james Cutler Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 Storm / Panthers 24 / 22 Top game & tough. Cleary went off with 10 minutes to go. Storm held on for a good win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 Manly / Warriors 24 / 10 Heaps of rain. An ugly match it was named. Manly playing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 Easts / Eels 38 / 14 The ground was a lake. Water everywhere. Easts to good, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Bulldogs / Dolphins 30 / 10 Bulldogs to good. It will be interesting to see where the Bulldogs end up this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Tigers / Souths 18 /16 Tigers never gave. Played well. Souths were not interested till 10 minutes to & it was too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Cowboys / Raiders 42 / 4 Do not know what happened to the Raiders. Just lost the plot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Sharks / Knights 19 / 18 Bothe teams played great. Golden Point for Sharks to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Dragons / Titans 32 / 16 Dragons on a roll. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 3 hours ago, james Cutler said: Sharks / Knights 19 / 18 Bothe teams played great. Golden Point for Sharks to win. IMO the blocking penalties near the end were a farce. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 @Steve0 I believe the Referee's & the bunker make up the rules as the game goes on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, james Cutler said: @Steve0 I believe the Referee's & the bunker make up the rules as the game goes on. No, the rule is very clear, both those plays involved “blockers” why it was picked up in that game is anyone’s guess, but, as the rule states, the call is correct. On another note, something that puzzles me…during Ricky Stuart’s press session after another game, he was mentioning texting on his phone, (his words) he “texes” me, now being a bit of a grammar policeman, that word does not exist, similarly, a common word now, is “texted” being the past tense of text, I pretty sure it will be added to the modern dictionary shortly, but, texted is not a real word. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 @noelm What I should have said. They only use one off rules when it suits them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Just now, james Cutler said: @noelm What I should have said. They only use one off rules when it suits them. Yeah, I’m not too sure why certain things get picked up, and other times it doesn’t. A classic example is when there was an uproar about the Panthers not playing the ball properly, every team plays the ball the same, just step over the ball, why it was a drama in that game is anyone’s guess. The second the ref goes to the bunker and “obstruction” is mentioned, you just know it’s going to be “no try” doesn’t matter if the player had no hope of getting to a tackle, the opposing player does a big milking dive, and it’s no try…… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, noelm said: No, the rule is very clear, both those plays involved “blockers” why it was picked up in that game is anyone’s guess, but, as the rule states, the call is correct. On another note, something that puzzles me…during Ricky Stuart’s press session after another game, he was mentioning texting on his phone, (his words) he “texes” me, now being a bit of a grammar policeman, that word does not exist, similarly, a common word now, is “texted” being the past tense of text, I pretty sure it will be added to the modern dictionary shortly, but, texted is not a real word. Sometimes the call can be correct, but the rule needs amending or how it is to be explained beforehand. IMO interference was minimal in both those cases. The ref's call was very strict. At least the ref was consistent, but if that was a rule the referee chose to NOT ignore on the day, it is an unfair on the first team called and silly of the others not to learn from the first call. BTW, I follow neither Knights nor Sharks. In relation to grammar, I do have issues with Newsreaders getting things wrong. Not so much during a live cross as when it is obvious they are reading from the teleprompter, the words of which are presumably edited. Other than that, we all have different skills and need to make allowances (for me, that includes when someone improperly says 'utilise' instead of 'use'). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 I find this very interesting. I read an article where the Chief of the NRL referees spoke to all the Coaches before the start of the NRL season about the new rules for 2024. Blocking was one of the rules. Funny how it was only used last weekend. Let's hope the referees & the bunker do not spoil the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 3 hours ago, james Cutler said: Let's hope the referees & the bunker do not spoil the finals. Two teams of players to watch, including for problems away from the ball. 100% focus for the entire game and they frequently have their view blocked. Referees rarely get a mention when the game goes smoothly, only criticised for a controversial decision. Only a masochist would want the job. I think it was Phil Gould who said something like, "there is no point worrying about bad decisions. You need to win the game, despite the referee". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 @Steve0 & Gus said ban the bunker. There are good referees & bad referees. I would like to see a smooth finals race like the rest of the fans. Escorting referees off the field with security is not on in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Full context, I think Gus added something about accepting the ref's decision and getting on with the game, indicating he is prepared to trade the odd bad decision for the sake of the flow of the game. Can you see him not telling us in detail about decisions he disagrees with if the bunker goes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 7 hours ago, Steve0 said: Full context, I think Gus added something about accepting the ref's decision and getting on with the game, indicating he is prepared to trade the odd bad decision for the sake of the flow of the game. Can you see him not telling us in detail about decisions he disagrees with if the bunker goes! This is my thoughts too, just go with the ref, of course at times they will miss something, but, in the main, just deal with it. If they are unsighted during a try, go to the video ref, that’s it….there is two touch judges that do nothing these days. A ref awards a try, it’s a try, no going back to see of someone had a shoe lace in front of someone else, two touches, one ref should be plenty to get things right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I learnt to accept that refs make occasional error years ago. I find it harder to deal with a team giving away stupid penalties or appear to deliberately injure a key player. Bad discipline is the time is the time to let the steam escape. Sometimes I need to walk away like Craig Bellamy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 Tigers / Manly 34 / 26 Manly shot themselves in the foot. Can't believe the sin bins & the mistakes from a top team. Well done, Tigers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 Broncos / Eels 30 / 24. The Eels had this one. They let the Broncos back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 Bulldogs / Warriors 34 / 18 Bulldogs played great. I wonder how far they will go in the finals ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Bulldogs improved a lot since the start of the year. One thing for certain is other teams will be taking notice. Whatever happens, after a long stretch of poor coaching/management, fans should be delighted with this season's improvement. Cameron Ciraldo seems to have injected teamwork back into the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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