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[Rabbits20]

So I assume by your logic, do you think that the refs give Souths more penalties than any other team because they like them?

No. Other teams can not stop the roll on that Souths get and have to infringe in the ruck especially.

Other teams play dirty to try and get Souths to come off their game and get frazzled. But that tactic clearly backfires.

Issac Luke is the best running hooker in the game and other teams can't handle his speed at the play the ball so they give the penalty away.

To stop George and Tom other teams play at the ball to come out because they can't put them down. So ball stripping penalties are given.

Other teams most of the time stand offside only back 7m to stop Souths getting a roll on. Hence inside the 10m penalties are given.

 

[Danish]

There was a couple of bad calls against each side but that happens in every game. It balanced out. At one point JWH purposely headbutted Teo and Danish was trying to pass it off as a collision.

Was clearly a headbutt. Every man worht his salt knows when you attempt to headbutt someone you should turn your head sideways and make contact using your ear/temple

 

[Danish]

No. Other teams can not stop the roll on that Souths get and have to infringe in the ruck especially.

Other teams play dirty to try and get Souths to come off their game and get frazzled. But that tactic clearly backfires.

Issac Luke is the best running hooker in the game and other teams can't handle his speed at the play the ball so they give the penalty away.

To stop George and Tom other teams play at the ball to come out because they can't put them down. So ball stripping penalties are given.

Other teams most of the time stand offside only back 7m to stop Souths getting a roll on. Hence inside the 10m penalties are given.

"All your penalties against are deserved because you cheat, and all our penalties awarded are legit because we are just so good"

Drink more of the kool aid buddy :lol:

 

[Rabbits20]

"All your penalties against are deserved because you cheat, and all our penalties awarded are legit because we are just so good"

Drink more of the kool aid buddy :lol:

Signs of weakness from you.

You obviously have issues facing the truth.

Anyway enjoy the match from Easts Leagues next Sunday:lol:

 

[ram raid]

Was clearly a headbutt. Every man worht his salt knows when you attempt to headbutt someone you should turn your head sideways and make contact using your ear/temple

It wasn't a "Manchester kiss", that would have been a little too obvious. But if you're going to claim this wasn't an intentional collision then you're a tool.. Teo was backing away and JWH keeps on leading with the head, "temple" or not. "Unnecessary contact" as the ref perfectly surmised. The funny thing is Teo was ripe for a smashing anyway with the vulnerable position he was in but JWH mastermind that he is decided to lead with the head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb2SWam9ItM

 

[adamkungl]

If you think any team purposely, consistently defends more in their own 10 youre a stupid simple merkin who should give up watching footy. So pretty standard LU souffs fan basically.

 

[adamkungl]

Cowboys get screwed, Roosters go the length with the help of a few penalties and score. Sounds about right. Nothing has changed since last year.

Lol roosters didn't get a few penalties across the whole 80

 

[THE CHAMP]

Still whinging I see.

I'll put it simply. The more penalties you give away pisses the refs off more and makes them less inclined to give such a filthy team penalties when they actually deserve one.

If Roosters improve their discipline you guys might actually get some more penalties and the refs would be more lenient.

If you don't understand this I wont waste my time.

uh oh k agree with this merkin.
logical next step is the sanitarium.
see you soon bm.

 

[Captain Apollo]

One thing I noticed about this game was how poor Jonathan Thurston was. Considering the push in the media by some to stamp this guy as the Next Immortal, I was gobsmacked by how he played last night. If you look at much of the game, Thurston named to play halfback, spent most of the game playing second receiver standing outside his five eight Robert Lui. For much of the game when a play was being run the ball first went to Robert Lui whop would initiate the play. Thurston would either be outside him, at dummy half or no where near the play.

It was not until the last 15 minutes of the game that Thurston got into first receiver.

Now all the comparisons saying Thurston is a better player than Andrew Johns was? Sorry, but as much as I may dislike Johns for some of his antics, he always played at first receiver and demanded the ball. Last night Thurston quite often looked like the second banana or that he did not want the ball at all. Whether that was a coaching instruction or just what he did I don't know, but hell he looked second rate last night compared to Mitchell Pearce.

As to penalties last night, and in general, we Roosters fans are not blowing up at what our players get penalised for. We are blowinbg up in thaty gane in, opposition players are being allowed to get away with things and are not penalised for what our players get penalised for. It is a statistical fact for more than 10 years this has been occurring.

Classic example last night in the second half, Rooster player wrapped up by 2 Cowboys tackler, referee call held twice and THEN the tacklers, instead of releasing the Roosters player to play the ball, what do they do? They throw the tackled player to the ground. What do the referees do? Nothing. They let go on with no penalty. There was no advantage and the Rooster were in their own half. This is symptomatic of what we are referring to.

Also the non-action over Thurston's trip on RTS during the first half. It may have made minimal contact but it was a trip, yet just again no action taken on the field. No penalty. Even Warren Smith and Greg Alexander on Fox Sports could not believe that no action was taken about it.

Finally to those who doubted the Roosters back row minus SBW. Yeah Cordner, Guerra and Liu plated crap last night eh? :lol:

 

[Doomednow]

Rabbits20. You are all over these threads trying to give the impression you have some kind of football genius brain, that all your opinions are spot on and comparing everything to the bunnies (who are experiencing a period of success after being an embarrassment for more than 40 years). You sound like a twat. No one is buying it. Give it a rest.

 

[umina panther]

Roosters win and then spend all night bitching about all the sand in their vag

 

[Vic Mackey]

If you think any team purposely, consistently defends more in their own 10 youre a stupid simple merkin who should give up watching footy. So pretty standard LU souffs fan basically.

Jason Taylor said the roosters were happy to give away penalties if it slowed the play down. They backed themselves to defend from a set line. Word for word from the tigers members meeting this year.

 

[Canard]

One thing I noticed about this game was how poor Jonathan Thurston was. Considering the push in the media by some to stamp this guy as the Next Immortal, I was gobsmacked by how he played last night. If you look at much of the game, Thurston named to play halfback, spent most of the game playing second receiver standing outside his five eight Robert Lui. For much of the game when a play was being run the ball first went to Robert Lui whop would initiate the play. Thurston would either be outside him, at dummy half or no where near the play.

It was not until the last 15 minutes of the game that Thurston got into first receiver.

Now all the comparisons saying Thurston is a better player than Andrew Johns was? Sorry, but as much as I may dislike Johns for some of his antics, he always played at first receiver and demanded the ball. Last night Thurston quite often looked like the second banana or that he did not want the ball at all. Whether that was a coaching instruction or just what he did I don't know, but hell he looked second rate last night compared to Mitchell Pearce.

l:

That is coaching decision though, as it's considered to predictable to have JT at first receiver always.

I think it's a poor coaching decision though, you watch JT revert to first reciever after we lose a few, and dominate again.

As for the rest, isn't it funny how the Roosters fans claiming conspiracy don't get the abuse on here that Cowboys fans do.

 

[MilkShark]

Why was Thurston not put on report tripping?

 

[kia ora storm]

Tamou once again on form with low metres etc...built like Tarzan plays like Jane.

 

[Snappy]

Moron20 went full genius again.

There were a number of times in last nights game where the Roosters should have received a penalty but didn't. Having supposedly 'pissed off the refs too much' is no excuse for 'professional referees'

 

[perverse]

One thing I noticed about this game was how poor Jonathan Thurston was. Considering the push in the media by some to stamp this guy as the Next Immortal, I was gobsmacked by how he played last night. If you look at much of the game, Thurston named to play halfback, spent most of the game playing second receiver standing outside his five eight Robert Lui. For much of the game when a play was being run the ball first went to Robert Lui whop would initiate the play. Thurston would either be outside him, at dummy half or no where near the play.

It was not until the last 15 minutes of the game that Thurston got into first receiver.

Now all the comparisons saying Thurston is a better player than Andrew Johns was? Sorry, but as much as I may dislike Johns for some of his antics, he always played at first receiver and demanded the ball. Last night Thurston quite often looked like the second banana or that he did not want the ball at all. Whether that was a coaching instruction or just what he did I don't know, but hell he looked second rate last night compared to Mitchell Pearce.

This is standard operating procedure for Thurston, and always has been. When he is on, he is on... but when he isn't - which is way more often than any Cowboys fan will admit - the bloke does a fantastic impersonation of the invisible man. Has never been one to win behind a beaten pack, either.

Thurston will almost definitely end up an immortal, it's just another media darling award. I don't even think Thurston is fit to lace Lockyers boots, let alone Johns. Cam Smith I would also have ahead of him. Inglis can still make a decent claim, too... although I feel he suffers a similar plight to Thurston in that he has a propensity to go missing. Thurston is definitely the best half of his generation - but it has been a generation of extremely lacklustre halves. Does that automatically earn him the immortal moniker?

It doesn't even matter if it's a coaching decision for mine, the greats know when to get the ball. I can't even fathom Johns, Lockyer, Fittler... hell even Ricky Stuart not getting the ball any and every time they wanted it. It's no excuse for Thurston - it's his team, the whole team is built around him. There's no excuses left for him, he's had good teams around him for years now... it's way past time to deliver.

 

[Canard]

I'm bookmarking this thread.

 

[Danish]

"let's limit the amount of ball our best player receives" sounds like about the most idiotic coaching decision imaginable.

 

[Canard]

"let's limit the amount of ball our best player receives" sounds like about the most idiotic coaching decision imaginable.

Couldn't agree more. It's based on the theory that if every team knows that JT is getting it then he is easy to shut down.

I just reckon f**k it he will still do better than Lui.