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Dogaholic · #76 03-05-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tigers_are_Pro

Farah really out played Ennis.

lol

Timmah · #77 03-05-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by joel caine number 1 fan

no way so if it happens to the tigers its a no try but if it happens to the dogs its a try ????????
why should the dogs get special treatment??

Where did I say anything about the Tigers? It should have been a try if the person was a blue, orange, red, violet, purple polka-dotted jersey. A ridiculous mutation of the obstruction rule.

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Originally Posted by Tigers_are_Pro

Farah really out played Ennis.

So the opposition hooker outplayed the man of the match?

In reality you couldn't split the pair. They were both sensational, especially with Farah having to take on a halfback role in Benji's absence.

mattyg · #78 03-05-2009, 08:58 PM

lol at gus' interpreation of the no try..."3 weeks ago it was the dogs penalty because ellis tackled a player without the ball...and now they wanna give it an obstruction?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

Bodsy · #79 03-05-2009, 09:02 PM

Farah Outplayed Ennis.

Red Bear · #80 03-05-2009, 09:08 PM

I thought farah was better, didnt have the luxury of a halfback to take the pressure of as Ennis did. Think ennis will get the nsw spot tho which is a shame cos he's a total dickhead.

Great game of footy tho! Tigers should've scored that last try when hanbury didnt pass. Dont like when the difference is just goal kicking but thems the breaks.

Ridders · #81 03-05-2009, 09:15 PM

Even though i do want Ennis to get the blues jersey, i feel for Farah. The guy had to go through the whole charade of sitting behind Buderus when he was by far the better hooker. I wouldn't begrudge him a origin spot.

sando88 · #82 03-05-2009, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmah

Where did I say anything about the Tigers? It should have been a try if the person was a blue, orange, red, violet, purple polka-dotted jersey. A ridiculous mutation of the obstruction rule.

So the opposition hooker outplayed the man of the match?

In reality you couldn't split the pair. They were both sensational, especially with Farah having to take on a halfback role in Benji's absence.

yes that's what he's saying

what happened to the days when a player from the losing team had a chance of getting M.O.M

Marshall_magic · #83 03-05-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmah

So the opposition hooker outplayed the man of the match?

In reality you couldn't split the pair. They were both sensational, especially with Farah having to take on a halfback role in Benji's absence.

Farah outplayed Ennis, Kimmorley outplayed both. If we had of won (say El Masri's last conversion missed and Gallant's went over), Farah would have got MOM. That said, there was not a lot between them at all. City Country will be even more important now.

jimmythehand · #84 03-05-2009, 11:02 PM

people let me tell you how it is.

Firstly, the obstruction call was correct. Ryan got in the attacking line without getting the ball, stopped a player making a tackle on the player with the ball, and the Bulldogs scored because of it.

Secondly, Farah will be selected as NSW hooker, because he plays higher percentages than Ennis. You just have to look at Ennis's last kick of the game to understand why. From 50 metres out with a minute to go any hooker in the game would have drilled it for the sideline and made sure it went out about 20-30 m from the line. Instead Ennis chips it over the winger, and it finds touch about 5-10m out. An absolutely brilliant kick, but not a high percentage play in the circumstances. Ennis will sometimes bite off more than he can chew, and that kind of thing can cost you a State of Origin. The selectors are on top of these small nuances, and that's why Farah will get selected and Ennis won't.

Thirdly, the Bulldogs did just enough to win today. The tigers probably were the better team, but that's because they were trying harder. If the Tigers got to any sort of lead in the game, I would have backed the Dogs to still do just enough to win the game. That's the sort of team they are this year. That's why there's so many people saying they can only beat bottom teams. These people don't see that the Dogs are just playing within themselves.

Once Dead · #85 03-05-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ridders

Even though i do want Ennis to get the blues jersey, i feel for Farah. The guy had to go through the whole charade of sitting behind Buderus when he was by far the better hooker. I wouldn't begrudge him a origin spot.

Don't forget he also abided by the BS call by the ARL that if he played for Lebanon in the RLWC qualifiers he would be ineligible for NSW and Australia. That pretty much sunk Lebanon's and Farah's chance of competing in the World Cup.

He showed loyalty. Hopefully they don't forget that.

Dogaholic · #86 03-05-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bodsy

Andrew Ryan had his elbow on issac, Issac pushed him away.

Ryan then decided to punch him in the face when he was defenseless on the ground

lol I can't believe there are dickheads still going on about that. Luke felt it necessary to punch someone who was ontop of him and got what was coming to him. End of story.

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Originally Posted by tiger_nick

the best match of the rounds are on sunday. i tip two upsets. warriors to play some footy and beat the broken play dragons, whilst the tigers to show the dogs can only beat bottom 8 teams.

and that we did, beat a bottom 8 team today

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Originally Posted by Tigers_are_Pro

I'm willing to say that we were the better team in a losing effort.

Credit to the dogs where it's due, they played well.

Still, it sh*ts me that the dogs won purely on goal kicking and not actual play since it was 4 tries a piece.

Positives taken out and such and on Ennis v Farah, I'll say that Farah won the battle but Ennis won the war.

Since it was one game, how does that work? lol

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Originally Posted by TimmyB

Pretty surprised Ennis got man of the match. Not to say he wasn't outstanding, but Farah was in absolutely everything. Set up three (would have been four if Hanbury had looked to his inside) tries, topped the tackle count for the match, earned countless repeat sets and was just in everything in general.

Anyway fantastic match, pretty gutting one to lose.

Add Marshall in and I reckon we would have got the dogs.

Remove Roberts from our team and suddenly we don't fck up 20 times and win by 20

TimmyB · #87 03-05-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dogaholic

Remove Roberts from our team and suddenly we don't fck up 20 times and win by 20

Convincing argument.

Swap Hanbury for Lawrence and we win by 4.

Timmah · #88 03-05-2009, 11:31 PM

Roberts went back to 08 form today, played too many percentages and probably cost us a truckload of possession and field position.

Marshall_magic · #89 03-05-2009, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmythehand

Firstly, the obstruction call was correct. Ryan got in the attacking line without getting the ball, stopped a player making a tackle on the player with the ball, and the Bulldogs scored because of it.

Agreed. Whilst Ellis did tackle the decoy player, the decoy got directly inbetween Ellis and Roberts giving Ellis no chance of getting to the man with the ball. Mind you, if Ellis played the whistle and didn't wave his arms around, he would've put Goodwin over the sideline.