2022 NRL General discussion

[bort]

Yeah I know but like you said, for Rugby. Maybe those two lads saw the light.

Sharks sign talented young gun

Sharks 2020 Harold Matthews Cup captain Siteni Taukamo, a player with a huge future in rugby league, has committed to the Cronulla club through until at least the end of the 2024 season

www.sharks.com.au

 

[Paul C]

Yeah I know but like you said, for Rugby. Maybe those two lads saw the light.

The schools just look for the best athletes they can sign. Don't care so much what happens after school. The broncos sometimes direct their kids to these schools.

 

[BurgoShark]

The schools just look for the best athletes they can sign. Don't care so much what happens after school. The broncos sometimes direct their kids to these schools.

Yeah. The school comp is super competitive. I have a close friend who is a full time coach at a GPS school (not footy) and he gets bonuses etc. for team results. He is very much an athlete-focused coach, but the school is 100% short-to-medium results focused. They care about this year and 1-2 years from now only - because having good results means more prestige and therefore more students paying to go there. I.e. having the best scholarship kids will increase enrolments overall.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Jim Dymock sacked by the Tits

 

[Tiger Shark]

Jim Dymock sacked by the Tits

Yeah sounds like they told him he wont be kept on next year and he had a sook and quit immediately.

Not a great attitude to just up and leave a team but dont think they're missing much with. Pretty average AC imo.

 

[MrDravid]

Yeah sounds like they told him he wont be kept on next year and he had a sook and quit immediately.

Not a great attitude to just up and leave a team but dont think they're missing much with. Pretty average AC imo.

I'd guess it was along the lines of, if you leave quietly, you'll get your full pay.

 

[stormshark]

I'd guess it was along the lines of, if you leave quietly, you'll get your full pay.

Funny isn't it, those that played with him talk about what super Footy smarts he has.

 

[bort]

Cheese suspended for three

 

[Capital_Shark]

Cheese suspended for three

YKTR bro

 

[BurgoShark]

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly…

The NRL are considering a shock rule change which could see the game extend beyond the 80 minute mark and stop teams intentionally giving away set restarts in the dying stages of games with the match in the balance.

The Daily Telegraph has learnt the NRL will explore the potential of teams having to play out their set of six even if the game clock has elapsed.

That means for example, if you are in possession with just 15 seconds to go before the halftime or full-time siren then the referee will allow you to play out your set regardless if the match clock has expired.

The half or match will end after the last tackle of the set or if the attacking team gives away possession.

The rule shift would stop defending teams from intentionally giving away set restarts to run the clock down in the dying stages.

It is understood the NRL’s rule committee will explore the potential change in the off-season ahead of the 2023 season. It stems from an unforeseen work around clubs have made against the set restart rule.

A raft of communication received by the NRL and recommendations from some clubs have prompted the move to be considered.

The potential comes to a head following the controversial finish to the Dragons and Raiders match earlier this month.

The match ended in a farcical fashion when the Raiders were denied an opportunity to play out the set because St George Illawarra intentionally gave away set restarts as they clung onto a two-point lead.

St George Illawarra skipper happily conceded a set restart for a flop and then for not standing square as the clock ticked down to the final seconds.

The Raiders were denied a genuine last shot at snatching the lead.

Under the potential new rule the Dragons defensive line would be put under significant strain if they are forced to defend multiple repeat sets to allow Canberra to play out the final set.

The Blues also would have had a chance to draw the scores level in the opening State of Origin. Isaah Yeo was caught centimetres short but the Maroons defence held onto the Blues lock who was unable to get up and play the ball in time. The Blues still had two tackles left when the clock stopped.

The opening game of the 2020 Origin was spoiled when six Queensland players jumped on James Tedesco to stop him from playing the ball before the siren with a full set left. The Blues trailed by four and were just 10 metres short of Queensland’s line.

I reckon just having refs actually enforcing the existing rules and calling penalties in these situations seems like a lot less work.

 

[Capital_Shark]

Honestly, enough with all the "do over, I don't like the rules" bullshit like captains challenge and this garbage proposal. You drop the pill cold and the ref calls knock on like it has been since 1908, but maybe it trickled backwards, let's stop and forensically examine that. Is there seriously any fan who enjoys a minute 30 of "looking to determine if the ball has gone backwards..." to vindicate what we all know was an obvious **** up?

Similar with this and I agree completely with burgo. When time is up, it's up. If the defence did anything outside the rules in the lead up then it's the refs job to blow his whistle. Have they forgot that they can still blow a penalty against a team defending their line? Forget the time and the score and just ref the game – if it's not worth a penalty with 78 minutes to go, it's not worth a penalty in the 78th minute. Or it is, whichever.

 

[Blue_Eyes84]

I think Smith is overrated.

 

[Thresher]

Honestly, enough with all the "do over, I don't like the rules" bullshit like captains challenge and this garbage proposal. You drop the pill cold and the ref calls knock on like it has been since 1908, but maybe it trickled backwards, let's stop and forensically examine that. Is there seriously any fan who enjoys a minute 30 of "looking to determine if the ball has gone backwards..." to vindicate what we all know was an obvious **** up?

Similar with this and I agree completely with burgo. When time is up, it's up. If the defence did anything outside the rules in the lead up then it's the refs job to blow his whistle. Have they forgot that they can still blow a penalty against a team defending their line? Forget the time and the score and just ref the game – if it's not worth a penalty with 78 minutes to go, it's not worth a penalty in the 78th minute. Or it is, whichever.

It's been in more recent times that refs have called practically all spilt ball a knock on regardless of whether it went back.

It's become like touch footy in that respect IMO.

I'm one of the ones who likes that this can be challenged. The captains are only allowed one wrong challenge per game, so if the refs are getting it right, then that's only 2 stoppages in a game.

 

[BurgoShark]

It's been in more recent times that refs have called practically all spilt ball a knock on regardless of whether it went back.

It's become like touch footy in that respect IMO.

I'm one of the ones who likes that this can be challenged. The captains are only allowed one wrong challenge per game, so if the refs are getting it right, then that's only 2 stoppages in a game.

Captain’s challenge for whether the ball went backwards or forwards is fine by me. It’s become like the video ref in general though, which was originally only introduced to check the corner post and the put down. They use it to check every bloody thing.

When we get a 4 minute break in the game to determine whether it deflected of one bloke’s back or the other bloke’s arse, it’s painful to watch.

It’s also a magic 8 ball as per the video ref. How many times do you hear “he has a deliberate stripping action” and you think “it just looked like he was pulling his hand out. He can’t leave it there”?

 

[Thresher]

Captain’s challenge for whether the ball went backwards or forwards is fine by me. It’s become like the video ref in general though, which was originally only introduced to check the corner post and the put down. They use it to check every bloody thing.

When we get a 4 minute break in the game to determine whether it deflected of one bloke’s back or the other bloke’s arse, it’s painful to watch.

It’s also a magic 8 ball as per the video ref. How many times do you hear “he has a deliberate stripping action” and you think “it just looked like he was pulling his hand out. He can’t leave it there”?

The whole definition of possession annoys me e.g. not being able to drag a loose ball into your body when lying on the ground if you're dragging it in the direction of the opposition's line

 

[BurgoShark]

The whole definition of possession annoys me e.g. not being able to drag a loose ball into your body when lying on the ground if you're dragging it in the direction of the opposition's line

Go watch some juniors. Ball lost in contact is called a scrum feed to the team who dropped it about 80% of the time - because apparently tackling hard under the ball counts as stripping .

 

[Sparkles]

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly…


I reckon just having refs actually enforcing the existing rules and calling penalties in these situations seems like a lot less work.

Gus is going to lose his mind over this.
And I agree... adding rules to cover rules that are not working is insane

 

[HaroldBishop]

Gus is going to lose his mind over this.
And I agree... adding rules to cover rules that are not working is insane

Yeah he will and he should.

It's getting beyond a joke really.

 

[Sevshark]

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly…


I reckon just having refs actually enforcing the existing rules and calling penalties in these situations seems like a lot less work.

Next we'll be putting people in the bin for intentional knock-ons

 

[Born&bred]

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly…


I reckon just having refs actually enforcing the existing rules and calling penalties in these situations seems like a lot less work.

Exactly. The examples they used could simply be penalised.