NRL is a disgrace.

[BOZO]

We and the refs, gifted them the win. Overcoming adversity had nothing to do with it 😉

We had our chances feathered friend and we failed take them

What does Overcoming adversity mean ?
Overcoming adversity means being successful despite difficulties or challenges

I hate losing
Now I will feel sht for the rest of the week

Good night feathered friends

 

[XV-1]

Pity Walker was suspended this week as maybe he could have played 5/8th.

 

[Kevinward777]

We had our chances feathered friend and we failed take them

What does Overcoming adversity mean ?
Overcoming adversity means being successful despite difficulties or challenges

I hate losing
Now I will feel sht for the rest of the week

Good night feathered friends

Sleep well @BOZO. We'll be back.

 

[skull61]

Not sure what makes anyone think Croker would have been more effective at 6 most on here reckon he’s hopeless anyway

 

[frank stokes]

Pity Walker was suspended this week as maybe he could have played 5/8th.

We had a 5/8... he was in dummy half...

 

[XV-1]

We had a 5/8... he was in dummy half...

Not according to Des.

 

[frank stokes]

Not sure what makes anyone think Croker would have been more effective at 6 most on here reckon he’s hopeless anyway

But he IS a 6... he actually had real good success for us in the 6... Funa is a an outside back and has NEVER been a playmaker...

They are totally different roles... I dont get it...

 

[Waz13]

And it is unrealistic to expect Tom to be up every week as well. He must be feeling a lot of pressure. Is a 20 year old Schuster our second most important player?

Schu is a superstar in the making - if not already. From what I’ve seen he’s that good. Natural ball player who’s big. When I heard he was out I was really worried. Our injury crisis is beyond belief atm. Saddler gone now as well.

 

[Moops]

They were all a bit off imo. Refs cruelled us something shocking but we really still should have won this one. Bye next week is timely as we are completely ravaged with injuries.

With all our injuries, and Origin coming up, we desperately needed to bank those two points today against an ordinary Knights team. 7-5 would have given us a little breathing space.

 

[Yaz Eagle]

Some **** decisions that didn’t let us have momentum:

• Harper tackled then taken into touch. I have seen that blown as penalty as he was on the ground and stopped and got up to play the ball
• Keppie on the last tackled gets his legs pulled by Fitzgibbon and no 6 again call. That was a deadset 6 again
• Marty gets hit high by Frizell and only on report with no sin bin.
• Marty gets sim binned for a front on shot where if you look at reverse angle Saifiti’s shoulder also contacts Marty’s head.
• Twice Knights players injured on their six with trainer on and game stopped, but they stay on the field till next Manly set and their trainer gets ref to stop the game.

the list can be longer but can’t be bothered as the newspapers will have it printed as 18-10 to Knights.

Best we can hope of Marty doesn’t get charged as none of the players from yesterday with worse crushers and high tackles were charged by MRC, and we get a few good ones back after the Bye.

 

[Waz13]

With all our injuries, and Origin coming up, we desperately needed to bank those two points today against an ordinary Knights team. 7-5 would have given us a little breathing space.

Fortunately we get 2pts next week. So disappointed with that loss today tho as Tge pts were there for the taking! Knights were so bad and somehow we were worse! Boys will be filthy. As for the selection issue with Funa. There’s no way I would have played Croker there. He is our 9 until Fainu comes back. Would have gone LawMan at 6 and Burbo to an edge. LawMan is a quality pickup imo. One of our best today I thought. Harper owned Best all day as well.

 

[wedgetail eagle]

Danny Weidler SMH-
“The future of Peter V’landys as the game’s leader could be under threat as he faces a revolt from a group of high-profile players for his handling of the high-tackle crackdown.

Some leading players are so angry they want him out of the game now – and they are privately working on ways to remove him.”
Andrew Webster mentioned it on CH9 this morning, as well.

 

[Moops]

Fortunately we get 2pts next week. So disappointed with that loss today tho as Tge pts were there for the taking! Knights were so bad and somehow we were worse! Boys will be filthy. As for the selection issue with Funa. There’s no way I would have played Croker there. He is our 9 until Fainu comes back. Would have gone LawMan at 6 and Burbo to an edge. LawMan is a quality pickup imo. One of our best today I thought. Harper owned Best all day as well.

Almost a wasted effort to beat the Eels and then lose to an ordinary Knights team the week after. I fear this loss may prove costly in the long run. Cowboys won't be a walk in the park either.

 

[KNUCKLES]

Not ideal to throw a rookie out there in a tight game like that

Your right. But I reckon young burbo would be pretty gutted. Your debut is a pretty special milestone. I think des shouldn't of picked him if he wasn't comfortable with him playing in a tight game. If that makes sense

 

[sheridanstand78]

The crackdown on tackles that are deemed head high or crushers had produced a cynical side to the game that is against the fabric of the game.

Rugby league for 113 years had been a tough contact sport played by very tough men.

Now we have a situation that we are in the era of the serial milkers.

Teams are now coached to stay down, touch their necks to infer a crusher tackle, stay down after a tackle where it is accidental and does not harm a player if it is marginally high.

The NRL have created this monster and the fans are getting jack of it!

When I see players rushing to the ref with 10 fingers trying to get a player binned or sent off it makes my blood boil.

It is cynical to watch! In football its called assimilation and you see this behaviour and the fans hate it just as much.

If you are going to speed up the game with ring a ding resets which is a refs discretion and this means that players have less decision time when making tackles you are bound to see an increase in contact with the head.

If it is an obvious late hit like what Keppie did well the sin bin is fine, What we saw today especially from Newcastle was this cynical play to milk penalties and if you get a nervous ref and bunker like we did today you see mistakes made like the retrospective call that Marty copped and Frizzell got away with!

Right now there is no balance and the crackdown is now 3 weeks old and players , coaches and everyone else are really fed up with the inconsistency.

I wonder if this will continue during Origin???

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

Your right. But I reckon young burbo would be pretty gutted. Your debut is a pretty special milestone. I think des shouldn't of picked him if he wasn't comfortable with him playing in a tight game. If that makes sense

I think the reality is that it shouldn't have been tight. Seriously that Knight's team is terrible - the refs, our poor selections, our terrible attack, our ill discipline, Turbo being asleep all game waiting for NSW all contributed and Burbo should have had a first game with little pressure.

 

[The better Robbo]

We will have a few back after the bye and we will need them if our origin boys don't back up.
Siro
Cust
Walker
Foran
Schuster
Olakau-atu
All big chances to be back after the bye and hopefully DCE and Jake both back up, not sure about pushing Turbo to play after origin.

 

[The better Robbo]

The crackdown on tackles that are deemed head high or crushers had produced a cynical side to the game that is against the fabric of the game.

Rugby league for 113 years had been a tough contact sport played by very tough men.

Now we have a situation that we are in the era of the serial milkers.

Teams are now coached to stay down, touch their necks to infer a crusher tackle, stay down after a tackle where it is accidental and does not harm a player if it is marginally high.

The NRL have created this monster and the fans are getting jack of it!

When I see players rushing to the ref with 10 fingers trying to get a player binned or sent off it makes my blood boil.

It is cynical to watch! In football its called assimilation and you see this behaviour and the fans hate it just as much.

If you are going to speed up the game with ring a ding resets which is a refs discretion and this means that players have less decision time when making tackles you are bound to see an increase in contact with the head.

If it is an obvious late hit like what Keppie did well the sin bin is fine, What we saw today especially from Newcastle was this cynical play to milk penalties and if you get a nervous ref and bunker like we did today you see mistakes made like the retrospective call that Marty copped and Frizzell got away with!

Right now there is no balance and the crackdown is now 3 weeks old and players , coaches and everyone else are really fed up with the inconsistency.

I wonder if this will continue during Origin???

100% if Tapuau stays down after the Frizell hit he probably goes to the bin! We have seen less sin binned.

 

[KNUCKLES]

I think the reality is that it shouldn't have been tight. Seriously that Knight's team is terrible - the refs, our poor selections, our terrible attack, our ill discipline, Turbo being asleep all game waiting for NSW all contributed and Burbo should have had a first game with little pressure.

Well yeah I think everyone would agree.. probably ended up being half our problem today unfortunately

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

Well yeah I think everyone would agree.. probably ended up being half our problem today unfortunately

lots of blame to go around - Des, players, game officials