NRL 2022
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@ACT-Crusader said in NRL 2022:
@bayimports what’s unfortunate with all these stories is that we’ve had a really impassioned message from JT about mental health and his former coach, and that becomes just another story with all this noise. I know there’s always a lot of noise with the NRL players past and present in any event, but this does suck for what is a real issue.
the cynic in me says JT's messaged will be given little light because
that would make it a lot harder for Kent and Hooper and the rest to just spend all year smashing players and most especially coaches for everything
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@ACT-Crusader said in NRL 2022:
@bayimports what’s unfortunate with all these stories is that we’ve had a really impassioned message from JT about mental health and his former coach, and that becomes just another story with all this noise. I know there’s always a lot of noise with the NRL players past and present in any event, but this does suck for what is a real issue.
I think the distinction needs o be made clear and called out where players and their agents are taking the piss. Topical example:
Finch sat emotionless as he fronted Sydney's Downing Centre Local court on Tuesday morning. His lawyer, Paul McGirr, told reporters outside court his client was seeking treatment for mental health issues. "We just ask that everyone remember that there [are] mental health issues in play and we have to respect that at this stage," he said.An alternative viewing of that is someone (allegedly) caught sending child abuse material has mental issues and there's nothing to respect. If his life is falling apart as a result and he's suicidal, those are called consequences and repercussions of your own actions. Care and compassion are reserved for the people having to deal with your choices.
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Holy shit Yeo pushes down in every tackle he makes and never gets called for it.
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Watching Isaiah Tass play gives me flashbacks of Clinton Toopi. Very similar in terms of style.
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good game alright
After last night i have moved on Penrith. Nathan Cleary is not their most important player (no matter what Ch9 would have you believe) it's the part time accountant, full time work horse Isaah Yeo. He is in the middle of what makes Penrith good.
Effectively Penrith beat you with pressure. Their game is to pin you in your end, wear you down, and then pounce on the inevitable error. Their entire team is full of metre eaters, and Yeo is in the middle of it, either taking another 10m run, or ball playing to someone else to make 15m. This puts them in a position for a high kick, which has you again working out of a corner. And then it's linespeed, gang tackles, and slow play the balls. You make 30m and kick. rinse repeat until you fuck up. And then they'll wear you down for a try, or one of their strike runners will find a mismatch. It's incredibly effective, basic and brutal football.
And Yeo is in the middle of it. He leads the line. He organises the middle attack. Makes a thousand tackles, slows down every play the ball. He's an absolute weapon.
Penrith can be beaten. That linespeed does gas them at times during teh game, and if you are brave like Souths were, you can outflank them early. But you have to be prepared for the game to be high pressure for 80 minutes. And you have to not panic when they have you under the pump. There are not many teams in the comp who can do that.
Clubs should be intent on stealing Penrith's strength and conditioning coach, and their defense coach. You can go a long way in the NRL with those two (of course it also helps if you have Koroisau, Kikau, Edwards, May, To'o etc to give the opposition defense kittens when you have the ball)
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Normal service is resumed
Holy shit.
Just read the look at four days of the thread.
😯
Was only commenting on the Worriers.
really? i thought you were insinuating Reece Walsh was about to get caught snorting coke off the butt of a cowboys player that had just been Hopate'd
Worriers were never going to be in this, but some of the tackling especially from the little guys has been really poor.
Enjoy watching the cowboys this year though, they are fun to watch when they're on form
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Nothing like a game against the Warriors to get a team a bit of confidence before the finals.
Hey Walsh, don’t let the door hit ya on the way out. You were rubbish tonight and have checked out.
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Well I'm thrilled Madge was sacked as coach., That certainly fixed things.
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When you watch the warriors lose in an emotionally charged game due to Paul Green and then watch the Tigers just give up against the Roosters and think we are shit but at least we are not the diarrhoea that are the Tigers
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@bayimports said in NRL 2022:
When you watch the warriors lose in an emotionally charged game due to Paul Green and then watch the Tigers just give up against the Roosters and think we are shit but at least we are not the diarrhoea that are the Tigers
Expect for when we play the storm
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@Mackerzzzz hey! Every 10 or so games we really show up against the storm 😄😄
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Lol half the comp is already in Bali
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@mariner4life stimulating the economy and snorting up a storm no doubt!
