Offical Rugby League Thread

[stephen]

Addo car was def gonna score

And Jai Arrow is a dog

At least that penalty was called, unlike in the first half where Munster was taken out in exactly the same way after kicking.

 

[the big bambino]

Nowhere near the same. Addo Carr was the closest and fastest man to the ball and a match levelling try. Allen was effectively rewarded for his illegal check. Whatever injustice Qld may feel over Munster was made up for when they got the ball close to the line after Tedesco was concussed out of the match after dropping the ball due to a knee to the head.

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah. It seems like a bad precedent and a bit too meta to say Josh Addo Carr as the fastest man in the league was certain to win the race to the ball and therefore penalty try. 10 metres from the ball is a long distance, but I'd say he had a 95% chance of scoring before being taken out.

 

[the big bambino]

For me the offending player's reaction should be a determining factor. the only reason Allen took him out is he thought he'd score so it was worthwhile for him to spend the rest of the game in the bin and his side a man short. Awarding the try would be justified as well as a signal to punish any future acts of cynicism. Whereas now players will see what happened to Allen and think it worthwhile to do the same.

 

[stephen]

They had already said numerous times that Addo-Carr was playing in an injured ankle. How could the refs been certain that he would have overtaken the three Queenslanders who were in front of him?

Both the video and on field ref made the same decision in the end.

I do agree that it probably prevented a try but it was far more egregious that the foul on Munster wasn't called at all in the first half.

 

[Spikey]

NRL 2020: Brent Naden tests positive to cocaine, how long will Brent Naden be banned for, grand final, Panthers vs Storm

Panthers star Brent Naden could escape a lengthy ban for testing positive to cocaine on grand final day and instead serve just one to three months on the sideline.

www.foxsports.com.au

2 thoughts

game day tests for cocaine obviously shouldn't be punished by wada
and
dude when exactly did you do the coke

 

[mr_mister]

Cocaine wouldn't be performance enhancing... Unless he snorted a line twenty min before kick off

So what's the big deal

 

[Spikey]

wada makes a bunch of rec drugs illegal for game day tests, but out of competition it's fine. i can't be bother finding out why but it's probably stupid. this is why most codes who follow the wada code have their own illicit drugs policy.

wada is actually about to heavily reduce the sentencing structure, but i guess it won't be much help for Naden: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/doping-bans-cocaine-cannabis-will-heavily-cut-442304

 

[the big bambino]

Joseph Suaalii joins the roosters, who somehow - magic I reckon - fit another star under their salary cap. How do they do it?

 

[mr_mister]

Take a lower official salary and get given hidden benefits and bonuses

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Joseph Suaalii joins the roosters, who somehow - magic I reckon - fit another star under their salary cap. How do they do it?

 

[Spikey]

it was very funny that Anthony Griffin was the one person to try the Folau recruit

 

[Kraken]

Footy’s back, **** yeah

 

[Burgey]

The juggernaut off to a clunky start but got a win. Saints are terrible again, but tbh cronulla weren’t much better at all. Would be awesome if Manly get the spoon.

 

[Kraken]

first half wasn't good, but I'm glad we gave it a red hot crack in the 2nd half, promising signs. We need to re-sign Dufty asap

 

[Flem274*]

it's our year

 

[Burgey]

The first half of this game was as good as it gets in the wet.

 

[Kraken]

That’s a cracking win by your lads @Burgey

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, probably as good and tough a win as they’ve had in ages tbh. Would expect Melbourne to win quite comfortably in the dry, but Miukore to centre in those conditions was as good a coaching move as I’ve seen Brad Arthur pull off. Mind you, even in te dry I would expect him to tackle better than Blake. The defensive line basically looked a hundred times better without Blake. He needs a run in the reggies, and tonight just showed why.

 

[Burgey]

This really could be the year for Manly. They stink.