Which is apparently the reasoning behind him not getting picked for Origin this year.He's a definite rocks and diamonds player. But his diamonds can be spectacular and valuable for his side.
You'd go grey or bald coaching him I swear
Yeah, they love a controversial bunker/referee call. It's an easy 20 minutes of programme filler.
That’ll depend on who the team/coach is that was “dudded”.Look at last week.They carried on for two nights about 50/50 calls that the Dragons didn’t get because Flanagan is mates with the journos.Coaches get the journos to deflect from their sides ordinary performances.If the Broncos get the rough end of the pineapple,the conversation will be about Maguire’s coaching,rather than an unlucky refereeing decision
Tbf those dragons decisions (given the way refs have interpreted decisions this year) were rubbish and the broncs keep losing the same way (no grind)…
Also, now looking like Haas could be out for a while, has a myriad of injuries to contend with now. He's there go to man when things aren't going well. It's such an even playing field now with threats coming from everywhere.
I thought the decisions were 50/50,so the Kiraz ruling should of stayed with the refs call,but that’s not the point.They weren’t big enough to require two nights of discussion,deflecting from another Dragons defeat or blaming it for their seasons downfall. As for the Broncos,5-6 wins in a row in this comp is outstanding and they were bound to hit the wall at some stage.I could say the same about Manly’s recent “turnaround”.The first half against the Tigers was an abomination,they beat up on lower than reserve grade level Rabbits and they were brilliant in the first half against a error ridden Storm,yet took a late penalty to get the win
Maybe the time has come to finally introduce technology to rule on forward passes and off side rullings.
Off side rulings can be done,you can use the line like the VAR in just about every soccer competition around the world,you just have to make the rule very clear as to what part of the body can and can not be in front of the ball.As for forward passes,you only have to look at how hard it is today to judge/rule on them,to see that you’d open up a can of worms if you involved the video ref.The problem with the bunker is that they seem to be getting involved with absolutely every minor indiscretion,rather than just abolishing the howler
Good points, the short passes at the line with the attacking player steaming onto the pass, these need to be scrutinised, so many of these passes look forward from the hand.
I still don't know why there's linesmen in the NRL
Would have preferred they showed Barrett’s face - like seeing him squirming
His service out of dummy half was excellent in my opinion. He just needs some time to learn to not overplay his hand
Just seeing Madge's face before and after are all I need...lol.
A lot of the passes I saw were behind the intended recipient or at/above their heads.
He's only the assistant, Barrett isn't really to concerned, hey, he could be taking over some time down the track anyway.
| Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 34 |
| 2 | Storm | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 222 | 32 |
| 3 | Bulldogs | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 32 |
| 4 | Warriors | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 30 |
| 5 | Broncos | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 26 |
| 6 | Panthers | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 25 |
| 7 | Dolphins | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 169 | 24 |
| 8 | Sea Eagles | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 24 |
| 9 | Sharks | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 24 |
| 10 | Roosters | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Cowboys | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | -157 | 19 |
| 12 | Dragons | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | -64 | 18 |
| 13 | Tigers | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | -101 | 18 |
| 14 | Eels | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | -147 | 18 |
| 15 | Knights | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | -90 | 16 |
| 16 | Rabbitohs | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | -149 | 16 |
| 17 | Titans | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -157 | 14 |
