The NRL Finals Series - 2023

[Scorpio]

Accidentally opening his mouth?? No, sorry I don't buy it.

That was a straight up bite and should have been a send off.

Gamble has his 95kg body weight on top of him, his head is pushing forward onto the back of Wighton's head, and he has his arm wrapped around Wighton's mouth while still applying pressure to his head and upper body.

To me that's at least enough mitigating factors for the ref not to decide to send him off at that moment, but we'll see what the MRC say.

 

[Ben]

Look like Jack Chompy will be out for the manly game in Vegas

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Fun Facts:

Allan Fitzgibbon took over coaching the Cronulla Sharks in 1988. They made the Finals under him in 1988 and 1989, playing 3 games ... and were 0–3.

Craig Fitzgibbon took over coaching the Cronulla Sharks in 2022. They made the Finals under him in 2022 and 2023, playing 3 games ... and are now 0–3.

Looks like the SMH people have been reading your posts😉:

Unless, Allan makes a coaching comeback, he won’t get a chance to ‘erase’ anything.

 

[HoldenV8]

Gamble has his 95kg body weight on top of him, his head is pushing forward onto the back of Wighton's head, and he has his arm wrapped around Wighton's mouth while still applying pressure to his head and upper body.

To me that's at least enough mitigating factors for the ref not to decide to send him off at that moment, but we'll see what the MRC say.

I still don't buy it, and having just watched the replay of it again ... no chance that I ever will. That was a bite and Wighton should have been sent.

Bite marks on the arm. Saliva on the arm. A video replay showing Wighton biting Gamble's arm. What more evidence did they need for a send off??

 

[HoldenV8]

Looks like the SMH people have been reading your posts😉:
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Unless, Allan makes a coaching comeback, he won’t get a chance to ‘erase’ anything.

The walking rugby league encyclopedia that is David Middleton would have known it without having to look it up. I had to check lol.

 

[eaglebuzz]

I still don't buy it, and having just watched the replay of it again ... no chance that I ever will. That was a bite and Wighton should have been sent.

Bite marks on the arm. Saliva on the arm. A video replay showing Wighton biting Gamble's arm. What more evidence did they need for a send off??

Is a bite even a send off offense?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

The walking rugby league encyclopedia that is David Middleton would have known it without having to look it up. I had to check lol.

Indeed, he probably would know.

 

[Waz13]

I still don't buy it, and having just watched the replay of it again ... no chance that I ever will. That was a bite and Wighton should have been sent.

Bite marks on the arm. Saliva on the arm. A video replay showing Wighton biting Gamble's arm. What more evidence did they need for a send off??

Clear bite and should have been sent. Will be on the sidelines for a bit old Jacky.

 

[Rafferty]

Chompy Jack

Bulldog Bitters Morrin got 8 weeks, Graham 12 weeks, sideshow Bob 4 weeks

4 - 12 weeks, I’d take a week, but couldn’t care less if he gets 12

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

Jack Bighton

 

[Brookie Bob]

Chompy Jack

Bulldog Bitters Morrin got 8 weeks, Graham 12 weeks, sideshow Bob 4 weeks

4 - 12 weeks, I’d take a week, but couldn’t care less if he gets 12

The arms are better at Hungry Jack's...........yum

 

[Eagle 1]

Is Hoppa Jnr injured or out of favour? Played 20 games on the wing this year. But Schiller gets the gig.

Yeah, saw Hoppa jnr in the pre game huddle before they go onto the ground and looked pretty uninterested and nonchalant tbh.

 

[Eagle 1]

Thought Ricky's presser was hilarious, said that they deserved to be in the 8 if not the top 4, come on Ricky, with a - 137 f/a hardly a resounding recommendation.

 

[Waz13]

Thought Ricky's presser was hilarious, said that they deserved to be in the 8 if not the top 4, come on Ricky, with a - 137 f/a hardly a resounding recommendation.

Ricky’s a tool. I have a couple mates who are Raiders fans and they have been wanting him gone for years.

Have said it on these boards, there’s really nothing between team 3 and team 13 this year. Any team on their day can beat the other. Very much a two horse race. They were rubbish yesterday, but they only team I can see being able to upset in the prelim is Newcastle. And they will need to be close to fully fit and play a near perfect game.

 

[Eagle 1]

Ricky’s a tool. I have a couple mates who are Raiders fans and they have been wanting him gone for years.

Have said it on these boards, there’s really nothing between team 3 and team 13 this year. Any team on their day can beat the other. Very much a two horse race. They were rubbish yesterday, but they only team I can see being able to upset in the prelim is Newcastle. And they will need to be close to fully fit and play a near perfect game.

Sticky's an intimidating kinda guy, no one would dare tap him on shoulder for fear of copping a king hit.

 

[40 nil]

Likely results?

Week 2
Storm beat Roosters in Melbourne
Warriors beat Knights in Auckland (assuming Johnson plays)

Week 3
Panthers beat Storm
Broncos beat Warriors

Week 4
Panthers beat Broncos in low scoring GF

 

[StuBoot]

I still don't buy it, and having just watched the replay of it again ... no chance that I ever will. That was a bite and Wighton should have been sent.

Bite marks on the arm. Saliva on the arm. A video replay showing Wighton biting Gamble's arm. What more evidence did they need for a send off??

One thing that stood out to me was that Gamble complained to the ref and said he was bitten but neither he or any of his teammates took that much offence to it to go after Wighton.
Surely if he thought it was intentional he'd want a piece of him, wouldn't he?
Didn't even give him a gobful.
It was all very matter of fact, does that lend any weight to Wighton's defence?

 

[BOZO]

Finals without Manly is a DULL INSIGNIFICANT NON EVENT

 

[Waz13]

Finals without Manly is a DULL INSIGNIFICANT NON EVENT

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Agree @BOZO

But I am enjoying cheering on the Knights with my 10yr old who’s a big fan. The little man was at his fired up best cheering Ponga and the Knights home yesterday.

Shame manly fans ain’t experiencing those highs. Hopefully next year.

 

[BOZO]

Agree @BOZO

But I am enjoying cheering on the Knights with my 10yr old who’s a big fan. The little man was at his fired up best cheering Ponga and the Knights home yesterday.

Shame manly fans ain’t experiencing those highs. Hopefully next year.

Good luck to your boy who is a big Knights fan and is enjoying watching the team that he supports making their fans and their club proud

I do not have any emotional excitement for any other team but Manly
I do hope the Knights go all the way and deliver a premiership for your boy @Waz13
A premiership win is a clubs Greatest Honour and the pinnacle of all the joys that footy can bring to the fans