I'm not sure it ever was, it just confuses the hell out of everyone. Just had another thought though, could it be that the 10 day cooling off period has not been and gone, but Penrith aren't going to move on their offer and have given the go-ahead?
Looks like it's official, Sunia Turuva will be a Tiger in 25. With it being announced, that would indicate that the 10 day cooling off period has been and gone, and no one knew a thing until a couple of days out. Richo has really plugged the leaks, and his re-signing for 4 years is the best...
I understand those coming for the ref. The ankle tap on Olam was clearly a professional foul and Schneider should have been sent to the bin. We could have been up 12-0, instead the momentum changed dramatically. That being said, he wasn't sent, and at the time Penrith had not scored 1 of the 22...
Why are some animals deemed to be offensive and others not?
Steve Menzies was called the beaver, Josh Ado Carr the fox, Gordon Tallis the raging bull, DCE the giraffe (Andrew Voss also calls Daniel Tupou this), Josh Mcguire the moose, and I'm sure there are plenty more, none of which are...
It's sad how it ended with Nofa, but it is worth mentioning that less than 1% of all players to have played the game since 1908 have scored 100 tries or more. Around 9-10,000 players to have laced on a boot in first grade, and Nofa is #71 on the all-time try-scoring list. It's hard not...
You raised a point on your way out, I just responded to that point. Agreeing to disagree is not raising further points while critiquing my analysis at the same time. That's just asking to continue the discussion 🙄
Look at the video again. Faalogo didn't have the space to deliver a "fully loaded" punch to the face, Williams had 10m to load up and deliver to someone looking the other way, and Flower delivered his 2nd blow to someone unable to defend themselves due to being knocked out already. Faalogo...
Anasta was directly in front of Faalogo, whereas O'Neill retreated from 2nd marker, and was at least 10 away from Williams. Williams went out of his way to get at O'Neill, Faalogo hit someone right in front of him. Like I said previously, none of these incidents should escape punishment, but...
I'm looking at the individual acts as a whole (Flower went on to hit Hohaia again when on the ground, and WIlliams attacked someone completely unprepared and unaware he was even in sight), and both Williams and Flower knocked out their opponents. The difference in outcome is often due to the...
Player movement throughout the year is not uncommon. I would be more inclined to keeping the spot open and assess what the area of need is throughout the first part of the season, and who is available to fill that need. Whoever gets the nod in the 2 and 5 to start the year could both have...
I would rather cop that than either of the other 2. Anasta wasn't exactly known for his toughness, and he didn't even take a knee. Like I said previously, it's not something that should go without punishment, but it is not comparable to the other 2 incidents.