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2019 R5 Fri - Cowboys 12-18 Storm @ 1300SMILES

Round 5: Cowboys v Storm

  • Draw after Golden Point

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    9
  • Poll closed .

Wizardman

First Grade
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9,418
That last 10 minutes should cost the refs their jobs with the way they handled that injury situation. Lets hope the Roosters beat the Storm by 30 next week and Croker breaks Smith's points record
 

Bazal

Post Whore
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103,665
The fact that ANYONE, even if it's only one or two abject Victorian geniuss whose IQs wouldn't add up to a halfback, is arguing that the ref did the right thing in allowing the Cowboys to defend with two players down badly injured...Well, there are good Melbourne fans, but f**k they can be hard to find sometimes.

This pair are the proof that we evolved from tunicates. Or more correctly, most of us evolved...
 
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Melbourne were too good. Too dumb from our blokes with costly errors.

The referees should be ashamed of themselves for not stopping the game when a player is seriously injured. Doubling down on the excuses is even more galling.

I've posted my thoughts earlier but to add to your mention of the refs.. The pocket referee ran straight past McDonald and Asiata - Gavin Badger. And didn't do a thing.

Heard in commentary that there had been a rule changed because "referees arent doctors"..

Two guys lying on the ground after a collision, one holding an arm and grimacing while the others lower leg is facing the wrong way...(possibly shouting in pain also but no audio to ell). None are getting up to follow the play.... Yet Gavin Badger jogs on by and doesn't do a thing..

Gavin Badger - one of the most senior referees in the NRL.

Gavin Badger....
 

blaza88z

Coach
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15,187
Not sure if these Storm fans are being serious, stop trying to defend your team ffs, a bloke's career could have very well just ended and all you pieces of shit care to do is point out that it wasn't Melbourne's fault, show some compassion
 

Generalzod

Immortal
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34,070
With the lightest slap-on-the-wrist penalty for systemic salary cap cheating that any competition has ever seen.

So pathetic that some of their biggest names still pretend that their whole career isn't a product of them being disgusting f**ken cheating scum for 100% of it.
I don’t know why the NRL didn’t award the year that they cheated the cap to the Eels ???
 

moffla

Bench
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3,451
The fact that ANYONE, even if it's only one or two abject Victorian geniuss whose IQs wouldn't add up to a halfback, is arguing that the ref did the right thing in allowing the Cowboys to defend with two players down badly injured...Well, there are good Melbourne fans, but f**k they can be hard to find sometimes.

This pair are the proof that we evolved from tunicates. Or more correctly, most of us evolved...
No storm fan (as far as I can tell) is saying the game shouldn’t have been stopped - just saying that it’s not storms fault that it continued.

Obviously the game should have been stopped. Fundamentally it was a massive flaw
 

Artiste

Bench
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2,960
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Melbourne are the worst thing that ever happened to rugby league.

Please don't expand if this is how the nobody teams are going to be treated for 20 years.

f**ken cheating grubs
yeah they feel they've gotta have Melbourne do well but I feel they also do it for Queensland and merkin Queenslanders. Also somewhat try and get the west of sydney to win.. like the eels & panthers. Eels especially
 

Bazal

Post Whore
Messages
103,665
No storm fan (as far as I can tell) is saying the game shouldn’t have been stopped - just saying that it’s not storms fault that it continued.

Obviously the game should have been stopped. Fundamentally it was a massive flaw

Yeah, except that Storm 13 germ has said the refs did the right thing. And the other germ has defended that opinion.

But I'm not here to fight with reasonable people who do believe the game should have stopped
 

STORM.99/07

Bench
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2,857
Not sure if these Storm fans are being serious, stop trying to defend your team ffs, a bloke's career could have very well just ended and all you pieces of shit care to do is point out that it wasn't Melbourne's fault, show some compassion
Don`t need to defend Storm, REFS DID`NT STOP THE GAME WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. Player taken out by his own team mate. Hope the player makes a speedy recovery
 

Desert Qlder

First Grade
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9,463
I've posted my thoughts earlier but to add to your mention of the refs.. The pocket referee ran straight past McDonald and Asiata - Gavin Badger. And didn't do a thing.

Heard in commentary that there had been a rule changed because "referees arent doctors"..

Two guys lying on the ground after a collision, one holding an arm and grimacing while the others lower leg is facing the wrong way...(possibly shouting in pain also but no audio to ell). None are getting up to follow the play.... Yet Gavin Badger jogs on by and doesn't do a thing..

Gavin Badger - one of the most senior referees in the NRL.

Gavin Badger....

I agree, it was certainly not their most edifying moment.

Unfortunately without consequences or accountability the circus rolls on.
 

Wild Wilbur

Juniors
Messages
248
That was a disgraceful effort from all the officials. How that play where Nene has his ankle obliterated & wasn’t stopped is beyond me. Surely common sense prevails in that situation. Forward passes, Grub Smith not getting penalised & binned in the dying moments.. I give up.
 

STORM.99/07

Bench
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2,857
Yeah, except that Storm 13 germ has said the refs did the right thing. And the other germ has defended that opinion.

But I'm not here to fight with reasonable people who do believe the game should have stopped
I have said the REF should have stopped the game. Player welfare is the most important.Just saying not Storm`s fault game continued
 

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