Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Halbrowne61]

Don't mind Paul Kent don't love or hate him, he made a few mistakes and needs to keep off the grog, just like me. But I whole heartedly believe there is a subconcious bias against teams lower on the ladder as he suggests. Except for Ashley Klein he is biased and just duds us because he hates us.

Do we know why he hates us ?
And I wasn’t talking about subconscious bias but more a targeted manipulation to achieve a desired result. For who, who knows, just my opinion after watching footy for 65 years. And not every game, more the occasional one.

 

[Camel2281]

Reckon no doubt there might be some unconscious bias by the ref toward qld. 🤣

Klein is a Qld stooge. He always tries to keep Qld in it

 

[Dr_Ice]

why do jurno’s do these “hints” instead of just dropping the actual story

So they can’t be 100% proven wrong when it doesn’t eventuate

 

[Dr_Ice]

Interesting that he's playing on the wing. He was outside centre at the Waratah Jnrs a couple of years ago

I think Makasini always wing in rugby, Large was outside centre in Rugby reps

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I think Makasini always wing in rugby, Large was outside centre in Rugby reps

Makasini 18th man tomorrow night, bugger. Luke on the wing 👍

 

[Vicious]

Makasini 18th man tomorrow night, bugger. Luke on the wing 👍

Still a good accolade being a year young.

 

[Tiger2135]

Reckon no doubt there might be some unconscious bias by the ref toward qld. 🤣

Nostradamus

 

[liltiger]

Do we know why he hates us ?
And I wasn’t talking about subconscious bias but more a targeted manipulation to achieve a desired result. For who, who knows, just my opinion after watching footy for 65 years. And not every game, more the occasional one.

No idea but the way he refs us and some of the calls he's made in the past he must.

 

[batboy]

Do we know why he hates us ?
And I wasn’t talking about subconscious bias but more a targeted manipulation to achieve a desired result. For who, who knows, just my opinion after watching footy for 65 years. And not every game, more the occasional one.

Doesn’t hate us - we’re just an easy victory….

 

[Yossarian]

I think Makasini always wing in rugby, Large was outside centre in Rugby reps

O Large seems to have vanished. Is he injured?

 

[tigahhh]

O Large seems to have vanished. Is he injured?

playing rugby atm

 

[crazycat]

Don't mind Paul Kent don't love or hate him, he made a few mistakes and needs to keep off the grog, just like me. But I whole heartedly believe there is a subconcious bias against teams lower on the ladder as he suggests. Except for Ashley Klein he is biased and just duds us because he hates us.

Ashley Klein did such a horrible job for Origin 2 2025.

The first half momentum can come down to him. So many 1 way calls... Then he rules the Kalyn Ponga knock on that went 2m back???
The refereeing was all over the place.

 

[Wiz]

playing rugby atm

Didn’t play rugby on the weekend.

 

[Flippedy]

What irks me the most is why in a regular game we get 20 penalties a game and in origin it's 5. Why can't they just ref everything like its origin and kept the whistle in their pocket.

Klein tried to change that script tonight.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Well we did speculate that Klein would have some sort of impact, and he sure did. Played QLD right into the game in the first half with penalties and 6 agains, proving once again that an astute referee can manipulate certain aspects of the game.

 

[The Chad]

Mahoney to Cowboys I'd get. But Sexton to...Titans? Maybe freed up by letting David Fifita go.

Mahoney to Souths or Titans I reckon.

Sexton to...Newcastle? St George?

 

[The Chad]

If Seibold gets punted & Ennis takes over...Mahoney to Sea Eagles would feel right.

 

[Lukic]

The 2 players getting moved on rumour sounds like it would be Manly. Makes sense with all that's been going on lately and the Seibold news.

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Well we did speculate that Klein would have some sort of impact, and he sure did. Played QLD right into the game in the first half with penalties and 6 agains, proving once again that an astute referee can manipulate certain aspects of the game.

Yep, the Cleary "Strip" in the first half was the start of the rubbish from Klein. Teams would often deKlein the challenge being so early on. Luckily the Captain's Challenge was successful but he kept the Blues in check from then on.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If Seibold gets punted & Ennis takes over...Mahoney to Sea Eagles would feel right.

Getting Ennis out of the commentary box seems too good to be true. They’ll have to surgically remove his mouth from Cleary’s manhood first though.