2024 NRL General Discussion Thread

[Mr Fourex]

but a new ruled in introduced in 2024 — meaning short drop-outs and kick-offs are no longer penalised if they don’t go the required 10-metre distance or go out on the full

So what happens instead...? A scrum?

 

[mrslong]

This is expected, but still absolutely hillarious.

Rankings for short drop out success rates.

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To go short or not? Stunning stats reveal king of modern NRL craze ... and who is ignoring it

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It's the idiots Reyno's kicking to.

I'd also be interested in how many short kick offs we win in defence. I'd guess 0 also. The Panthers showed their hand against newcastle yesterday, every time newcastle did a short kick off the tallest Panther batted it back towards the 50m line with all his strength. They got the ball every time.

 

[Bucking Beads]

It's the idiots Reyno's kicking to.

I'd also be interested in how many short kick offs we win in defence. I'd guess 0 also. The Panthers showed their hand against newcastle yesterday, every time newcastle did a short kick off the tallest Panther batted it back towards the 50m line with all his strength. They got the ball every time.

If we don’t adopt this style of play to short drop outs I could indeed burn something down!

 

[Super Freak]

We almost got one against the Sharks.

Then Hetherington dropped it cold after Cobbo batted it back.

 

[Big Del]

It's the idiots Reyno's kicking to.

I'd also be interested in how many short kick offs we win in defence. I'd guess 0 also. The Panthers showed their hand against newcastle yesterday, every time newcastle did a short kick off the tallest Panther batted it back towards the 50m line with all his strength. They got the ball every time.

The defensive counter to this ?
Send smaller skillful players after the ball like rovers in AFL . It`s not rocket surgery .

 

[BroncsFan]

This is expected, but still absolutely hillarious.

Rankings for short drop out success rates.

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To go short or not? Stunning stats reveal king of modern NRL craze ... and who is ignoring it

To go short or not? Stunning stats reveal king of modern NRL craze ... and who is ignoring it

www.foxsports.com.au

That's not even including defending short drop outs... which would also have to be close to zero.

 

[ningnangnong]

We almost got one against the Sharks.

Then Hetherington dropped it cold after Cobbo batted it back.

Yeah, even when we get it right, we get it wrong.

We're so bloody useless at it, just launch it long every time I reckon.

 

[Old Mate]

Yeah, even when we get it right, we get it wrong.

We're so bloody useless at it, just launch it long every time I reckon.

Yep. Who ever has the biggest boot which I think is Walsh can just send it.

 

[Foordy]

JD and Cheika are reportedly out of the running for the Eels job. They've been omitted from future interviews.

Barrett down to 3rd

Race appears to be down to Hannay and Ryles. Although at this stage the board are split

 

[Renegade]

Yep. Who ever has the biggest boot which I think is Walsh can just send it.

yeah that's what i think. I get the idea behind a short dropout, even if you don't get possession you've mostly got a set line, but punching it 50 back means their attack has to work a bit harder to get it within the danger zone. sap the energy instead of giving them a full set 10 out with a full set of lungs.

 

[BroncsFan]

yeah that's what i think. I get the idea behind a short dropout, even if you don't get possession you've mostly got a set line, but punching it 50 back means their attack has to work a bit harder to get it within the danger zone. sap the energy instead of giving them a full set 10 out with a full set of lungs.

I think mixing it up is an option as well

If they commit too hard to short drop outs it will mean less players back for the long one... might be able to find a prop on the full or having to defuse it.

If they ease up on the short one there's less players there to defuse

We also have Walsh and Reyno, so we should be flipping either side as well.

 

[Renegade]

no issues with mixing it up, just with hitting it short and failing every fucking time.

 

[Midean]

Is it correct that there have been 3 send off's this season and all three are Roosters committing the offenses?

 

[BroncsFan]

Is it correct that there have been 3 send off's this season and all three are Roosters committing the offenses?

Yep

Young vs Dogs Rd 5
Pauga vs Dogs (yesterday)
Suaalii vs Qld

 

[LittleDavey]

Is it correct that there have been 3 send off's this season and all three are Roosters committing the offenses?

Do we conclude from this that speaking French is bad for you?

 

[Organix]

This is really sweet, and I think a great look for the game.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Old mate Mam must be a proper laugh around the lads. He just gets the giggles every time.

 

[ningnangnong]

This is really sweet, and I think a great look for the game.

DCE and Tommy D showing us they topped the class in their media training.