NRL Round 5 Discussion

[Battler]

Kp has played terribly the past two games. His defence then was pathetic: if Walsh put in that effort it’d be talked about nonstop

 

[Sproj]

So that push into the Knights player that caused Marzhew to drop it, how is that not a sin bin if they are serious about getting rid of excessive force / dangerous plays?

 

[Fozz]

I really feel like the sin bin situation is malicious compliance.

"Oh, Andrew Abdo the CEO thinks he knows the rules better than us? Okay, we'll do things the way he wants it done. Enjoy your precious product Andrew"

 

[Sproj]

The Dogs gave away 2 six agains but still continued to be offside for every other tackle there after.

 

[BroncsFan]

The Dogs gave away 2 six agains but still continued to be offside for every other tackle there after.

And Hayward knocked it on from that kick that gave them possession

 

[Brocko]

The Dogs gave away 2 six agains but still continued to be offside for every other tackle there after.

I think we've got our new Penrith in regards to refs tbh

 

[BroncsFan]

Dogs... always diving

 

[Dexter]

I think we've got our new Penrith in regards to refs tbh

Definitely. The late 3rd man flop in the tackles even when they haven't won the ruck goes a long way towards winning games.
Complete opposite of our defensive system which is constantly retreating

 

[Sproj]

I have to be honest though, the Knights haven't thrown much at them in attack, they just go side to side.

 

[Sproj]

Definitely. The late 3rd man flop in the tackles even when they haven't won the ruck goes a long way towards winning games.
Complete opposite of our defensive system which is constantly retreating

As sad as it is, our problem is that we don't keep making the same rule breaks that other teams do even after getting called out. The ref will eventually stop blowing a penalty for it if you keep it going and let's face it, we keep getting smashed in penalty counts anyway, so we should take advantage of it more than we do.

 

[Organix]

I think we've got our new Penrith in regards to refs tbh

The Gould effect

 

[Dexter]

The Gould effect

Yes The Gould father

 

[Broncapz]

Melbourne look like they're going to roll through us at 60M a set. They look so good.

 

[Sproj]

Melbourne look like they're going to roll through us at 60M a set. They look so good.

I suspect we are playing in second-third gear at the moment and will step up when needed.

 

[BroncosFever]

Canterbury are playing that Cronulla style when they won the comp.

Very strong defensively and will find a way to milk out a try or two and then just beat you with pressure. They didn't get on top of Newcastle until Newcastle were a man down.

 

[BroncsFan]

Canterbury are playing that Cronulla style when they won the comp.

Very strong defensively and will find a way to milk out a try or two and then just beat you with pressure. They didn't get on top of Newcastle until Newcastle were a man down.

I wonder if their playstyle is sustainable over a whole year.

They are playing so fast in defence and keeping it up for the full 80mins.

It looked like they dialled it back against eels, trying to have a rest before the sharks game, and they almost lost to them... so they can't really afford to dial back their effort and coast through a game, which will make it a tough slog of a year for them.

 

[Scorchie]

Just had a look at the Bulldogs' draw for the rest of the season - what the fk.

 

[BroncsFan]

Just had a look at the Bulldogs' draw for the rest of the season - what the fk.

2014 fairytale back on the menu