POST GAME 2026 State of Origin

[tommy]

Getting rid of the six again would mean our fearless leader would have to admit he was wrong and go backwards. So next best result is more bandaids to attempt to fix what was never really broken (or add more grey area bullshit that can be manipulated for more fairytales)

Yeah I’m talking about when he quits(because the game becomes so shit(not his fault of course) or is replaced by someone who actually knows the game. Phil gould, sterlo, fatty, ikin, matty johns, cam smith….whoever. Hell even bring back David gallop.

 

[Morkel]

A send off should result in 10 minutes of 12 VS 13 and then you are able to replace them. A sin bin should be five minutes now, because the game is already stacked towards the attacking team.

A send off should be a send off, but it should only be ruled as such for appropriate cases. Which this was not.

 

[Cult]

A send off should be a send off, but it should only be ruled as such for appropriate cases. Which this was not.

Teams shouldn’t play any longer than 10 minutes without 13 players. The game is already too fast. If someone gets sent off you may as well just forfeit the game because the result has already been given

 

[john1420]

Well it was there. Look harder.

What would make you happy, @tommy?

Did you have a particular amount of time in mind between the two that you would deem acceptable?

Or perhaps the anthem should not have been sung at all?

What point are you actually trying to make?

 

[Morkel]

Teams shouldn’t play any longer than 10 minutes without 13 players. The game is already too fast. If someone gets sent off you may as well just forfeit the game because the result has already been given

That's the point of the send-off. It's supposed to be only for offences so bad that it basically cripples the team. What Ponga did was nowhere near it.

I don't like the idea of messing with rules of the game just because other rules have been applied incorrectly. That's exactly what the 6-again is. Instead of applying the rules and penalising teams who break them, they brought in a half-arsed version with no scrutiny and inconsistent application.

 

[Cult]

That's the point of the send-off. It's supposed to be only for offences so bad that it basically cripples the team. What Ponga did was nowhere near it.

I don't like the idea of messing with rules of the game just because other rules have been applied incorrectly. That's exactly what the 6-again is. Instead of applying the rules and penalising teams who break them, they brought in a half-arsed version with no scrutiny and inconsistent application.

And that’s my point. Unfortunately they’re not going backwards with their rule changes. And in this version of the game if you’re playing with 12 players for longer than 10 minutes you will not win, therefore a send off should be changed. The player should be punished, not the whole team.

 

[Big Pete]

And that’s my point. Unfortunately they’re not going backwards with their rule changes. And in this version of the game if you’re playing with 12 players for longer than 10 minutes you will not win, therefore a send off should be changed. The player should be punished, not the whole team.

Yeah but they shouldn't be rewarded either when they king hit your star player and force them out of the game.

That's what the send off is for.

 

[Morkel]

And that’s my point. Unfortunately they’re not going backwards with their rule changes. And in this version of the game if you’re playing with 12 players for longer than 10 minutes you will not win, therefore a send off should be changed. The player should be punished, not the whole team.

When they start routinely sending players off I might agree with you. Until that happens, this was a one-off game-managing call that of course they have doubled-down with publicly.

 

[Cult]

Yeah but they shouldn't be rewarded either when they king hit your star player and force them out of the game.

That's what the send off is for.

It’s not exactly a reward It’s still 10 minutes without a player, then the rest of the game with 16 players. It’s more like not being punished as hard instead of a reward. And when the other option is just knowing that a team will lose and the game being a waste of everyone’s time, I prefer my option.

Also how many king hits have resulted in send offs recently? Let’s use an example that actually happens. A team shouldn’t be punished as hard as they are for an unintentional high tackle or bracing for contact. The player who did the thing will be sent off and suspended.

 

[Cult]

When they start routinely sending players off I might agree with you. Until that happens, this was a one-off game-managing call that of course they have doubled-down with publicly.

Which should be fixed so it can’t happen again and ruin a game. My response is the fix that would be in place so game managing falls don’t **** with the sport we used to love

 

[Cult]

Obviously they’re not going to fix the game so who cares.

 

[Big Pete]

It’s not exactly a reward It’s still 10 minutes without a player, then the rest of the game with 16 players. It’s more like not being punished as hard instead of a reward. And when the other option is just knowing that a team will lose and the game being a waste of everyone’s time, I prefer my option.

Also how many king hits have resulted in send offs recently? Let’s use an example that actually happens. A team shouldn’t be punished as hard as they are for an unintentional high tackle or bracing for contact. The player who did the thing will be sent off and suspended.

The point is that a send off has a place in the game and 100% a team deserves to be punished if a player is guilty of one.

I'd say for the most part they have it right, it's only incidents like the other night with Ponga where they got it wrong. Maybe I missed it but I can't remember a fullback ever being sent off for a tackle like that.

 

[BroncsFan]

Yeah but they shouldn't be rewarded either when they king hit your star player and force them out of the game.

That's what the send off is for.

Exactly... if they brought in the above and then you get a Hoppa flying forearm or even a Suaalii torpedo that takes out the opposition's star player then the media would be screaming that we need something above the ejection style send off so the team has to play with 12 for the rest of the game.

Klown got it wrong simple as that... it was a sin binning, but HE decided to choose the wrong option

 

[BroncsFan]

When they start routinely sending players off I might agree with you. Until that happens, this was a one-off game-managing call that of course they have doubled-down with publicly.

I dont want Ponga's tackle to be a send off, but if an ejection style send off was brought in you'd see them far more often, because it has less impact on a game so the ref/bunker will happily start calling borderline sin bins straight send offs.

Same as six agains... it was meant to replace penalties, but instead it created a situation where refs will happily call infringements that aren't penalty worthy, because it's perceived that six agains have less impact than a full blown penalty... and they also don't get scrutinised

There was one last night off the kick off I think Hazleton was caught turtling on his back... definitely not a penalty, because both players were ****ing around and Hazleton lost the ruck... but so often refs call it a six again because it looks 'slow' ... the ref didnt call anything... why?? Because it was inside the 20m and didnt warrant a full blown penalty

 

[Cult]

I think the fans are already being punished enough for watching and if they send off players in this version of the game they’re punishing us more. Furthermore, players don’t want to miss 6 weeks for launching at someone’s head and injuring a player intentionally should have internal consequences from other players as well.

Ideally nobody would do anything so bad to get sent off, but if you’re going to back your refs for choosing this option (which the NRL has done) this is now the new norm and other things need to change to fix it.

 

[Elbows]

If he was only binned the NRL would find reasons to back the decision.

If it was only penalty and on report they’d find reasons to back the decision.

 

[Big Pete]

I think the fans are already being punished enough for watching and if they send off players in this version of the game they’re punishing us more. Furthermore, players don’t want to miss 6 weeks for launching at someone’s head and injuring a player intentionally should have internal consequences from other players as well.

Ideally nobody would do anything so bad to get sent off, but if you’re going to back your refs for choosing this option (which the NRL has done) this is now the new norm and other things need to change to fix it.

As BroncsFan said, if you change it and Toia knocks Cleary into the 22nd century and only gets ejected the pendulum swings the other way.

There was nothing wrong with the rule just the application.

Has anyone seen a tackle like Pongas result in a send off?

I remember this:



Leaves his feet, breaks Oates' jaw.

Sin Bin.

 

[Big Del]

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As BroncsFan said, if you change it and Toia knocks Cleary into the 22nd century and only gets ejected the pendulum swings the other way.

There was nothing wrong with the rule just the application.

Has anyone seen a tackle like Pongas result in a send off?

I remember this:



Leaves his feet, breaks Oates' jaw.

Sin Bin.

Didn`t tuck his arm though ....
Didn`t run at full pace across the field before hitting Oates .
Ponga had more time and space to change his body position .

Not apples and apples bro .