Finals week 1, 2025 discussion

[Tucker]

Young ran more than 10mts to shirt front a player who was off the play. Walsh was entitled to stand his ground and should never have been sent off. OTOH, the decision to send Young to the bin was correct imo.

What?
That is arse about.
How many times do you see players do what Young did?
People like Mulitalo or Liam Martin do it half a dozen times every game. I don’t like it, but it’s not rare. Walsh on the other hand got baited and reacted poorly. He tried to headbutt him then forcefully shoved him to the ground. He admitted as much post game.
Almost 100% of the time that is a penalty against Walsh.

 

[Tito Santana]

Yep - wasn't calling you out comrade!

I've given up on that death-riding opinionated tosser!

All G mate.

 

[coivtny]

What rule did Hudson break to cop 10 minutes?

Very good question. I don't bash referees on this forum but I have real doubts about Ashley Klein. He knew he had to bin Walsh and the best way to even it up was to bin Hudson for what was basically gamesmanship. You'd bin 10 players, at least, if you applied that rule to every game.

 

[coivtny]

Young ran more than 10mts to shirt front a player who was off the play. Walsh was entitled to stand his ground and should never have been sent off. OTOH, the decision to send Young to the bin was correct imo.

Don't want to verbal you here but, are you saying the correct decision would have been to bin Hudson and leave Walsh on the field?

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

sharks at $2.44 against raiders looks a pretty good bet. Sharks have good forwards they should be able to hold those canberra forwards.

 

[mikey]

Piss weak Liverpool kiss if you ask me, not like the classics of the old days.

About as hurtful as Roach patting the ref on the head but what would expect froma glamour boy? Wouldn't want to mess up his make up.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Well today we see how gutless the NRL are
Carringan - Direct shoulder charge to face/ Head. - should be out for weeks
Walsh - Headbutt - same charge in 2023 - should be out for weeks
But the nrl know the broncos will get flogged if these 2 don’t play , simple , rules for Std season , state of origin , Finals , that’s why the game is stuffed
Carrigan - 4 weeks
Walsh. - 3 weeks

 

[mikey]

Just to throw the cat amongst the pigeons - Wonder if people still think Maguire can't coach?
Does help he has some good cattle.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

sharks at $2.44 against raiders looks a pretty good bet. Sharks have good forwards they should be able to hold those canberra forwards.

That won’t last long. Sharks were already a big chance next week imo. That sort of loss is demoralising to have to come back from. We did in 2010, going down to Canberra ourselves.

 

[426Tlgerland]

About as hurtful as Roach patting the ref on the head but what would expect froma glamour boy? Wouldn't want to mess up his make up.

Ya but all the kids watching the game , thousands of them start o think it’s ok to do it , it’s a dog act and he should be rubbed out of the game for doing it , how hard don’t matter ,

 

[mikey]

Ya but all the kids watching the game , thousands of them start o think it’s ok to do it , it’s a dog act and he should be rubbed out of the game for doing it , how hard don’t matter ,

No argument from me re the act; my comment was more re the difference between what used to happen and now.

 

[coivtny]

Well today we see how gutless the NRL are
Carringan - Direct shoulder charge to face/ Head. - should be out for weeks
Walsh - Headbutt - same charge in 2023 - should be out for weeks
But the nrl know the broncos will get flogged if these 2 don’t play , simple , rules for Std season , state of origin , Finals , that’s why the game is stuffed
Carrigan - 4 weeks
Walsh. - 3 weeks

Time will tell but I think you're right. Both will be treated leniently.

 

[Telltails]

As a spectacle for all fans I want to see the best players playing in finals. We have seen inconsistencies in fines, suspensions, refereeing decisions all season. None of what I saw yesterday deserves any player to be sitting on the sidelines. Smithies got off for a headbutt against the WTs a few weeks ago. Ricky's got the blinkers on again.

 

[coivtny]

Just to throw the cat amongst the pigeons - Wonder if people still think Maguire can't coach?
Does help he has some good cattle.

Always thought he could coach. To be fair no coach could have done much better with the WT team he had at his disposal. But his history with Souths is interesting and this is only year one with Brisbane. He can coach but his coaching may not be sustainable over the long term.

 

[426Tlgerland]

As a spectacle for all fans I want to see the best players playing in finals. We have seen inconsistencies in fines, suspensions, refereeing decisions all season. None of what I saw yesterday deserves any player to be sitting on the sidelines. Smithies got off for a headbutt against the WTs a few weeks ago. Ricky's got the blinkers on again.

Any attempt to headbutt needs to be punished , to many kids are watching out game by the thousands , just cause your a gun player doesn’t give you the right to be treated differently , if that was a Tigers player yesterday he would have been sent off not sin bin and probably got 6 weeks for a HEADBUTT

 

[mikey]

Always thought he could coach. To be fair no coach could have done much better with the WT team he had at his disposal. But his history with Souths is interesting and this is only year one with Brisbane. He can coach but his coaching may not be sustainable over the long term.

Does remain to be seen but he has them firing better than Kevvie (he did have them up for it the year b4 though - interesting - would like to know what happened there).

 

[coivtny]

The NRL and match officials have only themselves to blame for the Walsh / Hudson incident yesterday. For the past few years they have done nothing about the taunting that has become an increasing part of the game. Players patting opposition players on the back derisively after they knock on or miss a tackle. It happens half a dozen times a game in most games and is its just unsporting. It's part of the increasing Americanisation of our game which includes things like taunting and ridiculous try celebrations.
Taunting should be eliminated from the game by penalising it into oblivion.
Having said that and based on the way the game has been refereed in relation to taunting, Hudson's binning should not have happened.

 

[Telltails]

Any attempt to headbutt needs to be punished , to many kids are watching out game by the thousands , just cause your a gun player doesn’t give you the right to be treated differently , if that was a Tigers player yesterday he would have been sent off not sin bin and probably got 6 weeks for a HEADBUTT

It was the softest of reactions by a smaller bloke with a bigger bloke in his face. Both were binned move on. The aftermath of that was possibly the most exciting game of the season - semi final worth.
Walsh cops more than most players and is targeted from opposing sides because of his talent. The last thing we need to see is him rubbed out because he reacts back.

 

[Fainu Brothers]

Hopefully next year we can at least feature in finals week 1. Can only dream

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Confirmed that Walsh only facing a fine. No word on Carrigan, but I’m assuming he’s also in the clear.