So is it Catt Utai or is he being coached to lay down?

[bulldog]

The miraculous thing is this is apparently his first NRL send-off, karma's a bitch.

has anyone noticed how cranky Ricko is getting in his old age??? he is like a cranky old cattle dog!!!!

He is definitely becoming the king of cheap shots old Ricko, used to be a fan of his even though he is a tri-coulour, now I hope he cops plenty more of what Reni served him on Friday night.

 

[DJ1]

Utai was most likely still groggy from the head high he had earlier copped from Ricketson.

 

[Garts]

loved seeing Reni give it to him. also had a good laugh at Rickos slap :lol:

if you are going to hit someone and give away a penalty you should at least do a good job of it.

 

[PC Rooster]

No where have I tried to defend Morley or the fact that the tackle was high, but even Utai's coach claims it to be "a playful slap to the face" yet he went down like he was shot!! IE- he took a dive off he's own bat and he's a cat or he's been coached into taking dives.

I have simply asked for clarification on which is it and as yet none of you have answered that simple question.

Karmichael Hunt yesterday received an "actual" swinging arm against the dragons and suffered concussion, yet he made three times the effort to get back to his feet than what Catt Utai did. Except of course once Morley was sent off Catt jumped back to his feet pretty quickly :roll:

Personally I think Utai stayed down like the cat he is, I can't see folkes coaching his players to use dirty tactics. But then we only have to think back to the fiberglass shoulder pads...

Chook.

You asked if he was a cat or if he was coached to lie down.

Neither.

He was hit in the head by a thug with a problem.

It is the job of the Roosters to fix it.

He was not hit in the head. He was slapped in the shoulders and slipped up to the neck region. It deserved a penalty nothing more.

It's time to take the bulldog coloured glasses off and have a long hard look at reality.

Morley had a slight problem with his tackling style due to his height when he first started playing in Australia, it was rectified by the coaching staff.

He is now being penalised upon suspicion by refs guilty of discrimination. He had been placed on report twice this season, neither time was he charged with anything.

On one occasion against Canberra he did a great hit on someone where he hit them around the shoulders and the ref penalised him because they now associate any big hit on the upperbody by Morley with a high hit.

He has now been reported twice and sent off once this season with no charges being laid against him. That smacks of prejudicial refereeing to me.

There is now evidence that Morley is being targeted for high tackles by other teams because they can get away with it and he is too tough not to stay down when hit high.

It's a disgrace and if it drives one of toughest forwards playing today back to England it will be a bad day for the NRL.

 

[Dogaholic]

Morely's hand was on Utai's shoulder. His forearm square on his head.

Utai was grogy after that tackle and rightly so...after getting hit by that THUG.

 

[JK]

It's time to take the bulldog coloured glasses off and have a long hard look at reality.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

From a fan who can't admit the shot was high!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Shifty]

Poor Adrian is getting picked on, every time he goes high he gets caught. Of course this tackle wasn't intentional, well it wasn't intended to be that blatant anyway. ;-)

 

[Chook]

It's time to take the bulldog coloured glasses off and have a long hard look at reality.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

From a fan who can't admit the shot was high!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

From a fan who can't admit that either their player(s) are divers or who they are coached to dive. It's one or the other JK!

Which is it?

Chook.

 

[aenima1]

you're an idiot chook, morely is just a thug, the only reason he is the slightest bit intimidating is because anyone running at him knows there's a big chance they're about to get hit around the neck or head!

 

[aenima1]

theres video evidence to prove it was way too high....how can you say he was taking a dive?

 

[Chook]

theres video evidence to prove it was way too high....how can you say he was taking a dive?

Because Morley's hand was open and in the words of your own coach it was "playful slap"!!

Because Morley has not been charged with anything!!

Because Utai got straight up after Morley was sent off!!

Because Karmichael Hunt copped an "actual" forearm yesterday and spent the rest of the game on the bench with concussion!!

Because Morley has been put on report twice this year with no case to answer for!!

Because according to sources rival coaches are coaching their players to lay down when tackled agressively by Morley so as to get a penalty!!

Chook.

 

[JK]

Good point aenima1 - where is the proof he dived?

 

[Misty Bee]

I found it interesting that Morely was sent on a decision that drew a replay - ie Utai is down, thus the replay comes up, and everyone has a look in slow-mo.

I recall Hopoate's tackle on Keth Galloway was a 'great tackle' until the replay came.

I also hear each referee barking at players to get up and play the ball-when trying to milk penalties- about 50 times a game. 'Diving' has been going on for years. It's as much a part of the game as cold pies on the hill!

Begs the question

 

[SaintArsenal]

For some reason I think that you'd prefer to hear that he was getting coached so that you can bag off the whole team. And jeez, when you throw in a rock-solid quote like you have to back it up, you must be right.

So for your answer I'll say he was hit by a footballer who has shithouse technique and seems quite happy to leave it that way and decided to stay on the ground.

I've got nothing against Morley but if he is going to be flirting with head highs all the time then he might want to get use to being on report. Some players need to put more effort into their technique then others, especially players like Morley who play with a lot of passion and aggro. Personally I think that Luke Bailey and Jason Stevens have running styles that should also be scrutinised, sometimes I don't think that they could get their knees any higher if they tried.

 

[Garts]

:lol: :lol:

Chook you seem very annoyed Utai took a dive, I hate to tell but all teams do it occassionally. I have seen the Roosters do it on a few occasions!! is it ok for the Roosters to do but not others???

Get over it and stop your crying . The Roosters won the game and Morley was not suspended.

As for Morley being targeted :roll: well of course he will attract more attention, and no it is not becuase he is a Rooster. It just might be due to his poor record. same happended with Hoppa. If he behaved to start with you would not be whininging like you are.

 

[Dog-E]

Sheeeeez - There's nothing worse than a @&*#)$ sore winner, I tell u!!!

:evil:

They lose...they moan!...They win....they moan!...Haven't seen them draw for a while, but I'd bet dollars for dounts that if they did....THEY'D MOAN!! LOL - How do you ever win against such fuzzy, featherbrained logic? :?

And you wonder why people dislike you!??? :lol:

 

[Tommy Smith]

Chook you seem very annoyed Utai took a dive, I hate to tell but all teams do it occassionally. I have seen the Roosters do it on a few occasions!! is it ok for the Roosters to do but not others???

Which occasions? Name them.

Anyone can say,"well they've done it too" but sometimes it's alittle harder to back up the statement with fact. Especially in his case because the Roosters are taught not to lie down faning injury.

So tell us when a Roosters player has lied down to get a penalty...it won't be difficult seeing as we have done it on a few occasions.

 

[Garts]

Chook you seem very annoyed Utai took a dive, I hate to tell but all teams do it occassionally. I have seen the Roosters do it on a few occasions!! is it ok for the Roosters to do but not others???

Which occasions? Name them.

Anyone can say,"well they've done it too" but sometimes it's alittle harder to back up the statement with fact. Especially in his case because the Roosters are taught not to lie down faning injury.

So tell us when a Roosters player has lied down to get a penalty...it won't be difficult seeing as we have done it on a few occasions.

f$%k mate I dont remember exactly who and what games it has happened but I am 100% sure I have seen a Roosters player lay down after a dubious hit and as soon as the penalty received pretty much leaped to his feet. If you think the Roosters have never done this you are a ignorant fool.

Becuase Ricky said he does not coach the tactic does not mean your players have never used it. Or dont tell me you believe everything to come from Stuarts mouth :lol:

 

[Dog-E]

What about Brad Fittler in GF 2002 when Villasanti 'winged' him with his forehead!!!

CAT!!

lmfao :lol:

But in all seriousness Tommy Smith - nobody is going to be able to cite specifics there, because A. Nobody KNOWS when a player is 'diving' half the time!...I've been SMASHED in tackles playing the game...and for one reason or another - sometimes, as bad as it looks - it just doesn't hurt all that much!...Then in a regulation looking tackle - you can suffer ALL sorts of nasty injuries! and B. IT WAS A HIGH TACKLE!!!!!!...Whether or not it deserved a send off is a moot point here - it was HIGH it was ILLEGAL and Utai was stunned, having already been smashed once high and illegally by Ricketson....But he got to his feet and played the ball - and what did we get then?? Sweet FA! So if you want to be technical - even if Utai - for arguments sake - DID make a meal of that hit from Morley - I call that JUST DESERTS!

Lets line you up in front of Adrian Morley and let his bicep/forearm slip up off YOUR shoulder at full tilt...and see how healthy YOU are!!

You're all deadset f*cking KIDDING, and I just CANNOT believe some of u are carrying on like such PORKCHOPS here! :evil:

Clearly never played a game of Rugby League in your LIVES some of you!!

 

[Balmain_Boy]

Who gives a f**k if he lay down or not? Morley doesn't get him high, there's no need to worry about Utai taking a dive. It's still Morley's fault.

For the record, Morley is one of my favorite players, Utai one of my least favoured.