2023 NRL Round 26 Newcastle Knights v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 4:05PM Sunday 27th August @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[Western Sharkie]

Unless he plays Ruan Sims style!

Sometimes some Players do!

 

[egg]

Grant Atkins is the BUNKER Official for our game today , he was the BUNKER Official sticking his nose in, making ludicrous calls in Raiders debacle .
Does anyone know if there's any particular BUNKER Official or referee that has given US a few BAD rub of the green games ?

 

[Western Sharkie]

Grant Atkins is the BUNKER Official for our game today , he was the BUNKER Official sticking his nose in, making ludicrous calls in Raiders debacle .
Does anyone know if there's any particular BUNKER Official or referee that has given US a few BAD rub of the green games ?

Refreshing to have you back egg but does the bunker make any GOOD decisions to start with?

 

[Western Sharkie]

Apologies if already mentioned….(I know Nicho’s has been)

Late Mail: Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Jackson Hastings and Kurt Mann have been omitted from the team 24 hours out from kick off. Hastings is still battling an ankle inury while Fitzgibbon has been ruled out on account of a shoulder niggle.

Late Mail: Halfback Nicho Hynes has beenruled out of Sunday’s game after picking up a quad injury at training. Matt Moylan has moved into the halves. Jesse Colquhoun has joined the bench.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Only in the NRL is there this much talk about officials before a game.

 

[BurgoShark]

So Iro not playing for the jets then!

That will hurt them.
Don’t get me wrong, I’d like to see him on the NRL bench but if he isn’t going to play, then Newtown could use him

It’s unlikely that he plays, but there aren’t actually any rules preventing him playing for the Jets. Players have been 18th or 19th man before after playing NSW Cup.

Iro is playing.

 

[sharkstragic]

Only in the NRL is there this much talk about officials before a game.

Here’s my take on.this. Last 3 years I have always pic the favourites for our work tipping comps. I figure the tab knows better than me.

I’ve come first in our AFL tipping comp and in the top 10 but never better than 7th for NRL, imo that shows how much influence the refs have over a game, the rub of the green generally is spread more evenly because there are multiple umpires one person Doesn’t have almost compete control of the game.

A try in nrl is worth so much more than a goal and they are easier to score, & possession can turn quickly in afl even after a poor call.

Could be coincidence but just my observation and I know **** all about afl

And in conclusion, NRL refs are ****s

 

[egg]

Refreshing to have you back egg but does the bunker make any GOOD decisions to start with?

Thanks Western,
Bunker should ONLY be for checking tries , captains challenges and MAJOR foul play missed on the field...
Otherwise let POST game reciews take care of the rest

 

[apezza]

Thanks Western,
Bunker should ONLY be for checking tries , captains challenges and MAJOR foul play missed on the field...
Otherwise let POST game reciews take care of the rest

And their Charter when reviewing tries should be to only look at any obvious reason to change a decision

Not to forensically look at every millisecond to try and find a reason to reverse the decision.

 

[Western Sharkie]

And their Charter when reviewing tries should be to only look at any obvious reason to change a decision

Not to forensically look at every millisecond to try and find a reason to reverse the decision.

I like this..…..and also obvious Forward passes in the led up (Either way)

 

[apezza]

I like this..
and also obvious Forward passes.

Yeh there's no reason they can't look at obvious forward passes. If they can tell due to camera angle then so be it.

Mind you I reckon there are only a few that you could argue due to camera. Most are blatant

 

[Western Sharkie]

Yeh there's no reason they can't look at obvious forward passes. If they can tell due to camera angle then so be it.

Mind you I reckon there are only a few that you could argue due to camera. Most are blatant

Yep.

Marginally forward let go by touchie/ref are to hard for bunker to call on so it’s just what it is, but obvious forwards ones definitely and ones called forward which are “flat” to be overturned and try awarded (if possible).

 

[HaroldBishop]

I like this..…..and also obvious Forward passes in the led up (Either way)

Nah they tried the forward pass thing years ago, was terrible.

I'd be leaving it out until they inevitably introduce technology to catch forward passes.

 

[Western Sharkie]

Only in the NRL is there this much talk about officials before a game.

Scary isn’t it

unfortunately that is because they give people something to talk about when they should be “best seen not heard“ and not centre of attention due to some of the questionable decisions being called (bunker included)

 

[JimBob]

Apologies if already mentioned….(I know Nicho’s has been)

Hynes being out sucks, but those are some big outs for Newcastle.

Fitzgibbon has been amazing for them and Mann and really hit some form the past 5 or so weeks, being a big impact for them off the bench (particularly in defence).

It sucks because this was looking to be a stellar game if both sides were full strength.

 

[apezza]

Hynes being out sucks, but those are some big outs for Newcastle.

Fitzgibbon has been amazing for them and Mann and really hit some form the past 5 or so weeks, being a big impact for them off the bench (particularly in defence).

It sucks because this was looking to be a stellar game if both sides were full strength.

Yeh but considering their players out, prob not a bad time to rest Hynes before the semis.

 

[bort]

Just hoping Hynes’ injury is minimal as **** and the rest is very much just precautionary

 

[JimBob]

Yeh but considering their players out, prob not a bad time to rest Hynes before the semis.

Especially after what’s happened with Luai and Metcalf this week.

I imagine both sides are being precious with their players niggles.

 

[puma1355]

Just hoping Hynes’ injury is minimal as **** and the rest is very much just precautionary

Hynes is ok. He could have played if it was semi's. They just didn't want to risk him. May not play next week depending on the results this week and next. We want 5th or 6th so assume we will need to win 1 game.

 

[Tank]

2 things need to happen today
1.We win
2.Somebody punches Gamble in the mouth..