LIVE GAME Rd. 6 NRL discussion *Spoilers*

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diedpretty said:
The disruptor rule has become an absolute joke. So far we have seen players penalised for challenging for the ball with 2 hands which the rule says you must do and trys being scored from 1 handed bat backs which the rule says you cant do but can sometimes do if its a fair challenge whatever the hell that means. Mark alphabet gets away with one handed bat backs every game while others get penalised. WTF.
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Mark Alphabet 😂
 
diedpretty said:
The disruptor rule has become an absolute joke. So far we have seen players penalised for challenging for the ball with 2 hands which the rule says you must do and trys being scored from 1 handed bat backs which the rule says you cant do but can sometimes do if its a fair challenge whatever the hell that means. Mark alphabet gets away with one handed bat backs every game while others get penalised. WTF.
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It’s a farce hey, who decides these things.
 
Buttface said:
Some blokes just don’t have that Tiger in their Belly.
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I've never seen Melbourne so poor in the hygiene areas of the game.
  • Not competing for bombs
  • Ball rolling on the ground, 2-3 guys look at it and no one dives on it
  • Running sideways in attack
  • Guys in position to assist tackles but don't make an effort to slow the tackle down
They've never been the most flamboyant in attack, but they would always beat other teams on grittiness and willingness to make the 1% effort plays - plays that 99% of the time are a waste of energy, but that 1% of the time you can save a try or linebreak.

The loss of Papenhuyzen seems underrated. Fa'alogo, for all his talents with ball in hand, is poor defensively. Often caught out of position, especially in goal-line defence.

I'm here for the downfall of Melbourne. Didn't think I would see it happen in my lifetime.
 
SeanT said:
Tbh I don't think there forward pack is good enough. But your tight about the wrestling. They struggle to put the player down and that sapps energy. They need to do what the Warriors did last night. Hard front on contact and drive back instead.of absorbing and wrestling over 3-4m while slowing the play down.
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Cam Smith made his career out of catching players instead of tackling. I think the game has moved on from that.

Now you gotta come up fast, make solid contact, get a second man in and then quickly go to marker.

Dogs, Warriors and Panthers do that better than any other team currently. Raiders did it well last year.
 
How satsifying is it to watch a Melbourne storm press conference and see the so called super coach Bellamy lost for words to Journo's questions as to why they are performing so badly....uncharted territory and may it continue!
 
Tiger_Yoshi said:
How satsifying is it to watch a Melbourne storm press conference and see the so called super coach Bellamy lost for words to Journo's questions as to why they are performing so badly....uncharted territory and may it continue!
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The poor buggers got Panthers A game then the Warriors A game. They also have a stack of injuries.

Couldn’t write them off completely.
 
Tiger_Yoshi said:
How satsifying is it to watch a Melbourne storm press conference and see the so called super coach Bellamy lost for words to Journo's questions as to why they are performing so badly....uncharted territory and may it continue!
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Yes it was interesting to see Bellamy so at a loss. He seemed a little vague to me, not focused, maybe even worn down.
As usual some very dumb journos asking ridiculous questions. Some of them seem like they have no understanding of the game!
 
Parras effort against us is always an outlier. They look pathetic today. I didnt think they really came that hard at us physically compared to our own intensity , so hopefully we arent as sluggish
 
old_man_tiger said:
Parras effort against us is always an outlier. They look pathetic today. I didnt think they really came that hard at us physically compared to our own intensity , so hopefully we arent as sluggish
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Our forwards smashed them. I suspect that Parra hasn't fully recovered.

But it's true that Moses is always extra fired up to beat us, so he probably pushes the team (and refs) harder than usual.
 
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