2019 NRL Matches

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Maroon_Faithful, Mar 14, 2019.

  1. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    Ref boss coming out saying: "It was the right decision", is so fucking weak it's not funny.

    You prick, it's not the decision that's the problem. It's the changing of the call during the run of play.

    What a fuckwit.
     
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  2. Toolman TR Man

    The controversy has been way overstated now, Raiders certainly were not 'robbed' of anything. If he still knows it's the last he's either going to throw a random pass or grubber it into the legs of the defenders, there was nothing happening. Roosters won because when they had to score points they did so. They played conservative all night, then had to weather 12 men and then when they needed another try they attacked and got one. Raiders couldn't do it despite having 10x the chances, and if they did get some luck and grabbed a try I'm confident the Roosters would've started chancing their hand more and likely would've scored a try straight back.
     
  3. Paddy P Orr

    Could easily have made them go back to play the ball after changing the call.
     
  4. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yeah I agree with most of this. 70% possession in that second half and only a penalty goal. Whatever blame is put on Cummins, much more needs to go on Leilua yet nobody is talking about the try he butchered. Surely that cost them the match more than anything else.
     
  5. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Players are meant to have a say in determining the result of a match, not offficials. If that incident didn't happen the Roosters could and probably would have gone onto win the game. But it was a massive part of the game, and denying it wasn't is just dishonest. The fact you are looking for things that possibly decided the match more, proves how big it was.
     
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  6. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yeah not really....

    Rapana almost certainly wouldve scored. It's unlikely Canberra wouldve scored off the play Cummins ruined.

    Thats just the fact of the matter.
     
  7. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    For you to say ive been dishonest about the gravity of it is ridiculous. It was big, just not as big as the people on social media think it was.
     
  8. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    And bigger than the people saying it didn't make a difference. It was one of the biggest moments of the match.
     
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  9. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Well i've said what i think.

    Well done to Easts for going back to back first time since 93. Well done to Canberra for their season. Thanks to Cronk for all the great moments in his career.

    Great game of footy.
     
  10. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    First time since 98 realistically. SL was the stronger comp by far.
     
  11. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Not really. There were only 10 teams.
     
  12. Julian BJ Taylor

    I can’t watch a replay but I was pretty convinced at the time the late pass ended up being ok. I could be wrong but I’ve definitely seen worse let go this season.
     
  13. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    It was quite forward imo.
     
  14. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Teams for the GF of each comp below. Brisbane destroy the ARL comp.
    Fullback 1. Robbie O'Davis 1. Shannon Nevin
    Wing 2. Darren Albert 2. Danny Moore
    Centre 3. Adam MacDougall 3. Craig Innes
    Centre 4. Owen Craigie 4. Terry Hill
    Wing 5. Mark Hughes 5. John Hopoate

    Five-Eighth 6. Matthew Johns 6. Geoff Toovey (c)
    Halfback 7. Andrew Johns 7. Craig Field

    Front Row 8. Tony Butterfield 17. David Gillespie
    Hooker 9. Bill Peden 15. Anthony Colella
    Front Row 10. Paul Harragon (c) 10. Mark Carroll
    Second Row 11. Wayne Richards 11. Steve Menzies
    Second Row 12. Adam Muir 12. Daniel Gartner
    Lock 13. Marc Glanville 13. Nik Kosef

    Bench 15. Troy Fletcher 14. Scott Fulton
    Bench 16. Scott Conley 8. Neil Tierney
    Bench 19. Steve Crowe 16. Andrew Hunter
    Bench 18. Lee Jackson 9. Cliff Lyons

    Fullback 1. Darren Lockyer 21. David Peachey
    Wing 18. Michael De Vere 45. Mat Rogers
    Centre 3. Steve Renouf 3. Andrew Ettingshausen (c)
    Centre 4. Anthony Mundine 33. Russell Richardson
    Wing 5. Wendell Sailor 17. Geoff Bell

    Five-Eighth 6. Kevin Walters 6. Mitch Healey
    Halfback 7. Allan Langer (c) 7. Paul Green

    Front Row 10. Brad Thorn 8. Danny Lee
    Hooker 23. Andrew Gee 9. Dean Treister
    Front Row 21. Shane Webcke 40. Jason Stevens
    Second Row 11. Gorden Tallis 11. Craig Greenhill
    Second Row 12. Peter Ryan 31. Chris McKenna
    Lock 13. Darren Smith 13. Tawera Nikau

    Bench 9. John Plath 38. Les Davidson
    Bench 15. Tonie Carroll 24. Sean Ryan
    Bench 2. Michael Hancock 18. Adam Dykes
    Bench 16. Ben Walker 12. Nathan Long
     
  15. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Im not saying Brisbane wouldnt have probably won a combined comp. Just as i wouldnt say Bradman wouldnt have hit countless centuries in the hiatus during ww2. But we dont know for sure because it didnt happen. Thus it doesnt count.
     
  16. morgieb MC Burridge

    That Newcastle side seems so ordinary by Premier standards. Even Manly on paper leave them in their wake.
     
  17. Julian BJ Taylor

    The top 3 Super League sides would have been top 3 in a combined competition IMO.
     
  18. Julian BJ Taylor

    It's a horrendous bench but besides not having a gun hooker it's a pretty bloody solid side IMO. The entire backline (besides Craigie who himself was supremely talented) played Origin.
     
  19. morgieb MC Burridge

    Didn't realise that Albert did (and kinda forgot that Hughes did). Agree the backline is good, just don't think all that much of the pack (with the caveat that I was too young to really watch them play)

    In any case apart from maybe the year Wests won it can you think of a modern side that won the Premiership that was worse? That was mostly my point.
     
  20. Julian BJ Taylor

    Richards the only below par running forward Imo
     

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