Finals week 1, 2025 discussion

[Mighty_Tiger]

What rule did Hudson break to cop 10 minutes?

The line they took was Walsh wouldn’t have done what he did if Hudson didn’t do what he did before hand. It’s a cop out. Walsh didn’t just motion once he did it twice with clear intent and connected both times. Walsh should be getting a few weeks for it.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

They’ll fight the grading then, like the Sharks did with Hynes.

They will fight it and use his record, Pat has a very good record considering how hard he plays.

 

[innsaneink]

The line they took was Walsh wouldn’t have done what he did if Hudson didn’t do what he did before hand. It’s a cop out. Walsh didn’t just motion once he did it twice with clear intent and connected both times. Walsh should be getting a few weeks for it.

But what did Young do?
Chested him a bit and got in his face....thats not worth 10 minutes

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Walsh is the one who has a problem. All this BS about being the game’s poster boy. Doesn’t mean anything. He’ll still come under scrutiny, otherwise it will just illustrate what Stuart said in the presser that head butting is acceptable now.

 

[LARDS]

They will fight it and use his record, Pat has a very good record considering how hard he plays.

I remember he did break Hastings leg with a hip drop.

 

[weststigerman]

The Madge haters are quiet of late with the Broncos going from 12th to 1 win away from a grand final. Did it without the first choice 6 and 7 too.

It’s a shame we got him straight after Ivan stuffed our salary cap and we had dumb and dumber in charge.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

The Madge haters are quiet of late with the Broncos going from 12th to 1 win away from a grand final. Did it without the first choice 6 and 7 too.

It’s a shame we got him straight after Ivan stuffed our salary cap and we had dumb and dumber in charge.

I’m sure Richo would have welcomed having him here.

 

[bptiger 0]

Yeah theyre missing montoya..crichton..tuala and.probably kikau

There is a god after all

 

[mtd#2]

The line they took was Walsh wouldn’t have done what he did if Hudson didn’t do what he did before hand. It’s a cop out. Walsh didn’t just motion once he did it twice with clear intent and connected both times. Walsh should be getting a few weeks for it.

Its such BS isn't it...

Hudson gave Walsh a bit of lip, so it excuses the headbutt from Walsh..

The new precedent - someone says something you don't like, headbutt them - you'll both get sin binned.

 

[bptiger 0]

The line they took was Walsh wouldn’t have done what he did if Hudson didn’t do what he did before hand. It’s a cop out. Walsh didn’t just motion once he did it twice with clear intent and connected both times. Walsh should be getting a few weeks for it.

Bet u no one gets any weeks , will all cope fines

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I think the competition hinges on what happens with Walsh. I think the Broncos win the comp if he’s in the clear. Can’t win it without him.

 

[TYGA]

Fans are as soft as the officials these days play on. No force in headbutt, niggle was minimal and the high shot with Carrigan was into his chest. Play on no one should have been binned. Too many cats around these days harden up.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

The Madge haters are quiet of late with the Broncos going from 12th to 1 win away from a grand final. Did it without the first choice 6 and 7 too.

It’s a shame we got him straight after Ivan stuffed our salary cap and we had dumb and dumber in charge.

Madge has done well with his first year with the donkeys but it's what happens in the following years when in the past with his relentless hard training the gloss wears off.

His 1st year with us we finished 9th but it was all downhill from there, same at south's after the premiership win, the players started to complain that they were leaving it all on the training paddock, and were too sore on game day.

Has the old dog learned from the past well I haven't got crystal balls, we will have to wait and see hey.

 

[innsaneink]

Fans are as soft as the officials these days play on. No force in headbutt, niggle was minimal and the high shot with Carrigan was into his chest. Play on no one should have been binned. Too many cats around these days harden up.

So tell me how Smithies got a split lip or lost a tooth...pretty hard shoulder contact to be bleeding from the mouth

 

[happy_tiger]

But what did Young do?
Chested him a bit and got in his face....thats not worth 10 minutes

3rd man in ....pretty lame though

 

[Tucker]

Its such BS isn't it...

Hudson gave Walsh a bit of lip, so it excuses the headbutt from Walsh..

The new precedent - someone says something you don't like, headbutt them - you'll both get sin binned.

…and Brisbane got the penalty….that was crazy.
So Hudson did a bit of shit talking, which I’m not a big fan of, but for that he got sin binned and penalised? I mean….WTF is going on?

 

[gregjm87]

In preseason we better be practicing 40/20s. It changes the momentum in games.

Yep. And sooner or later a club is going to work out that 20/40s are easier to execute, opens up opportunities for early shifts if opposition teams need to start defending them and are just as momentum changing.

 

[Tucker]

Fans are as soft as the officials these days play on. No force in headbutt, niggle was minimal and the high shot with Carrigan was into his chest. Play on no one should have been binned. Too many cats around these days harden up.

It doesn’t matter if there was force. Striking is outlawed. A headbutt is striking. As for Patty…he busted a bloke in the mouth with his shoulder. That’s been a send off for quite a few years now.
Precedence’s have been set. If people from clubs like ours get dragged for doing this stuff then equality states that everyone should.
Your opinion matters not on this as they are the rules of the game they’re playing, rules that have been embedded for years.

 

[Tucker]

Wow....good memory I vaguely recall that...not sure what game it was

It was the semi v the Roosters that we lost in overtime.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

It doesn’t matter if there was force. Striking is outlawed. A headbutt is striking. As for Patty…he busted a bloke in the mouth with his shoulder. That’s been a send off for quite a few years now.
Precedence’s have been set. If people from clubs like ours get dragged for doing this stuff then equality states that everyone should.
Your opinion matters not on this as they are the rules of the game they’re playing, rules that have been embedded for years.

Head butting shouldn’t be considered any better than a punch. It’s still intent.