NRL Rd 21 2025 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[Blair]

They’ll play finals, but Sharks are my disappointment of the year so far. Not many injuries, unaffected by Origin, but just can’t seem to put really good performances together consistently. Souths are absolutely decimated, and they haven’t been able to put a try on them 35mins in.

And the Sharks only sneak home, 14-12.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

And cost us dearly. No consistency. Do refs have team meetings?

Yep.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

How have they let Sharpe referee first grade again

The penalty Souths kicked was the funniest thing I've ever seen. Wighton milked that like you've never seen before and Sharpe fell for it. Just on that basis she should never be in charge again

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Yep.
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They must have forgotten that one last week when they gave a penalty in front of the sticks for a chance to win the game

 

[Beavers Headgear]

The penalty Souths kicked was the funniest thing I've ever seen. Wighton milked that like you've never seen before and Sharpe fell for it. Just on that basis she should never be in charge again

Not entirely on her, but the 10mins for a shoulder charge when it was a head clash that knocked Rudolf out was laughable

 

[Blair]

The controversial end to the Wallabies v Lions test made me laugh a bit. In Origin, there's no way a referee decision wouldn't go in favour of a 'decider'.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

So looks like you can pass off the ground now in league?
Until someone in a Warriors jersey does it

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Bunker treating Raiders like the number 1 team. Why don't we get treated like no 4 team?

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Bunker treating Raiders like the number 1 team. Why don't we get treated like no 4 team?

Aren’t the Warriors still the least penalised team in the league ?

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Absolute flogging, Lodge a complete embarrassment near the end of it. Must have seen the blonde hair and though Salmon was a woman

 

[JJ]

Hate to see Manly towelled lol

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Was always going to happen after the emotional investment of beating Melbourne last week

 

[Blair]

Was always going to happen after the emotional investment of beating Melbourne last week.

Same with us with the Leka miracle last week. I picked a flat Warriors performance and I got it. It ruined my weekend (and the Wallabies ruined it too, a tremendous game of rugby that was).

I told my workmates the Warriors - and rugby league - are dead to me...until about Wednesday, maybe Thursday.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Absolute disgrace from Seibold. Olakau’atus shoulder went again first game back, and Seibold said in the press conference they knew it was a 90% chance of dislocating again but took a calculated risk

He should never have been out there if that was the case and even if the player is desperate to play in that scenario, wiser heads should prevail. Heads should roll over this incident

 

[JJ]

Absolute disgrace from Seibold. Olakau’atus shoulder went again first game back, and Seibold said in the press conference they knew it was a 90% chance of dislocating again but took a calculated risk

He should never have been out there if that was the case and even if the player is desperate to play in that scenario, wiser heads should prevail. Heads should roll over this incident

has to be on medical team? bizarre that Seibold would say that, or that they would take that chance with him... but I guess last year Penrith rolled the dice with Cleary (nobody ever said what the risk was)

 

[Beavers Headgear]

has to be on medical team? bizarre that Seibold would say that, or that they would take that chance with him... but I guess last year Penrith rolled the dice with Cleary (nobody ever said what the risk was)

Yep they have probably said you can’t do any more damage and it’s surgery at some point anyway so give it a go. Isn’t a good look player welfare wise. Why you’d publicly come out and say it has a 90% chance of going again beggars belief

Storm will probably be having a close look at how it played out and how they handle Hughes

 

[Blair]

It was an interesting round, I guess. Upsets and hidings:

Rd 21 Ladder:

The Panthers are coming, but we've known that for weeks now. Bennett's Souths are last!

 

[Blair]

The '95 Bulldogs:

Or the Woy Woy Golf Club's annual trip to Sydney? Either way, it looks like plenty of piss has been sunk over those thirty years.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Is that John Timu far left ? They could have some with a few more Xs on the label for Lambs jersey

 

[Blair]

Is that John Timu far left ? They could have some with a few more Xs on the label for Lambs jersey.

Timu? I'd say so. There's that other Kiwi to his right, but can't think of his name right now. It was a coincidence Manly scored 'four' in both '95 and in yesterday's game, although you would'v taken the other guys scoring 18 instead of 42.

The modern jerseys are unforgiving in the middle!