: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:15 am  

rhinoms wrote:

He's chelping again in his column in the league express i agree about inconsistent disciplinary panels but his ranting about "thugby league" is like a lot of stevo isms OTT!

The game's hirachy won't be happy with negative comments like 'thugby league' the man wants pensioning off....

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:16 am  

rhinoms wrote:

He's chelping again in his column in the league express i agree about inconsistent disciplinary panels but his ranting about "thugby league" is like a lot of stevo isms OTT!

Made me laugh (as it always does) when he was banging on about how the ARL cleaned up the Aussie game by banning Les Boyd for 12 months and how the game is now as clean as a whistle as a result. Did he watch SOO last Wednesday?

It's fair to say that the NRL's disciplinary system is in a far better state than the RFLs though.

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:18 am  

tvoc wrote:

Made me laugh (as it always does) when he was banging on about how the ARL cleaned up the Aussie game by banning Les Boyd for 12 months and how the game is now as clean as a whistle as a result. Did he watch SOO last Wednesday?

It's fair to say that the NRL's disciplinary system is in a far better state than the RFLs though.

Completely agree mate,the lack of any consistency and the "behind closed doors" sentencing make ours a laughing stock in comparison.

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:26 am  

rpw wrote:

:lol: Yes agreed. Stevo's so obsessed with penalties and criticising players. It's a shame Cullen's not got the time to be a permenant commentator as i think he's superb at it. So is Tony Rea and Shaun Mcrae.

Every time Stevo say's 'stanza' it drives me mad.... SHUT UP YOU IDIOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't Stanza a paragraph or something.. our lass keeps laughing at him when he says it..

A stanza is a verse of poetry. Can't see what it has to do with rugby!!

[Matt_Horton]

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:32 am  

tvoc wrote:

Did he watch SOO last Wednesday?

I did, and thought the last 150 seconds of the match were the best of the series.

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:35 am  

Charlieboo wrote:

A stanza is a verse of poetry. Can't see what it has to do with rugby!!

Like so many of Stevo's cliches, it comes from Oz. The one I particularly dislike is " for mine".

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:41 am  

Charlieboo wrote:

A stanza is a verse of poetry. Can't see what it has to do with rugby!!

Exactly... so why the h£ll does he say it ???

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:42 am  

I hate the phrase, "chime into the line."

I might be wrong, but I think they just made it up. I've never seen a full back carry a bell!

Feel free to correct me.

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:53 am  

Did anybody hear Stevo keep sayin "sufficient " every 2 minutes during the saints game is that his new word or something

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:13 am  

tvoc wrote:

Made me laugh (as it always does) when he was banging on about how the ARL cleaned up the Aussie game by banning Les Boyd for 12 months and how the game is now as clean as a whistle as a result. Did he watch SOO last Wednesday?

It's fair to say that the NRL's disciplinary system is in a far better state than the RFLs though.

The ARL and the RFL were significantly cleaned up when they started having video at all games. Almost overnight the high, late hit which guys like John Holmes were the frequent recipient of, became virtually extinct. Of course there are still players too stupid (Sonny Nickel) to realise there's a camera on them, but mostly that part of the game is dead.
At SL level the game is as clean as I've ever seen it, skillfull players are well protected. Things can always be more consistant but I don't really know what Stevo is on at the moment.