NRL Rd 3 2024 - General Non-Warriors Thread

[Blair]

Souths look bog average this year.

18-0 so far. The NRL's waiting for Souths to 'click' but it's not happening righr now.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Murray working himself to a standstill as always while the big star at the back has a bludge for 40mins

 

[Blair]

I’ve always ridiculed Union for penalising ‘accidental head clashes’ etc, but I reckon they’ve actually done a number on me because now I look at things like the Walsh injury or the Rapana/CHT incident tonight and think it seems insane there’s no punishment

HIA, concussion protocols, a team can lose a player if someone else is reckless. That's what worries me. Can you imagine SJ taken out in a final?

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Odds of Wayne Bennett having a job next year shortening every time Souths run out, they look so poor

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Double movement try let go for Panthers by bunker. We know it's a no try for Warriors.
And I struggle to believe we don't have a guy in the bin for the tackle on Walsh, let alone the independent Dr taking our player off for an HIA

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Everyone complaining May didn’t get cited or binned for the Walsh incident because “defender has a duty of care” but it’s ok for Rapana to take CHT out in the air apparently

Oh and LOL@48UFF$

 

[Blair]

Ciraldo's Dogs finally had a day out at Belmore.

32-0. They need to back up now with a pivotal win over Souths next week.

You have to wonder what Dessie's taken on this season.

 

[JJ]

The Dragons continue to have serious problems, some awful sides around, a bunch of decent ones, and Penrith

 

[Big Marn]

Tigers blew Sharks off the park. More than just the Leichardt Oval factor.

 

[JJ]

Tigers have often had these surprise performances in them, I’d want a few more before concluding anything’s changed in a meaningful way

 

[Big Marn]

Tigers have often had these surprise performances in them, I’d want a few more before concluding anything’s changed in a meaningful way

True. Last year they put 66 on the Cowboys then Cowboys returned serve later in the year to the tune of 74-0.

 

[Blair]

A great start by Manly, 14-0. The Eels are being schooled.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

A great start by Manly, 14-0. The Eels are being schooled.

Silliest move of the day, all Parra with the whistle from here, the non call on Tom being tackled early has been costly

 

[Blair]

Silliest move of the day, all Parra with the whistle from here, the non call on Tom being tackled early has been costly.

Grandstand finish, Beave!

28-24, Eels. Five mins left. Momentum with Manly...

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Teams should just forfeit playing away at Parra, seems impossible to get a fair crack there. Happier with that effort than the wins so far, the amount of tackling in their own half was huge and they hung in

 

[Blair]

Teams should just forfeit playing away at Parra, seems impossible to get a fair crack there. Happier with that effort than the wins so far, the amount of tackling in their own half was huge and they hung in.

It was good Sunday arvo footy for neutrals (although, I back Manly over Parra) and the return match at Brookie will be one to watch. I noticed the game ended with some semi-serious push 'n' shove, a bit of feeling there?

Let's hope the Knights jag a win tonight. Otherwise they'll be due next week.

 

[JJ]

Seibold is doing good things though

 

[Meth]

Some great hits in that game. Was good as a neutral.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Seibold is doing good things though

Yeah tbh I am not a fan of the bloke but there are some good signs there this season

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I can live with the obstruction call, don’t get guys in front of the ball and you’ll never be caught out

the big one in the game was when we were still up 14-6 and Tom was beautifully set up to go through a big hole and he was tackled early with no call at all, they went down and scored and we barely saw the ball for 15mins after that. The way we were pulling their edges apart we probably go down there and score and kill the game off. Rubs salt into the wound when after that obstruction call 14 took a dive and they got 2 pts for being tackled without the ball

that last play was interesting, “leading with the head”

 

[Blair]

Katoa brought his ex-Warriors z-game there to blow Melbourne's comeback there. Dropped-ball, on the Knights' line.