Non-eels footy stuff

[the phantom menace]

So Reece Walsh cops three games... for his what the f**k do you mean, merkin?

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/reece-walsh-learns-fate-for-xrated-tirade-in-marathon-nrl-judiciary-hearing/news-story/808d8a459dad71fbd3bbadd126791a1d

 

[the phantom menace]

^^^ Fifita's supporting testimony doesn't appear to have helped


The defence also called the Titans’ David Fifita, who backed up Carrigan’s account that Walsh wasn’t speaking to the referee.

Asked if he was friends with Walsh, Fifita said: “I’m friends with all those boys.”

“Nah, I was just giving it to him (Walsh). I tapped him on the head, I know he’s a fiery person so I was just trying to get under his skin,” Fifita said.

“I was right there and had the perfect view of Patty and Walsh, and Patty said ‘Walsh control your head… slow your brain’.

“Walshy said what he said to the ref - I mean Patty, the ref was behind him.”

Asked to clarify, he said: “I didn’t mean that. I just get nervous ... I get intimidated by speaking to you guys because I think I’m in the wrong.

“I reached out (to Walsh). I just said if you need me to do anything let me know. We just spoke about how he was wronged. I knew he wasn’t talking to the ref.

“It was me who said to Walshy he wasn’t speaking to the ref. I knew he was talking to Patty because I was right there.”

 

[Noise]

The NRL have called out Reece Walsh, David Fifita and Pat Carrigan as straight up lying merkins. Great stuff.

 

[emjaycee]

The NRL have called out Reece Walsh, David Fifita and Pat Carrigan as straight up lying merkins. Great stuff.

They should probably fine them for bringing the game into disrepute.

 

[Gary Gutful]

^^^ Fifita's supporting testimony doesn't appear to have helped


The defence also called the Titans’ David Fifita, who backed up Carrigan’s account that Walsh wasn’t speaking to the referee.

Asked if he was friends with Walsh, Fifita said: “I’m friends with all those boys.”

“Nah, I was just giving it to him (Walsh). I tapped him on the head, I know he’s a fiery person so I was just trying to get under his skin,” Fifita said.

“I was right there and had the perfect view of Patty and Walsh, and Patty said ‘Walsh control your head… slow your brain’.

“Walshy said what he said to the ref - I mean Patty, the ref was behind him.”

Asked to clarify, he said: “I didn’t mean that. I just get nervous ... I get intimidated by speaking to you guys because I think I’m in the wrong.

“I reached out (to Walsh). I just said if you need me to do anything let me know. We just spoke about how he was wronged. I knew he wasn’t talking to the ref.

“It was me who said to Walshy he wasn’t speaking to the ref. I knew he was talking to Patty because I was right there.”

Absolute f**ken boneheads. Surely someone in charge could have stopped them making dicks of themselves in front of the judiciary?

 

[Gronk]

David Fafita offered himself as an independent witness to the judiciary. He then said to the chair that he heard what Walsh said to the referee….

Oops, he was supposed to say he heard him swear at one of his Broncos teammates. Doh

Per Hoops on 360.

 

[84 Baby]

Absolute f**ken boneheads. Surely someone in charge could have stopped them making dicks of themselves in front of the judiciary?

Got even more awkward when they started doing animal impressions at each other

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Their judiciary appearance would’ve resembled an interview with Hindy & Fletch

 

[the phantom menace]

Auditioning to take over the show when they retire?

 

[Avenger]

Top article and exposes Gould like a

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/pressure-mounting-on-bulldogs-coach-cameron-ciraldo-from-familiar-source/news-story/3fee484b3eb7f70662e573f850d8ed01?amp

 

[Twizzle]

Ciraldo learning you really can't polish a turd

 

[Avenger]

Ciraldo learning you really can't polish a turd

If the Panthers put on a score against them this weekend News Limited will go after Gould big time.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The Warriors beat the Raiders 21-20 in both grades yesterday. Pretty crazy factoid.

 

[emjaycee]

The Warriors beat the Raiders 21-20 in both grades yesterday. Pretty crazy factoid.

FFS, take it to the crazy factoid thread mate.

 

[the phantom menace]

Threatening to boycott the most pointless of award nights... it's been done before - most of the St George squad just didn't bother turning up last year!

Dally M boycott threat: NRL stars up the ante in industrial dispute

Twenty years after Craig Gower was denied the medal after players protested over improved pay and conditions, is history about to repeat?

www.smh.com.au

 

[King-Gutho94]

 

[the phantom menace]

So the RLPA is funded to the tune of $3million by the NRL?

That makes their current stance of taping over logos and match day media bans all kinds of dumb. Talk about killing their golden goose - Clint Newton must be intent on driving the organisation into the ground.

NRL considers cutting funding to players’ union as pay battle rages on

The RLPA receives $3 million from the NRL each year, but that funding is under scrutiny as the long-running CBA dispute between the organisations continues.

www.smh.com.au

"NRL players do not pay fees to be part of the association as it is not officially a union."

"RLPA officials have repeatedly made it clear the organisation is not a registered union. If it was, NRL players would not automatically become members, they would need to opt in."

 

[the phantom menace]

"Given there are about 750 NRL and NRLW players, the $3 million in funding equates to roughly $4000 a year for each player. If the funding was withdrawn, players would, presumably, need to pay a similar amount each year.

It is unlikely all players would choose to join the RLPA if they had to pay fees, so the union would need to increase that amount to fund its operations."

^^ That's 4,000 reasons Matto won't be a member in the future...

 

[Gary Gutful]

Newton is an absolute cabbage.

 

[the phantom menace]

Just watching Danika collect a logie for 9's State of Origin coverage (2022)...