Dear NRL HQ & the media...

[Allo]

Thumbnail for the youtube highlights of the Storm Dargs game

The media are in a way loving the ridiculousness of it all

 

[WASSHHH]

Cameron Smith’s shock NRL return

The Storm unveiled a new weapon in their quest for back-to-back titles with club legend Cameron Smith back on board in the coaching box alongside his long-time mentor Craig Bellamy.

www.news.com.au

Article on news.com.au with the following direct quote from Bellamy in reference to having Smith in the coaching box:

“I was hoping we could run him out for our goal kicks as well but unfortunately you can’t do that. They might change that rule for us too for the rest of the year.”

At least now we know who is really in charge at NRL HQ.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Cameron Smith’s shock NRL return

The Storm unveiled a new weapon in their quest for back-to-back titles with club legend Cameron Smith back on board in the coaching box alongside his long-time mentor Craig Bellamy.

www.news.com.au

Article on news.com.au with the following direct quote from Bellamy in reference to having Smith in the coaching box:

“I was hoping we could run him out for our goal kicks as well but unfortunately you can’t do that. They might change that rule for us too for the rest of the year.”

At least now we know who is pulling V’landys’ strings.

Entirely unsurprising. Got to love the Freudian slip.

 

[mrslong]

I don't think it was a Freudian slip, I think he's pointing out the ridiculousness of the rule changes.

 

[Huge]

How is it not criminal (I'm being serious) to change rules mid round? You're fucking up clubs, players, betting agencies, clubs revenue even players themselves.

Rules in elite sporting competition should have stability and only be changed after serious robust discussion, not because Vlandys had a thought bubble while he was excreting last night's curry.

Agreed. Friday's games were refereed under different rules to Saturday's games and by Sunday things were different again.

 

[McHunt]

NRL head of football, Graham Annesley dismisses Wayne Bennett:

"We always have to reserve the right for players who have committed major offences to be picked up during the game whether it’s immediately or in the following play because that can have a big impact on the game. These days, if a player is put on report or sent to the sin bin, then that has an impact on the team that was offended against because they get a free interchange if the player was placed on report. And they get to activate their 18th man if the player was sent to the sin bin."

“So just suggesting serious incidents should be left up to the match review committee if they’re missed during the run of play, I don’t think that cuts the mustard. In the case of major incidents that would result in a player potentially being either placed on report, sin binned or sent off, because of the implications it has for the team that’s been fouled, sometimes we will have to go back and take action.”

“The NRL agrees that going back in time for relatively minor incidents is probably not worth stopping the game for. Wayne’s got a point. If it’s a minor incident, then, yes, I think it’s probably something that can be left if it’s missed during the run of play.”

“It’s no different to a referee, they use discretion when they look at incidents. We’ve been doing a lot of work with the referees to try and get them all on the same page about degrees of seriousness. We have been giving them video examples of what would normally constitute a player being placed on report, what would constitute a player being sent to the sin bin and what would constitute a player being sent off."

“Of course, there will always be occasional instances where people don’t agree with their judgment. That’s rugby league, that’s life.”

McHunt

 

[Midean]

Fucking disgusting.
NRL should be ashamed its come to this and Teddy should be suspended for bringing the game into disrepute.

 

[broncos4life]

NRL's 2022 Dally M Winner.

 

[WASSHHH]

I don't think it was a Freudian slip, I think he's pointing out the ridiculousness of the rule changes.

You couldn’t just let me run with my conspiracy?!?

 

[Sproj]

So there we have it, TPJ conducted a major indiscretion. I'm still not sure there was any indiscretion whatsoever but here we are.

 

[Midean]

So there we have it, TPJ conducted a major indiscretion. I'm still not sure there was any indiscretion whatsoever but here we are.

Least he wont miss any game time.

 

[Sproj]

Least he wont miss any game time.

Which you expect he would given it was a 'major incident'.

 

[Midean]

Which you expect he would given it was a 'major incident'.

The game is ruled by pure insanity at the moment.

Its like woke culture in sport form.

I have a new found respect for Gordon Tallis throughout all this.

he had a massive blue with Paul Kent on radio about it, and it confirmed two things.
1 - Gordon Tallis loves football and isnt a complete nutcase.
2 - Paul Kent is a fucking moron who has no clue about anything.

 

[Midean]

Take a listen to this if you want to raise your blood pressure and get the urge to egg Paul Kents house.

Kunt defends the sin binning of Lachlan Burr saying you cannot contact the head.
Gordy is trying to explain to him that Tedesco fell in the tackle and there was nothing Burr could have done, and that his tackle was legal.
Kunt digs his heels in.

Its a sad state of affairs.

 

[Foordy]

so by my calculation 21 players have been charged from this weekends games.

McGuire is facing 5 - 7 games for his hip drop tackle; while Ese'ese is facing 3-4 matches for his send off offence

 

[ozzball]

Peter V'landys is doing to the NRL what Anthony Seibold did to the Broncos.

 

[Foordy]

looks like Fox Sports have read the terms of their new agreement with the NRL, because they seem to be backing down from their criticisms of what happened on the weekend.

the only sin binning / send off that they disagree with is Jaydn Su'A

THE VERDICT: Fox League experts assess EVERY sin bin and send off from Magic Round

THE VERDICT: Fox League experts assess EVERY sin bin and send off from Magic Round

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Midean]

looks like Fox Sports have read the terms of their new agreement with the NRL, because they seem to be backing down from their criticisms of what happened on the weekend.

the only sin binning / send off that they disagree with is Jaydn Su'A

THE VERDICT: Fox League experts assess EVERY sin bin and send off from Magic Round

THE VERDICT: Fox League experts assess EVERY sin bin and send off from Magic Round

www.foxsports.com.au

Yep, literally all of them are in PVL pocket.

Its like 1970's corrupt police. The truth is just an obstacle to their agenda.