Finals Thread

[Poss]

Dogs have looked pretty poor last 2 weeks.

 

[Quigs]

I think the Dogs lack of big forwards has caught up with them.

 

[bluefox68]

Winner of Dogs and Knight or Dolphins

So dogs likely. Packed Accor probably. Whole nrl behind dogs. Yep

On form, the Dolphins or the Knights would have to be favourites against the Dogs…

 

[Frenzy.]

We f**ked it last week otherwise this was a chance. Titans won’t beat Penrith

Titans were robbed! Chris Cutlet is NOT an NRL standard ref.

Oh, hang on. He is the standard.

 

[DJDL]

Titans were robbed! Chris Cutlet is NOT an NRL standard ref.

Oh, hang on. He is the standard.

I'm starting to think he sets the standards.

There was an incident in our match last week where we got pinged for a late tackle on one of the Warriors players.
I was critical of it at the time, as the Warriors in the ensuing play marched ~40 metres upfield. When they fluffed the play at the end of it, he awarded the penalty back inside the 20.

Whichever game Grant Atkins refereed this weekend he did exactly the same thing.
Late tackle inside the 20, the attacking team made a break regardless, and ended up inside the opposition's half before spilling the ball. So he marched play back to the original infringement and awarded a penalty.

In both cases it was an immediate decision from the ref, no delayed reaction "I've just been advised by the bunker" bullshit. Just head way back downfield and award a penalty.

Which says to me they were both aware of it at the time and were playing an advantage.
Which further begs the question, is 40 metres of territorial gain not considered an advantage?

There is just so little common sense applied across the rules it does my head in.

 

[Frenzy.]

I'm starting to think he sets the standards.

There was an incident in our match last week where we got pinged for a late tackle on one of the Warriors players.
I was critical of it at the time, as the Warriors in the ensuing play marched ~40 metres upfield. When they fluffed the play at the end of it, he awarded the penalty back inside the 20.

Whichever game Grant Atkins refereed this weekend he did exactly the same thing.
Late tackle inside the 20, the attacking team made a break regardless, and ended up inside the opposition's half before spilling the ball. So he marched play back to the original infringement and awarded a penalty.

In both cases it was an immediate decision from the ref, no delayed reaction "I've just been advised by the bunker" bullshit. Just head way back downfield and award a penalty.

Which says to me they were both aware of it at the time and were playing an advantage.
Which further begs the question, is 40 metres of territorial gain not considered an advantage?

There is just so little common sense applied across the rules it does my head in.

Yeah. The battle of rules versus edict. The rules say play the advantage, the edict tells them to crack down on certain things.

 

[blue bags]

On form, the Dolphins or the Knights would have to be favourites against the Dogs…

Dog's V's Eagles. Homebush. Saturday night

 

[R-15-3]

When’s our final?

 

[Weaponhead]

When’s our final?

Friday night

 

[blue bags]

When’s our final?

Saturday afternoon. Melbourne
Ammi

 

[Feej 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Saturday afternoon. Melbourne
Ammi

Going to a wedding. Not impressed.

 

[blue bags]

Going to a wedding. Not impressed.

It's not official at the moment
But most likely

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Going to a wedding. Not impressed.

I still curse my best mate for getting married on the day we beat Canberra in the 2008 finals. On a side note they should be divorced but the idiot doesn't have the backbone to leave.

 

[Weaponhead]

Going to a wedding. Not impressed.

Fake a covid positive. Gets you out of anything.

 

[glenmoresharkie]

If you haven’t seen the bloke in the last 5 years I reckon you have permission to fake covid

 

[shadowboxer]

I still curse my best mate for getting married on the day we beat Canberra in the 2008 finals. On a side note they should be divorced but the idiot doesn't have the backbone to leave.

We’ve all got one of those mates.
Great post.

 

[coolumsharkie]

So lose we play Knights or Cows. Win we play either those 2 or Penrith or Roosters?

 

[Ozzi_78]

So lose we play Knights or Cows. Win we play either those 2 or Penrith or Roosters?

330p Saturday confirmed

Correct lose play the winner of knight cow
Win week off and remain on our side of draw meaning could only play Melb again If in GF and likely end up with roosters in Prelim imo cos Penrith would stay on their side and meet Melbourne