Bad rugby league decisions

[Nealo 12]

Blake Ferguson media interviews.

 

[THE CHAMP]

giving ray warren a 5 year contract extension

 

[Brutus]

SQC sacking Bill Gardiner as coach for Bob Lindner just before the season started because they thought they needed a name to attract big name recruits. They'd done everything right up to that point opening a leagues club to provide revenue streams and an Academy to develop juniors and it all went south from there.

Crushers started their ARL career with Bob Linder and finished with Steve Bleakley. Coaching royalty...not.

Should have stuck with Billy.

 

[Willie Ray]

giving ray warren a 5 year contract extension

Should've given him free admission to the "Shady Acres Retirement Village," instead.

 

[Pedge1971]

Manly and the Dogs letting Des get hold of their salary cap.

 

[mave]

At least we got a couple of comps out of Desmond. Seems a fair trade to deal with a mess for a few years after.

Doggies, well, not so much.

 

[POPEYE]

giving ray warren a 5 year contract extension

Ray does alright for an old nag trying to carry a fat freeloader that distracts him from the path ahead . . . is he still on 9

 

[Todd Hoffman]

The stupid clubs offering Adam Blair a rich 4 year contract.

 

[Iafeta]

For me the stupidest thing about Rugby League are the constant rule changes designed to resolve issues without ever thinking of the consequences

Change: Banning the shoulder charge - Designed to prevent people being hurt
There were already rules in place to stop people getting hurt - but lets bring in another and then get all confused over what a shoulder charge is.
Outcome: Someone runs into someone standing still - that's a shoulder charge by the person standing still. People banned for trying to prevent themselves being hurt. The game dissolves into a farce

Banning punching - designed to reduce the entertainment factor of Rugby League and stop Paul Gallen having a second career after losing every Origin series
Outcome - players spend 90% of their time goading opposition players into throwing a punch which no one ever throws. Players grab jerseys and say "oh yeah, come on then" a lot. The game dissolves into a farce

Two referees - Designed to try and get every single decision right every single time to placate managers and media people from screaming "the refs are f**king stupid"
Outcome: Two referees = two different interpretations of the rules - one keeps 8 yards then other 12. One hates hands on the ball, the other has a hard on for forward passes. Everything is measured differently during the same game causing immense confusion. No one is placated, things get worse and the managers and media people are screaming "the refs are f**king stupid" louder than ever.

0 tackle sets - designed to try and stop a player who no longer plays from kicking a ball dead too often
Outcome: Attacking kicks go the way of the dodo as every time you try and attack with a kick, the opposition gets an advantage which means they'll be in your red zone in 30 seconds time

Seriously - the next time the media starts screaming about an issue and how it needs changing - tell them all to f**k off. The only rule changes which require fixing are the ones they've already f**ked around with to the point they've destroyed the fabric of the game

Bring back the contest in Rugby League

Warren Smith is your man on the two refs thing. Cried like a banshee for years until they gave into it.

 

[macavity]

If he NRL give in to the "powerful" clubs self interest and raise the cap (or exempt them next year) it will go down as one of the worst RL decisions ever. But Greenburg is spineless so it will probably happen.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

1. The Superleague War
2. Cutting Perth from the comp
3. Not keeping the Crushers alive
4. Failure to rationalise Sydney properly after the war

 

[Lambretta]

Warren Smith is your man on the two refs thing. Cried like a banshee for years until they gave into it.

In theory its a great idea
In reality its just shite

 

[kbw]

Allowing QLD teams to play in the greatest RL comp in the world was the beginning of the end

 

[El Diablo]

the Broncos have been the only troublesome one of the lot

no surprise seeing they're owned by IBM's mate Rupert

 

[Diesel]

Should've given him free admission to the "Shady Acres Retirement Village," instead.

Aspley Acres Caravan Park might be more relevant

 

[Pedge1971]

Aspley Acres Caravan Park might be more relevant

Thank Christ I am booked in at Happy Endings Retirement Village.....

 

[Iafeta]

Ian Robson signing Ruben Wiki prior to their inaugural season. Except it was on the back of a beer coaster and therefore not really signed.

John Monie bringing on an illegal interchange as the Auckland Warriors demolished Western Suburbs 48-4. We lost the two points, which was the difference in making the finals in our first year.

Giving up Henry and Robbie Paul to pay for an over the hill Andy Platt and flying his British bulldogs in.

Denan Kemp moving to the Warriors.

Warriors bringing Stacey Jones out of part time coaching to play first grade.

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Benji deciding he was the next Sonny Bill and going to Yawnion.

 

[The Quest For Glory]

Benji deciding he was the next Sonny Bill and going to Yawnion.

Sam Burgess for thinking he was the next Benji

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Every decision Jarryd Hayne has made since leaving Parra.