Hundreds of players in the NRL. Young, high spirited, aggressive, peer-oriented, all chockas full of testosterone.
The only surprise is there aren't more incidents.
The club's been dicey mentally for years now. Even during the Ninth-Every-Year period, whenever there was a crunch game that could help them qualify for the semis, they would be not just beaten, but smashed.
I think they need to focus on enjoying their footy, remembering the passion for the...
Titans are now improving after a poor start, and they are only one win behind us. Dogs have improved heaps. St George are improving. Souths had a nightmare draw, and it will be a lot easier from here on. Dolphins are in the 8. I was optimistic until the Dragons game.
Benji and the boys have a...
Seems to be the smaller players getting pinged for these tackles. The only big forward I remember doing it is Payne Haas and it was a desperation tackle to stop a try. The trouble is that players are now so huge, and there's a ton of pressure to not miss tackles. Sometimes it seems that small...
Why did Milne, a serial offender, get two weeks for directly attacking the legs of a player and Sezer gets fourr weeks for getting a tackle wrong.
That' dodgy. The NRL must explain the difference.
Yes, WT tried to be a solid defensive outfit under Madge and that was never going to work. This was always a club of razzle dazzle, as capable of smashing teams as being smashed. It was fun and it was frustrating. I liked that commitment to attack - they put on good games to watch, no matter who...
I remember that every year there would be a late season crunch game. This would be it. Win and you're in. WT often started these games as favourites but would always lose, usually badly. There has long been a problem with the team dealing with favouritism.