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"Depends on how you had grounded your hope.
If you had hoped for a Premiership this season, then yes you should lose hope.
If you had hoped for a Top 8 finish (realistically either 7th or 8th) then it's much too early to lose hope however we have…"
If you had hoped for a Premiership this season, then yes you should lose hope.
If you had hoped for a Top 8 finish (realistically either 7th or 8th) then it's much too early to lose hope however we have…"
"Would Papali at 6 be any good? Samrani needs be in the side. Brown needs to be in the side. Definitely need some changes but wouldn't be surprised if there are no changes "
"I am not sure if Kit Kat is an edge second rower. His lateral movement is rubbish."
"Completely agree TDS has to be dropped, I could even see De belin at prop with walker at lock or even doorey starting. Samrani was great in trials so we should give him his hsot"
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Even the tackles are a grey area. Some tackles have players holding the tackled player down so their defensive line can get set and it doesn't get penalised. Other tackles the same thing does. Where is the consistency that viewers demand? The NRL can make any rule they like in the interests of the the game, but you can't make rules that have so many grey areas as that lends itself to lack of accountability.
Gives them the ability to push any team they want without really any explanation. Watch any bulldogs game and you will see this in full effect lol.
Though Coryn I would argue the sport, like any, is always entertainment. You go to watch a park footy match, you are watching it for entertainment, it wasn't entertaining you wouldn't watch it.
We watch tennis as it's entertaining. Cricket the same. All sports are that. Yeah rules change to make it more entertaining but it is always entertainment.
The thing I have found interesting was when I did some digging on Kearney. It was brought up how Ryles is now Kearney, I came to see in 42 games as coach we only conceded 50 once under him.
in 25 games with Ryles 3 times. But also 6 again rule has made it that there are more higher scores. Thats how this rule has changed the game in that you look at more teams putting 50 on due to momentum being created purely from referee discretion not from skills of the attacking team.
Do we still lose on Thursday if 6 again wasn't a thing? Absolutely. Do we have 52 put on us? Not so sure.
It has always been a blight on this great game, it was never for slowing down the ruck it has always been for the 1's in charge manipulating the game. At the beginning they always showed why the six again was given than all of a sudden it stopped because people started relising it was rubbish and just complete cheating of those in charge.
Issue is it will be here to stay. Same with that stupid kick-off rule that all bar Bennett were against. V'Landys will force it in if the coaches like it or not and ruin it more.
They are trialing the kick-off rule at the end of the year on games that have no finals implications. When he has an idea he has to see it through.
Hes like a chef owning a restaurant and has a great menu but then changes it every weekend and some dishes get more weirder and elaborate and customers get turned off.
I didn't mind it at first, the intention sounded right, but it has absolutely taken control of every game and is now deciding game outcomes more than the performances. The refs use it for everything, and it's gotten to a point where i'm screaming at the screen wondering what the fuck is happening. This is fast becoming the worst thing about the game and needs to be under the spotlight.
The set restarts ( 6 again) are the biggest blight on the sport. Nine times out of ten nobody can figure out why they're given. They basically give the referee the power to control the outcome of games. The sooner this rule is gone the better for the game. Either that or make a limit on how many can be given per game and ban all repeat sets inside the red zone. I mean seriously what team can defend against the Storm for 3 repeat sets inside the 10 metres without conceding points plus physical exhaustion.
win lose or draw, i'm no longer a fan of the 6 again. They appear to not be fairly applied to both teams.
Lets look at the games so far.
'Newcastle v Cowboys. Cowboys had quicker play the ball speed 3.3seconds average compared to Necastle 3.41 average. So the Cowboys are playing the ball quicker on average but Newcastle conceded 2 x 6 agains for holding down and Cowboys 0 for the game. The stats say Newcastle were slower, so would that not lean more to that Newcatske were held down longer.
Bulldogs average play the ball 3.58, St George 3.69. Bulldogs were playing it quicker the teams conceded 2 x 6 agains each
Storm average 3.58 vs Eels 3.79, surely there is an argument that the Storm were holding the Eels down more to slow the ruck but the 6 agains Storm 5 conceded and the Eels 8 conceded. Both teams significantly penalised by this refereee compared to other teams. If anything the Eels play the ball has been the slowed down
The Warriors were held down with a dismal 3.9 second average play the ball, Rorters were able to play at 3.69 second average. You would think that the Rorters would of been penalised more but no the warriors were pinged with 4 six agains and the Rorters conceded 3 six agains.
The Broncos v Penrith was most even with Broncs playing at 3.48 and Penrith 3.5 seconds with 6agains 4 and 3.
Those stats further the case of it's a referee thing and perhaps bias can appear when deciding whom is holding whom down consistently longer. The Eels with 8 conceded 6 agains is so far the worst this round. The storms play the ball has been the 3rd best, so far. Go figure.
be nice to see average per team per game for comparison
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