NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:37 am  

Wow, 84000 plus creating a brilliant atmosphere, if only the game. was as popular over here, I suppose we can dream. Great game at half time nothing in it.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:26 am  

Good to see the officials ruining the games over there as well.

Waved six again so Canberra don’t kick and changes his mind which allows Roosters to get possession, go up other end and score.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:37 am  

Strinket wrote:

Good to see the officials ruining the games over there as well.

Waved six again so Canberra don’t kick and changes his mind which allows Roosters to get possession, go up other end and score.

Not to mention the decision to give head and feed to Roosters for their first try after the ball hit the trainer. Canberra were in possession of the ball havign executed the charge down adn Whitehead was clean through.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:39 am  

Don’t forget about the ridiculous sin binning of Cronk though. Professional foul my booty.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:41 am  

He tackled the man off the ball two metres from the try line. Sin bin all day long.

You don’t get special treatment because you’re Cooper Cronk.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:46 am  

Hardly tackled him though did he? IMO, penalty was fair, sin binning was harsh.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:49 am  

You probably need to watch it again.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:49 am  

Willzay wrote:

Hardly tackled him though did he? IMO, penalty was fair, sin binning was harsh.

Hardly tackled him? Managed to knock a bloke about 4 stone heavier than him to the ground. Sin binning was harsh but in that situation he potentially stopped a try from being scored. Say a split second later he isn't able to grip him as well and he has caught the ball - he potentially goes over for a try. That's why it was a professional foul. If it would have happened on the halfway line of coruse it wouldn't have been a sin bin.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:14 am  

The Canberra player had the ball when he was “knocked to the ground”. I’ll concede that Cronk had made contact before the ball reached him but didn’t actually tackle him without the ball. Which is why I thought the penalty was fair and sin bin harsh. I’ll watch it back though.

Re: NRL GRAND FINAL : Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:37 am  

Great game and a great atmosphere which was slightly ruined by the officials with that poor call of waving six to go, Also what i did notice was blatant holding on at the tackle every time over here penalty ever time.