NRL finals footy discussion 2026

[Speed2burn]

Blatant hipdrop should be sent

Hip drops are never blatant , just an awkward desperation tackle

 

[king_sirro]

Penrith should not have even had the ball. Weird game rugby league, bad refereeing leads to a horrible injury to a top line player. Sucks for both players

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

compound fracture of ankle

 

[Tucker]

This is the reason I get so shitty with APIs tackles. This tackle causes bad injuries

 

[4jtigers]

Cronk is an idiot... it's not a sin bin... send off deservedly

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I want penrith to win but no way that should be sent off
10 in the bin not sent off surely

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Commentators making it sound like there’ll be a national day of mourning for Gods sake.

 

[tig_prmz]

Idk I just don't see a whole lot Phoenix did wrong there.. I honestly don't understand these hip drop

 

[Demps]

Send off seems a bit wild

No Cleary
So square it up by making it 12

Idk about that
Penrith favouritism

 

[Telltails]

Whoa. Roosters are enjoying this.

 

[Odessa]

I want penrith to win but no way that should be sent off
10 in the bin not sent off surely

I think the game is wrecked now with the send off the NRL must consider having a 20 minute send off for something like this

 

[Wagga_Tiger]

That’s bull! Didn’t deserve that result

 

[Speed2burn]

Idk I just don't see a whole lot Phoenix did wrong there.. I honestly don't understand these hip drop

It’s a player making a desperate tackle under fatigue … there’s no way he wanted to intentionally break Cleary lol

Never seen these sorts of tackle until a few years ago anyway

 

[Tucker]

Hip drops are never blatant , just an awkward desperation tackle

100% wrong. They are blatant and a scourge on the sport.

 

[Flippedy]

Ballsy decision Sutton, should get the GF ahead of Gee.

 

[achilles]

Send off extreme?

 

[Spacecub]

You can't hurt the golden child

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

can penrith beat roosters without cleary ?
probably not

 

[wstigers11]

Sad to see that was a bad injury & Ivan watching his son like that

 

[innsaneink]

9k

Idk I just don't see a whole lot Phoenix did wrong there.. I honestly don't understand these hip drop

It looked on the milder side of a hip drop taking away the injury
I dont get em either.
Wasnt a thing less than a decade ago....is it due to a differing defense style?
Im sure Crossland.didnt intend that outcome