CROSS FORUM NRL Finals Week Three Discussion

[Sproj]

While bronco players are in bali misbehaving, actual footy players are getting it done

Yep, its going to be a legendary grand final tomorrow afternoon. Just a shame actual footy ends about 5.30pm tomorrow.

 

[Cult]

Yep, its going to be a legendary grand final tomorrow afternoon. Just a shame actual footy ends about 5.30pm tomorrow.

Mate, those blokes can't even kick a footy straight or catch a bloody ball and it's all they train to do. Nobody is actually good at AFL.

 

[BroncsFan]

Boooo ... Robbo not wanting to comment about NAS.. and none of the journos brought up Hughes professional foul

Can't believe I sat through all that crap from the talking heads for him to flog it off... mate NRL never fine you ... you've got about half a mill in suspended fines that are never getting enacted ... go for the jugular you soft ****

 

[Super Freak]

I can't wait to see the spin the MRC put on the NAS hit to justify only giving him a fine and being able to play in the GF.

Riki should go ballistic in the media if that happens.

 

[Ghost of Vlansys]

I felt disgusted writing it, but that's what I've taken out of every Cronulla victory against the Storm. They bullied the bullies and Melbourne imploded so badly that even Smith was sent to the sin bin.

I also think it's the current meta. Your halves are never onside so you shut down the spread, you grapple your opponents and you never in a million years play it on the mark.

If your name isn't Patrick Carrigan, the referees don't care.

And never ever play the ball correctly

 

[Fozz]

I can't wait to see the spin the MRC put on the NAS hit to justify only giving him a fine and being able to play in the GF.

Riki should go ballistic in the media if that happens.

Nah, even if he gets a suspension he'll serve it next year. For the fans.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I’ll give the grand final a miss for sure. Don’t care to watch the Storm or Penrith win

 

[1910]

FMD Bellamy has somehow created 2 of the best 7s to play in the last 20 years.
That's some good coaching.

Bunn was saying a few weeks ago when he was asked how the succession planning had worked out so well that he identified that fullbacks are the new smart footballers and can play halves.

They got four of them planning for Cronk and Slater to retire- Slater was there playing, Drinkwater, Hughes, Munster, and Paps.

He was sure that the next Storm, 6, 7 and 1 would come from that group of 1's, so they coached, waited, they played Cup and worked on it.

Big brain right there.

 

[JayPee]

Nelson got a grade 3 haha. Wtf is the judiciary. Is the Clearys on the panel? That is a pisstake. I thought he would get grade 1 but **** me

 

[Cult]

He will get off. The NRL loves a bit of judiciary drama during grand final week.

 

[Big Pete]

There's no possible argument that they could make. Forceful contact to the head without any attempt at all by the defender to lower contact.

In the modern game, he's lucky it's not a send off.

 

[BroncsFan]

There's no possible argument that they could make. Forceful contact to the head without any attempt at all by the defender to lower contact.

In the modern game, he's lucky it's not a send off.

I'd say the Grade 3 is to make it way harder for them to downgrade it to a fine... shoulder to the head being downgraded to a fine and then being able to play in the GF would look very suss

 

[Browny]

If only there was a punitive system that resulted in suspensions that would then force the club/player into correcting their behaviour.

But no let’s fine blokes on 700k a couple of grand

 

[Super Freak]

Nelson got a grade 3 haha. Wtf is the judiciary. Is the Clearys on the panel? That is a pisstake. I thought he would get grade 1 but **** me

If Riki's was a Grade 2, then NAS is a Grade 3 every day of the week.