LIVE GAME 2026 NRL Grand Final discussion

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mtd#2 said:
I despise tedesco for leaving the tigers as much as the next person (whilst also not blaming him)... but to take away from his performance last night just shows how jaded some ppl still are.. time to move on..
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I don't hate tedesco, he had so many run metres because of the platform provided by the forwards. The pigs were very dominant.

I have always said Teddy is a better fullback then Edwards. I wouldn't have that opinion if I hated Teddy.
 
king_sirro said:
Seriously that means very little when your team is completely dominating the opposition like the Roosters were. He took some easy runs with his team having all the momentum, big deal. He is fit. He couldn't do anything with all those runs and all that possession and all that field position. He couldn't even make a half break. He was workmanlike in the easiest of circumstances. His game was better than average, thats about as much as ill give him. Under those circumstances, im expecting my fullback to actually create something. 3 tries each, under those circumstances thats embar
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Can not agree. There was nothing easy about anything Teddy did in that game - that is not a usual performance by anyones standards . Very few advantages given to either side by Gee who is usually the six again king, and it came down to a couple of freakish moments off kicks where the bounce of the ball can be a bonus for some and nightmare for others. It was not a game built around attack it was all about D and limiting errors. A few equally good /great individual performances - always the case where awarding MOMs - but that shouldn't discount a great performance by Teddy even if he wasnt your pick.
 
upthetigers said:
I don't hate tedesco, he had so many run metres because of the platform provided by the forwards. The pigs were very dominant.

I have always said Teddy is a better fullback then Edwards. I wouldn't have that opinion if I hated Teddy.
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Thats just the nature of the game, always has been.
 
As soon as the ref decided to put his whistle in his pocket, the Knights were gone. The line speed of the Roosters was amazing and fair to say bordering on offside.....all night.

Surely a few of these should have been called up.

I'm all for defence winning games but there has to be a little balance, and last night, there was none, all out defence.

Tigers would have never been able to win a game like this
 
Chunk said:
As soon as the ref decided to put his whistle in his pocket, the Knights were gone. The line speed of the Roosters was amazing and fair to say bordering on offside.....all night.

Surely a few of these should have been called up.

I'm all for defence winning games but there has to be a little balance, and last night, there was none, all out defence.

Tigers would have never been able to win a game like this
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The same can be said for Newcastle when they were defending their line. In any other game Roosters would have been given a 🆕 mber of set restarts by Adam Gee. There is no doubt he refereed differently to his usual standards
 
Telltails said:
The same can be said for Newcastle when they were defending their line. In any other game Roosters would have been given a 🆕 mber of set restarts by Adam Gee. There is no doubt he refereed differently to his usual standards
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Yeah but it wouldn't have mattered to the Knights as much becuase they were on the back foot defending all night.

However, it would have been gold for Newcastle to give them some type of opportunity, it would have opened the game up a little.

And what really in concerning is that the Tigers never win these defensive type of games
 
Chunk said:
As soon as the ref decided to put his whistle in his pocket, the Knights were gone. The line speed of the Roosters was amazing and fair to say bordering on offside.....all night.

Surely a few of these should have been called up.

I'm all for defence winning games but there has to be a little balance, and last night, there was none, all out defence.

Tigers would have never been able to win a game like this
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My previous note before the GF ref was chosen

Since round 24 the roosters have had 4 games under Gee for 1 loss ( they had their reserve grade side in)
The other 3 games under various refs they have lost.
Gee lets the game flow and ignores ‘line speed’ (offside)

Who will be the GF ref —- GEE of course

Roosters ✅✅✅
 
cktiger said:
Penrith fielded a team with players who had made 87 NRL appearances between them.
Dolphins featured over 400.
I can’t think of any reserve grade team with that much experience… ridiculous.
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True, but credit when it is due. That it could assemble a team of that quality demonstrates the benchmark which has to be met.
 
Telltails said:
The same can be said for Newcastle when they were defending their line. In any other game Roosters would have been given a 🆕 mber of set restarts by Adam Gee. There is no doubt he refereed differently to his usual standards
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All games should be refereed like the grand final. I dont understand why they cant do it. Keen on your thoughts as to why @gregjm87 ?
 
king_sirro said:
Robbie is a terribly overrated coach.
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It still takes some coaching to win 4 premierships

Not to mention guys like Radley, butcher, Smith, Watson etc that he developed from scratch

He took Teddy, Cordner, Friend etc to another level too.

There were a few years when they were down a dozen men but came top 4 because of Teddy and Robbo.

Ge gets given all the resources and he uses them. He comes from an European system where they spend money on. S&c and elite development like water , he knows it and uses it well.
 
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