Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:00 pm  

just_browny wrote:

Super League players are going to need to be very careful around Manfredi over the next few weeks. Th evidence last night was that tackling him is now an automatic penalty, and that Wigan players have full rights to go headhunting on anyone who does.

Give your head a wobble lad. Arguably the most pathetic post ever seen on these boards.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:33 pm  

It might be different when viewed on TV but I did think that for a decent spell Hicks lost complete control of the game and he evened things up a bit from a position of only refereeing us at the start.

One thing that was evident last night and it's creeping in unfortunately was the 'football' antics of some of the Wigan players. For example diving to the ground at the play the ball, the one near our line in the first half was laughable yet gained another 6 and Escare, I think, waving an imaginary card to get one of ours a rest...the game is better without it.

I went into their South Stand bar apres match and the compere couldn't wait to slag us and the ref off to much one-eyed applause. Fair play to Davis and Tautai in the Q&A they didn't get dragged in, less so one of their coaches John someone or other.

Different folk see different things I suppose, we cant get any kind of consensus on here so not much chance there

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:50 pm  

Uncle Rico wrote:

It might be different when viewed on TV but I did think that for a decent spell Hicks lost complete control of the game and he evened things up a bit from a position of only refereeing us at the start.

One thing that was evident last night and it's creeping in unfortunately was the 'football' antics of some of the Wigan players. For example diving to the ground at the play the ball, the one near our line in the first half was laughable yet gained another 6 and Escare, I think, waving an imaginary card to get one of ours a rest...the game is better without it.

I went into their South Stand bar apres match and the compere couldn't wait to slag us and the ref off to much one-eyed applause. Fair play to Davis and Tautai in the Q&A they didn't get dragged in, less so one of their coaches John someone or other.

Different folk see different things I suppose, we cant get any kind of consensus on here so not much chance there

Is it being coached now do you think, Brian Carney called out the Richie Myler one at the end of the Leeds/Salford match.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:59 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Is it being coached now do you think, Brian Carney called out the Richie Myler one at the end of the Leeds/Salford match.

Whether it's being coached, or being adopted like a a bunch of kids in a school playground following their idols it's embarrassing and not needed. I'd give the imaginary card waver a rest or the opposition a penalty, coaches would soon put a stop to it.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:09 pm  

Will the ref have the bottle to card Tompkins for whining in the semi or final?

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:59 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Will the ref have the bottle to card Tompkins for whining in the semi or final?

Probably not, but, fair warning should be given for miscreants next year straight from the 'off'

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:46 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Will the ref have the bottle to card Tompkins for whining in the semi or final?

He'll get a shock when he finds out how little he can get away with in a Catalans' jersey.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 5:35 pm  

How refreshing this morning in the NRL to not see;

Holding down / interference
Locking players in
Attackers moving off the mark
Attackers diving at the play of the ball to get a penalty. When it did happen the attacker got penalised.

Also good to see players actually needing to play the ball with their foot, and getting penalised if they don't.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 6:12 pm  

It seems an age since I have seen a ref give a 10 yard advance when encountered with mithering players.

Re: Tonights Game v Wigan : Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:46 pm  

lister wrote:

How refreshing this morning in the NRL to not see;

Holding down / interference
Locking players in
Attackers moving off the mark
Attackers diving at the play of the ball to get a penalty. When it did happen the attacker got penalised.

Also good to see players actually needing to play the ball with their foot, and getting penalised if they don't.

Sounds like a strange game, you'll be telling us that during a scrum the ball goes in between the two front rows next!