All NRL Games [Round 9, 2025]

[Ranga]

It was a good call. Especially against Loiero he was a scumbag all game

He has so much crap in his game. This has been a while coming tbh.

 

[Buddy Love]

He won't wait for him to fall asleep.

R.I.P. Trent. He lost that game twice, Bellamy rolled the dice and now Trent's sleeping with the mice

 

[Buddy Love]

He has so much crap in his game. This has been a while coming tbh.

He hit Smithies high as well a little bit earlier it was poetic justice really. Tapine certainly let him know about it hahaha

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Probably why it's so irritating to see us throw up the sh*t efforts like against the Dragons.

I share your pain, Mick. That f**king Dragons game is still haunting me, too. The Sharks in Perth I could live with (just), but the fact that we out-ordinaried the Dragons at Brookvale will live in my nightmares for years.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Ok..that "high" shot can quite literally decide a game.

Turbo gets his nose smashed all over his face, and it's play on?

That was, like, so last week. Didn't you get the memo that the rules have changed again? One way or the other it happens every Magic Round.

 

[globaleagle]

I just read a game report on the raiders match. It seemed like sutton went back to the bunker so many times - he should split his salary with it.

 

[HoldenV8]

That was, like, so last week. Didn't you get the memo that the rules have changed again? One way or the other it happens every Magic Round.

Not according to "Don't blame us, we'll blame you" Abdo. They don't tell the referees what they should be doing.......

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I was not enchanted by magic round.
Had a short look at the Dogs game hoping they'd lose again, watched the Pennies v Broncos which showed the premiers can still play well on a given day.
And saw most of the Storm v Raiders. Storm lost it with indiscipline but Raiders are better than I thought, but will really need their star props and Fogarty to stay healthy though.
Pap's try from Faalogo's kick was incredible!

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

plus I only got 3 correct tips 😡

 

[globaleagle]

I may have missed something in the context but I thought Abdo said the bunker wasn't going back to previous plays...unless it was 'a serious infraction' - but then I read this:

On review (of the field goal), the Bunker found an elbow to the head of Raiders captain Joseph Topine by Storm lock Trent Loiero in a previous play when Melbourne had the ball. Papenhuyzen's one-pointer was overturned.

So it was the tackled played putting the elbow into the tacklers face. Ref didn't call a thing. I've seen those let go a lot in most matches, usually it's the other way round. The tackler does it to the ball carrier.
I've also seen them penalised as well (but not as often as they're let go).

I dunno....I just think for the bunker to over-rule the field goal on an innocuous elbow from a previous play is again, too much interference.

 

[The Who]

Once agin the Clunker, and an over-officious ref, managed a result rather than letting the players decide the outcome.
There is far too much nit-picking in NRL these days. The NRL should realise accidents happen, not every action is black-or-white, and what the eye can't detect in real time should not be ruled upon.
Let the match flow and it will be an even better spectacle.

 

[wombatgc]

Kevvie doing his best trying to be the funny man in the fox footy team....Kevvie, it's not working.

No it’s not. I've met Kevvie a cpl times over the years at functions/sportsman events, and he is a really nice, sincere bloke to talk too. I am cringing now when hearing him trying to be the loud, yobbo, funny man commentator that they obviously want him to be. It’s just not his go.