Another Mythical Blues theory by a NSW Blue in Gould
The reality and fact is
NSW played as good as the Maroons allowed them too
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The reality and fact is
NSW played as good as the Maroons allowed them too
QueefRichards
Bencher
NSW shouldve claimed victory at halftime and demanded the game stop
Brissie Kid
Bencher
Never gone win while wearing that Blues jersey design.
And Manly could do worse than copying that QLD maroon and white kit some time.
And Manly could do worse than copying that QLD maroon and white kit some time.
Captain Moondog
Absolute Superstar
We need Lebensraum. We don't need to open the borders, we need to extend them.
Lets put things in perspective feathered friend ..
The blues call what they wear on to the field a Jersey
The Maroons call it a shrine
That is the difference that lies in the Maroon DNA and culture and the rest is history
The Legendary Manly Maroon DCE who was born to play in the Legendary Maroon Shrine
Sometimes I wish I could strut around with the same level of arrogance and self entitlement to victory as nsw does, especially so when they get their butts handed to them so many times.
Everyone knows it, everyone sees it, but apparently as soon as you wear a sky blue jersey, 1 point in front with 79mins to go is "so in the bag" you can just switch off.
Well played QLD.
Everyone knows it, everyone sees it, but apparently as soon as you wear a sky blue jersey, 1 point in front with 79mins to go is "so in the bag" you can just switch off.
Well played QLD.
Tomay
Bencher
Last night QLD played like Manly should have if they had a decent dummy half to serve the forwards, some line speed and some willingness from players other than Jake to tackle hard.
There is still room for grinding defensive game plans based on strong middle forwards. You just have to be disciplined and have a player or two (like Turbo and DCE) to spark some attack.
There is still room for grinding defensive game plans based on strong middle forwards. You just have to be disciplined and have a player or two (like Turbo and DCE) to spark some attack.
double hoops
First Grader
But u need to take Jake out of the ball playing equation and move him to prop. DCE, Munster, Hunt and Friend all on at the same time worked. Jake stifles the attack, and he did the same for the blues
40 nil
It's only a game ...
However, one swallow does not make a summer
The Who
Journey Man
I just read the NRL's reason for this, which I find ridiculous.
They say that towards the end of each half the ref gets a 10-second countdown in his earpiece; something like a launch of a rocket into space.
So, apart from having to referee a game in the closing stages, which can often be frantic, the poor ref gets some clown yelling in his ear 10, 9, 8, 7.....?
Why would you inflict more distraction on the ref than a high-powered game of RL already creates?
Surely the ref can call 'time' when he hears the siren?
If this explanation is true then it reaffirms the NRL is administered by bureaucracy, piling layer-upon-layer of unnecessary rules on what should be a simple sport. No wonder the refs make mistakes. You try to make rational decisions when someone is babbling in your lughole!
OR ... should have played IF our dummy half had forwards with some line speed and willingness to run onto the ball ...
StuBoot
Bencher
This has been where NSW continue to stuff up, been consistently doing it for ages.
We hear that we have too many choices and the selectors/coach keep doing it - selecting the team with players out if position, it may work every now and then.
We picked two specialist centres in Crighton and Lomax with Cotric an experienced centre yet none of them get a start - we play a fullback and 5/8 there instead as good as they may be.
We put a running 5/8 on the bench, no back up hooker, two similar players in Crichton and Murray.
Qld went with 3 props and Hunt - he proved the point of difference freeing up Chez and Munster whilst asking questions himself.
Fittler won’t drop Wighton but I can’t see him playing him 5/8 either, Keary will be the scapegoat with Cleary given another chance.
Cordner and Frizell offered nothing but they won’t be dropped either.
All the talk before the series of trying to give most players a go will go out the window now.
How does he get Pap, McInnes, Cotric, RCG, Yeo etc into the 17?
Bennett will reward the team that got it done apart from Capewell being out injured for Holmes to come in I’d say.
The NSW forwards 2nd half was pathetic
Whats happened to Haas - had way more aggro and determination in early Bronco games....safiti and Pauli probably the difference in the 1st half seemed to switch off and that took Cook out of the game....losing Cam Murray possibly the difference in the end, though in a nutshell in s lethargic game, Qld showed more energy...
Whats happened to Haas - had way more aggro and determination in early Bronco games....safiti and Pauli probably the difference in the 1st half seemed to switch off and that took Cook out of the game....losing Cam Murray possibly the difference in the end, though in a nutshell in s lethargic game, Qld showed more energy...
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Add that to having to remember to ..
Learn and call every player by their first name .
Call the number of every tackle ..
Call players off side and advise them not to get involved ..
Call when to break from the scrum ..
Call when the defence can move up ..
Have 159,413 rules that can be interpreted 879 different ways ...
It’ll be the * cup anyway so who gives a ****!!!
The '47ers
When Eagles are silent Parrots begin to chatter
Scorpio
Armchair Expert
I don't understand why the refs can't/don't use jersey colour + number to call out a player... seems to work in rugby.
John Nicholson
Nicko
DCE MVP, SOO1
Nothing else, just wanted to write the headline!
Nothing else, just wanted to write the headline!
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7 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 14 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 12 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 10 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 |
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8 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 8 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 8 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 8 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | -8 | 8 |
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8 | 4 | 4 | -60 | 8 |
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8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 7 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | -31 | 6 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | -41 | 6 |
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7 | 2 | 5 | -29 | 4 |
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7 | 1 | 6 | -87 | 4 |
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7 | 1 | 6 | -136 | 4 |
