2022 NRL Round 8 - Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Vs Brisbane Broncos @ Suncorp Stadium, Thursday 28th April 7.50pm

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new rule: any sharks players that leaves our club only allowed to play in ESL. problem solved




so my covid theory wasn't that far off the mark

interesting you are allowed to play with the flu but not covid. the flu can be pretty dangerous too and alot of people wouldn't even be vaccinated against the flu at present
It’s a clown world
 

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Yeh but having flu symptoms you would still be concerned it was going to go positive at some stage.

When our son had covid I could have sworn I had it even though was testing negative in RAT tests due to flu like symptoms.
Didn’t have PCR test though?
Heard of a lot of people testing negative on RATs but still having it.

NRL players might get full test if symptomatic
 

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Didn’t have PCR test though?
Heard of a lot of people testing negative on RATs but still having it.

NRL players might get full test if symptomatic
Yeah the PCR is a much more thorough test - picking up the slightest of fragments ..

It’s why when you clear the 7 days you don’t get another PCR for 3 months because you will keep testing positive ..
 

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Yeah the PCR is a much more thorough test - picking up the slightest of fragments ..

It’s why when you clear the 7 days you don’t get another PCR for 3 months because you will keep testing positive ..
Last week(Anzac day) i tested positive on a RAT.
My Wife & 2 year old daughter both tested negative on RAT but went for PCRs and were positve
So all 3 of us isolated together for 7 days , today is freedom day
 

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It seems alot of Covid vaccinated people experience mild symptoms and can get over it in 3-7 days.

The FLU virus will knock you on your ass for 2-3 weeks+
It's horrendous - you know when you have cause it feels like you gunna or wanna die!

I think our players just had the head colds (Rhinovirus) that are going around not the actual FLU (Influenza). You would struggle to play with the actual FLU, it might even be dangerous as you should be resting and getting fluids.

Not easy with a Cold either mind you

If our players had the FLU it seems kinda silly to me they are allowed to play if you can't for the Corona Virus which most people actually are vaccinated against and can get over relatively quickly and is a variant of the FLU virus.

This is the new world we live in now though and I guess the rules and outlooks need to be updated while maintaining a sense of practicality so I'm not suggesting there's an easy solution at hand but we are in a different situation with the Corona Virus to what we were 2-3 years ago
 

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Couldn't help but notice, Cam McInnes didn't cop a charge for his "Crusher Tackle"
 

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It seems alot of Covid vaccinated people experience mild symptoms and can get over it in 3-7 days.

The FLU virus will knock you on your ass for 2-3 weeks+
It's horrendous - you know when you have cause it feels like you gunna or wanna die!

I think our players just had the head colds (Rhinovirus) that are going around not the actual FLU (Influenza). You would struggle to play with the actual FLU, it might even be dangerous as you should be resting and getting fluids.

Not easy with a Cold either mind you

If our players had the FLU it seems kinda silly to me they are allowed to play if you can't for the Corona Virus which most people actually are vaccinated against and can get over relatively quickly and is a variant of the FLU virus.

This is the new world we live in now though and I guess the rules and outlooks need to be updated while maintaining a sense of practicality so I'm not suggesting there's an easy solution at hand but we are in a different situation with the Corona Virus to what we were 2-3 years ago
Had flu where I have been very sick for like a week, maybe a little over, don't think I've ever been sick 2+ weeks

Meanwhile here I am a month post covid still tired constantly...
 

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Couldn't help but notice, Cam McInnes didn't cop a charge for his "Crusher Tackle"
Surprise, surprise. We didn't deserve to win but geez these bunker decisions are killing teams.

That one against Canberra was terrible. Everyone could see he was milking.
 

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Surprise, surprise. We didn't deserve to win but geez these bunker decisions are killing teams.

That one against Canberra was terrible. Everyone could see he was milking.
Of course he was but I thought there was enough head contact to warrant the penalty under current interpretations.

There was never a crusher though. Our guys only drank light milk on two worse crushers than that during the game - unless Fitz is saying don't milk we just got very heavily incentivised to do so from now on
 

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I rather lose with integrity then start milking for a penalty to win a game.
 
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Of course he was but I thought there was enough head contact to warrant the penalty under current interpretations.

There was never a crusher though. Our guys only drank light milk on two worse crushers than that during the game - unless Fitz is saying don't milk we just got very heavily incentivised to do so from now on
I disagree mate. I thought it was very harsh on the Raiders. I thought there was hardly any head contact at all.

The point that others are trying to make is that the bunker is being very reactive at the moment. They get criticised for not sending Daniel Tupou to the bin last week so they are trying to make up for it. About the only one I have seen them get right this weekend was the Lawton send off. Other than that, it's been very poor by them.
 
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I rather lose with integrity then start milking for a penalty to win a game.
Unfortunately mate when games of football are on the line, then the coaches and players will do anything to win.

Wait until we get to the semis, we will have players laying down all over the place unless the NRL put a stop to it.
 

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I rather lose with integrity then start milking for a penalty to win a game.
You referring to that Lodge one yeah? Shocker, surprised Big Red didn't stamp his feet and protest more ( think he wasn't sure whether he got him or lodge faking)
 

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I disagree mate. I thought it was very harsh on the Raiders. I thought there was hardly any head contact at all.

The point that others are trying to make is that the bunker is being very reactive at the moment. They get criticised for not sending Daniel Tupou to the bin last week so they are trying to make up for it. About the only one I have seen them get right this weekend was the Lawton send off. Other than that, it's been very poor by them.
Yep that was my point. If the ref blows a penalty / put on report on the run and get it wrong I can cop that.

Some of the ones picked up by the bunker (the two McInnes ones as an example but it happens to every team) are a joke.

Don't get me started on the independent Doctor.
 

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I disagree mate. I thought it was very harsh on the Raiders. I thought there was hardly any head contact at all.

The point that others are trying to make is that the bunker is being very reactive at the moment. They get criticised for not sending Daniel Tupou to the bin last week so they are trying to make up for it. About the only one I have seen them get right this weekend was the Lawton send off. Other than that, it's been very poor by them.
But hardly any at all is a penalty currently

I definitely don't think that amount of head contacts by accident should be a penalty, but it has been relatively consistently this season.
Certainly I'd rather something like that not decide the game.

The Tupou one not being a sin bin was wrong by a big stretch, a very bad call by first ref and then bunker and went against how they have typically tried to referee this year. I do agree bunker very reactive etc
 

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The officials and NRL would prefer to get criticized for over reacting penalising and reporting a player as you won't get sued for that in regards to player welfare

So I think the bias is going to be more on the penalise and report side than the let it go play on side where they could potentially find themselves in a stack of trouble for not protecting the players or at least appearing to

The world is run by Lawyers and Accountants not Doctors and Sports Officials
 
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But hardly any at all is a penalty currently

I definitely don't think that amount of head contacts by accident should be a penalty, but it has been relatively consistently this season.
Certainly I'd rather something like that not decide the game.

The Tupou one not being a sin bin was wrong by a big stretch, a very bad call by first ref and then bunker and went against how they have typically tried to referee this year. I do agree bunker very reactive etc
If you were in the bunker - and I mean just plain Bort, not under any potential instructions by anyone above you - would you have deemed it a penalty?
 

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But hardly any at all is a penalty currently

I definitely don't think that amount of head contacts by accident should be a penalty, but it has been relatively consistently this season.
Certainly I'd rather something like that not decide the game.

The Tupou one not being a sin bin was wrong by a big stretch, a very bad call by first ref and then bunker and went against how they have typically tried to referee this year. I do agree bunker very reactive etc
Is it still the Bunker is only allowed to step in when its a reportable offense?

I thought it pretty clear he was never going to get reported.
 

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Is it still the Bunker is only allowed to step in when its a reportable offense?

I thought it pretty clear he was never going to get reported.
I believe bunker can rule on any instance of foul play.

I'm not sure exactly what the definitions are that require something to be reported or where a penalty suffices.
I do think it was not 'report' worthy... what is even the point of the report anymore? Report was so judiciary knew to look at it right? Now match review committee should not miss any penalty being charged that warrants it.

It would be awkward for bunkers ruling back to referee to be 'there is high contact but we don't see it as reportable, play on'

If you were in the bunker - and I mean just plain Bort, not under any potential instructions by anyone above you - would you have deemed it a penalty?
Tough question as if I was in the bunker I would obviously have instructions and interpretations I am expected to follow.
But I will say this, as a spectator I don't want it to be a penalty.
 
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