Rumours and Stuff

[Eelementary]

So the NRL has decided that Clearly wont lose the 6 Dally M points for his suspension as per nrl rules, because his suspension was due to an incident off the field.

The basically guarantees their poster boy the award, which is exactly what they wanted.

I guarantee you had it been any other player, it wouldn't happen and reeks of Phil Gould getting in the CEO's ear.

Gutho will come second, and would have won the award if not for this decision.

Is it surprising?

There is more starch in a bowl of over-cooked pasta, than in the NRL's leadership group...

 

[gaffer]

Junz can

he'll have to give up the pies then if he gets the no7 gig

 

[Oscarman]

Cleary must be 4 or 5 in front of Gutho. Puletua is clearly objective then?

 

[hindy111]

Best thing about going to the game on Saturday night is I won’t have to read the muppets on here saying we’ve already lost, we’re a disgrace and BA should be sacked when we are not leading 30-0 after 10 mins...

You don't have to do it anytime.... You chose to.

 

[hindy111]

So the NRL has decided that Clearly wont lose the 6 Dally M points for his suspension as per nrl rules, because his suspension was due to an incident off the field.

The basically guarantees their poster boy the award, which is exactly what they wanted.

I guarantee you had it been any other player, it wouldn't happen and reeks of Phil Gould getting in the CEO's ear.

Gutho will come second, and would have won the award if not for this decision.

Umm he already missed 2 games to collect even more points.
But yes they make the rules up as they go. But this is a tricky one.

 

[hindy111]

Id just give the medal to the Vicous Fish.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Umm he already missed 2 games to collect even more points.
But yes they make the rules up as they go. But this is a tricky one.

Yeh, but that's the same for every player who misses games through suspension.

Back in August the NRL came out and said they'd stuffed up by not deducting the 6 points from Cleary. They're now changing the tune:

https://pressfrom.info/au/news/sport/-255535-cleary-docked-dally-m-points-for-tik-tok-ban.html

Whether the rule is sensible or not is another question.

 

[Twizzle]

Whether the rule is sensible or not is another question.

I would say its irrelevant as to whether its sensible, its a rule

how many f**king times so we see things like this work in favour of the Chooks or Storm

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I would say its irrelevant as to whether its sensible, its a rule

how many f**king times so we see things like this work in favour of the Chooks or Storm

So in the interests of equality this backflip is good.

 

[Gronk]

Id just give the medal to the Vicous Fish.

We need to pin shit like this in a special thread called St Claire Swamp.

 

[strider]

So in the interests of equality this backflip is good.

If it means he wins it over cam smith then f**k yeah!

 

[Gazzamatta]

Kent is inferring the NRL checked the tally board and have changed the rule to get Cleary home. A merkin of a man but ya just gotta love him some times.

 

[Gronk]

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Eisenhuth is a bit of a plodder, but don't we need an extra one of those? And pretty sure he was ours in the first place.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I would say its irrelevant as to whether its sensible, its a rule

how many f**king times so we see things like this work in favour of the Chooks or Storm

That's why I said that it is 'another question'....in reply to Hindy's suggestion that this is a bit tricky.

The NRL have tried pointing to the Payne Haas situation last year...but he was suspended by his own club, not the NRL.

Of course, without seeing the actual rule, rather than paraphrased version in press releases WTF knows?

If I were a bookmaker or pro punter making decisions based on the NRL's own disclosures on this in the past, I'd be ringing my lawyers right now. I suspect some may seek to declare all bets void.

 

[eels_fan]

You don't have to do it anytime.... You chose to.

Just as you don’t have to pretend to be an Eels supporter.... but you choose to as we’re more fun to hang around than those bogan panther fans...

 

[emjaycee]

All true.

What points is he not going to lose?
If he was suspended he it means he didn't play so how did he get points to then lose?
Unless Ruan was the judge of course.

 

[emjaycee]

What points is he not going to lose?
If he was suspended he it means he didn't play so how did he get points to then lose?
Unless Ruan was the judge of course.

OK, worked it out myself... I didn't realise there was a "fine" system in place.
I thought suspended meant totally not eligible.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

OK, worked it out myself... I didn't realise there was a "fine" system in place.
I thought suspended meant totally not eligible.

That was for the Rothmans Medal. They changed the rule so Hoppa Snr could get a fair crack at the Dally M.

 

[Bandwagon]

I thought Moses was good on the weekend. Melbourne can't just zero in on him now and shut down our attack . I think that's why Gutho was so kick happy against the Tigers, so send a signal to future opponents .

Gutho kicked more inside the twenty

Moses ran more. Quite a bit more

You could be excused for thinking that might have been the instructions from the coach.