Penrith resting players

[Rock Hopper Steve]

The fix was in as soon as this Panthers side was selected.
I would suspect the NRL were hoping for a huge blowout to teach them a lesson.

Good chance it could happen in the last 20 mins you would expect a young side to feel the pinch then.

 

[crazycat]

I really hope Ivan gives those players a nice Fuzzy onezie and some Ugg boots...

With the Hot coco warmed just right, not too warm and A marshmellow if they have been good.

Tuck them in and tell them a fantasy bedtime story "once their was a sport called NRL, and it had a make-believe salary cap!"

 

[Yossarian]

Poor old Asu Kepaoa. 16 players out and he still could crack the top 17.

 

[gregjm87]

NRL can't have Penrith win this..

Here comes my conspiracy theory hat...

Anyone else notice Penrith barely make contact with the dogs attack, and the ref is calling held? It forces the Penrith players off the attacker... Faster game.. not good for a nsw cup side..

Interpretation vs black and white rules.. this is why they do it... They can control the flow of the game

Im not sure how you could possibly write most the rules of rugby league to be black and white?
The term interpretation became a part of rugby league vernacular as refs outline how they will interpret various similar but different plays that commonly occurs in a game. It is supposed to make things more black and white by having standards set. Those standards are constantly updating (unfortunately often in season) but the clubs are kept informed of these updates as well as any fan that can be bothered looking.

 

[Merlot]

Im not sure how you could possibly write most the rules of rugby league to be black and white?
The term interpretation became a part of rugby league vernacular as refs outline how they will interpret various similar but different plays that commonly occurs in a game. It is supposed to make things more black and white by having standards set. Those standards are constantly updating (unfortunately often in season) but the clubs are kept informed of these updates as well as any fan that can be bothered looking.

how can you keep it black n white if black n white keeps shifting ,
The interpretation rules just turned it grey , and opened it up to manipulation n frued