Not as bad as me taking the captain of him and putting it on Teddy...

I heard you’ve also got the full support of the board....

How much coin have they spent paying out coaches in past decade???... 

Filling out my Centrelink application as we post... 

Hope the NRLolC is happy with their ‘product’ again this weekend... 4 blow outs...  a game of touch footy on the gold coast... and a game in Penrith the travelling side were never given a chance by the ref...

Someone  said to me PVL reminds him of the guy who's  brought into a company to set it up for takeover. Creates a lot of action but not focused  on the long term

Bitterly disappointed with how it’s panned out under his leadership other than  getting the game up and running during C19...  Wasn’t the first time I backed the wrong horse and won’t be the last...

Fox's second try tonight has gotta make you excited for next year. That one didn't require great build up play, or the forwards dominating - it was pure individual brilliance. 

Yep. He's still got it.
Give him early ball or via a cutout pass and he can finish better than most.
I'm sure Burton has the attributes to suit the Fox but I hope Flano can develop these in the next few months.

I don't think NRL has the concussion substitute rule right.
For the hit on Doorey in our game and the hit on Teddy in the Roosters game, the attacking side was disadvantaged.
Especially if we consider that the concussed player may miss additional games.
IMO 10 in the bin should be replaced by 15 in the bin, being the time to do a HIA.
The teams can name  up to 3 concussion substitutes, typically a half, forward and a back.
After the HIA the original player can come back on or a concussion substitute.
This gives the attacking side an advantage and will get coaches working on tackle  technique, we need to do it becuase concussion is becoming a big issue.
They also need to keep handing out long suspensions for dangerous play, both the hit on Doorey and the hit on Teddy were dangerous. The hit on Teddy was possibly worse than Hethros hit or at best around the same. The hit on Doorey definitely worse, shoulder charge to the head is about as bad as it gets.
I know players intent is simply to make a hard tackle, but we want incidents like that down to the bare minimum

Because I think they have been given an agenda and decisions are made on what team you play for not what you have done. The biggest point of contention is offside or forward pass and to some extent knock ons. Now they say they can't rule on a forward passes because of camera angles etc etc but it seems the ref can miraculously spot a forward pass or an offside no matter how minute if it falls within their "agenda". As dman rightly states, it's time for Shammersley and his refs boss to stand aside.

There needs to be zero tolerance on head contact. It is known that you are more likely to suffer concussion if you have been previously concussed. It is also known that  repeated sub concussive impacts are a major contributor  to CTE. So in real terms the effects are cumulative. 
Jake Friend had more than 20 concussions in his NRL career  and probably more on his way up. So much for the claim of how proactive  and concerned for player welfare clubs are. Many  would have been unavoidable due to accidental head clashes etc. We don't need to add to these with illegal activity.

Come on. If it's  good enough to attempt to use you foot playing the ball why isn't  it good enough to attempt to pass backwards or attempt to catch the ball or attempt to be onside.

Robinson came up with the simplest and most effective solution yesterday -

Just start sending them off. Don’t be scared, pull the trigger. Both of them were send off offences, so just do it.

And Robinson’s right again - it’ll reduce the incidents faster than anything else they try.

Just f***in’ do it.

Actually the Rugby Union "Law Application Guidelines", Head Contact Process is worth looking at. It appears a genuine attempt attempt to codify the process for dealing with head contact. Never be perfect while human judgement involved.

At least that is consistent.

I may be baised but the hit on Doorey was worse than Hethro's hit on Homes, if both are send offs, I am happy because at least there is consistency, and we need to do all we can to reduce head knocks.

I would like to see if Napa, Katoa and Wardell can back up their performance against the Sharks with a similar effort each week.
I think Elliott and Thompson will, I don't think we will ever see a lazy performance from those 2 guys.
Add Doorey (when fit) as the other 2nd rower and I am happy to call that the starting pack.

With a bench of Hetherington, Antoni, Jackson and Topine, that is a good forwards rotation.

Allan was also great in scramble defence, T Katoa was coming up and in.
What that tells me is Allan could defend with DWZ, so that is one option.
Meaney was good at fullback, as was DWZ the week before.

Our full strength side should be competitive, if we can get some players back and maintain the standard of performance we had against the Sharks.

Like Marki, I'm not yet sold on Flanagan, but I can see what Baz is trying to do, we need a stable line  up to build combinations and it is starting to shape up.

Get 2021 right and recruitment for 2022 is much easier.

Aside from the players already here and Baz, the Fox and Burton will attract players.
Guys like the Fox, Burton, Averillo, Thompson, Hertherington, Elliott and Jackson are the kind of players people would love to play with. Guys that do their job, and make your job easier.

There is a grey area...and that is illustrated in the hit on Tedesco. Tedesco fell into the tackle...he was gong down and the St George bloke was probably unlucky. Add a 50% favourable interpretation as it happened to a Rorter....no wonder he got hit with a stiff penalty. The Sharks player should have been sent off. NO grey area there.

Look my opinion is as follows.
The game is a tough game. Part of its theatre are the big hits. We took away the shoulder charge to limit the amount of high shots gone wrong (or intentional).

My feelings are that in the current climate, if you go for a big hit and it goes wrong, you pay the price (sin bin, send off or suspension). 

I dont think we need to water it down any further.
IMO, Hethro's shot was really bad as Holmes was upright and his arm was rising. I felt sorry for Pereira who had Tedesco falling into the tackle and would have actually got him in the chest if Teddy wasn't slipping.

Pereira's one was certainly unintentional. Hethro's one was probably unintentional also but certainly clumsy. Same as the one from DWZ on Cleary. 

The shot on Doorey was a perfect example of a guy going for a big hit, getting marginally wrong but having to cop the consequences. I would however prefer at least a like for like punishment and the Sharks player should have been out of the game just like Doorey was

Naden for ‘22 looking likely.

It is very likely from all the talk. And it’s nice to have more speed out wide. But we need a couple of hard running props and a hooker. I hope that is prioritised over everything else

Yes. Between 21 & 22 in the back we will have bought in Allen, Flanagan, Cotric, Burton, JAC & maybe Naden. Surely time to strengthen the forwards.

I think some names have been mentioned A pommy hooker and Dman's drinking buddy Rudolph.

Baz and the club know what is needed, and it isn't rocket science.

We have players who can be moved on, Britt, Stimson, Roumanos, etc.

Someone like Napa is a tricky call, most of the time I have been happy to punt him ASAP.

But he showed last game he can be effective when fit and motivated. My thoughts are offer 1 year contracts for any players we are not sure about.

If Naden is coming, 2 props, a hooker and a 2nd rower are what we need to sign.

We have good options for wingers and a few halves. We can let some of those players go.
Hooker is another issue, if we sign a specialist hooker backed up by Topine.
We only need to keep 1 or 2 out of Katoa, JMK and Dietz.

I hope that doesnt influence Burton coming......
Stephen Crighton holds down 1 centre spot at Penrith. Not sure what their plans are if they are losing Naden. Perhaps they want to offer the spot to Burton?

Consistency is key and probably what TBaz will be looking for from his players.

Let's see if Napa, Wardell and Katoa can back up their last performance. They were all very good and the main reason we won.

I have doubts on Napa. Katoa has been pretty good all season so I think he can replicate his form. Jury out on Wardell but needs afew weeks in the 13 to see if he can sustain good form.

I think we need to move on from Napa, Hoppa, JMK and Jacko. They are the last of the Desball era players and we need to get rid of that style altogether.

Jacko is worth keeping, for his leadership on and off the field.

Otherwise I do agree players need more than the odd good game here and there.

I am actually fairly confident now about Katoa and Wardell.
Katoa just needed a good game to get some confidence, he has a lot of the skills needed.
Wardell seems well suited to 13 and I wasn't sold on him on the edge.
Napa is an unknown, get his head right and his body will follow until it breaks.
It seems Tommo has fired up and motivated Napa, if they get engaged in friendly competition we might see a different Napa.
A bit more competition for places will also keep the boys on their toes.
Seafood salad really needed the run, because his attitude is great, I give him a chance. But he was off the pace.

He only got the gig in halves/centre’s cos of injury/suspension... Critter and Momo were #1 picks in centres...
he wants to play in the halves...
 it don’t matter what Penrith offer cos he’s signed with us...
and only days ago u were crapping on about hoping Burton staying at Panthers decision being made early enough so we can get a shot at ARey....
bloody drama queen...

In between drinks and wowing the ladies with his PC diplomacy, did Toby say he is comjng over to the Dogs?

There is no ‘in between drinks’ when my mate and i are on the prowl at Northies....

See that girl,
watch that scene,
digging the Drama Queen.