Gus Exposes V'Landy's

[Mark from Brisbane]

Fair interview but I hardly think Gould tore him a new one.

If this rule keeps up you will see the players change their tackling style , if they don’t they risk losing games as a result.

Id expect another weekend of it this weekend ( they’ll have to otherwise last weekend was a farce).

 

[globaleagle]

At least our game is last. Maybe the ref's will be too tired by then.

 

[Woodsie]

Both men displayed a very good understanding of the game and challenges it faces ... and the constructive debate is exactly what the game needs ...

 

[The Who]

Quite a few of the concussions are from "friendly fire" because coaches want multiple defenders in each tackle and they end up clashing heads. If we could teach more players to tackle like Jurbo there would not be a such a need for gang tackles.
As long as a low one-on-one tackler is given some extra time to regain his feet and get to marker then I think we'll have a better spectacle.
Low tackles are good to watch; there's nothing to admire about three blokes holding up an attacker and dancing with him.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

At least our game is last. Maybe the ref's will be too tired by then.

Also it is the big channel 9 game and pretty much match of the round so no pressure, refs!
As to Gould v the other guy, I must have missed the part where Gould won the debate?

 

[Kevinward777]

Also it is the big channel 9 game and pretty much match of the round so no pressure, refs!
As to Gould v the other guy, I must have missed the part where Gould won the debate?

So are you implying I used a click bait technique?

 

[Tragic Eagle]

PV blaming poor roster management for the blow out scores is comical. The clubs have had one off season since the rule was rushed in mid season 2020. You can't rebuild a roster in one off season. Sudden changes to the game of the magnitude of the six again rule is just bad business and dumb. The rhetoric of seeking to protect players after hurriedly introducing the six again rule is dribble. It appears that the speed of the game is more important than protecting the players from higher instances of injuries. I see this focus on stopping contact with the head, which was already illegal, as nothing more than a smoke screen for the six again debacle.

 

[Kevinward777]

PV blaming poor roster management for the blow scores is comical. The clubs have had one off season since the rule was rushed in mid season 2020. You can't rebuild a roster in one off season. Sudden changes to the game of the magnitude of the six again rule is just bad business and dumb. The rhetoric of seeking to protect players after hurriedly introducing the six again rule is dribble. It appears that the speed of the game is more important than protecting the players from higher instances of injuries. I see this focus on stopping contact with the head, which was already illegal, as nothing more than a smoke screen for the six again debacle.

I enjoyed listening to V'Landys pathetic counter argument when Gus started that the blowout scores are ruining the game. It reminded me of a Monty Python sketch for some reason.

 

[Haliaeetus]

i think it was not that long ago that we were all complaining that the refs have an obvious mandate to direct penalties to keep the games competitive rather than to award them when they're due
this situation has been building for a long time and it's not the send-offs' fault

 

[40 years an eagle]

I enjoyed listening to V'Landys pathetic counter argument when Gus started that the blowout scores are ruining the game. It reminded me of a Monty Python sketch for some reason.

Hmmmm. I think rosters and coaching play a huge part in these blowouts...which brings us back to the biggest problem in the game, the inequality of roster monies available to each team.
Just sayin'.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

i think it was not that long ago that we were all complaining that the refs have an obvious mandate to direct penalties to keep the games competitive

If that is true they are failing spectacularly!

 

[Haliaeetus]

If that is true they are failing spectacularly!

couple of years ago they weren't. it was an ongoing conversation - you knew if a team had got away by a couple of tries the pink fullas in the middle would blow their peas out to let the other side back in

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

True, there was often that perception. The other one was a few late penalties to the losing team, so the overall count looked more even. I think Tooves got pinged once for referring to that!

 

[Haliaeetus]

True, there was often that perception. The other one was a few late penalties to the losing team, so the overall count looked more even. I think Tooves got pinged once for referring to that!

absolutely!

 

[Kevinward777]

Hmmmm. I think rosters and coaching play a huge part in these blowouts...which brings us back to the biggest problem in the game, the inequality of roster monies available to each team.
Just sayin'.

Absolutely - his attempt to explain away the problem as being bad roster management by clubs was entirely comical. John Cleese, come on down. V'Landys implication that they all have an equal amount of money tied up in their rosters made me spit a mouthful of coffee across the room.
Just replyin'.

 

[Chip and Chase]

I think Gus is besotted with PVL, there was a lot of eyelid fluttering going on there.

Is it just me or has Pete got a touch of the Alan Jones' about him ??

 

[Spartan Eagle]

Yeh both had hard ons for each other. Other than that it was a decent discussion.

 

[Brissie Kid]

Is the NRL going to ban player's getting on the drink too heavy? What about playing in hot weather and dehydrating? What about poor tackling techniques? All these can impact the well being of the brain.

Not even the NFL leaves the two teams with uneven numbers. It ejects the player from the game, but doesn't rob the fans of two even teams.

What mummy wants is irrelevant if the kid never wants to play rugby league anymore anyway.

The NRL is supposed to be in the entertainment business. The ARL is meant to look after the sport. The NRL should go like the NFL and be entirely independent & just pay the ARL a % to keep it going.

If the NRL know there is a gulf between talent in teams, why would you ruin the appeal of your money making competition by putting in rules that expose the gulf between the teams. Fix the talent spread first.

As every Manly fans knows from a month ago, getting flogged every week is a quick lead to turning your back on the game permanently.

 

[Kevinward777]

Is the NRL going to ban player's getting on the drink too heavy? What about playing in hot weather and dehydrating? What about poor tackling techniques? All these can impact the well being of the brain.

Not even the NFL leaves the two teams with uneven numbers. It ejects the player from the game, but doesn't rob the fans of two even teams.

What mummy wants is irrelevant if the kid never wants to play rugby league anymore anyway.

The NRL is supposed to be in the entertainment business. The ARL is meant to look after the sport. The NRL should go like the NFL and be entirely independent & just pay the ARL a % to keep it going.

If the NRL know there is a gulf between talent in teams, why would you ruin the appeal of your money making competition by putting in rules that expose the gulf between the teams. Fix the talent spread first.

As every Manly fans knows from a month ago, getting flogged every week is a quick lead to turning your back on the game permanently.

People forget so quickly when their team is the one handing out the weekly thrashings. Unless it is Manly who are flogging the opposition - I ALWAYS turn off the tv when the contest is over in a game. But I'm guaranteed to be watching a tight match right to the very end - even if it is nil all. Must just be a numbnut thing.

 

[Jerry1]

If rugby league is to survive in the modern era the head high hits / concussions have to be removed. We are moving towards a society that is litigation crazy. Once the lawyers get some hard evidence & a few ex players sign up then it will kill the clubs & the NRL financially.