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chillbilly
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I find it so frustrating when teams are refereed differently. For some reason the Storm (and Queensland) are allowed to do things in the ruck to slow play down that any other team would get penalised for.
I felt sorry for Barba at the end when he kept being stopped from getting a quick play from the 20m line because his forwards didn't have enough initiative to get back behind the line.
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Roar_Brisbane
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Ridiculous that you can bite someones ear and stay on the field.
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T-UNIT
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sydneycroatia58
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As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either.
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Roar_Brisbane
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Graham should be out for a long time. Hopefully the rest get off for free.
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sydneycroatia58
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Roar_Brisbane wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Graham should be out for a long time. Hopefully the rest get off for free. Yeah the rest should get off with an early guilty plea, don't think any have major carry over points. Agree Graham should get a lengthy ban, and will, that is unless he's hired Mini's lawyer :lol: Did have a laugh at someone on twitter saying the Bulldogs have announced 15 trial games for the 2013 pre-season.
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Joffa
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Quote:Festival of the boot wraps up ratings for networks October 1, 2012 - 12:10PM More than 3 million Australians watched the rugby league grand final clash between the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury Bulldogs. The Sunday evening match drew a national audience of 3.68 million viewers, which includes the five capital cities and viewers in regional areas. That climbed to 3.711 million viewers for the presentation of the winning team. The pre-game entertainment drew a national (capital city plus regional) audience of 2.02 million viewers. Channel Nine's coverage ranked No.1 in the 25- to 54-year-old, 18 to 49 and 16 to 39 demographics. With audience volumes like that driving the numbers, a win for the night was a no-brainer for Nine. It took out the night with an impressive audience share of 40.8 per cent. In the 25 to 54 demographic – Nine's declared preferred demographic – that rose to 47.2 per cent. But for those who delight in comparisons between codes, the AFL edged out the rugby league in terms of ratings. On a national audience basis (capital city plus regional viewers), Saturday's AFL grand final between the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn drew an average of 3.95 million viewers for Channel Seven. That number climbed to 4.16 million for the post-match presentation. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/festival-of-the-boot-wraps-up-ratings-for-networks-20121001-26ulj.html#ixzz282Smc6BW
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T-UNIT
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Krisnan Inu should be done for pushing Billy Slater.
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pimpsta
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was very disapointed in the standard of grand final, for me it was a very boring game compared to the grand finals of last couple of years, was almost not worth getting up early here in the UK for
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sydneycroatia58
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T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Krisnan Inu should be done for pushing Billy Slater. :lol: Would be one of the weakest charges of all time.
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Surprised more people aren't up in arms over Graham after how they talk about Luis Suarez on here...
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sydneycroatia58
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afromanGT wrote:Surprised more people aren't up in arms over Graham after how they talk about Luis Suarez on here... Difference is Graham's bite was a cunt act from a guy who isn't a cunt. Suarez's was a cunt act from someone who is very much a cunt. I mean, Suarez's bite was just one of the many things that make him easy to hate. That being said, doesn't take away from how pathetic it was and deserves a lengthy ban. Should just note, when I talk about Suarez being a cunt, I mean on the pitch. Edited by sydneycroatia58: 1/10/2012 08:01:53 PM
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afromanGT
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Graham plays for the Bulldogs, how is he NOT a cunt?
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sydneycroatia58
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afromanGT wrote:Graham plays for the Bulldogs, how is he NOT a cunt? Yes, because every single player that plays for the Bulldogs is a cunt. That's some wonderful logic right there.
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afromanGT
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Works for me.
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:afromanGT wrote:Graham plays for the Bulldogs, how is he NOT a cunt? Yes, because every single player that plays for the Bulldogs is a cunt. That's some wonderful logic right there. Sounds about right
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pimpsta
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i hate the fans more so then the players tbh
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afromanGT
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pimpsta wrote:i hate the fans more so then the players tbh Did you really just call me "small minded" in another thread and then proceed to make the grammatical mistake of using "then" instead of "than"? #-o nice, champ.
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afromanGT
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11.mvfc.11 wrote:afromanGT wrote:pimpsta wrote:i hate the fans more so then the players tbh Did you really just call me "small minded" in another thread and then proceed to make the grammatical mistake of using "then" instead of "than"? #-o nice, champ. There's a difference between small mindedness and unintelligence. You can't get on your intellectual high horse - 'golf is above your intelligence' - and then proceed to make a mistake that I'd expect of an eight year-old child. Being told "you can't appreciate the finer things in life" doesn't bode well coming from a man who can't piece together a basic English sentence.
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99 Problems
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Actually thought it was the best quality grand final since 2000. There have been a couple of standout performances from teams (Newcastle 2001, Manly 2008) but both teams brought exactly what was expected. Melbourne were mechanical and ruthless, but still brilliant when they needed to be. The dogs were tough, had flair and would have put plenty of points on any other team. For me it all comes down to Cam Smith. Outside of Andrew Johns and Wally Lewis, I have never seen a player have complete control of how a game of football pans out every week, season after season, than he does. It's no coincidence that generally whatever team he's involved in wins. Absolute freak.
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T-UNIT
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Krisnan Inu should be done for pushing Billy Slater. :lol: Would be one of the weakest charges of all time. His push instigated the biffo. Though I must admit, I cant stand Inu and think hes a cockhead.
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sydneycroatia58
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T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Krisnan Inu should be done for pushing Billy Slater. :lol: Would be one of the weakest charges of all time. His push instigated the biffo. Though I must admit, I cant stand Inu and think hes a cockhead. His push instigated some push and shove, it had all calmed down after Stagg pulled Slater away. It only really kicked off once Slater for some reason took offence to Stagg pulling him away from the other players. I was actually trying to think of what you could charge Inu with for the push, and I don't think there is anything :lol:
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Roar_Brisbane
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Krisnan Inu should be done for pushing Billy Slater. :lol: Would be one of the weakest charges of all time. His push instigated the biffo. Though I must admit, I cant stand Inu and think hes a cockhead. His push instigated some push and shove, it had all calmed down after Stagg pulled Slater away. It only really kicked off once Slater for some reason took offence to Stagg pulling him away from the other players. I was actually trying to think of what you could charge Inu with for the push, and I don't think there is anything :lol: Having someone in a choke hold tends to be a reason.  
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chillbilly
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Roar_Brisbane wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Krisnan Inu should be done for pushing Billy Slater. :lol: Would be one of the weakest charges of all time. His push instigated the biffo. Though I must admit, I cant stand Inu and think hes a cockhead. His push instigated some push and shove, it had all calmed down after Stagg pulled Slater away. It only really kicked off once Slater for some reason took offence to Stagg pulling him away from the other players. I was actually trying to think of what you could charge Inu with for the push, and I don't think there is anything :lol: Having someone in a choke hold tends to be a reason. He was trying to calm the situation. That headlock saved Slater from having to deal with 4 Bulldogs players who were all looking rough him up. What made it seem bad was Perret losing balance and falling over in the other arm taking Stag and Slater with him. Edited by chillbilly: 2/10/2012 12:15:40 AM
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sydneycroatia58
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Slater should be thanking Stagg. Just look at which team the players infront of Slater are from If not for him being pulled away Slater would've had 3 Bulldogs players to deal with.
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sydneycroatia58
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chillbilly wrote:Roar_Brisbane wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:T-UNIT wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:As expected James Graham referres straight to the judiciary, facing a long, and 100% deserved suspension if found guilty.
Sisa Waqa, Todd Lowrie and Josh Reynolds all charged with Grad 1 fighting offences.
No real problem with that, although feel a bit sorry for Reynolds. Don't know how Slater has got away without a charghe for a fighting offence either. Krisnan Inu should be done for pushing Billy Slater. :lol: Would be one of the weakest charges of all time. His push instigated the biffo. Though I must admit, I cant stand Inu and think hes a cockhead. His push instigated some push and shove, it had all calmed down after Stagg pulled Slater away. It only really kicked off once Slater for some reason took offence to Stagg pulling him away from the other players. I was actually trying to think of what you could charge Inu with for the push, and I don't think there is anything :lol: Having someone in a choke hold tends to be a reason. He was trying to calm the situation. That headlock saved Slater from having to deal with 4 Bulldogs players who were all looking rough him up. What made it seem bad was Perret losing balance and falling over in the other arm taking Stag and Slater with him. Edited by chillbilly: 2/10/2012 12:15:40 AM And he did calm it down, only picked up again once Slater started pushing and Shoving Stagg.
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Roar_Brisbane
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chillbilly wrote:
He was trying to calm the situation. That headlock saved Slater from having to deal with 4 Bulldogs players who were all looking rough him up. What made it seem bad was Perret losing balance and falling over in the other arm taking Stag and Slater with him.
Edited by chillbilly: 2/10/2012 12:15:40 AM
I agree that he was trying to calm the situation down but there was some pushing and shoving and then Slater is grabbed around the neck, I think it was quite a natural response from him.
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UnitedGal
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:Slater should be thanking Stagg. Just look at which team the players infront of Slater are from If not for him being pulled away Slater would've had 3 Bulldogs players to deal with. For what?? Had him in a headlock & he was calming him down & should be thanked - what are you guys on, seriously :shock: If he had did that to me or my teammate I would of decked the little ******** Edited by unitedgal: 2/10/2012 07:04:39 AM
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UnitedGal wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:Slater should be thanking Stagg. Just look at which team the players infront of Slater are from If not for him being pulled away Slater would've had 3 Bulldogs players to deal with. For what?? Had him in a headlock & he was calming him down & should be thanked - what are you guys on, seriously :shock: If he had did that to me or my teammate I would of decked the little ******** Sydcro is right though, you can see what his intentions were, just that everything got a little bit hasty with Stagg being pulled away in the celebration and him with the arm round Billy's neck. Stagg is no scumbag player, he had good intentions at heart. -PB
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sydneycroatia58
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UnitedGal wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:Slater should be thanking Stagg. Just look at which team the players infront of Slater are from If not for him being pulled away Slater would've had 3 Bulldogs players to deal with. For what?? Had him in a headlock & he was calming him down & should be thanked - what are you guys on, seriously :shock: If he had did that to me or my teammate I would of decked the little ******** Edited by unitedgal: 2/10/2012 07:04:39 AM He should be thanked for stopping Slater from having to take on 3 Bulldogs players by himself. In the end it was a great split second decision to pull Slater away because it did calm things down, albeit for about 3 seconds. If Slater hadn't then retaliated I don't think there would've been any more carry on.
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