Game day vs The Stroms in the finals race

[Generalzod]

The game was ruined by the ref full stop.

 

[Mako-Ver]

Great post - makes alot of sense and made reading the game day thread somewhat bearable.
Whether you like it or not, Melbourne were outstanding and we were sub par. Blame the refs, blame Nicos hair, Blame Ronnie, Blame Williams, blame blame blame.
We just ain’t as good as them or Penrith.

Disagree. The difference between our team & theirs , is the coach makes decisions for the club team that can be viewed as ruthless & never answers questions to anybodya, as to why, unless he is sending a clear message to his player. eg. He needs to improve. He needs to remove the errors from the game. Plenty of good players have been moved on by the Storm over the years, that obviously never learned, never improved. In our case, those players are Hynes & Williams.

 

[Quicksilver]

It's turned into the Cam Smith days again.

It absolutely stinks.

I cannot fathom why their challenge won.

I do not know why there is a different definition for a high tackle for both teams.

I do not know why they are constantly allowed to walk past the marker and play the ball.

I do not know why they were allowed to push our player back another 10m after a held call, without the ref asking for the ball to be played on the mark.

I do not know why they are allowed to be offside (one absolutely ridiculous example where we got a view of the whole field and the storm had several players at least 3m offside. And the play went that way. )

I don't care what anyone says, this stuff influences games. If they are as good as everyone says they do not need these leg ups.

 

[Weaponhead]

Katoa and Trindall charged and fined. Munster hits Sifa flush in the head....nada.

 

[eddiesmith]

The worst thing about the bunker intervening is they’re supposed to only intervene if it’s reportable, I think they laid a false report on the day which surprise surprise is thrown out by the judiciary…

 

[Mako-Ver]

It's turned into the Cam Smith days again.

It absolutely stinks.

I cannot fathom why their challenge won.

I do not know why there is a different definition for a high tackle for both teams.

I do not know why they are constantly allowed to walk past the marker and play the ball.

I do not know why they were allowed to push our player back another 10m after a held call, without the ref asking for the ball to be played on the mark.

I do not know why they are allowed to be offside (one absolutely ridiculous example where we got a view of the whole field and the storm had several players at least 3m offside. And the play went that way. )

I don't care what anyone says, this stuff influences games. If they are as good as everyone says they do not need these leg ups.

That offside was called by the commentary the entire line was offside & the referee blamed the slow play the ball. On the 5th tackle.

 

[Quicksilver]

That offside was called by the commentary the entire line was offside & the referee blamed the slow play the ball. On the 5th tackle.

Well, sorry but you're not meant to move until the ball is played. the onus is on the defender. And as usual, I think there was a bit of storm funny buggery that made it slow

This tendency to just to make up shit is why they have zero credibility.

 

[Quicksilver]

And, if you don't have to wait for the play the ball, next time Harry Grant or the like, decide they are going to wait for the bunker to look at something, feel free to just move up 9 metres...

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Players like munster every time they get tackled getting up looking at the referee carrying on that he should get a penalty.

 

[BWNB]

What

The game was ruined by the ref full stop.

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What time in the game was this?

 

[Frenzy.]

Players like munster every time they get tackled getting up looking at the referee carrying on that he should get a penalty.

It's true but the real question is why don't we play Roman when in Rome? Every dominant side in the history of the game has persisted with dodgy tactics until they become the norm. We're just a softcock, good guy club that wants to please the Peabody with the whistle.

 

[Cheese sandwich]

It's true but the real question is why don't we play Roman when in Rome? Every dominant side in the history of the game has persisted with dodgy tactics until they become the norm. We're just a softcock, good guy club that wants to please the Peabody with the whistle.

We get penalised for non existent disruptors so I know what would happen

 

[DJDL]

It's true but the real question is why don't we play Roman when in Rome? Every dominant side in the history of the game has persisted with dodgy tactics until they become the norm. We're just a softcock, good guy club that wants to please the Peabody with the whistle.

Precisely.
If the ref is allowing latitude in the play the ball, or staying onside, it's there to be exploited by both sides.
Get with the pharquing program.

 

[ragzouken]

Thought we were brave, too many dumb mistakes, why does shit like the kickoff and nichos shank seem to be ingrained in cronulla dna.
Melbourne were f**king on one, they played very tidy didn’t give us a sniff and when we did get our chances we seemed to get excited and make a error, we defended our guts out and then try to run on the last.
We don’t make a small error when we make one it’s at a very important time in terms of game flow.
Gaining momentum in finals is everything if you get on a roll early the ref will give you the whistle, it’s verrrrry hard to start like that and get any momentum back because the refs are f**king mid and when they see the team getting dominated get one up it’s automatically assumed foul play

we gotta be better

 

[Frenzy.]

We get penalised for non existent disruptors so I know what would happen

Initially we'd get penalised. But you keep on with it till it's normal. Look at the 'Dogs. Have brought the qunty stuff back and copped all the penalties and now can do anything.

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Initially we'd get penalised. But you keep on with it till it's normal. Look at the 'Dogs. Have brought the qunty stuff back and copped all the penalties and now can do anything.

We need an authoritarian figure in the club then maybe. Geez if we'd have landed Bellamy in that role when we were chasing him things may be different. And the bulldogs have Gus, as much as I can't stand the bloke he is like a dog with a bone if he wants to get a point across that benefits his side.

We've had hotel porters, plumbers and Harvey Norman tv salesman in the important positions in our club for a long time.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Storm completed 46/48 sets...we made over 200 more tackles than them. Missed Jesse badly. Hopefully they have enough juice in them to bounce back next week. We owe the Cows one.

 

[Inferno]

You can challenge high shots can't you?

It's finals footy, stay down and challenge every single high shot. Surely that's a challange even our players could get right.

 

[Quicksilver]

Precisely.
If the ref is allowing latitude in the play the ball, or staying onside, it's there to be exploited by both sides.
Get with the pharquing program.

But it isn't being done for both sides.

That's a cop out

 

[Frenzy.]

You can challenge high shots can't you?

It's finals footy, stay down and challenge every single high shot. Surely that's a challange even our players could get right.

I really don't know what you can do so may as well try it. I think a team did it recently or tried to.

Offence already has too much advantage with the pussy rules than the defence has so not sure I'd want that