NRL 2018

@no-quarter said in NRL 2018:

@gunner said in NRL 2018:

@higgins the score. Although I wouldn’t mind seeing the Tongans dish out some biff on DCE

So Aussie get to take two conversions, the second from in front, because of a bit of accidental contact with the try scorers head, yet they never penalise a head high tackle, what the actual fuck?

The tactic of leading with your feet to stop a try being scored is grubby as fuck, I'm pretty comfortable with them stamping that shit out. But as you say, absolutely no consistency in League given the shit they let go.

It would have been fair enough if the guy was doing that, but it was just basically bad timing, ran into the guy and tripped over him. Completely accidental.

Bad timing for the penalty but I think the Tongans have been getting the rub of the green for their 50/50s.

Tonga on about their 32nd back to back set. They need to find a way over the line, somehow.

Hungus scores.

30-16

"Dance monkey, dance" seems to be spreading around social media.
Will be interesting to see what happens with that.

@mimic said in NRL 2018:

"Dance monkey, dance" seems to be spreading around social media.
Will be interesting to see what happens with that.

What is this for those of us who watched the game with no commentary (and more of an eye on Otago and the ref robbing the Magpies ).

The DJ at the game claims that an official in the production room said "dance monkey dance" when they put up the dance cam of the crowd.

There were other comments of casual racism in the production room, but it was "dance monkey dance" that set him off.

@mimic Haven't seen anything about it but will probably pop up in the MSM at some point.

Des Hasler has returned to coach Manly in 2019.

@mimic said in NRL 2018:

The DJ at the game claims that an official in the production room said "dance monkey dance" when they put up the dance cam of the crowd.

There were other comments of casual racism in the production room, but it was "dance monkey dance" that set him off.

Ah ok.I hadn't heard anything about it.

I don't understand coaching appointments in the NRL. Is there a union you join that means you are always in line for a job?

Seibold has had 1 year in charge of the Bunnies, but looks set to sign for Brisbane from 2020. Souths are then going to make a massive mistake and hire Bennett. Word is that swap might even come forward a year.

This comes a couple of days after Manly went back to their ex in Des Hasler. Best part is, contractually, Manly currently has two head coaches.

@mariner4life said in NRL 2018:

I don't understand coaching appointments in the NRL. Is there a union you join that means you are always in line for a job?

Seibold has had 1 year in charge of the Bunnies, but looks set to sign for Brisbane from 2020. Souths are then going to make a massive mistake and hire Bennett. Word is that swap might even come forward a year.

This comes a couple of days after Manly went back to their ex in Des Hasler. Best part is, contractually, Manly currently has two head coaches.

Ivan Cleary is also going back to his ex Phil Gould at Penrith while the Kiwis coach is about to join Wests.

@mariner4life It appears to be the same in rugby. For some reason as soon as you crack the big time, you now have the resume to say you have the experience.

The question is how no one interviewing them appears to be able to ask the rhetorical question; so why were you shit in your other jobs?

So according to the Ferald, the Warriors are in no hurry to sign Johnson after next year ( contract expires 2019)
Looks they have finally wised up to the fact he’s not worth $1m + per season.

@virgil said in NRL 2018:

So according to the Ferald, the Warriors are in no hurry to sign Johnson after next year ( contract expires 2019)
Looks they have finally wised up to the fact he’s not worth $1m + per season.

They'll probably resign him next week tbh. It confirms what we knew through the Isaac Luke and Jazz Tevaga resignings, the Warriors are obviously close to the salary cap limit for the next few seasons so need to sort out their middle of the pack contracts before focusing on someone like Shaun Johnson. It helps them that several key playmakers will be available come Nov 1. If they were to lose Johnson than Te Maire Martin should be their next target.

Kiwis team for tonights test:

1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2 Ken Maumalo 3 Esan Marsters 4 Joseph Manu 5 Jordan Rapana 6 Shaun Johnson 7 Kodi Nikorima 8 Jesse Bromwich 9 Brandon Smith 10 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 11 Kevin Proctor 12 Isaac Liu 13 James Fisher-Harris 14 Kenny Bromwich 15 Leeson Ah Mau 16 Martin Taupau 17 Adam Blair 18 Jahrome Hughes 19 Joseph Tapine

Damn test/NH league is dirty as fuck. There's head highs (mostly from JWH TBF), head locks, lots of swinging arms not connecting.

Sam Tompkins has played better in 20 minutes of this match than he did his entire time for the Warriors.

Bromwich had another awesome 20 minutes to start the game.

6-6 after 20 minutes. Kiwis look good when they go wide and England look good when they kick.

i think we will be fine here. England look like they have done just about every other time they played us, ourside of the US test. Devoid of creativity and disorganised.

and as i say that we score

englands backs are midgets too

@raznomore Johnson looks like he's playing for a contract too.

Rugby League Wayne Barnes is reffing this game.

WTF! The stitch up from the hometown refs is on.

Hometown decision.

the ref is actually an idiot. completely the wrong temperament for officiating. would be more at home in a kindy or minding sheep.

@akan004 said in NRL 2018:

Hometown decision.

DWZ had nothing to do with Johnson stopping that try. Remove DWZ from that play and Johnson still stops it.

They also got away with a blatant knock on in front of the ref and touch judge a few minutes earlier.

@nepia Yeah, has to be one of the worst calls I have seen. He was so desperate to award them the try.

And Halligan confirms that he's a commentator by saying he thought it was a try - not a penalty try, but that England scored it.

I understand it when they playing a stadium set up for soccer but there are playing on a field that has the length, why have such ridiculously small in goal area.

need smith back on asap

@raznomore said in NRL 2018:

need smith back on asap

He looked pretty average when he was on TBF. Nikorima seemed to be playing half half/half 9 for the first 30 odd minutes.

But agree, need to bring him back on, and tell him to go for broke.

The Kiwis have fallen to pieces.

Wow, England just got a penalty after Tomkins pulled Johnson back into the ruck when he was basically out of the way.

This is bullshit. This match makes O'Keefe's performance in the Magpies v Otago match look fair and balanced.

Another English knock on missed. Fuck.

There were too many dodgy decisions in that match.

What a crock of shit.

I would like to put forward an entry for "least thought-out sports article of 2018" ladies and gentlemen, i give you this nuffie and his pass/fail for each club/coach in 2019.

Apparently, just to get a pass mark, no fewer than 7 coaches need to get their team in to the top 4. And if 13 or 14 teams don't make the 8, then the coach might get sacked.

This nuffie has effectively taken last year's ladder, and said do this again, or better, or you're gone. Fuck maths, schedule, or roster. Do these dickheads get paid for this shit?

Kiwis try to even the series vs the Poms, 3.30am NZT?

England: John Bateman, George Burgess, Tom Burgess, Daryl Clark, Jake Connor, Oliver Gildart, James Graham (c), Chris Hill, Josh Hodgson, Jonny Lomax, Tommy Makinson, Jermaine McGillvary, Richie Myler, Adam Milner, Mark Percival, Luke Thompson, Sam Tomkins, Elliott Whitehead, George Williams (two to be omitted).

Kiwis: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (c), Leeson Ah Mau, Adam Blair, Jesse Bromwich, James Fisher-Harris, Jahrome Hughes, Shaun Johnson, Isaac Liu, Joseph Manu, Esan Marsters, Ken Maumalo, Kodi Nikorima, Kevin Proctor, Jordan Rapana, Brandon Smith, Joseph Tapine, Martin Taupau, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (one to be omitted).

If they get good Adam Blair back, he will be a strong addition

That went well...

Damn, what is up with our flat second halves? At least we lost that fair and square and not on the back of a terrible reffing display.

Although, good old league though, eye gouger stays on the field despite multiple replays of the incident and the commentators minimise it because although he was attempting to rake the face and that's ok he just accidentally went near the eye area.

Footage of an eye gouge. You can judge...