Rd17: 530pm Parra v Dragons GAME DAY THREAD @ Win Stadium 28/6/25

[emjaycee]

That's harsh.

Every week when we lose, this place goes apeshit on a dropped ball by Williams, or Kelma, or Penisini and blames them deluxe.
This week, it's the 3rd tackle, we have just made a break, their defence is scattered and Lomax tries a miracle offload with three players on him and so late in the tackle that Lussick wasn't thinking it was coming. He holds the ball, we set up and keep going and even if we dont score, we are down by 6 still. Instead, we are down by 12 with less than 4 mins to go. Not harsh at all.

 

[85 Baby]

That loss is on Lomax - didnt need to force the pass and we lose it from there.

??? Did you only watch the 2nd half?

 

[Ring Gids]

Isn’t the touch judge’s call final?

A lack of game awareness by the touchie. Every man’s his dog could see that we were going to score if he let play go for another few seconds, and they could have still sent it up as no try and let the video ref decide.

 

[King-Gutho94]

He did stay in.

why didn’t we challenge it?

I was at the game.

Not sure the process but even if we did win it i think it would have been mutual Infringement and play the ball.

Its more the fact the touchie has made a call for once. Like Russell was under the posts when he caught it leave it to the bunker.

 

[DaveMc]

Every time you’re wanking to porn you are doing something similar.

He is still with his partner by the way.

Yeah, totally the same thing. f**ks sake mate, you can accept someone’s a good footballer while being a piece of shit as a person.

 

[JokerEel]

Every week when we lose, this place goes apeshit on a dropped ball by Williams, or Kelma, or Penisini and blames them deluxe.
This week, it's the 3rd tackle, we have just made a break, their defence is scattered and Lomax tries a miracle offload with three players on him and so late in the tackle that Lussick wasn't thinking it was coming. He holds the ball, we set up and keep going and even if we dont score, we are down by 6 still. Instead, we are down by 12 with less than 4 mins to go. Not harsh at all.

Hopgood btw

 

[Parra Pride]

He was never found not guilty.

He absolutely was found not guilty.

 

[Wally21]

Lussick was poor, no doubt, but Hopgood wasn’t any better. In fact, he had a shocker. Dylan Walker completely exposed his limitations — he’s just not the elite lock some make him out to be. If this is the standard he offers in big games, then the club really needs to think long and hard about his long-term role. Personally, I’d be moving him on and shifting Jack de Belin into the No. 13 jersey come 2026. At least with De Belin, you get toughness, effort, and defensive steel — three things that were sorely missing.

I agree with you on Hopgood Avenger and would be looking to replace him. The concern for me is how much cap is he taking up? And I think he is here til end of 26 at least.
I would like to see JDB and Paulo start as the two bookends with Williams moving to an edge.

 

[T-Boon]

I thought iongi, Fox, Sean Russell and Hawko played well as did the 11. I'd give iongi 3 points.
I actually thought Brown tried hard he just isnt all that good.
We should trade someone for DeBelin to head over ASAP. He could help avoid us the spoon and build for next season.
When is Moretti back. We need his size?

 

[Avenger]

Yeah, totally the same thing. f**ks sake mate, you can accept someone’s a good footballer while being a piece of shit as a person.

You obviously don’t know many footballers. I couldn’t give a f**k if they play around with midgets on their days off. As long as it’s consensual.

 

[Tooooks]

Yes, really. He was found not guilty wasn’t he? Is he a prick because he is morally flawed?

Some people would be of the opinion that if you cheat on your pregnant wife, you’re a prick. Some wouldn’t.

 

[emjaycee]

??? Did you only watch the 2nd half?

It's a game of two halves mate, we got trod on in the first half but outplayed them in the 2nd. Lomax doesnt force that pass, we win the game.

 

[Parra Pride]

Every week when we lose, this place goes apeshit on a dropped ball by Williams, or Kelma, or Penisini and blames them deluxe.
This week, it's the 3rd tackle, we have just made a break, their defence is scattered and Lomax tries a miracle offload with three players on him and so late in the tackle that Lussick wasn't thinking it was coming. He holds the ball, we set up and keep going and even if we dont score, we are down by 6 still. Instead, we are down by 12 with less than 4 mins to go. Not harsh at all.

I see plenty of people in this thread calling Lomax an idiot, what exactly is your point here?

 

[Grigor]

I dont think it is challengable

Unfortunately you cant challenge a touchies decision, as useless as they are they are a protected species

 

[DaveMc]

He absolutely was found not guilty.

No he wasn’t. He was never acquitted of the whole suite of charges.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Also with their records, Kelma will get 3-4 weeks for that crusher at the end, and Williams will get 1-2 for his high shot

Kelma isnt a loss his defence and discipline is putrid.

Extending him was a bone head call

 

[Wally21]

Besides Moses, Smith and Penisini, who were we missing?

Tuaviti, Simonson, Moretti

 

[the phantom menace]

De Belin on the ground in pain yelling “get off me”. Ironic.

 

[senior]

I cant watch another week of tuilagi, lussick and samrani plodding around

 

[Wally21]

He did stay in.

why didn’t we challenge it?

Couldn’t. Voss explained it in the coverage. Touchie glad can’t be challenged. Which is f**king stupid, because the merkins are merkins