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    All charge-downs are now illegal

    I just watched a replay from a few years ago (on The Fan) when Ryan Hoffman charged down an attempted field goal, coming in contact with the kicker's legs. He regathered the ball which went to Shawn Johnson who scored a great try. It was a marvellous moment. Johnson remembers it fondly. However...
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    Would you be unhappy to see The Bunker scraped?

    It feels like I've been advocating for its removal for the past decade. I believe it has harmed the sport as a spectacle, and hasn't made the game any fairer. In fact, I believe it is just another layer that can be compromised by corruption. This morning on my walk from the beach I overheard two...
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    What is it about animals...?

    I need some guidance here: When Ricky Stuart branded an opposition player a "Dog" he coped it. I thought dogs were a man's best friend. Now a player is coping it for branding a player a "monkey". I've checked, and humans are not descended from monkeys or any living primates so doesn't that just...
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    NRL going to rotate clubs for Vegas

    It's disappointing to hear from Abdo that there will be four new clubs playing in Vegas next year. Why is the NRL rewarding other clubs, most of whom declined to be considered this season, when the four pioneering clubs took the risk to make the concept a success? It took a leap of faith for...
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    Evaluating player performances

    If you are like me you'll have preconceived expectations when it comes time to voting for our players of the match. By that I mean I have set the bar high when judging DCE, Turbo and Jurbo. They will have to have blinders in order for me to give them 3, 2 or 1 points. Yesterday, all three had...
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    Will these two matches impress the yanks?

    I'm awaiting coverage from US media on their impressions of RL. I thought both matches were great entertainment. The refs co-operated and kept penalties to a minimum. Let's hope this style of refereeing becomes the norm in the NRL. Frankly, I think both matches showed what a vastly superior...
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    Redeeming tickets: HELP!

    I'm a five-game member and I just can't navigate my way around this bloody stupid new system of obtaining a ticket to my matches of choice. Nothing was wrong with the old method: The club sends me a card and I show it at the gate. Gain entry. SIMPLE! They just can't assume everybody is computer...
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    Simple rule change to improve the sport: suggestion

    I'd implement the RU option of charging down a conversion. Currently, conversions are usually boring. The kicker has plenty of time and has no distractions, and the conversion rate is high. But, imagine if Saab, Koala and other speedsters were able to charge forward once the kicker had taken his...
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    Flipping the 'forwards win matches' mantra in 2024

    It appears our coaches and masters are hoping to re-visit the past by compiling a team of forward toilers with flashy backs. It worked in the 1980s for Parramatta who, by and large, had packs that held oppositions with unwavering defence then unleashed a mighty backline of Cronin, Ella, Grothe...
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    Our 'new era' logo is not new

    This was our 2018 cap!
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    Fining players; why not officials?

    If the NRL believes that fining players for making mistakes will improve their decision-making, why don't they continue the logic and include referees and Bunker officials?
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    Injury prone?

    This may be my Manly bias showing through but I perceive us to have a lot of injury-prone players. I welcome a statistician to confirm or refute my perception. Follows is my injury/availability assessment of some of our current players: Turbo = 40% available Tent = 55% Alaoi = 55% The Lawman =...
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    NRL fining players

    I don't believe a players should be docked for making a mistake in the heat of the battle. For long I've doubted that the players actually pay these fines, but if they do I can't believe it is legal and I can't think of another profession that does it. So, the following is what that brilliant...
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    Salary Cap fail

    Introduced to even out the competition it has achieved the exact opposite. Of the 16 (discount 'Fins) clubs who have been in the comp for some time, only three have been truly successful: Melbourne, Easts and (recently) Penrith. Just look at how many years it's been since the following 13 clubs...
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    We've become the EAGERS

    The Balmain Tigers merge with the Wests Magpies has never worked well. Balmain is full of inner-city, caffe-latte sipping trendies while the Magpies is full of, well, Westies with Shambletown as its home base. The Balmain culture is much better suited to the Northern Beaches, so why not a...
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    The Bronco advantage

    Manly plays 10 home matches at Brookie this season. Like other clubs it takes two of its home matches to away venues to showcase the sport in country areas. But not the Donkeys. They don't take any of their home matches to outer venues to spread the sport. This season they play 11 matches at...
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    Can someone remind me why we have the Bunker?

    Everybody watching the match, at the ground and on TV, was happy that Bully scored a fair try. Why then do we have some nuffy in a Bunker miles from the ground making such a ludicrous decision in slow-mo? Then Woods scores. The ref is satisfied but the nuffy rules that you can force the ball...
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    It's sickening

    I had a feeling of foreboding when I entered Glen Willow and saw the hulking figure of Dom Yong in pre-game warm-up. This guy is a beast, and I knew his sacking the week before would fire him up. I admire the guy's physique and talent, so it irks me to know that Easts have stolen yet another...
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    We need another emoji

    Sometimes the current emojis on Silvertails don't adequately sum up the feelings of readers. I'm suggesting a new one, a graphic of a person (better make that a few to be inclusive) falling off a cliff . . . It is to convey the reaction I'm sure many of us want to impart when reading certain...
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    Time for the Penns to go

    The family took over a club in 2014 which was the reigning premier, no doubt with the best of intentions. But since then the club has failed to reach a grand final. It's not just the poor on-field results that are cause for alarm. Off-field we are a club divided. I quote from Scott Penn's...
Team P W L PD Pts
5 4 1 23 10
5 4 1 14 10
6 4 2 48 8
6 4 2 28 8
5 3 2 25 8
5 3 2 14 8
6 3 2 38 7
6 3 2 21 7
6 3 3 37 6
6 3 3 16 6
6 3 3 -13 6
5 2 3 -15 6
6 3 3 -36 6
6 2 4 -5 4
6 2 4 -7 4
5 0 5 -86 2
6 1 5 -102 2

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