Grand Final weekend
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Byron_Bay_Fan
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Sharks may have got away with a strip but I think Storm got away with more dirty hits so balances out, yes the Storm got penalised for their whacks but the victim still suffers whereas after a strip there is no physical damage afterwards.
@innsaneink said:
There was other stuff. Maloney was throwing forward passes to Wade Graham on the left edge all night and getting away with it. Unambiguously forward too, not "flat". Anyway the Storm had their chance to win it at the end and nobody stood up by taking the line on or putting a kick through. Sad to see drug cheats win, Flanagan should have been permanently erased from the game for his involvement in that scheme.
innsaneink
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Lots of Melbourne offside all night too, markers not square and on occasion three markers
Byron_Bay_Fan
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Well the replay is at 3pm and for only first or second time in lifetime I may re-watch.
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axl_rose
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@Tiger Tim said:
More like 8+ rep players around you.
Anyway, lovely seeing Melbourne storm lose. Good pressure on Cronk all night. Very little skill in them(coached out my Bellamy) very lucky to even be there anyway.
If only Tigers were that committed in defense though as opposed to our revolving door style.
Well guys,I must congratulate both the Sharks and the Storm for an excellent game of rugby league…well done to the Sharkies on winning their first ever Trophy ...
Congratulations to the Western Bulldogs for their first win in 62 years....
Iam a person who can congratulate a sporting team on success,no matter what that sport is..its very hard to be the best after a long and arduous season....
Here in Australia we are blessed to have an abundance of athletes in varying sport..
Although I don't follow either the Western Bulldogs or the Sharkies ,Iam proud of the way they played their respective games...
Congratulations to the Western Bulldogs for their first win in 62 years....
Iam a person who can congratulate a sporting team on success,no matter what that sport is..its very hard to be the best after a long and arduous season....
Here in Australia we are blessed to have an abundance of athletes in varying sport..
Although I don't follow either the Western Bulldogs or the Sharkies ,Iam proud of the way they played their respective games...
westTAHger
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If the footy god's smile in season 2017 , then warriors will play titans.
As they both have never won it.
Congrats to Cronulla, they have won their maiden premiership.
Enjoy the moment, and the experience.
No doubt there will be a drop in sale of light globes for portch lights now.
As they both have never won it.
Congrats to Cronulla, they have won their maiden premiership.
Enjoy the moment, and the experience.
No doubt there will be a drop in sale of light globes for portch lights now.
happy_tiger
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@innsaneink said:
My issue with the scrum is that is we have 20 passes a game that are forward go unnoticed , players never take penalties on the correct mark , how many times are players offside when goal line drop outs or the kicker is marginally over the line when he takes the kick , players offside from kick offs , players not back 10 metres in the ruck , players offside in kick chase ,players rarely play the ball on the correct spoy they were actually tackled and yet we have one ref point to a mark for a scrum and then the other ref tell the players to reset the scrum maybe three metres behind the original mark and then stop the clock
That's what I don't get …...
Why would they do that and why not stop the clock and then get the Storm to reset there scrum ??
Same with the call on the 35th minute , you can clearly see the Storm player knock the ball BACK in goal and the Sharks player then knocks the ball on and then its goes over the dead ball line
Bunker takes one look from arguably the worst possible angle and awards another goal drop out instead of a 22 metre tap with 7 tackles
Massive difference
Lastly the strip , 6 blokes were watching the game and we all called STRIP in unison with Bromwich , yet supposed the finest refs in the game miss it
Sorry I just don't buy it anymore , refs mistakes are becoming more conveniently helping certain sides week in week out , especially in tight games
supercoach
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I thought it was a great game, both sides belted each other for 90 minutes. The refs on the whole were good and the bad calls went both ways. In the end either side could have won the game and I suppose the Sharks were slightly the better side but gee I was impressed with Melbourne's grit in the first half.
Anyone who has a go a Taylor wanting to implement structures should take note last night game was all about players playing to a defined structure and doing their job. Defence and more defence won the game, not flashy flick passes,chip kicks,no look passes, it was about brutal defence.
One last thing Cameron Smith's speech at the end game was fabulous and showed great sportsmanship. I really did not think much of him other being a great no9,but I am now having a rethink
Ps two of my great mates have passed away in the past few years who were made Sharks fan, I hope the got to see the match from up above
Anyone who has a go a Taylor wanting to implement structures should take note last night game was all about players playing to a defined structure and doing their job. Defence and more defence won the game, not flashy flick passes,chip kicks,no look passes, it was about brutal defence.
One last thing Cameron Smith's speech at the end game was fabulous and showed great sportsmanship. I really did not think much of him other being a great no9,but I am now having a rethink
Ps two of my great mates have passed away in the past few years who were made Sharks fan, I hope the got to see the match from up above
innsaneink
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Heart stopping final play
I thought Melbourne were going to snatch it away…very exciting
I thought Melbourne were going to snatch it away…very exciting
Byron_Bay_Fan
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When watching live I thought that the first try for Storm a Cronulla hand could still have been underneath the ball but on slomo it seems grounded. But when seen again on SBS news the ball does seem suspended by about half an inch.
Fade_To_Black
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@stryker said:
:roll About as surprising as you following up with an almighty sook, fair dinkum champ at least you've got a whole offseason to get your eyes dry!
If Cronk is on Storm win you say….well he wasn't and they didn't. That is all that matters. Aunty/cods/Uncle I'm sure you know the saying. Storm weren't good enough.
Maybe if skipper Smitty didn't spill the pill in the 2nd half they might of held on. That moment in itself was like manna from heaven, absolutely brilliant it was, thoroughly enjoyed that.
The Sharks played well but the fact that their club was involved in drug cheating took a lot of the gloss off their win for me. Better team won on the night and rightly so.
happy_tiger
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@stryker said:
How anyone can support the Sharks when their own PED's program probably led to the death of an innocent footballer is beyond me
Fade_To_Black
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@stryker said:
Nothing bitter here sunshine, taking joy in watching a club with a very dodgy past lose a GF isn't a major crime I wouldn't have thought.
Best of luck getting over your lil hissy fit ASAP buddy, keep in mind that it's only a game. No need for hysterics :wink:
Up, up Cronulla :stuck_out_tongue:
Fade_To_Black
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@happy tiger said:
Who was the footballer you are referring to? Never heard of anything to do with this.
Byron_Bay_Fan
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@happy tiger said:
Now Happy how do you dare bring up an inconvenient truth. I forgot that, in fact whole BB club did when backing them. But then again, most unfortunately there have been a number of deaths in the game the last few years, only a few weeks ago another. We should not be blaise about it of course.
