Tucker
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Yeah that outlaws shit was cringe as hell and the way so many on here ate it up was embarrassing.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Rock Hopper Steve
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Hey Tuck off topic but have you seen that movie Locked on prime, watched it earlier tonight.
Tito Santana
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I have. It was shit.
Tucker
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Is that the one with someone locked up in a car?
Saw a trailer or something a while back, thought it looked a bit silly.
Any good?
Rock Hopper Steve
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Different, didn't mind it, soft spot for Anthony Hopkins, great actor.
Rock Hopper Steve
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What's pressing you want to discuss, it's been quiet for ages gecko brain.
talkin 2 me sweets
Rock Hopper Steve
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You don't like movies so what's the topic
dont i , bring back bat mans logic
its up 2 you if you have a thorn in the side over it , was just a throw away line , sorry ,at your exspence? , but couldn't help myself
And new management promise 3 new nrl signings omitting the w at the end of the nrlw 😂😂
Rock Hopper Steve
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All good mate you know me always like to take the bait and run with it, I'm a rock fisherman.
TurnStyle
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Me too (scoring team kicks off). I actually had this as a change I'd like to see in a post ages ago.
But this one seems to be a very black or white issue. There are pros and cons for both options and it seems neither side gets the other's reasoning.
Pre seasons are too few games to gain a sample size, but trialling it in the... Trials, and having the clubs choose is the only way I can think to test it.
Or they could just do what I want and change it. If it's not working out for the tigers I'll tell them to change it back.
Sorted. 😜
Rock Hopper Steve
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Don't know what to think of the possible rule change, on the fence, in some other sports the possession goes to who was scored against.
Why should who scored get the possession, it could even the contest up and besides if you wanted the ball back you could go for a short kick off and contest for the ball.
TurnStyle
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Well I guess it's not so black and white after all!
Let's say there's not a grey area, it's an orange area in between. 😜
I think in most major team sports possession goes to the team scored against. Football/soccer, basketball, gridiron.
There's volleyball (which is just weird), and others have a 50/50 restart such as a ball up (afl) , face off (ice hockey), or just they get it in turns - racquet sports, bat and ball sports. But the turn ones are completely irrelevant to league and would be ridiculous outside under 8's.
As I said, both cases have a lot of really valid, hard to argue/counter reasons.
My main issue is if a team has great attack, kicks off (giving possession), but then just can't stop the opposition breaking through out wide for whatever reason (they're just shit, injuries...) they'll (theoretically) never get the ball, and a game that could turn into an attacking cliffhanger - maybe the other team can't stop them through the middle? - turns into a bloodbath....
But devils advocate says as it stands, possession almost always has a weird knack of evening out!
A 60/40 advantage will 90% equate to a comfortable win... That's only a 10% swing, or 8 minutes. Which in my view is very reasonable cause to leave it as it is.
There's also the fact a team kicking off can go the union style high ball. But frankly I'm tired of teams not breaking the 10m plane or kicking it out on the full with barely any repercussion.
I'm actually fine either way (I'm obviously orange as well; Starting to look like a chocolate factory here! 🤣) until there is evidence changing it will even it out even more.
Super League used it, but that only lasted a single season almost 30 years ago (1997). And it wasn't an even comp with teams like the Broncos playing the Adelaide Rams, Hunter Mariners, Perth (formerly Western) Reds...
The chances of trialling it are so limited. You can't go the route the nrl did with the first female refs and bring it in for games between teams having no mathematical chance of playing finals because it would have a greater impact on the game.
For those teams at or near the bottom of the ladder, wins and losses may not affect their finals chances, but a wooden spoon can cost a coach his job.
Omg. I really didn't mean this to be this long...
In the end, my personal choice would be scoring team kicks off, but it really is something that doesn't need to change, so I completely understand people wanting them to stop changing things.
Buttface
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Another armchair ride through the comp for the Darlings of the NRL Suk.
www.nine.com.au
'Orchestrated for them': 'Very lucky' Broncos draw slammed
'Can't wait for the year they miss out'
www.nine.com.au
Another armchair ride through the comp for the Darlings of the NRL Suk.
'Orchestrated for them': 'Very lucky' Broncos draw slammed
'Can't wait for the year they miss out'
Yes, too right champion @Buttface, but the "darlings" are the biggest club and the NRL always looks after their interests, are huge for the Qld profile and the bottom line is all that matters.
I don't care too much - it just makes me want to beat them more.
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Scoring team re-starting play could reduce the impact of a try being scored after a player is binned....the 12 man team has a set to regather...though really i dont think its that big an issue either way...if the scoring team is dominating regardless, theyll retain possesion quickly enough.
Not a big fan of the constant changes.
Not a big fan of the constant changes.
The nrl only exists in the first place because of them …. Just saying, although being an ARL loyalist as a kid , I do have to accept things like the ARLC would never have happened with the arl in charge . Doesn’t change the fact the iteration of rugby league we all watch , has the broncos at a point of power … which was the whole reason the SL thing got off the ground .
