Mitchells worse than BJ

[Curaeus]

Greenberg may have gone but the administrative incompetence remains!

 

[jirskyr]

So if Joey had immediately belted Api after the hit on his brother, then there would be next to no suspension.

Half as much

They are saying if you have time to calm down more is expected of you, which I find to be baloney. So if you are going to deck a bloke, might as well do it right away so it can be clearly associated with the "provocation".

 

[jirskyr]

Word on street is WestsTigers have formally asked NRL for ‘please explain’ over difference in Latrell/BJ penalties ...
https://twitter.com/mrchrisnico/status/1282542600021368833?s=19

What I cant believe is how some folks reckon the BJ hit was worse than Latrell, reading that twitter feed. At best Latrell's is equivalent IMO. Some folks seem to reckon it's ok to lose your mind so long as you do it "quickly enough". It's not just temporal, it's the fact that nobody would assert the Reynolds kick was intentional to hurt and everyone could see Graham run in from an offside position, so it's his own stupid fault.

However it tells you everything you need to know about rugba league, there will never ever be compelte agreement on contentious issues and it's pointless to get all upset when a decision doesn't go the way you think it should. Because there will be a large contingent of folks who think the exact opposite to you.

 

[tiger05premier]

Pretty poor excuse really but they had to come up with something

Stating the that it's because BJ play's for tiger's and LM plays for the rabbits wouldn't of really gone down that well

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

The NRL's version of the BJ and Mitchell hits is so high school, i cant believe they came out with such a rubbish argument

 

[Russell]

we'll never get it totally right, we are all human says Annesley on 9.

Oh! ok, then lets just get it wrong most of the time - that guy is a dope, what do you expect.

He was a Referee!

 

[izotope]

if you swap latrell and bj incidents.

BJ probably gets 8 weeks and latrell 1 week

 

[hobbo1]

if you swap latrell and bj incidents.

BJ probably gets 8 weeks and latrell 1 week

Guaranteed

 

[Properossi]

They are all useless, seriously sub standard officials at all levels.

If they had real jobs and they were held to account for their actions, they’d be on their final warning

 

[jadtiger]

Pretty poor excuse really but they had to come up with something

Stating the that it's because BJ play's for tiger's and LM plays for the rabbits wouldn't of really gone down that well

Even though it is a lot closer to the truth than the NRL would like to admit

 

[supercoach]

I am not surprised one bit with the call by the NRL, it is what I have come to expect. What really annoy me is the way the media cover it. BJ is shamed by everyone in the media, but Latrell no one says boo. Now if the media came out and actually said what a farce the call was and made a big deal out of it the NRL might actually do something next time. Imagine if Latrell had smacked Luke Keary with a high shot off the ball...all hell would have erupted.

 

[JD Tiger]

It's the profile of the player and how reactionary the NRL to their public image which has made them act so biased here.

Dogshot Mitchell (as I will hereafter always refer to him as) is the face of the NRL, their biggest draw card, he has the aboriginal heritage, and he is frankly one of the best players in the game at the moment. Even when he was caught doing the wrong thing earlier in the year, it was tied in with what was culturally acceptable for his culture so he got off lightly.

Imagine if our own Benji, at the peak of his brilliance (around 2009 perhaps), had gotten into a fight in a night club (I think he possibly did actually). In an incident like that because he was so important to the game, the incident would be smoothed over asap, for the good of everybody. Benji would barely have gotten into trouble at all, even if he was at fault. Same now with Dogshot Mitchell.

Joey is just canon-fodder, they don't care about him. Reynolds same, he's a nobody.

Still not convinced? Imagine what it would be like, if Rooster's Politis had a son and that young fella played football. It would be like a kid playing video games and turning "God Mode" on. The kid would be untouchable, from the media, judiciary, even referees. It'd make Cam Smith jealous.

 

[tiger05premier]

Pretty poor excuse really but they had to come up with something

Stating the that it's because BJ play's for tiger's and LM plays for the rabbits wouldn't of really gone down that well

Even though it is a lot closer to the truth than the NRL would like to admit

It is 100% the truth

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

It's the profile of the player and how reactionary the NRL to their public image which has made them act so biased here.

Dogshot Mitchell (as I will hereafter always refer to him as) is the face of the NRL, their biggest draw card, he has the aboriginal heritage, and he is frankly one of the best players in the game at the moment. Even when he was caught doing the wrong thing earlier in the year, it was tied in with what was culturally acceptable for his culture so he got off lightly.

Imagine if our own Benji, at the peak of his brilliance (around 2009 perhaps), had gotten into a fight in a night club (I think he possibly did actually). In an incident like that because he was so important to the game, the incident would be smoothed over asap, for the good of everybody. Benji would barely have gotten into trouble at all, even if he was at fault. Same now with Dogshot Mitchell.

Joey is just canon-fodder, they don't care about him. Reynolds same, he's a nobody.

Still not convinced? Imagine what it would be like, if Rooster's Politis had a son and that young fella played football. It would be like a kid playing video games and turning "God Mode" on. The kid would be untouchable, from the media, judiciary, even referees. It'd make Cam Smith jealous.

If the guy is the face of the game, wouldn't it be prudent to adhere harsher penalties to indiscretions?

 

[Newtown]

Mark Levy: NRL's hopeless match review committee and judiciary system must change
By Mark Levy
2 hours ago

I had high hopes for the NRL match review committee in 2020 but nothing ever changes. Rugby league supporters are hard to please but they're entitled to some consistency from the panel which is tasked with imposing penalties on players for acts of foul play.I was prepared to give the NRL match review committee a second chance with the change in personnel this year.

Latrell Mitchell will miss two matches for a similar, if not worse incident to the one involving Leilua.
The South Sydney fullback slammed Josh Reynolds across the jaw with a swinging arm, before throwing him to the ground in a spiteful game. Mitchell should have been sent from the field on Friday night but the referee allowed him to continue for the Rabbitohs. Adding to his wrap sheet, the NRL superstar was also fined for a careless high tackle on Luke Garner.

Wests Tigers utility Reynolds landed himself in hot water for attempting to kick the ball and contacting an opposing player in the head. There was no malice from the man affectionately known as 'Grub' but he'll still miss the next two matches.

Like most supporters, I've lost complete faith in the match review committee and I think it's time serious acts of foul play are referred straight to the NRL judiciary, where an appropriate punishment will be imposed. Joey Leilua cops a four-match ban and Latrell Mitchell receives two games - it's not fair.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

It's the profile of the player and how reactionary the NRL to their public image which has made them act so biased here.

Dogshot Mitchell (as I will hereafter always refer to him as) is the face of the NRL, their biggest draw card, he has the aboriginal heritage, and he is frankly one of the best players in the game at the moment. Even when he was caught doing the wrong thing earlier in the year, it was tied in with what was culturally acceptable for his culture so he got off lightly.

Imagine if our own Benji, at the peak of his brilliance (around 2009 perhaps), had gotten into a fight in a night club (I think he possibly did actually). In an incident like that because he was so important to the game, the incident would be smoothed over asap, for the good of everybody. Benji would barely have gotten into trouble at all, even if he was at fault. Same now with Dogshot Mitchell.

Joey is just canon-fodder, they don't care about him. Reynolds same, he's a nobody.

Still not convinced? Imagine what it would be like, if Rooster's Politis had a son and that young fella played football. It would be like a kid playing video games and turning "God Mode" on. The kid would be untouchable, from the media, judiciary, even referees. It'd make Cam Smith jealous.

At least they were honest! By selecting LM, JAC etc. the NRL did not hide its controversial and corrupt face of the game!

 

[jirskyr]

By Mark Levy

Source? Who is Mark Levy?

 

[JD Tiger]

By Mark Levy

Source? Who is Mark Levy?

I looked him up, a guy from 2GB and seems to do stuff with channel nine.

 

[tonza]

Word on street is WestsTigers have formally asked NRL for ‘please explain’ over difference in Latrell/BJ penalties ...
https://twitter.com/mrchrisnico/status/1282542600021368833?s=19

What I cant believe is how some folks reckon the BJ hit was worse than Latrell, reading that twitter feed. At best Latrell's is equivalent IMO. Some folks seem to reckon it's ok to lose your mind so long as you do it "quickly enough". It's not just temporal, it's the fact that nobody would assert the Reynolds kick was intentional to hurt and everyone could see Graham run in from an offside position, so it's his own stupid fault.

However it tells you everything you need to know about rugba league, there will never ever be compelte agreement on contentious issues and it's pointless to get all upset when a decision doesn't go the way you think it should. Because there will be a large contingent of folks who think the exact opposite to you.

What I cant understand is Souths got the penalty when the first infringement was when the offside player touched the ball. Then the Reynolds incident, then Latrells swinging arm to the head of Reynolds. In the Parramatta game, Mahoney had a try disallowed when someone walked through the ruck. The Referee stated he had to penalise the first offence. What was the difference?

 

[pawsandclaws1]

By Mark Levy

Source? Who is Mark Levy?

I looked him up, a guy from 2GB and seems to do stuff with channel nine.

If it is the same Mark Levy he played fullback for the Tigers and Eels.