LIVE GAME Round 26 v Cowboys

[Tiger Stripes]

Mak can tackle, he just makes poor decisions. A lot of poor decisions. And he's only 18.
Sak can't tackle at all and makes poor decisions. I think he might be a chicken.

I think Mak can be fixed. Sak, I doubt it.

Mak. is 19 now.
And if you think you can teach Mak; there's a chance Sak may learn as well. But a mystery how he got to this level with no feel for what's needed in defence.
Mak 'n Sak seem to have had the same defensive issues?
Not sure you can teach them speed though.
Wasn't Tupou a centre at some stage here at WT? Just a thought.

 

[jirskyr]

No Parra, Dogs or Brisbane in the finals. IDK which team to hate on for the next 4 weeks.

Roosters surely

 

[jirskyr]

Benji is guttless and won't say shit about the ref.

Oops

 

[jirskyr]

It's because the club never lodges complaints nor does Benji ever complains in the presser. It's the culture of the club,loosers.

Oops

 

[jirskyr]

It’s terrible and not what the rule was intended to address. They were trying to stop guys reaching around to disrupt dummy halves passing. Tom M has moved forward a few steps. Is the idea markers are not allowed to make a tackle on a dummy half?

The T May no try was an awful call. No way is Drinkwater stopping him or even getting across to him. Smart players will just step in front of lead runners, draw contact, get a penalty.

I could cop the May no try if it was always ruled that way, which it is not. No way Drinkwater gets anywhere near May but you shouldn't be sending your prop down that channel.

The Api one was one of the worst calls I've seen in the NRL this year. Not only does Mikaele take off, API actually makes a tackling motion, he doesn't slap at the ball, he extends his arms then immediately wraps. He actually tackles Mikaele, the guy hits the ground. How can you be penalised for a slapping action when you bring the opponent down in the same motion?

Agree with Benji on the Skelton one. I can actually cop the Cowboys try where Madden gets barged, if they don't call the Skelton one a penalty. They are both the same category of potential infringement and have to be ruled the same.

I personally think the whole disruptor rule is bulldust, you should be able to ddo whatever you please if you get to the ball early enough and don't physically touch the opponent. Skelton's one he's there first and he doesn't even body-check the opponent, he just wins the ground position. Never takes his eyes off the ball and never looks at the opponent.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Not just the bad decisions, but the contempt from Atkins when Api questioned the decisions. Didn't even want to have a discussion. Does he treat every captain like that? Somehow I can't imagine him speaking to Isaah Yeo in that manner. Api doesn't appear to be behaving outrageously.

Atkins should be dropped after that debacle. How come it is fine for one team to do something then there is no consistency a few minutes later when a similar situation occurs.

 

[tigerboyy19]

Good on benji standing up for the team!

 

[Tcat]

Check out Benji's presser champion @Tcat.

Glad he finally said something. Well done

 

[Tcat]

Oops

Very surprised he said something.

 

[happy_tiger]

Hi guys totally missed the game tonight, heard the referee was a cowboys fan, was it that bad

2 tries disallowed ....one Cowboys try allowed that was very questionable

 

[bptiger 0]

How was jock?

F****** hopeless can’t tackle and can break the line , let him go and bring the kids in , they can’t to worse than that ********

saukuru cant tackle, see you later

it’s not that he can’t tackle, he just doesn’t read what’s in front of him , if he can fix that there might be a player there

 

[achilles]

F****** hopeless can’t tackle and can break the line , let him go and bring the kids in , they can’t to worse than that ********

it’s not that he can’t tackle, he just doesn’t read what’s in front of him , if he can fix that there might be a player there

Such as?