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Obscene Assassin

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But quicker PTB and more running from dh is a good tactic to use against a retreating defence.

If only the refs would call held earlier and actually allow us to get a quicker play the ball. Odd how ever since we were fined for breaching the cap we've had the slowest play the ball speed in the comp.
 

84 Baby

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Given the fact that we will probably not play many Home Games in the first 6 to 8 weeks that you'd have to imagine we will get a good idea of whether the coach will be around in 2020 fairly early on.

He's certainly up against at this stage.
Given the obstacles he'll have to hurdle, I reckon sentiment rather than wins will be the deciding factor.
So going by this forum, he's well and truly f**ked
 

Obscene Assassin

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You reckon it was part of our penalty for rorting?

Not saying either way. Just find it odd that for the past 3 years we've had the slowest play the ball in the comp, and I don't think that can 100% be assigned to the players when the refs are the ones who call the players off the tacklem
 

forward pass

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Given the fact that we will probably not play many Home Games in the first 6 to 8 weeks that you'd have to imagine we will get a good idea of whether the coach will be around in 2020 fairly early on.

He's certainly up against at this stage.

Yeah - isn't it exciting to think we may be opening our brand new stadium in round 8 with 7 losses under our belt.

It is going to be so good.
 

84 Baby

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Not saying either way. Just find it odd that for the past 3 years we've had the slowest play the ball in the comp, and I don't think that can 100% be assigned to the players when the refs are the ones who call the players off the tacklem
Anyone who has refereed any sport, if they are 100% honest with themselves, would admit they may have made a call that had some bias. The "good" ones may then try to compensate for that bias, occasionally even to the point of reversing that bias. It's the nature of the beast.
Unfortunately it can also creep into the players' minds as well.

Actually that's all bullshit, I reckon Greenberg lay down a secret penalty that we must have slow PTBs, thus less chance of winning, he'll probably step in at some point, my guess around when Max does finally leave, he'll talk up some shit about us being a #powerhouse, then almost as if we were being driven by the magnanimousness of the Turdster we'll suddenly have the quickest play the balls
 
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Not saying either way. Just find it odd that for the past 3 years we've had the slowest play the ball in the comp, and I don't think that can 100% be assigned to the players when the refs are the ones who call the players off the tacklem

I have sports ears.
In the last game against the chooks we were attacking 10m out. Cordner made a tackle and the ref told him "move it, move it"
5 mins later the chooks were in out 10m attacking. Instead of us getting a "move it move it" call the ref just instantly blew a penalty without giving instructions to our players. Obviously that's not why we got beat but it happens in every game and shits me no end
 

IFR33K

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I have sports ears.
In the last game against the chooks we were attacking 10m out. Cordner made a tackle and the ref told him "move it, move it"
5 mins later the chooks were in out 10m attacking. Instead of us getting a "move it move it" call the ref just instantly blew a penalty without giving instructions to our players. Obviously that's not why we got beat but it happens in every game and shits me no end


Maybe you should lend your sports ears to the coach. Everyone can see the standards of refereeing but not much has ever been said publicly
 

Poupou Escobar

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The Plane has been in the team in the only Grand Final appearance the club has been in for the past 17 years.
Also Matt Keating and Daniel Mortimer. For every Hayne you need several merkins who have a go.

That 2009 team was more arsey than quality anyway. They finished eighth, and missed the finals in the years either side of ‘09.

Hayne is very talented but there’s plenty of evidence that he’s a bad influence.
 

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