The Indian
Bencher
I dont say this with anger, its a back handed compliment in some ways, its smart play really.....but fair dinkum the Storm show year after year they are the best cheats in the league.
If you make a break all support players will be jostled and nudged back by Storm players. When tackled after making a break they will hold down to the very last millisecond and if they give away a penalty they have time to regroup. If you try and put the ball over the try line knees, hands and feet will be thrust out. In key moments they will stand up offside knowing a penalty gives them time to regroup. Every bomb you put up will have blockers galore so very few chasers ever get near a kick.
Every intentional foul they make is calculated risk which often gains them more advantage, regardless of whether they get penalised or not , by way of stifling an attacking play which is forming. They choose their moments very well.
I think they play on the fact that referees dont like lopsided penalty counts so many of their indiscretions go unpunished. Its not with bitterness I say this, hats off to them in some ways...but if we meet them again we have to meet fire with fire.
If you make a break all support players will be jostled and nudged back by Storm players. When tackled after making a break they will hold down to the very last millisecond and if they give away a penalty they have time to regroup. If you try and put the ball over the try line knees, hands and feet will be thrust out. In key moments they will stand up offside knowing a penalty gives them time to regroup. Every bomb you put up will have blockers galore so very few chasers ever get near a kick.
Every intentional foul they make is calculated risk which often gains them more advantage, regardless of whether they get penalised or not , by way of stifling an attacking play which is forming. They choose their moments very well.
I think they play on the fact that referees dont like lopsided penalty counts so many of their indiscretions go unpunished. Its not with bitterness I say this, hats off to them in some ways...but if we meet them again we have to meet fire with fire.