Round 6 vs Manly

[getsmarty]

Abusive? I repudiate that wholeheartedly as you’re the one who used the “door knob” analogy.

The inference and the intended recipient was obvious.

Have a Good Weekend Jimmy.....We Won...enjoy the win.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Have a Good Weekend Jimmy.....We Won...enjoy the win.

And, it was against the team I loathe the most.

 

[getsmarty]

And, it was against the team I loathe the most.

Even more reason for us the celebrate...Enjoy.

P.S ..my 2 teams that I hate losing to are The Roosters and the Storm....so here's hoping we put in a good showing this week...

 

[TruSaint]

Even more reason for us the celebrate...Enjoy.

Onya matey...

 

[jeffdragon]

The only reason it was a big issue was because it was the last play.
Happens every game
If lafai kicks the conversion no issue.
If lafai kicks penalty goals we wouldn't get to that stage.
All what it's.
It will blow over soon.

 

[Willow]

Read my post again.

I said “We tend not to” meaning we usually drop our bundle after a bad call or two. Thankfully last night wasn’t the case.

How many times in the past have we got a dud call or two and gone to shit? Plenty.

Hopefully we have turned the corner now we have “stability”.

The fairest thing I can say is that your post was ambiguous at best.

I don't think it happens as often as you say.

But fine, you're entitled to look for negatives after the win.

 

[j0nesy]

Refs are paid professionals...just like football players are..who also make mistakes EVERY game. As do taxi drivers, politicians, bread makers, CEOs, you and I.

They should be held accountable and fans can call out bad performances...I agree 100%

All I'm saying is that bad ref decisions are always going to occur in every game, just in the same way bad dropped balls are going to happen.

It's all a part of the game. And the more focus has become zero'd in on referee decisions, video refs, trying to eliminate bad decisions altogether, using better technology, super slow motion, more referees on the field, etc... The more we've done this the more people feel angered and get wound up about bad decisions. In the early-mid 90s bad decisions happened throughout a game but nobody dwelled on it as much as they do today... They JUST GOT ONE WITH IT at the end of the day and the game felt more free flowing, open, and exciting. Today everyone wants to find a reason to feel hard done by...sometimes even if they win the game Haha it's incredible.

Next time we get a bad decision I'm gonna be annoyed, but I'm going to realise it was just our turn and it's all part of the drama too. It's always been that way and always will be.

I take your point but I think the officiating has got more pedantic and less consistent. The game “felt more free flowing” because it was”. Sure referees make mistakes but rather than just officiating what’s in front of them they get all technical these day. Now the officials get together and come up with some random shit to crackdown on and then start seeing that in every play because they’re looking for it. The two referees system just leads to more inconsistent refereeing and more penalties. It friggin frustrating.

 

[Willow]

Haha, yeah I know. I was taking a bit of a swipe at the fact we have so many captains

Ah, yes. Understood now. I guess one advantage is that we can have have more voices in the refs ear.

 

[Willow]

Fox Sports’ chief NRL reporter James Hooper told Triple M on Sunday Annesley admitted Munro erred in the non-decision.

“I’ve spoken to the NRL’s head of football Graham Annesley this morning, and the Manly Sea Eagles fans are going to be screaming blue murder because he’s admitted the referees got that wrong,” Hooper said.

“It should have been a penalty and Daly Cherry-Evans and the Sea Eagles should have been given the rights to lock the score up at 12-all.

“In relation to what happened I thought Daly was respectful and handled it as best he could in testing circumstances, but from Graham Annesley it was an error by the referees, they got that one wrong. It should have been a penalty.

LOL. Daly was not respectful. He refused to take no for an answer and the ref had to tell him to calm down.

Foxsports sourcing their own to try and drag this out. A classic piece of ambulance chasing.

One can wonder what they hope to gain by calling for a penalty well after the full time whistle has been blown.

 

[avocado]

One can wonder what they hope to gain by calling for a penalty well after the full time whistle has been blown.

A captain arguing the point after a decision has been made?
Happens a hundred times every weekend.

I still think DCE had every right to blow up.


And yes. I’m happy we won. Mary sucks. Go Saints.

 

[Willow]

A captain arguing the point after a decision has been made?
Happens a hundred times every weekend

Well you quoted me...
"One can wonder what they hope to gain by calling for a penalty well after the full time whistle has been blown."

I think you should read what it was in reference to.

Obviously referring to the Fox report. I even bolded their "It should have been a penalty" quote so there was no chance for ambiguity.

I still think DCE had every right to blow up.


And yes. I’m happy we won. Mary sucks. Go Saints.

Haha. Your support for Daly Cherry-Evans is touching.

There's a reason why the ref told him to calm down.

 

[getsmarty]

Play of the week: Round 6
Following the Dragons fourth straight win against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on Saturday, vote for your play of the week in the 12-10 thriller.

https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/04/22/play-of-the-week-round-6/

 

[SGMax]

Still don't get the "escort" comments on Lafai.
It would be easier to take if they called it a block as Lafai got there first and stopped which he is entitled to do.
If you want an example of an escort, check out the 3 Manly players that impeded Ravalawa chasing a bomb at the 42.5 min mark. Of course no penalty and not noticed by the commentators.

Some of the reporters clearly hven't bothered to watch the whole game as their reports are making it sound like the Dragons got the benefit of other calls throughout the game.

 

[since77]

Still don't get the "escort" comments on Lafai.
It would be easier to take if they called it a block as Lafai got there first and stopped which he is entitled to do.
If you want an example of an escort, check out the 3 Manly players that impeded Ravalawa chasing a bomb at the 42.5 min mark. Of course no penalty and not noticed by the commentators.

Some of the reporters clearly hven't bothered to watch the whole game as their reports are making it sound like the Dragons got the benefit of other calls throughout the game.

Latrell Mitchell did EXACTLY the same thing as Lafai in the Storm Roosters game. It happens every game, every high kick. Our own Benny Hornby was a master at the escort off the ball. It's a blight on the game but every single team does it.
The thing is, until the NRL grow a pair and actually penalise every single infringement, it will continue.

 

[Dr Fruitbasket Returns]

Whatever. It's the pure living filth of Manly. It's even funnier if they lost because we cheated. We are St George and we should get those calls all the time.

 

[Saints Forever]

Love how the media have sensationalized the one play that the ref's ruled in our favour.

No reference to Manly receiving 6 second-half penalties in a row. Apparently, Manly was apparently perfect during that period and Saints continually infringed the rules.

Media is such a joke.

 

[ruthless dragon]

I like what Norman said....tough 1 point wins and resilience againt womanly setting us up for a good year.

 

[SAP58]

Bob (no idea) Fulton coming out in the press today did it for me he is a goose has always been a goose & will always be a goose ! Even Manly don’t respect his opinion !

 

[Lewish33]

Love how the media have sensationalized the one play that the ref's ruled in our favour.

No reference to Manly receiving 6 second-half penalties in a row. Apparently, Manly was apparently perfect during that period and Saints continually infringed the rules.

Media is such a joke.

What's the bet we cop it this week with escorts in another media driven ref crackdown? Though if it happens with both sides, I won't be concerned

 

[giboz71]

I like what Norman said....tough 1 point wins and resilience againt womanly setting us up for a good year.

We rarely win the close ones. Hence I'm pleasantly surprised we've won a few this year.

Makes me think we might be a bit more resilient than in previous seasons. Manly did all they could to get past us, and repelled our defensive intensity, yet we still came away with chocolates.

Good signs.