Cotric good under the high ball, i hope he can defend in the centres.

2. Smith 4. Hoppa 3. Cotric 5. Okunbor - lots of tall timber to catch kicks.

I agree, it was blatant.

The Manu try was a 50/50,  Luke Thomson would not have got it.

Thompson must be the unluckiest nuddie run in history, something that should have been avoided at all cost.

Maybe he can claim he is suspended and can't do it.

He was very good and you make an excellent point about his plays.

But its hard to go past Jack Wighton who has been consistently good for a number of years now and plays very well in the big games.

Although I technically think the Manu try was double movement, I realistically think the ball gets to the line even without promoting it.

I'm not 100% sure of the rule, but I think it was a no try due the promotion of the ball and doubt that it would have gotten there....

Noticed Jake Friend still whinging to the ref after the game was over.

Thompson one was very similar and definitely had more momentum.
I would have awarded the Thompson try and maybe tossed a coin on the Manu try.

The rule should be no try if the arm reaches out and the players head doesn't finish in the in goal, no try, otherwise try.
In other words allow anything close enough where momentum carries the player into the in goal.

Lol good call. With all those dodgy calls combined with SBW could get them over the line ..

I thought Canberra looked to be the best side last night. They scored some great tries & had some luck go their way, especially with some rare errors from Tedesco. 
Yet somehow Easts matched them on the scoreboard with a lethargic performance that didn't look impressive at all. It wouldn't have been right if they stole a win, forward pass or something like that.
For the sake of the entire league community, it was important Canberra knocked them out, otherwise in 15 years time we'd still be hearing about the mighty roosters team that won 3 in a row etc. It's nearly cricket season & we'd be reminded of it every day all summer too. It's bad enough still hearing them in the same sentence as "back to back".

Hahaha..... scum eel Jennings out of tonight’s game due to positive drug test

Michael Jennings suspended for Parra for drug cheating. I wonder if they've tested the rest of them...

haha....Villi, you posted the same second I did.

"Back to back"...only to some mate....only to sum.

That's true.

Special thanks to the Mock over the last week for talking up Easts being good to watch etc.

If he promoted Usain Bolt at his peak over a human draught horse..the draught horse would win

All year ‘ooh baby, oh Parra, oh my Rorters, they play the game the way it should played’...
Suck a fat one you cheating, soulless pricks...

You are too kind to them.

Suck farking shit NRL.... now Tristan Sailor allegedly charged with Sexual Assault. 

Headline will read ‘player linked to Bulldogs’...

I just read the shenanigans of Sam Burgess, the domestic violence, the infidelity, the social media sexting, the drug binges, we all knew he was a dodgy pr!ck but if there is any truth to it then he is nothing but a low life piece of sh!t. And to add insult to injury, by the implications made, Greenturd AND the Souffs club was up to their nuts in it and swept a lot of sh!t under the carpet. It will be very intetesting what the final outcome will be.

Take it easy on the drug binges mate... Sams just a grub... don’t blame a cocktail of intoxicants... I’m in the middle of a binge and am as pleasant as ever... I love you man...
Eat...
Sleep...
Rave...
Repeat...

dman, just like alcohol, some people are effected a lot worse than others. If your drug binge involves a sweet lady by the name of Mary Jane then drug binge is totally inappropriate. That's what I call a Herbfest.

You'd think the first thing they'd be told would be "Centrelink does not pay as much as being a rugby league professional"

Yeah I linked him..., bummer

Is mad monday starting early?

Dumb footballers are keeping dumb journos in business.

There’s never been an incident of “marijuana infused violence”.

It is definitely not common, I would say technically no known incident.
If it did happen there would probably be other causes.

But generally alcohol triggers more violence and has ruined more lives.
Keeping drugs illegal mostly means more money for criminals and more money for bribes.

Total open slather treating all drugs the same wouldn't work, but we can do individual risk assessments and treat each drug on its merits. That also educates the public.

Jennings.  Twilight of his career.  Playing best football for years.  How unlucky?

hd, I don't consider marijuana a drug at all, to me it is a herb. When it is naturally grown it's nature's cure-all, but start processing it, i.e. hydroponics and it fvcks it up.

Scumgraph reporting that the Dogs are close to finalising a deal with Jack Hetherington. 

FYI good readers of the BDP... This is different to Marki having a mongrel for the Rorters....
#teddydoesdallas...