Amateur hour indeed.

[TokyoEagle]

Amateur hour hits NRL finals

Paul Johnson


Controversy reigned from the get go at AAMI Park as the Storm held on for a 10-6 semi-final victory over a spirited Canberra Raiders side.



While the Storm did well to come back for the win after being dominated in the opening half the way things panned out will have left a salty taste in the mouth of many Canberra fans and likely the Raiders themselves.



In extraordinary scenes before the match even started Canberra star Joey Leilua was unable to begin the match due an injury sustained while the team were running onto the field.

Call it Melbourne's latest dirty trick if you will but the Raiders star was substituted before kickoff due to getting scalded in the eye by fireworks.



"A firework has gone off near his eye," revealed Nine commentator Phil Gould.



Trainers

Leilua was in all sorts and replays showed that fireworks were not just shooting off the arch but dripping and one got the Canberra centre right in the eye.

"The left eye is closed, he is in extreme discomfort – apparently a spark from the firework went in his eye when he ran out," Billy Slater added.

It's just the latest debacle for the NRL that they did not need.

 

[KOMORI]

Define..... irony

Jesus wept lol

 

[The Wheel]

Sack Greenturd

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Todd, this must be what they mean by ‘poetic justice’.

Who else but the dickheads running the NRL would think it wise to have an ‘avenue’ of fireworks going off, with players running through it? Do they even have a hazard risk assessment process for these events?

 

[Shoe1]

Amateur hour hits NRL finals

Paul Johnson


Controversy reigned from the get go at AAMI Park as the Storm held on for a 10-6 semi-final victory over a spirited Canberra Raiders side.



While the Storm did well to come back for the win after being dominated in the opening half the way things panned out will have left a salty taste in the mouth of many Canberra fans and likely the Raiders themselves.



In extraordinary scenes before the match even started Canberra star Joey Leilua was unable to begin the match due an injury sustained while the team were running onto the field.

Call it Melbourne's latest dirty trick if you will but the Raiders star was substituted before kickoff due to getting scalded in the eye by fireworks.



"A firework has gone off near his eye," revealed Nine commentator Phil Gould.



Trainers

Leilua was in all sorts and replays showed that fireworks were not just shooting off the arch but dripping and one got the Canberra centre right in the eye.

"The left eye is closed, he is in extreme discomfort – apparently a spark from the firework went in his eye when he ran out," Billy Slater added.

It's just the latest debacle for the NRL that they did not need.

So they published an article written before the game ended???!!

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

So they published an article written before the game ended???!!

Yeah. That was the journo’s 1948 ‘Dewey wins’ moment.

 

[Eagles2nv]

So they published an article written before the game ended???!!

Yeah looks like they pre-drafted it and then published the wrong article.

Modern journalism at its finest. I could write a book with the number of errors in NRL related articles across a season.

On Leilua, that is crazy really. But stuff like that happens once a blue moon in sport.

 

[Real Deal]

I think as part of the GF pre-match entertainment Joey should be able to nominate any current NRL CEO he so wishes to have a lit firework to be inserted into.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I think as part of the GF pre-match entertainment Joey should be able to nominate any current NRL CEO he so wishes to have a lit firework to be inserted into.

Then they can perform the ‘Dance of the Flamers’.

 

[Real Deal]

Actually older folks here would remember the Thunder Bunger. That would work a treat.

 

[BH72]

If only Manly had almost set a player on fire Toddy could have got his third strike.. oh well

 

[EagleGT]

Surely the home team has to be barred from ever hosting a home final for allowing unsafe fireworks to be used at their ground. Think of the children.

 

[globaleagle]

When a manly fan tried to take a pic of chambers:

Todd - player safety is paramount. Maybe Manly shouldn't host a final.

Player almost gets blinded at AAMI:

Todd:................................................................

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Actually older folks here would remember the Thunder Bunger. That would work a treat.

What a blast.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

When a manly fan tried to take a pic of chambers:

Todd - player safety is paramount. Maybe Manly shouldn't host a final.

Player almost gets blinded at AAMI:

Todd:................................................................

Same with the Souths - Roosters’ fans fracas at ANZ last week. ‘Crickets’ from Todd and the Moore Park set.

Canberra player - hit with FOD.*
Todd - is a FLOG.

*Foreign Object Damage

 

[Harvies elbow]

The article was actually written last Tuesday.
They knew There'd be a f*ck up.
Just had to fill in the blanks...

 

[globaleagle]

Same with the Souths - Roosters’ fans fracas at ANZ last week. ‘Crickets’ from Todd and the Moore Park set.

Canberra player - hit with FOD.*
Todd - is a FLOG.

*Foreign Object Damage

That's right: Fans fighting in the stands and a baby had to be quickly moved out of harms way and nothing, just a small bit on channel 7.

Uncle Nick's wallet must have been a bit lighter after that one!

 

[jbb/james]

You would think after organising a string of successful ( cough ) GF extravaganzas and with all todds experience with the Smith testimonial charity for hungry Smiths , the NRL would have **** all over sparklergate
Not to mention Paul Beatly guy on the board who did the comm games.

Todd has gone on record allegedly stating that the fireworks integrity, the games integrity and the integrity on all the integritys was in fact full of the best type of integrity for the game moving forward

Integrity and goodtegrity

A full investigation is underway with everyone exoected to be cleared in the name of integrity cos thats what the NRL is about

 

[globaleagle]

You would think after organising a string of successful ( cough ) GF extravaganzas and with all todds experience with the Smith testimonial charity for hungry Smiths , the NRL would have **** all over sparklergate
Not to mention Paul Beatly guy on the board who did the comm games.

Todd has gone on record allegedly stating that the fireworks integrity, the games integrity and the integrity on all the integritys was in fact full of the best type of integrity for the game moving forward

Integrity and goodtegrity

A full investigation is underway with everyone exoected to be cleared in the name of integrity cos thats what the NRL is about

"In-todd-grity"



defn: Having no integrity

 

[jbb/james]

"In-todd-grity"



defn: Having no integrity

Doh !