NRL General Discussion Thread

[Kimlo]

 

[Sproj]

Canberra are very good with idiot backs it seems.

 

[Cult]

Curtis Scott about to sign for the Roosters for 100k

 

[Sproj]

Curtis Scott about to sign for the Roosters for 100k

You know it!

 

[GCBRONCO]

Curtis Scott about to sign for the Roosters for 100k

With their creative accounting Scott will be paying them so it won't be in the cap.

 

[mrslong]

Adam Elliott throwing it all away for Millie Boyle. Worth. It.

 

[broncos4life]

Adam Elliott throwing it all away for Millie Boyle. Worth. It.

Yep.

 

[Browny]

Bit of toilet action

 

[Foordy]

Gutherson's captain's challenge loophole to be reviewed: Annesley​

Troy Whittaker
Mon 23 Aug 2021, 06:01 PM

Graham Annesley says the NRL could refine the circumstances under which a captain's challenge can be mounted to prevent the rule being "too loose".

The NRL's head of football flagged an end-of-season review into the intricacies of the rule - for instance, the time limit for challenges to be lodged and the scenarios where they are applicable.

It comes after Eels captain Clint Gutherson appeared to deliberately break down play in the first half of Saturday's win over the Cowboys in order to give away a penalty so he could submit a challenge.

After North Queensland winger Valentine Holmes dived on a loose pass, Gutherson wrestled with his opponent and knocked the ball from his grasp as referee Ashley Klein called held.

Gutherson challenged a knock-on against Holmes but the NRL Bunker instead penalised the Cowboys star for illegally shoving Parramatta hooker Joey Lussick as they jostled for possession.

The Eels then advanced downfield and scored a couple of sets later. Klein warned Gutherson he would have been sin-binned for deliberately breaking down the play had the challenge gone against him, though the fullback denied any gamesmanship.

And there have been several examples of teams winning a challenge despite their reason for calling a review being wrong after the Bunker spotted a separate infringement or error in the play.

Overall, however, Annesley is "comfortable that [captain's challenges are] operating in the way the rule is currently structured".

"These are new rules, they’ve only been in play for a couple of seasons, and I think that we need to review how they’re operating.

"As time passes, sometimes there are parts of a rule where you think, ‘We probably need to tweak that a little bit’.

"But are they operating as they are currently allowed to operate under the rules? Yeah, I think that they are.

"Whether we need to change that or not is something that we need to look at at the end of the season.

"I think there will always be an opportunity to use the rules to your own advantage at times as long as that's not being abused.

"And I think we have to remember the overriding intention of captain’s challenges is to try and get decisions right.

"We need to find that happy balance between allowing players to challenge if they think the referee’s got a decision wrong, but then not having the scope so wide that we're going back and challenging things that we've moved on from, for example."

Annesley believes the rule could use some tightening up but pointed out that "every circumstance is different".

"If the footage from the Bunker is inconclusive, it doesn't change the decision but you don't lose your challenge," he added.

"I think that's probably perfectly reasonable. Now some people would say, 'Well, if your challenge doesn't show that you were right in your challenge, then you should lose it anyway'.

"But again, we're trying to get these decisions right. It's not a matter of trying to take challenges off teams because you'd like to think when they use them, we need to use them."

Gutherson's captain's challenge loophole to be reviewed: Annesley

NRL head of football Graham Annesley says there will be an end-of-season review into the intricacies of the captain's challenge rule.

www.nrl.com

 

[Financeguy]

Curtis Scott about to sign for the Roosters for 100k

I hope so, the guy is a plodder

 

[Sproj]

On 360 last night, they played an interview with Andrew Fifita talking about waking up from his coma, sounded really shaken up poor guy.

 

[Sproj]

Also on 360, they spoke to the bloke in charge of the Fireholders and to quote him:

"We spoke about not cannibalising the other teams and their members like Brisbane and more importantly, the Gold Coast."

 

[mrslong]

Also on 360, they spoke to the bloke in charge of the Fireholders and to quote him:

"We spoke about not cannibalising the other teams and their members like Brisbane and more importantly, the Gold Coast."

I'm all for it if they cannibalise the Melbourne Storm fans (85% of which reside in South East Qld), but we all know that's not how this plays out.

 

[mrslong]

On 360 last night, they played an interview with Andrew Fifita talking about waking up from his coma, sounded really shaken up poor guy.

I don't know why, but I just assumed they told him they were going to put him into a coma. Poor guy woke up 5 days later not knowing where he was or what had happenned. That's so scary!

 

[ivanhungryjak]

I'm all for it if they cannibalise the Melbourne Storm fans (85% of which reside in South East Qld), but we all know that's not how this plays out.

C’ mon, we all know Broncos have a massive advantage in having the whole of Brisbane to recruit from and absolutely no other NRL team is allowed to sign anyone from this region, particularly young up and comers…

 

[Wolfie]

Just approve the Phins for 2023.

 

[Kimlo]

Major coup for Sunshine State as NRL Grand Final secured

Deal 'all but done' to host league's big night

wwos.nine.com.au

Nine is saying the QLD government "didn't have to bid" for the grand final.

"A deal is all-but done, and it looks like Suncorp Stadium will host this year's NRL Grand Final," Nine News Queensland's Peter Fegan said. "The deal just needs to be finalised and signed off on.

 

[Foordy]

according to Kurt Mann, Anthony Seibold has taken over the defense coaching at the Knights

although here is an interesting stat:

the Knights are averaging 27.2 missed tackles per game (4th best in comp)

last year their missed tackle average was less at 26.5 per game (but was the 10th best in the comp)