avocadoontoast
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@matchball said in [Garner](/post/1042350) said:
Absolutely, and I rate him too. But Ellis is one of the best 2nd rowers i've ever seen. I'm not sure the kid is going to be that good (I hope he is though).
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Absolutely, and I rate him too. But Ellis is one of the best 2nd rowers i've ever seen. I'm not sure the kid is going to be that good (I hope he is though).
happy_tiger
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@avocadoontoast said in [Garner](/post/1043054) said:
Unless he can find a way to add some beef to that frame he will struggle meeting the Ellis tag
They said he had the flu .....I don't remember him coming back on
voice_of_reason
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@happy_tiger said in [Garner](/post/1043059) said:
I hope they quarantine him away - I couldn't stand the thought of being this close to finals and then have it snatched away by a flu epidemic.
If there's a quirky way to miss the finals we'll find it.
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Garner Was Great Last Night
,im certainly a fan, he has always been a good line runner and hard hitter in defence . If You noticed last weeks game against the knights, off a line drop out by us, full steam ahead at his full pace GAVET james Gavet, whom we tigers know is also a hard hitter himself. Garner jolted him stop him in his tracks, really rocked him. if you fellas get a chance check it out and watch as the play goes on, next play James Gavet on his haunches Whew goes to his kness thinks holy sheet. check it out (2nd Half)
,im certainly a fan, he has always been a good line runner and hard hitter in defence . If You noticed last weeks game against the knights, off a line drop out by us, full steam ahead at his full pace GAVET james Gavet, whom we tigers know is also a hard hitter himself. Garner jolted him stop him in his tracks, really rocked him. if you fellas get a chance check it out and watch as the play goes on, next play James Gavet on his haunches Whew goes to his kness thinks holy sheet. check it out (2nd Half)
I’d be very surprised if Garner gets off tomorrow night.
Seems the NRL are making an example of late hitters.
This reminds me of the time Simona got 3 weeks for a Crusher that was nothing compared to one by Manu Man’u in a corresponding match and didn’t get charged.
Article in NRL.com
Gone soft? NRL reveals referee memo behind surprising sin bins
Head of football Graham Annesley has laughed off a suggestion the NRL has “gone soft”, while explaining the recent referee crackdown and increased use of the sin bin.
August 12, 2019 3:54pmSimon Brunsdon@simonbrunsdonSource: FOX SPORTS
Aug 15 20197:50PM
Fans and commentators were left bemused during Round 21 when Wests Tigers player Luke Garner and then his Canterbury opponent Chris Smith were both binned for separate incidents in the same game.
Both binnings were for respective hits, or tackles, on an opposition player which the officials judged to be late.
Penrith star Viliame Kikau was also sin binned three weeks earlier for a similar hit on a Dragons player.
Annesley on Monday revealed a mid-season memo was issued to the referee department to crack down on contact being made after a player had released the ball.
He said the directive had come from the competition committee through the Australian Rugby League Commission, and was a result of an outcry over NRL playmakers being targeted by defenders.
“These things are always going to divide opinion. There was a note that came from the commission that was derived from a meeting of the competition committee halfway through the season,” Annesley said.
“It talked about the need for much greater focus from the match officials and the match review committee and the judiciary on players who were tackled not in possession of the ball.
“These are judgment calls, first by the on-field officials and the bunker as well, but then also judgment calls by the match review committee and ultimately the judiciary.
“Has the game evolved? Has it changed? Yeah, it has.
“There are lots of things that were once an accepted part of the game that no longer are. Is it everyone’s cup of tea? Of course it isn’t. There are plenty of people who see that as part of the rough and tumble of the game.
“This game is hard enough to play when you’ve got the ball. It’s tough.
“When you haven’t got the ball and you’re not expecting to be hit, that’s an issue that from the commission down, people are concerned about.
“I’ve seen any number of occasions since that directive was given, where you can see (players) make a conscious decision not to go on with either a kicker or a passer and they pull our or veer away.
“Prior to that direction they may have gone through with those tackles.”
A number of punters and pundits have accused the NRL of making rugby league soft by cracking down on rough play.
Annesley simply laughed off that suggestion when asked by a reporter.
“What about you put your boots and jersey on and go out next weekend, and then you can tell me after 80 minutes on the field whether the game has gone soft or not,” Annesley joked.
“The one criticism that I don’t think anyone has any credibility in claiming about our game is that it’s soft.
“I challenge anyone to put the boots on and run out there and last five minutes.”
Seems the NRL are making an example of late hitters.
This reminds me of the time Simona got 3 weeks for a Crusher that was nothing compared to one by Manu Man’u in a corresponding match and didn’t get charged.
Article in NRL.com
Gone soft? NRL reveals referee memo behind surprising sin bins
Head of football Graham Annesley has laughed off a suggestion the NRL has “gone soft”, while explaining the recent referee crackdown and increased use of the sin bin.
August 12, 2019 3:54pmSimon Brunsdon@simonbrunsdonSource: FOX SPORTS
Aug 15 20197:50PM
Fans and commentators were left bemused during Round 21 when Wests Tigers player Luke Garner and then his Canterbury opponent Chris Smith were both binned for separate incidents in the same game.
Both binnings were for respective hits, or tackles, on an opposition player which the officials judged to be late.
Penrith star Viliame Kikau was also sin binned three weeks earlier for a similar hit on a Dragons player.
Annesley on Monday revealed a mid-season memo was issued to the referee department to crack down on contact being made after a player had released the ball.
He said the directive had come from the competition committee through the Australian Rugby League Commission, and was a result of an outcry over NRL playmakers being targeted by defenders.
“These things are always going to divide opinion. There was a note that came from the commission that was derived from a meeting of the competition committee halfway through the season,” Annesley said.
“It talked about the need for much greater focus from the match officials and the match review committee and the judiciary on players who were tackled not in possession of the ball.
“These are judgment calls, first by the on-field officials and the bunker as well, but then also judgment calls by the match review committee and ultimately the judiciary.
“Has the game evolved? Has it changed? Yeah, it has.
“There are lots of things that were once an accepted part of the game that no longer are. Is it everyone’s cup of tea? Of course it isn’t. There are plenty of people who see that as part of the rough and tumble of the game.
“This game is hard enough to play when you’ve got the ball. It’s tough.
“When you haven’t got the ball and you’re not expecting to be hit, that’s an issue that from the commission down, people are concerned about.
“I’ve seen any number of occasions since that directive was given, where you can see (players) make a conscious decision not to go on with either a kicker or a passer and they pull our or veer away.
“Prior to that direction they may have gone through with those tackles.”
A number of punters and pundits have accused the NRL of making rugby league soft by cracking down on rough play.
Annesley simply laughed off that suggestion when asked by a reporter.
“What about you put your boots and jersey on and go out next weekend, and then you can tell me after 80 minutes on the field whether the game has gone soft or not,” Annesley joked.
“The one criticism that I don’t think anyone has any credibility in claiming about our game is that it’s soft.
“I challenge anyone to put the boots on and run out there and last five minutes.”
Harvey
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Isn't Annesley a failed former NSW politician? Seems a requirement to hold a job a the NRL these days
fair dinkum
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@WeHaveCheeKam said in [Garner](/post/1040084) said:
He's no Kyle Lovett but he's a decent player.
Smh 😢
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Does anyone know. What's happening here?
1,week
Does anyone know. What's happening here?
TheDaBoss
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Welcome to the Toddles show....
4jtigers
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I dare not say anything coz all I have in my head are not so nice words... I'll just smh
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Wow...I'm still stunned he was even charged but suspended...what planet are these people from???
hobbo1
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@willow said in [Garner suspended](/post/1047563) said:
Does this mean the NRL have drawn a line in the sand in regards to late hits ?
Only if your wearing a Tigers jersey 😡
851
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@hobbo1 said in [Garner suspended](/post/1047567) said:
Smith copped the same charge, didn’t bother fighting it
ElleryHanley
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What a joke...
What's he meant to do.. vanish into thin air..
Spud_Murphy
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Anyone still think the NRL is a fair competition? The disparities in refereeing, judiciary sentences and decisions made by head office over the course of this season have just been so damn blatant, irrational, outrageous and arrogant! Makes me want to puke.
Harvey
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The NRL is just a joke.
rustycage
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I'm sick of this BS. Moose gets off on an eye gouge, Burgess gets off after knocking someone out and our bloke gets suspended for tackling a millisecond after he passes it. It smacks if favouritism. Blatant favouritism.
