Rothfield - "One of the worst games in 40 years"
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jirskyr
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Rothfield is such a mug, I swear reading his articles makes me feel dumber, I feel like I need a shower afterwards.
Anyone can see that stand-alone Origin weekends are the best way to keep the standard of the comp even. The problem is that it hurts the ratings and comp momentum - NRL does not want to sub all 8 weekend matches for 1 Origin. Maybe they could turn it into even more of an event, like the All-Stars concept in the US, where the comp winds down for a minute and Origin rules.
But they've never done it like this before and they are afraid to take the step. Origin grew up as a side-show interest, built for Wednesdays like the old mid-week cups, and even though it has evolved to be the pinnacle of the game, it can't dislodge the shackles of its own origin.
Or perhaps, it's just not big enough yet to justify pausing the rest of the competition.
Anyone can see that stand-alone Origin weekends are the best way to keep the standard of the comp even. The problem is that it hurts the ratings and comp momentum - NRL does not want to sub all 8 weekend matches for 1 Origin. Maybe they could turn it into even more of an event, like the All-Stars concept in the US, where the comp winds down for a minute and Origin rules.
But they've never done it like this before and they are afraid to take the step. Origin grew up as a side-show interest, built for Wednesdays like the old mid-week cups, and even though it has evolved to be the pinnacle of the game, it can't dislodge the shackles of its own origin.
Or perhaps, it's just not big enough yet to justify pausing the rest of the competition.
Juro
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Rothfield is a senile drunk. There is no chance he can remember what happened last month, let alone going back to 1975.
851
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The worse part is Brooks and to some degree Moses are copping it for playing to this boring one out game plan,the media are giving it to Brooks about not taking the game to the opposition.
But the kid is shackled,and can't show his wares,and he certainly wouldn't be happy with this style of play we are playing,and he is not the only one I am sure.
But the kid is shackled,and can't show his wares,and he certainly wouldn't be happy with this style of play we are playing,and he is not the only one I am sure.
It was pretty crap, so was Friday night's game. If WT, Parra, Penrith and Canterbury don't start showing something more consistently appealing on the paddock soon, our AFL counterparts in the west will be taking from all of our supporter bases. GWS and the Swans are killing it in their comp at the moment and probably killing off Rugby League as well.
Seriously?
Good defense….LOL
There was no attack from either side to defend, no questions were asked, no pressure applied.
Our footy has really dumbed some of our supporters, zombified.
Good defense….LOL
There was no attack from either side to defend, no questions were asked, no pressure applied.
Our footy has really dumbed some of our supporters, zombified.
westTAHger
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Had a hard time deciding which was more painful:
watching the game on sat night, or the 2 surgeries I had for kidney stones last year. :laughing: :unamused:
watching the game on sat night, or the 2 surgeries I had for kidney stones last year. :laughing: :unamused:
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Tiger_In_The_Gong
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@innsaneink said:
It sure does doesnt it, they just can not handle it.
GNR4LIFE
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We must have some of the most precious supporters in the country.
@innsaneink said:
It was a disappointing game of footy but it could be worse, we could have been thrashed.
Still doesn't change most peoples' opinion on Rothfield though, he's a spanner.
@GNR4LIFE said:
Have some of the most correct too. Rothfield is a dropkick.
GNR4LIFE
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@Cultured Bogan said:
That may be true, but it doesn't mean he's wrong. There are some people no matter what they say, that people are just per-programed to shoot down and call bs cos they don't like the individual who says it.
Play the ball, not the man.
@GNR4LIFE said:
He's right, but it's hard not to stick the boot in when the clown always plays to populist opinion. 99% of this forum will say we played terribly, he's not exactly putting his nuts on the line. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't watch the game and trawled Twitter to gauge the sentiment after the game. The bloke is a pissant as a journalist.
Please. I watched the same two teams play a nil all half time score at Leichhardt and that was much worse. In fact a lot of the games in the Lamb era were poor. I'd say it was boring but I've seen worse.
