, I was changing nappies for my toddler in parts of the game.
NRL finals week one talking points Round 25: Away teams win three out of four
In my opinion, Klein game was very inconsistent and relied upon the bunker too much. He had sin bin after sin bin but at no stage did he call the captain’s out and say next one is a send off completely. I felt like despite setting the tone with the sin bins he did award, he then tried to put the whistle away and overlook other similar if not worse incidents. As a result players stayed down and made sure the bunker had a chance to weigh in. The way JWH was continually shouting in his face without any actual repercussion was a sign to me that Klein had lost authority over the players. Also that jwh headlock/head slam is play on yet tatoa gets sent off? I suspect the bunker was ruling play on for calls that otherwise would have been clear penalties so as not to reward laying down. As a rugby league fan, as much as I love it when there a few penalties that is only because I love high quality footy. What I hate is when rules are ignored and even worse inconsistently applied. As a neutral fan, the game was crazy and a very frustrating to watch affair.
NRL finals week one talking points Round 25: Away teams win three out of four
I always thought the NRL made its money from broadcast deals propped up by advertising gambling companies.
It’s time for the NRL to ditch the top eight
I feel the current top eight system has got it right. Every game this weekend will be a legitimate contest. The idea of a top 5 would make the almost every game post origin a virtual yawnfest. The NRL should be concerned with making the game as interesting as possible to many as possible for as long as possible. With expansion the game, more teams without losing any others, could mean a top ten. If that’s the balance to give the season the same stakes for what it would be for a top 5 in a 12 team comp – who cares?
It’s time for the NRL to ditch the top eight
I think when playmakers have to give themselves up to avoid taking advantage of an obstruction play, the defensive team should take that as a free shot at executing a one-on-one strip. There is no need for more than one defender to get involved when a playmaker essentially takes a knee.
Is the one-on-one strip under-utilised in rugby league?
I totally agree. The choirs at nine and fox are unbearable. I miss sterlo,. The only level headed one of the bunch.
'It's not his go': Good bloke or not, judiciary must judge every case on its merits
With the way NRL haircuts are going, along with the price of petrol and lettuce, I think we are just seeing how accurate a predictor George Miller was with the Mad Max films.
It’s all a matter of style: The NRL's best (or worst) haircuts
That Nelson shot made me sick when I watched it live. I couldn’t believe he stayed on the field. The fact he didn’t even cop anything shows the judiciary is broken and only gives out punishments based on whether or not the victim is injured and how bad. It should be judged by the act itself
Joey’s right, 'it's laughable' repeat offender Asofa-Solomona didn't get lengthy ban for cheap shot
What’s that old line “The worst thing about Christianity is all the Christians”. Please note that this article is not on behalf of all Christians. A few points- just because someone grew up in a culture where being gay was illegal doesn’t give them a free pass to be bigots. The racist South Africans during apartheid were still racist and the bad German guys in WW2 were still evil despite the laws of their culture at the time. The fact is, if you are a believer, you do believe we were gifted with a mind, conscience and a free will. The culture you grew up may shape how one thinks but it does not excuse how one should treat others. Especially Christians who have been clearly instructed by Jesus to choose love and forgiveness.
Second point: the hypocrisy and the double standards of being able to be religious. I think If you are coming in from a religious stance you are making a truth claim and you must be prepared to be held to a higher standard.
Third point: rainbow jersey is not encouraging gays, it’s just a gesture to “say you exist and we see you” treating a maligned minority with dignity… I wonder who might compel us to do things like that? (Clue: His name starts with a J). If a gay man was to walk into your church, would you accept him and try and show him the word of Christ or would you stone him for being a sinner? We are all sinners in they eyes of god and all have the ability to be forgiven by Jesus, so the book says. I think alot of Christians can have their views on certain matters but when they act as if the sky is falling because a rainbow is on a jersey it tells me their is an insecurity in their faith and trust in God.
'Advertising a sin': A Christian perspective on Manly's pride jersey
Remember the refs used to pass it up with “I have an opinion”. Why can’t they do that anymore?
The ire of the Tigers – it’s time to blow up the Bunker, or at least make these three changes
Why do refs have to send it up as a try or no try? How does that help the bunker officials? It forces them into a corner to either find 100% conclusive vision to overturn a call or in a lot of cases just admit that it’s not conclusive and revert back to a call that was made. What’s wrong with the old refs call? To me that was the best iteration of the video ref.
The ire of the Tigers – it’s time to blow up the Bunker, or at least make these three changes
Billy burns must be related to Griffin
Round 19 team lists Late Mail: Papi knee 'shattered in 10 pieces', Manu, Averillo out, no Turbo timeline
I think the more Lomax and Rava play together the better they both get. Lomax is frustrating because we all see the ability.
Would the Dragons be travelling better without Zac Lomax?
So true TB great posts
Brian To’o's Samoa call is everything that's great about rugby league
6 again rule was kind of like getting a wish from the cursed monkey paw. The introduction of the rule has brought in a lot more “gamesmanship” deliberate ruck infringements which used to be known as “professional fouls”. For me an easy example of when a 6 again becomes a penalty is in the following scenario: 6 again gets called and defending team deliberately holds down much longer to allow his team to recover. These are so blatant and I would argue that removes the advantage the attacking team would get with the extra set. If a ref was to blow a penalty in this situation it would put everyone on notice. The other thing, I think the refs could treat the six again like any other penalty if there are repeat 6 agains called the ref should be able to call time speak to the captain and issue a warning and say next one is a penalty and a sin bin. Alternatively they could wipe 6 agains all together and just enforce the rules regardless of what Gus and the gang say.
Six-again exposed: Hunt should’ve been binned for exploiting loophole as Annesley admits ref error on crucial call
I wouldn’t mind seeing that kind of sin bin in the regular season. The six agains mean that defensive teams will just do blatant penalties which in a “non six again” context would be deemed professional fouls. At the very least, breaking up repeat 6 again calls with a penalty was refreshing.
REACTION: 'Sucked the juice out of Queensland' - Maroons battered by 'brutal' Blues after sin-bin 'gee up'
The penrith combination didn’t work as planned. Qld set the template on how to rattle Cleary and luai. Billy Slater’s coaching was very impressive. Well drilled side
Blues player ratings: 'Insipid' star's worst game for NSW, 'brutal' Raider who stood out in the gloom
O’Brien to titans and Holbrook to Newcastle
Ciraldo in box seat after Tigers sack Maguire with Kimmorley taking over as interim coach
Won’t commit to living in New Zealand but will prob take a year off and the return to England for a super league gig
NRL NEWS: Warriors officially dump Brown for Jones, Campbell hobbled, Rapana banned, Latrell out
Moses milked that one delux. I was glad that was awarded a try
NRL News: Annesley admits refs made THREE costly try blunders, Why Tino spurned Samoa, Carty to spoil party