Rebels v Reds

[barbarian]

This could be a cracking match. I think the Reds are a better side than the Rebels, but there's class and experience in the Rebels backline that isn't there for the Reds.

I think the Rebels will struggle to contain the big ballrunners like Tupou, Wilson, LSL and that should be enough for the Reds to score tries. They should win by 10.

[Duluth]

I hate the goal line drop out

[Gunner]

@Duluth said in Rebels v Reds:

I hate the goal line drop out

The what?
Have you misplaced the NRL thread?

[Bones]

@Gunner said in Rebels v Reds:

@Duluth said in Rebels v Reds:

I hate the goal line drop out

The what?
Have you misplaced the NRL thread?

No he hasn't, which makes it worse.

[Gunner]

@Bones said in Rebels v Reds:

@Gunner said in Rebels v Reds:

@Duluth said in Rebels v Reds:

I hate the goal line drop out

The what?
Have you misplaced the NRL thread?

No he hasn't, which makes it worse.

Have they brought back 4 point tries too?
How about the 7 tackle rule, does that still stand?

[Duluth]

6-0 Rebels at HT

The Reds scrum has been strong. Given the shitty weather and handling that might get them back into the game. Reds aren’t the smartest team though

Rebels could be further in front if they’d played the percentages and took the shots

[ARHS]

Thought the forward pass call to give a try was gosh awful. Player bracing for tackle and pass goes around 3 metres forward but is allowed.

[ACT Crusader]

Very scrappy game.

[ACT Crusader]

Hey the Reds started to play in the 75th minute.

Extra time, I like it.

[ARHS]

The extra time play is awful so far

[Machpants]

No need for extras time in a comp with play offs, until the play offs.

[ACT Crusader]

The lineouts have been poor from both sides.

Only half decent thing in the game has been a few big hits.

[ARHS]

What a farce the extra time was. All kicks and set piece errors

[Bones]

That's ridiculous, 5 mins per half of extra time? Oh great we can kick off, receive and have the resulting lineout, then it's halftime.

[ARHS]

@Bones or 3 minutes into the second half when the whistle blows...

[ACT Crusader]

Well neither of those teams deserved to win that abomination.

Even the Chiefs could beat these sides easy.

[Bones]

@ACT-Crusader let's not get carried away. They're so bad they've been given a week off to go away and think.

[MiketheSnow]

@ARHS said in Rebels v Reds:

Thought the forward pass call to give a try was gosh awful. Player bracing for tackle and pass goes around 3 metres forward but is allowed.

I know it was a shithouse game and the crowd deserved some joy, but fuck my old boots.

Forget goal line drop outs, that was NFL

[MiketheSnow]

@ARHS said in Rebels v Reds:

What a farce the extra time was. All kicks and set piece errors

Fucking joke.

Why are they tinkering with the laws?

[barbarian]

Why not? This comp is now a bit of an experiment, so may as well throw some minor law changes in there too.

The concept behind extra time is sound, as draws are pointless in a pointless comp. May as well find a winner.

The issue is the way the attacking team is now being officiated it's not advisable to have the ball in your own half at any stage. So it's kick to kick to kick until a team makes an error.