Official Toby Rudolf

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did some tackling. lead up front with good carries.
from memory, he hasn't had those odd little errors/penalties that pop out of nowhere.
keep it up!
 

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True , but they made the disrespecting woman call.
Could of backed Toby and done nothing
It’s easy to accuse the NRL of wowserism after it sent Cronulla’s Toby Rudolf an official warning for his comments about his potential post-match antics after victory over St George Illawarra on Sunday night.

Part of his cunning plan was to have “1000 beers” and then “try and pull something. Anything will do” at Northies Hotel. In reality, he was probably going to have an ice bath and a good night’s sleep before recovery the following day.

Alas, the hilarity ended on Tuesday when NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo swiftly let Rudolf and the Sharks know it was all out of order.

“It’s clear that those kind of comments are offensive and derogatory to people and that’s not how we are as a game anymore,” Abdo told the Herald. “He was trying to make a joke but it’s not appropriate to joke like that. I think he understands and he appreciates those comments are hurtful.”
The response has been met with the familiar cries of “political correctness gone mad” and that the “real characters” were being driven out of the code. In rugby league, there is always the undertone from certain sections that the game is slowly being drained of its core macho elements; just look at the reaction when the shoulder charge was rightly outlawed.
But this was the ultimate no-brainer for the suits at NRL HQ, especially in the context of a week where the treatment of women has been front and centre in the nation’s consciousness. On Monday, thousands joined the March 4 Justice rallies around the nation to protest against sexism and gendered violence.
You can’t help but wonder how a comment like Rudolf’s would have gone down if it was made to a TV show host of the opposite sex. There is ample room for characters in rugby league; they just don’t have to be based on 1980s stereotypes that have long since been consigned to history.

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Not bad but leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of some. Also a lot more expensive than you'd expect
I heard it's a pretty simple flavour, got no kick, and if you throw to many inside you people don't think too highly of you.
Head to head it knocks out Pongas beer though
 
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