2025 R19 Sat - North Qld 8-12 Canterbury @ QLD Country Bank

[Fangs]

Gonna take an all time speech from Todd Payten here.

Get those Winston Churchill quotes ready mate.

 

[This Year?]

Not sure I agree with Vossy that it was forward, looked ok to me?

I hate when Vossy goes into wannabe ref mode.

 

[Bazal]

Dogs hit someone in the face and get rewarded for it by having the player they hit have to go off.

If he didn't dive, the independent doctor doesn't even see it.

Pretend to be concussed, get a HIA

 

[GreenMachine121]

Jason Taylor has such a busted head

 

[GreenMachine121]

Should have killed me the first time ? f**k what a dumb thing to say

 

[This Year?]

I don't know why I exist.

 

[Bazal]

Jason Taylor has such a busted head

I wonder how that happened?

 

[Warrimoo3]

Move Taulagi to wing, Purdue to left centre and Lawton to five eighth. He played five eighth coming through the grades and on his day is a good player When Burns come back for the bin hook Derby.

 

[mave]

So how did the head injury happen?

I always lol at merkins clutching their jaw, cheek, teeth, whatever looking for a penalty......then feign complete ignorance when the independent doctor steps in.

It's WWE meets consequences.

 

[GreenMachine121]

This Big W ad makes me want to commit war crimes

 

[Bazal]

Move Taulagi to wing, Purdue to left centre and Lawton to five eighth. He played five eighth coming through the grades and on his day is a good player When Burns come back for the bin hook Derby.

Taulagi is already playing wing. Burns was playing left centre

 

[chrisD]

If he didn't dive, the independent doctor doesn't even see it.

Pretend to be concussed, get a HIA

And? They hit someone in the face then got rewarded for it. And to add to the farce the Dogs stay down for penalties more than any other team.

 

[0neye]

 

[Vic Mackey]

If he didn't dive, the independent doctor doesn't even see it.

Pretend to be concussed, get a HIA

whilst burns deserves his HIA, clearly milking, he was also hit flush in the head with a swinging arm. The replay showed the ref directly in front of it, not impeded at all.

it feels this year referees are letting the majority of high hits go, and then letting the video ref adjudicate on them. It’s essentially forcing players to take a dive.

The independent doctor also seems to randomly pop up when they want. I still remember CNK literally literally appearing unconscious for about 30 seconds when milking the match winning penalty against us, yet not being made to go off

 

[Warrimoo3]

Purdue to left centre , Lawton to five eighth Burns comes back on for Derby

 

[speedster]

If he didn't dive, the independent doctor doesn't even see it.

Pretend to be concussed, get a HIA

Stroke of HT is the perfect time to do it. Get first dibs at the oranges, massage all while doing a "challenging" quiz, then you're back after the slightly extended break.

Gravy.

 

[Fangs]

He caught the Tracey virus.

 

[Bazal]

Jethr-Oh no

 

[Bazal]

whilst burns deserves his HIA, clearly milking, he was also hit flush in the head with a swinging arm. The replay showed the ref directly in front of it, not impeded at all.

it feels this year referees are letting the majority of high hits go, and then letting the video ref adjudicate on them. It’s essentially forcing players to take a dive.

The independent doctor also seems to randomly pop up when they want. I still remember CNK literally literally appearing unconscious for about 30 seconds when milking the match winning penalty against us, yet not being made to go off

I personally thought the contact was very minimal, glad it wasn't penalised. I do think the NRL has forced players to stay down because refs are incompetent for a long time, but I also think there's a difference between staying down and genuinely diving and I reckon Burns was the latter for sure.

I don't disagree with the other lad though that the Dogs do it plenty too.

 

[speedster]

Jethr-Oh no