2019 R3 Sun - Rabbitohs 28-20 Titans @ ANZ

[Tenacious Titans]

So for 80 minutes Souffs were near flawless in every aspect of the game from a discipline perspective, the coach must be wrapped

Exactly, that's f**king bs.

 

[Eelectrica]

Tough luck Titans. Defeated, but certainly not disgraced. Better results ahead soon I think.

 

[no name]

The better side lost.

Can’t quite agree.
The Rabbitohs switched off for a bit, but the Titans weren’t very impressive.
Game plan and selections have been questionable by Brennan.
They seem to gi better when they shelve the game plan and play off the cuff.

 

[TheFrog]

If the NRL is fair dinkum, Annesley and his goons should examine penalty counts such as this game with a fine tooth comb, and dump the ref to reserves for a few rounds if appropriate.

 

[roboshark]

Like last week's 14-5 pen count For the titans against us

 

[TheFrog]

Like last week's 14-5 pen count For the titans against us

If it had cost you the game, for sure.

 

[wibble]

If the NRL is fair dinkum, Annesley and his goons should examine penalty counts such as this game with a fine tooth comb, and dump the ref to reserves for a few rounds if appropriate.

The problem is that penalties are discretionary. It is unusual to find a penalty blown where the penalised player was definitely hard done by. So the NRL review would find most penalties were warranted, pat themselves on the back, and move on.

In terms of "penalties missed" we saw last year that there could be 30 more blown each game if the referees wanted to, but we have no clear reason why they are not so we are left to speculate that some players or teams get favoured treatment.

As fans, we feel like some teams and/or players get away with more than others, but it is difficult to prove. With enough technology and data crunching you could probably work out if there are patterns where a team or player seems to hold on in tackles or leave early more than average but are penalised less, but there is absolutely no incentive for the NRL to do this. I wonder if teams do this with their own players who they feel are "picked on" and send reminders to the NRL? If not, they possibly should.

 

[Zadar]

So for 80 minutes Souffs were near flawless in every aspect of the game from a discipline perspective, the coach must be wrapped

Now you see what everybody else had to put up with when Bennett was a broncos the last few years. Must suck now that you see it from the real world.

 

[Cheap Charlie]

Exactly, that's f**king bs.

Rapt. The coach must be rapt. Unless, of course, you mean he must be wrapped top-to-toe in gaffa tape to stop him from kicking their idiot arses all over Redfern. Which he should. Shithouse display.

 

[yobbo84]

If the refs were fair dinkum the Titans would have conceded 25 penalties today. They came to smother and slow and wrestle - good on them, it nearly worked.

We did what we had to do for a game in March. Get the 2 points and move on.

 

[TheFrog]

In a match that was 4 tries apiece, Kimmorley could not find it within himself to give the Titans a single Dally M point. The Titans centre Kelly deserved at least one and it was the most involved I've seen Bryce Cartwright since the 2017 finals, which isn't saying much.