noelm Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Bulldogs are such a mixed bag, there was some gossip that Gould has put the new coach “on notice” he flushed Trent Barret, chased Ciraldo, now he is skating on thin ice….as always, when there is “issues” in the front office, it ends up on the field. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Gus Gould admitted on the weekend there were problems in the Bulldogs camp. Mainly injuries. It took him a long time to get Penrith firing. Time will tell. I see Magurie ( ex Tigers ) is with the Raiders. Ricky must have some faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 Broncos V Easts. 32--10. Easts have lost it. New Coach maybe ? If there is any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R E G I C Y C L E Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, Rebel said: Broncos V Easts. 32--10. Easts have lost it. New Coach maybe ? If there is any left. Grant Atkins man of the match for an epic try saving tackle on Smoothy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmck Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 PLease explain..? As a Southerner I was brought up on AFL. Now that TV is national I watch a lot of RL and a bit of Union 2 things I just cannot comprehend about RL and I welcome an explanation. 1. Following a TRY, the defending team gets to kick-out. I see this as further penalising the defending team. They are just handing the ball back to the scoring team - in scoring range! Some form of neutral contest in the centre (scrum, throw-in?) or alternate kick-in-to play (again from centre- similar to Netball after a goal is scored) would be (to me) fairer. 2 A Scrum: There is no contest, 6 players from each side bend over touching each other. Effectively they are just removed from the immediate passage of play as the ball is rolled to the feeding teams advantage. Why bother? The effect is identical to a free kick. I welcome my enlightenment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) The “who kicks off” has always been debated, but the set rules just state after scoring, you get the ball back, to date there has never been a compelling reason to change it (since 1908) the scrum in the past was a 50/50 chance, but a few injuries from collapsed scrums, the “need” to speed up play, has resulted in the scrum being just a simple feed the ball to your side affair, but, changing rules in a way alters the very fabric the game was built on, it’s getting “softer” by the year. edit……the scoring team getting the ball back in a scoring position only happens with the latest trend of short kicks, if a decent kick is maintained, they get the ball way down field. Edited July 28, 2023 by noelm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Storm V Eels 46--16. Eels have lost the plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Souths V Tigers 32--18. Souths are back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 South’s only winning by that margin against the Tigers does not relate to them being “back”……in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 It might have been a training win. But in the NRL a win is a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Manly V ST.George 24--18 Manly nearly lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Penrith V Sharks. 28--0 Sharks are losing by experimenting at the wrong time of the year. Bring Moylan back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Newcastle V Raiders. Well done Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 25 minutes ago, Rebel said: Manly V ST.George 24--18 Manly nearly lost it. Yep, I was at that game (not a Manly or Dragons fan) but my grand daughters were doing the half time entertainment, so I “had” to be there. It was a funny game, Dragons had all the field position, but couldn’t get over the line. A few contentious calls that Dragons fans have been ranting about, but……I think the right calls were made, kind of!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Bulldogs V Dolphins 23--22 Bulldogs are back. Wayne Bennet will not be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Titans V Cowboys 22--13. Titans played great. Foran was the second Referee. Top game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 Val Holmes ( Cowboys ) was given a 4 match suspension by the NRL. He had already received 10 minutes in the sin bin. No wonder people are turning off NRL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Easts V Manly 26--16. Manly were asleep. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Penrith V Storm. 26--6 Penrith to good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Warriors V Titans. 28--18. Warrirs on the march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Warriors played pretty bad, but still get the job done, Titans are weak without Tino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 Sharks V Souths 26--16 Souths left their run to late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 Newcastle V Dolphins. 30--28. Newcastle scraped home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 Broncos V Cowboys 30--14. Broncos to good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 The great Latrell was a dud last night, stood up in a one on one tackle like he was a rookie, then that dismal short drop out! At best he played with any purpose for 10 minutes. The commentators still raved about him of course. Unless something drastic changes, the Rabbits are cooked for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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