NRL 2024 Round 1 Discussion

[JayPee]

Flat out dive. Embarrassing

 

[Foordy]

The Raiders are aiming to break the record for the most number of dives in a match ... they are well on their way

 

[JayPee]

That is the biggest cheap shot

 

[Fozz]

Levi running into Frizzell and falling over.

Hudson the cheap shot merchant.

"I don't think there is anything deliberate in it" commentators are cooked

 

[Foordy]

Young is a really dirty player

 

[Foordy]

suck shit Raiders

 

[Foordy]

How did the Raiders get the penalty?

 

[Battler]

God damn I wish we still had Hosking around

 

[vertigo]

Hosking

 

[JayPee]

Ponga should have challenged that. He was right there

 

[BroncosAlways]

Smithies looking like a defensive gun. Reminds me of Fensom a bit but more mobile - actually more like a Parker minus the offloads.

Despite the sloppy miss on KP lol.

 

[BroncosFever]

They’ve got to find to a way to get the diving out of the game.

Even if Levi didn’t see the Knights player, there is absolutely no way he is moving forward into a stationary player and ends up on his back like they teach them to do in the WWE developmental centre.

 

[Big Pete]

Still think it's Newcastle's game to lose. When they've been able to complete their sets they've looked more threatening with the football. I expect them to regroup after half-time and if they can get on a roll, they should have too much strike for the Raiders.

The absence of Dominic Young and Lachlan Fitzgibbon has certainly been felt. No sign of Kai Pearce-Paul yet either, hopefully they don't want too late to bring him into the fray. Thought the Knights looked better when Cogger went to dummy half and the halves are going to have to step up. Gamble put Frizell over with one of his trademark line-ball passes, only to completely undo it with the mistake off the kick-off. I'd want both of them running and creating that quick play the ball for Ponga or Gagai down a short-side.

Canberra are playing no frills, just straight up the guts footy. It should open up soon for Starling, just need to get Fogarty to bounce around and provide some ball for his backs. Savage on Tuala is a mismatch when it comes to speed, create the space. The try was on the offer just before when Gagai creamed Strange - go back there again.

 

[BroncsFan]

Raiders getting some serious love from the refs...

 

[JayPee]

Canberra are getting away with murder in the ruck

 

[Mustafur]

Canberra are a grubby team.

 

[BroncsFan]

Ponga not getting enough touches inside the 20m at the moment... feel like Phoenix is trying to play too much like a halfback when he's meant to be a ball playing lock.

 

[JayPee]

Hastings and Gamble have been horrible