Match Discussion: Round 8 vs Warriors @ Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch / Aotearoa

[SamSepi0l]

"With Gamble, I know I've had my little tussle with him, but ... he doesn't belong in first grade," Mason said, speaking on his Levels Network podcast alongside former NRL player Justin Horo.

A true brains trust.

 

[Zoidberg]

"With Gamble, I know I've had my little tussle with him, but ... he doesn't belong in first grade," Mason said, speaking on his Levels Network podcast alongside former NRL player Justin Horo.

My brain is telling me the last time Mason said this about Gamble we went on a good run.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

My brain is telling me the last time Mason said this about Gamble we went on a good run.

10 game winning streak incoming

 

[Knight Tales]

Mase, I am sure, believes he has had significant contribution to the Bulldogs revival. Making him able to stand on his ever growing soap box. He is that sort of ego. But his targeting of Gamble is strange. They are similar in so many ways on field. Nuisance in your face types. If anything I would expect him to support him. Something has happened beyond what we are hearing.

 

[mozza91]

Mase, I am sure, believes he has had significant contribution to the Bulldogs revival. Making him able to stand on his ever growing soap box. He is that sort of ego. But his targeting of Gamble is strange. They are similar in so many ways on field. Nuisance in your face types. If anything I would expect him to support him. Something has happened beyond what we are hearing.

It’s solely because Gamble told him to f**k off 2 years ago after his initial comments.

 

[Knight Tales]

It’s solely because Gamble told him to f**k off 2 years ago after his initial comments.

Pretty personal initial comments then. Completely unprovoked.

 

[Burwood]

Mason is blunt, but he hasn’t said anything false. Gamble is not a halfback, let alone an NRL standard one.

Go back to 2023 and yes, our spine was piss poor- only Ponga was worth feeding, and I think that the last 18 months has highlighted that.

 

[mozza91]

Mason is blunt, but he hasn’t said anything false. Gamble is not a halfback, let alone an NRL standard one.

Go back to 2023 and yes, our spine was piss poor- only Ponga was worth feeding, and I think that the last 18 months has highlighted that.

Not really. The rest of the spine was humming. The media and deadshits like Mason will claim it was all Ponga but we had a bunch of blokes playing career best football. Gamble and Crossland included. Ponga was a huge part of it obviously but we had heaps of contributors.

 

[Apey]

I'm pretty sure Mason's initial comments were after our 10 game run which just made him look stupider at the time. And yeah, Gamble and Hastings were playing well then. The last injury that caused Hastings to miss the Warriors final is what cooked him.

I don't think anyone would argue with Mason's statement, but he picked the dumbest time to make it back then.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Pretty personal initial comments then. Completely unprovoked.

Mason said "Newcastle have the worst halves in the comp and noone was doing tape on them cause they weren't a threat"

Was hardly "unprovoked"

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Not really. The rest of the spine was humming. The media and deadshits like Mason will claim it was all Ponga but we had a bunch of blokes playing career best football. Gamble and Crossland included. Ponga was a huge part of it obviously but we had heaps of contributors.

I'd argue that without Gamble we lose 5/10 of those games, especially true of the home win against Canberra. He was magnificent on both sides of the ball that game

 

[mozza91]

I'd argue that without Gamble we lose 5/10 of those games, especially true of the home win against Canberra. He was magnificent on both sides of the ball that game

Absolutely. Bloke is massively underrated, even by Knights fans.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Gamble ruled out. Cogger in. Injury I assume.
We are marked.

 

[slotmachine]

Stayed in Newcastle after surgery on his broken nose.

 

[Woody90]

Ughhhh we weren’t winning either way but Cogger definitely makes it even worse. I feel really sorry for Gamblor. Finally gets back and this happens. We feel super cursed this year (even more so than normal).

 

[ryan.a87]

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

This one might be worth skipping, gents.

I'm not keen to see this bunch of feeble jellybacks do a disservice to the occasion. Somethings gotta give soon. The whole NRL community is death riding the club (even more than usual) and I just can't see a way out of it.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

If our players can't turn up on ANZAC Day, after 4 straight losses, after being ripped apart by the media all week.. We deserve the spoon.

Sick to death of hearing about injuries etc.. JUST f**kING WIN YOU merkinS

 

[SamSepi0l]

I lost any enthusiasm for this game the second Cogger was back.

 

[slotmachine]

Brailey starting, Crossland to the bench. Fair enough, Crossland been useless this year