Official NRL 2006 Thread

[bugssy]

Nah, Knights won't win.

The Knights were a bit studpid in saying that finals matches should count as 2 as far as suspensions go.

i didnt hear that but yer its pretty silly.

 

[steds]

If you're going to give guys like Crocker and Morley who pay rent at the judicury and get extra weeks because of their bad record, I do think that the 'cleaner' players should get some kind of reduction in their sentence, especially if it is true that Buderus has gone 10 years without a suspension.

Why? Just because a player has done 10 years without getting suspended doesn't mean an offence he commits is any less severe than if a player with 4 suspensions in the last 2 seasons had done it.

 

[Mister Wright]

Why? Just because a player has done 10 years without getting suspended doesn't mean an offence he commits is any less severe than if a player with 4 suspensions in the last 2 seasons had done it.

I'm not talking about a guy getting off completely. But a big sentence like 6 weeks could be reduced to 5 or 4 if they have no prior record. If you're going to give guys with long records extra matches for continually coming up in front of the judicury (sp) don't you think it's only fair for those who don't continually turn up there to get a reduction? It could be suspended or something, where if they face the judicury again on the same charge those reduced matches are then added on to the new sentence.

I mean, going 10 years without fronting the judicury (sp again) is a pretty good effort, especially for a forward and one that does as much tackling as Buderus. 26 games a year, plus rep games - that's a **** load of games.

Don't get me wrong, I don't like Buderus as a player at all, I just think it's a little unfair for someone who has gone so long without an offence is can't get some kind of reduction.

 

[Craig]

Nah, Knights won't win.

The Knights were a bit studpid in saying that finals matches should count as 2 as far as suspensions go.

One of the funniest things I've heard.

 

[Blewy]

Actually i think they have a point in a way...

Like was said on the footy show...

Some players play 200 games in their career but may only play 4 finals matches, now to say these matches mean more is a massive understatement, and although i think Buderus deserved what he got something has to be looked into for the future...

A perfect example for me would be a John Skandalis...

Before last season he had played 1 Semi final match in a career of more then 200 club games. Now if he was suspended a week or 2 out from the semis and was going to miss the semis i think it would be extremely harsh..

I would say Semis should be worth 1 1/2 games..

 

[Simon]

this whole thing of the clean record is stupid in Buderus' case anyway, he got charged with an offence only a month or so ago and got off his ban for the 7 year clean record discount, so in all reality he doesnt have a clean record...

 

[Blewy]

this whole thing of the clean record is stupid in Buderus' case anyway, he got charged with an offence only a month or so ago and got off his ban for the 7 year clean record discount, so in all reality he doesnt have a clean record...

Yeah i was thinking the same thing...

 

[Mister Wright]

Actually i think they have a point in a way...

Like was said on the footy show...

Some players play 200 games in their career but may only play 4 finals matches, now to say these matches mean more is a massive understatement, and although i think Buderus deserved what he got something has to be looked into for the future...

A perfect example for me would be a John Skandalis...

Before last season he had played 1 Semi final match in a career of more then 200 club games. Now if he was suspended a week or 2 out from the semis and was going to miss the semis i think it would be extremely harsh..

I would say Semis should be worth 1 1/2 games..

I don't agree. So what? A ban is a ban. Just because the games mean more it doesn't mean the player should get less time off. Just think if Robertson was injured, do you think his injury would say, "well there's a finals game coming up mate, I'll just heal a little bit quicker for you."

 

[Blewy]

Yes i understand that, but im not talking about just this instance.. Im talking a normal night tackle or a minor spear tackle... If the Intent is there then its there but IMO 99% of offences there is no intent, thus rendering it a accident..

Buderus was guilty, there was no doubt, he deserved what he got.. But there are guys out there who sometimes have a minor charge go against them and cause them to miss a semi or a rep game, now IMO Semis (and possibly rep games) deserve a higher standing as a i would hate to see someone miss a GF because of a low grade minor offence...

 

[Mister Wright]

Yes i understand that, but im not talking about just this instance.. Im talking a normal night tackle or a minor spear tackle... If the Intent is there then its there but IMO 99% of offences there is no intent, thus rendering it a accident..

Buderus was guilty, there was no doubt, he deserved what he got.. But there are guys out there who sometimes have a minor charge go against them and cause them to miss a semi or a rep game, now IMO Semis (and possibly rep games) deserve a higher standing as a i would hate to see someone miss a GF because of a low grade minor offence...

You can't have a rule for one (season games) and another rule for another (rep games). Just imagine all the players trying to get out of it trying to determine that there was no intent in what they did. It's just the luck of the draw as far as I'm concerned. If you're unlucky enough to get charged at the end of the season then you have to deal with it.

Someone could always argue that if you have a star player suspended at the start of the sesaon that it affects their sides chances of making the semis becuase they would be missing out on early and vital premiership points.

 

[Simon]

Buderus' mistake is that he made himself unavailable for the tri nations too early. If he hadnt of made that decision already the test matches would have counted and he'd be availavble round 1 next season...

 

[Blewy]

You can't have a rule for one (season games) and another rule for another (rep games). Just imagine all the players trying to get out of it trying to determine that there was no intent in what they did. It's just the luck of the draw as far as I'm concerned. If you're unlucky enough to get charged at the end of the season then you have to deal with it.

Someone could always argue that if you have a star player suspended at the start of the sesaon that it affects their sides chances of making the semis becuase they would be missing out on early and vital premiership points.

Im not saying players should get less weeks, but obviously Semis and rep games mean more and in reality are worth more... so why should they not be classed like that by the judiciary...

Say a player gets suspended in Round 24 for 6 weeks

That would thus rule him out of the rest of the season..

However if Semis counted as 1.5 games then he would miss Round 25 & 26 then Weeks 1, 2 & 3 of the semis which would allow him to return for the GF if his side made it..

The system would not have to change just the weighting towards the semis and rep games..

 

[Blewy]

Buderus' mistake is that he made himself unavailable for the tri nations too early. If he hadnt of made that decision already the test matches would have counted and he'd be availavble round 1 next season...

I find that even funnier... Hahaha Danny you sook..

 

[Mister Wright]

Im not saying players should get less weeks, but obviously Semis and rep games mean more and in reality are worth more... so why should they not be classed like that by the judiciary...

Say a player gets suspended in Round 24 for 6 weeks

That would thus rule him out of the rest of the season..

However if Semis counted as 1.5 games then he would miss Round 25 & 26 then Weeks 1, 2 & 3 of the semis which would allow him to return for the GF if his side made it..

The system would not have to change just the weighting towards the semis and rep games..

Nah, still don't agree until semis and finals are actually played for 120 minutes rather than 80.

 

[Blewy]

Nah, still don't agree until semis and finals are actually played for 120 minutes rather than 80.

hmmm now theres an idea

 

[Simon]

give em an extra 6 interchanges and keep playing, cant disagree with that idea...

 

[alternative]

Go the DRAGONS!!!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Indeed. **** Manly.

 

[chaminda_00]

That was crap, im gald i didn't watch the game live.

 

[Blewy]

Manly were very very flat... Last weeks game definatley took alot out of them...

The Comp is boring now..
I dont want any of the teams left in it to win...