Thread: NRL 2015

^ And the other 10% are LIARS

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

Now Headcase...if you can tell me what you and Bob Fulton have in common...I will forgive you
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You don't know? You were both born in England

^Not. Even. Close.

Fuck off Bruce.

Originally Posted by Headworx

Not. Even. Close.

You weren't born in England??? Ever watched a game from the Beacon?

Originally Posted by Headworx

No team has lost more games this way in the last 3 seasons.

So far 22 - 0 against those premiership favourites...Parramatta
Googled the beacon yet Head case?

Storm giving it to grubby cronulla.
The only thing in league grubbier than the king grub and co is the commentators who keep making excuses for spear tackles and high shots.

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

So far 22 - 0 against those premiership favourites...Parramatta

After leading 22-0 at half-time the New Zealanders were outplayed and outscored three tries to one in the second 40, but did just enough to avoid an embarrassing collapse in front of 14,112 at Mt Smart Stadium. If the home side were nervous after Reece Robinson and David Gower scored in quick succession on 55 minutes they would have been shaking in their boots when Robinson dashed 60 metres for a spectacular try in the corner, making it a two-score game once again. At 28-16 the momentum was with Parramatta, and in a testament to how serious they were taking the Eels' comeback the Warriors had to settle for a Shaun Johnson drop goal with seven minutes remaining in order to ensure the two points.

Funny as fuck watching the Warriors wanting to take a shot at goal to get past the 2 converted try margin with about 15 mins left on the clock. Going for a 6 pointer wasn't even considered . But with a track record like they have for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and total capitulation in the 2nd half, who could blame them?. Check the stats on that Bruce, it's alarming and their record for losing in that way this season stands at 33%. No team in recent history does it *better* than them. After that, you might contemplate why they've never won a GF, and won't be any time soon.

Then fuck off.

Originally Posted by Headworx

Then fuck off.

Troll...fyi...any Manly fan knows Beacon Hill just to the north of Brookvale Oval...you can see the ground from up there and even hear the ground announcer...bye bye

Originally Posted by Headworx

After leading 22-0 at half-time the New Zealanders were outplayed and outscored three tries to one in the second 40, but did just enough to avoid an embarrassing collapse in front of 14,112 at Mt Smart Stadium.

29 - 16 yeah real tight win that one

Club medico says doctors scared to report concussion breaches as NRL investigates Nathan Peats incident

Concussion fear: The Eels are being investigated for sending Nathan Peats back onto the field after a head knock against the Warriors.

NRL doctors fear they will face the sack if they report coaches for forcing concussed players back onto the field as the NRL launches its second investigation in as many weeks after Parramatta's Nathan Peats was allowed to return following a heavy knock on Saturday.

Fairfax Media understands the NRL is extremely concerned about the decision to allow Peats to return. An NRL spokesman confirmed there would be a "full review of the Peats concussion incident". Manly will also come under the spotlight after their delay in taking a dazed Brayden Wiliame from the field on Monday night. These incidents come as the NRL continues to investigate South Sydney's judgment in allowing halfback Adam Reynolds to come back on after a head knock in round two.

An NRL doctor – who spoke to Fairfax Media on the condition of anonymity – said it would take a gutsy medico to self-report any incident. "It would take a brave doctor handing in a 'fail' form to the NRL if the coach sent the player back on," the doctor said. "If a coach overruled the decision of the club doctor, I don't know whether a doctor would risk upsetting his employer by reporting it to NRL. I don't think that a doctor – who was getting undue pressure or frankly was being overruled by coaching staff – would necessarily feel comfortable reporting this."

Doctors of both teams can now easily identify concussions with the NRL this season setting up a "concussion tent" on the sidelines at each game. The booth, which has a a computer and HD screen, enables doctors to confirm injuries. It was successfully trialed in last year's finals series.

"The excuse of the past was that the doctor 'didn't see the incident' which had player getting knocked out or wobbling and not able to stand, which indicate definite concussion," the doctor told Fairfax Media. "This year they have a video technician on the sideline who replays the incident to the doctor, who then in theory should identify a clear concussion and rule out the player. This is why opposition doctors are speaking out as they get to view incidents as well."

Former NRL chief medico Ron Muratore has backed calls for an independent doctor to deal with concussions – to take the pressure off club doctors. Muratore questioned whether club medicos were being placed under too much pressure from coaches to leave players on the field or reinstate them after a head knock. Roosters doctor Ameer Ibrahim raised concerns about Reynolds' return to the field while reports suggested Warriors medico John Mayhew disagreed with Peats' comeback against New Zealand.

"Coaches will look at how South Sydney have been playing under the concussion rules over the last two to three seasons and think that their club shouldn't be disadvantaged and some may be pressuring their medical staff," the doctor said.

Reynolds was brought from the field after he emerged stumbling from a tackle on Roosters forward Aidan Guerra but after passing a SCAT3 test he returned 12 minutes later and ended up setting up the match-winning try. Eels coach Brad Arthur said he followed his team's medical advice in sending Peats back into the fray.

"I was told he was good to go back out there," Arthur said. "I've got my head in the game, we've got medical staff I trust and they told me he was good to go back out and finish the game out. I've got a good medical staff and they told me he's fine to go back out, he's fine to go back out."

^ Hardly surprising when the Doctor is employed by the club.

Happens wit sickening regularity in the NRL.
They just continue to fail to recognize that the rules of the game encourage head knocks and the culture of the game centres around injuring opponents.
Bath (Sale)?? are trialing a wearable impact indicator this year that hopes to diagnose concussed players on the fly.
Maybe League will take it up, but I doubt it.

Roosters vs Penrith tonight should be worth watching. The Roosters get a chance to avenge their finals knockout last year.

Originally Posted by Bazzy

Roosters vs Penrith tonight should be worth watching. The Roosters get a chance to avenge their finals knockout last year.

Eh? Rabbitohs took the out as I recall, in what should have been the final.

^ Right you are, but Penrith beat the Rooster earlier.

Originally Posted by Bazzy

but Penrith beat the Rooster earlier.

and they will do it tonight as well

Originally Posted by Necron99

Maybe League will take it up, but I doubt it.

No way Jose.

Originally Posted by Bazzy

These incidents come as the NRL continues to investigate South Sydney's judgment in allowing halfback Adam Reynolds to come back on after a head knock in round two.

That was a head knock...but yesterday Dylan Walker played with a smashed hand...and scored two tries for Souths...the camera showed how bad it was...and the doctor examined it on the field and let him play on...who does he sue if he loses the use of his hand? Walker and Inglis were the difference in that game...if they lost those two they are stuffed.

NRL interchange reduction likely to decrease wrestle, increase entertainment

Players and coaches are welcoming the prospect of a decrease in interchanges, believing the move will help to eradicate the wrestle and give playmakers more opportunities to showcase their skills.

Teams are currently allowed 10 interchanges per game but the NRL is considering lowering that number to as low as six for next season. A reduction is being hailed as one of the biggest on-field game-changers in more than a decade, as it's hoped it will make the game safer and more exciting.

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan, who has at his disposal forwards Paul Gallen and Andrew Fifita capable of playing big minutes, embraced the prospect of an interchange cut.

"It will change the whole fabric of the game back to what we used to know it," Flanagan said.

"We don't want players to play with injury, that's the first priority, but it will change the dynamics. It will add a bit of the gladiator to it, let guys play a lot of time because they can.

"The players are fitter these days, we've just got to train them to play longer. Guys like Craig Young and Glenn Lazarus were big men but it didn't stop them playing 80 minutes."

Asked if he felt the wrestle could play less of a role as a result of the change, Flanagan said: "It will, if they keep the guidelines in and around the wrestle, it will eliminate it. They'll get tired and won't be able to get the numbers in. It will be more about technique and one-on-one tackles."

The game's most creative players, particularly the halves and hookers, seldom get a chance to work over tired defences because fresh forwards are injected into the game to replace fatigued ones. However, that is likely to change should fewer replacements be allowed.

"It's obviously good news for myself and the other guys who play 80 minutes," said Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah.

"I think it will open up the game a bit, take a lot of the wrestling out of the game. When fatigue sets in it's hard to continue to get three players into a tackle and slow the ruck down. We will probably see a lot more second phase as well.

"I think it's a positive, especially for the little guys in the game, bringing them in a bit more."

The NSW hooker said the constant rotation of forwards made it a challenge to create space under the current laws.

"I sense as a hooker in the middle of the field, around that 20-25 minute mark, you start to get some tired players out there," Farah said.

"But the next set you've got two front rowers coming on to finish off the back end of the half. You're under fatigue, because I'm playing the whole time in the middle of the park, and you've got fresh guys coming on.

"You do notice it. Having those big guys out there for longer, it's going to be beneficial for myself, the hookers and the halves in the middle of the field."

James Maloney, one of the NRL's lightest players at just 83 kilograms, welcomed any chance to compete against tiring forwards.

"Everyone seems to be getting bigger and stronger - if you take it to eight, I might have more of a chance against the big fellas," he said.

"It's probably not a bad thing to make guys push through fatigue. That will split the teams a bit, the sides who excel are the ones who can push themselves and get the job done."

However, not everyone was excited about the prospect of more game time. Tigers forward Martin Tapau backed the current 10-interchange system.

"My first thought is I've got to do a lot of marathons, a lot of five-kay runs or the City to Surf or something," the New Zealand forward said.

"I don't know if we're playing NRL or touch football, probably leaving it at 10 is my thought.

"It's a fast game as it is."

Several NRL coaches said they would alter their recruitment and retention strategies should the number of interchanges come down.

Winners and losers

The players likely to benefit under a reduced interchange …

James Graham - Can do the tough stuff but also has the silky ball skills to take advantage of tiring defences.

Paul Gallen - Another 80-minute player with a massive workrate. Has the added advantage of playing front and back row.

^ I say do it.

Wont make any difference, attacking players wont go to ground, insisting on making the 2 extra meters, defending players will grapple rather than tackle so their side has time to get back 10.

It's the nature of the game

Originally Posted by Necron99

Wont make any difference

I would like to know the average amount of injuries, especially concussions per game...four injuries and a team is down the gurgler.

Originally Posted by Necron99

Wont make any difference,

Not in the opinion of players and coaches...

Originally Posted by Bazzy

Not in the opinion of players and coaches...

Me too

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

Originally Posted by Bazzy

Not in the opinion of players and coaches...

Me too

^^ There you have it Bazzy, BruceNoClue agrees, so it must be wrong.

Ever heard of agreeing to disagree?

Originally Posted by Bazzy

Ever heard of agreeing to disagree?

If the coaches and players knew Bruce @TheMug agreed with them they might be having second thoughts about it too.

Just saying.....

Another insult Bwuce. Have you got the hint yet or will continue to post your crap?

Fucking Kiwi mental waste of time.

The Australian tax-payers have been paying for these lectors for gods how many years.