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Conspiracy and paranoia at Shark Park

22 May 2018

This isn’t about referee bias or a ref costing us the game. This is about whether the ‘crackdown’ was really about enforcing the rules of the game.

No place for Boyd Cordner in my Blues

10 May 2018

After nine rounds of NRL, the whiff of Origin is in the air.

Refs vs coaches: Who is winning?

27 Apr 2018

I don’t think the NRL’s referees are beyond criticism, but I don’t like the childish ‘that decision cost us the game’ attitude of some fans, particularly when they cherrypick one moment and ignore the other 79 minutes of the game.

Who's got a point to prove this NRL season (Part 3)

9 Feb 2018

It’s the final part of our series on who’s got a serious spotlight shining on them ahead of the 2018 NRL season.

Who's got a point to prove this NRL season (Part 2)

8 Feb 2018

Every year, there are NRL teams that really need to prove a point, but who within each club is being scrutinised the closest?

Who's got a point to prove this NRL season (Part 1)

7 Feb 2018

On the eve of a new NRL season, who has got the most to prove at each club?

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Lewis gets Bulldogs over the line

Agreed Danno. I think we’re still a bottom half of the comp side next year but at least we have a foundation to build on. The style of play is so much better than it was last year or in the first 10 or so rounds this year. We’ve had a pretty tough draw and had eight losses by six points or less including a couple of last five minute collapses against Souths and the Raiders. We’ve also saved some of our worst performances for teams around us on the ladder. I’m not sure who will be replacing the Morris brothers but they won’t be as good. They’re still consummate professionals and have a lot to offer. Josh has been a club legend.

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Ten talking points from NRL Round 23

I can’t remember too many seasons where two weeks out from the semis there hasn’t been a team to step up and say “to win this comp you have to beat us” It really will be who can string the best 3-4 games in September and at the moment it could be anyone. I can’t see the Dragons, Panthers or Warriors troubling the top teams unless they can turn things around. Having said that they probably don’t have to improve by too much to be a shot but based on current form I put a line through all three. It’s challenging to imagine the Broncos winning four straight. So we’re down to the Storm, Roosters, Souths and Sharks and all of them have their issues and I don’t think any are standout favourites. I don’t think they can have blanket rules about the sinbin. The refs need to have a bit of freedom to adjudicate based on how the game is playing out. Three penalties for different things can and should be ruled differently to three cynical, deliberate, time wasting penalties. We can’t moan about refs not having a feel for the game and then saying you have to bin someone on every third penalty. The walking off it outrageous. It shouldn’t be hard. Send all the clubs a warning now that time wasting will incur and additional 10 minutes. Then if a player takes too long give him a second back-to-back 10 in the bin. If he still drags his feet send him off. It will stop. It’s very early days for Lewis but what I like about him is that he gets better every week. I love seeing that in young players. A few weeks ago he had a shocker with his kicking game and was consistently landing them too short of the line and too wide. Since then, he’s been landing them on a 20c piece. He’ll have plenty of ups and downs but he’s not only got the talent he seemingly has a great attitude to go with it.

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Canterbury Bulldogs vs New Zealand Warriors: NRL live scores, blog

Woohoo... !!!

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