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    The salary cap is not working.

    I think the cap is working but like any system there is room for improvement. I am pretty sure that the NRL would not be able to stop third party payments as people are allowed to have multiple income streams and it could be considered a restraint of trade. Obviously thrid party payments...
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    Not even a Thank You for Noddy's 300th

    At the very least the Roosters should have thanked him for throwing the forward pass that gave them the chance to win the match... Maybe that's why the Roosters fans gave him a standing ovation!
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    Channel 9 commentary & Sam Burgess

    Watching the game I thought it was one of the more tolerable calls I have heard from that team this season. Usually they are like a bunch of old women bickering about whether its time to knit one or pearl one. On the whole they called the game well, focussed on the match at hand and not their...
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    Why Furner's time is up

    For mine the run at the end of 08 had more to do with the players pulling together after the adversity of Carney's sacking and the horror run with injuries. In fact some of the injuries led to players having to play positions that Henry never would have voluntarily chosen them in. Without this...
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    Issac Luke Found Guilty

    Unless it happens to be a Raider like Vidot who copped 3 weeks for attempting to knee someone who was punching him in the head while being held by another player. Gotta love the consistency and impartiality of the judiciary...
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    Finch sacks refs and changes advantage rule

    I don't have a problem with a slightly longer advantage being played, if the other team makes an error and you pick up the ball and run but turn it over on that play where is the advantage? Sure if you have made a significant break down field (say more than 10 metres) you have probably had a...
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    So the decsion was right...they just binned the wrong bloke?

    One ofhe problems is that instead of Finch allowing referees to actually referee a game as they see it in front of them they are expected to interpret all of these rules in a different way. Most league fans would agree that as long as there is reasonable consistency in a game and foul play is...
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    Some Sanity From The Usual Crap At The Telegraph

    Have you seen the NRL ad for this season? They are actively promoting the fact that young kids aspire to be like their heros who play in the NRL. Getting blind drunk and then charged with sexual assault does absolutely nothing to promote the game. Scape goating Gallop is pathetic. I think...
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    Some Sanity From The Usual Crap At The Telegraph

    Absolute rubbish. Stewart is being punished for raking the NRL through the mud in the week before the season starts after being given the responsibility of being one of the new faces of the game. Manly are a disgrace for forcing the NRLs hand on this issue.
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    Stewart banned till rnd 5

    There were 2 similar situations in Canberra late last year and earlier this year. Bronx Goodwin was charged with assault and stood down from training and playing pending the hearing. At this hearing he plead guilty and was subsequently sacked by the club. Joel Thompson was charged with a...
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    Stewart banned till rnd 5

    I think Manly should have stood him down until an initial hearing. If he pleads not guilty at this hearing then the presumption of innocence stands until his trial has been resolved and he can play until then. If he pleads guilty he should be rubbed out for good. This has been a reaction to...
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    08 :: R23 Sat :: Warriors 18 Sharks 4 @ Mt Smart

    I tipped NZ too. Pretty hard to tip against them when their last 2 home wins were against the Storm and Broncos.. Let's hopw they can bring it home!
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    Rnd whatever v Sharkies

    What worries me is our right side defence. I think we can match them up the middle and we have some good attacking flair down the right side but I am worried about the Kelly vs Pomeroy match up. We will need to man up in defence. The Eels looked good for a couple of games too before the...
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    The weekly Paul Carige award

    you can't kick for goal from a scrum penalty
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    Top 8

    I thought the couple of games Kelly played in the centres last year were his best for the club. He is also playing for a contract so couldn't have more motivation. I think we will be pleasantly surprised on Monday. That said wouldn't have minded seeing Thompson or Dugan get a run at all.
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    Top 8

    I agree that out wide is where the damage will be done but you need to win up the middle to be dangerous on the edges. Look how dangerous the Eels weren't after being dominated in the centre.
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    Top 8

    This will definitely be won or lost up the middle. The Sharks are very disciplined in defence and have great line speed. Unless we can counter this with some barnstorming runs up the middle we will look as ordinary as the Eels did on Sunday. Given how quick they come up Carney should...
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    WTF... (Report at NRL.com)

    I thought Ikin was ok, he was talking about how the Raiders were missing 9 or 10 regular first graders. This was after he went on about the Dogs woes for a while but I thought it was one of the better reports I have seen on the Raiders in a long time.
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    2008 NRL Round 15 Teams & Referees

    Fortunately for Canberra, SBW is a tampon
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    Stripping Rule

    I think there needs to be a stripping rule and I think they have the rule about right. The real problem is the consistency of its application and having the video ref involved. 9/10 times if it looks like a strip it is a strip, if it doesn't it isn't. Leave it up to the refs, let them get a...

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