Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Buttface]

I hate blaming referees Jolls, but momentum is very difficult to slow, whether you're going forwards or backwards. Watching the Storm game, we were on the backfoot from the outset and Melbourne were on the front. If the ref pulled up every forward pass, the Storm wouldn't have had that momentum, we get some football and it doesn't turn into a flogging. Not saying we would have won, just not been flogged. The ref can slow a side down by penalizing them or speed them up by not. He let Melbourne rip.
In the Souths game, he could have binned Mitchell but chose not to, even though the same act from a different players earned a trip to the bin. In a tight game, these decisions matter. We're not getting the 50/50 calls and we're not good enough to win without them.

They don’t usually do it on purpose, it is an unconscious bias that exists in all refs, and humans.
It has been costing us for years and teams like storm have definitely benefited.
But be better and play better for longer and you will eventually chance the tide.
Until then they will continue to assume the shite team did it.
That Latrel non sin bin really pissed me off, I knew if it were one of ours they’d be gone and then mins later they basically proved it.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

They don’t usually do it on purpose, it is an unconscious bias that exists in all refs, and humans.
It has been costing us for years and teams like storm have definitely benefited.
But be better and play better for longer and you will eventually chance the tide.
Until then they will continue to assume the shite team did it.
That Latrel non sin bin really pissed me off, I knew if it were one of ours they’d be gone and then mins later they basically proved it.

Top teams not affected. They cut out the middle man.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Galvin to the chooks apparently you can take it as gospel...

Explains the recent chooks movements

Fits with their recent recruitment drive, he'll be back with us in 12 months at $500k a year. Well played richo 😅

 

[Fainu Brothers]

Is anyone else deflated? I am, this “kid” has derailed the season. I know he cant stay but 150k transfer fee, whats that going to do?

Never ends the drama, just when you think things are on the improve….sigh

 

[Flippedy]

Surely everyone can see the team has been playing uncomfortably for the last 4 weeks since Galvin was dropped for the Eels game.

Yes, but the 2 gritty back to back wins after the Eels game gave me some hope that things would be ok. Been on the decline since then though.

 

[Demps]

Is anyone else deflated? I am, this “kid” has derailed the season. I know he cant stay but 150k transfer fee, whats that going to do?

Never ends the drama, just when you think things are on the improve….sigh

100%

The way Hooper explained it on 360 is embarrassing.
He was Benjis golden boy then Luai arrived and took over and he was feeling sad and left out.

The whole situation has been a disgrace.
The petulance shown has been ridiculous.

 

[Canadian Club]

Hope Galvin goes to the Dogs.

Ask for Curran in return (to play 13).

Bring in Taylan May and KPP. Latu to start at 6. That's four quality, new starting players.

Halves solved, centres solved, backrow solved, lock solved, front row depth solved (Twal and Seyfarth back into the front row rotation.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I hope you do well in life. Galvin is good. Wherever he goes.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

I hate blaming referees Jolls, but momentum is very difficult to slow, whether you're going forwards or backwards. Watching the Storm game, we were on the backfoot from the outset and Melbourne were on the front. If the ref pulled up every forward pass, the Storm wouldn't have had that momentum, we get some football and it doesn't turn into a flogging. Not saying we would have won, just not been flogged. The ref can slow a side down by penalizing them or speed them up by not. He let Melbourne rip.
In the Souths game, he could have binned Mitchell but chose not to, even though the same act from a different players earned a trip to the bin. In a tight game, these decisions matter. We're not getting the 50/50 calls and we're not good enough to win without them.

We got them in our early wins

 

[Lestronge]

I hope you do well in life. Galvin is good. Wherever he goes.

Galvin is an acl tear away from being “remember that kid Galvin ? Remember when Gus said he was the best ever “ hahaha “ he’s coming off the bench for wenty this week “ .
Ask AD about that . Went from the chosen one , to 1st choice left right out .

 

[crazycat]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 chill out mate. What Richo has done in a year is impressive and tops what Pascoe did in 8. It is very unlike Richo in his tenure here to not deliver on his word. So I'd say those signings are going to eventuate and any release of Galvin is going to lead to something beneficial for our team.

Can people just chill on the Richo/Pascoe thing.

People are not cheering their club's General managers. No dragons go around praising theirs, the dogs probably hate Gould... none of the others really figure.

Parra, Manly are absolute basketcases. Yet they get better results through better training culture and better coaches.

End of the day it comes down to the head coach + training environment. The head coach is picking our trainers and so far they have decided for our club to be inbred.

Richo should perhaps work with that, but it's the boards decision to pick Benji as coach. Benji owns it and Richo is right to back him to the hilt! (everyone going in 1 direction works).

I just hope Richo and the board have a damn awesome backup plan.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

We got them in our early wins

How sad. We depend on ref's.

 

[Betterdays22]

HBG will get a couple of hundred grand for Galvin …that they can’t use on the cap so just straight into the poker machine back account … sounds like a win win …unfortunately we’ll be down to 20 players by June 30 looks like ..

How many pokies licences can you get for 150k?

 

[Jolls]

This is not the solution. You’d solve one problem and create another because so many passes that are backwards out of the hand end up being caught in front of where the pass was thrown.

That is under the current NRL rules. Simply update it to reflect the ball has to be received behind where it is released. That is how the rule was intended - not for the ball to float forward.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

How many pokies licences can you get for 150k?

Enough. For the rich to afford extensions and other properties. Or were you talking football?

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Galvin is an acl tear away from being “remember that kid Galvin ? Remember when Gus said he was the best ever “ hahaha “ he’s coming off the bench for wenty this week “ .
Ask AD about that . Went from the chosen one , to 1st choice left right out .

NSW origin player Adam Doueihi?

 

[TSP]

How many pokies licences can you get for 150k?

I played the NSWRL Pokie the other day:

I got 3 Seyfarths in a row and it took $3 off me.

 

[Demps]

NSW origin player Adam Doueihi?

How many games has he played for NSW? 😉

 

[TSP]

The club should licence our logo and stuff for a pokie.

I mean its a sure earner for any club or pub, its never going to pay out.

 

[user118245]

How do I ban the words L*chlan G*lvin from showing up on my feed?