Non-Manly Games [Round 20, 2017]

[eaglebuzz]

Now the game is over as a contest, shock horror here comes the sweetheart crap from the refs.

Good they need to whittle down the Broncos' F/A a little.

 

[ManlyTragic]

Speak your mind Dessie! It will be worth every single cent!

A $10,000 penalty AND the sack!!! That would be absolutely sensational

 

[Kevinward777]

The Broncos have only been penalized 90 times in 17 matches, that's an average of 5.3 penalties conceded per game. And low and behold they have only conceded 2 penalties in the first 40 mins of this game. It's all running perfectly to script once again!

Mate they're due a comp, eleven years is far too long for the richest most televised team in the comp. It's no good for the brand. By the way I don't have a problem with a club being rich, just a club that continues to grow in wealth by raping the rest of the competition and then gloating about it like they achieved there standing through hard work. An accountant who did not understand mathematics would turn a profit at the Broncos.

 

[Kevinward777]

David Klemmer to Manly is looking better by the minute.

 

[eaglebuzz]

Wow the Dogs are just hopeless in attack. Is there a team with a worse 1,6,7,9 in the NRL?

 

[Harvies elbow]

Dessie shishkebabs on the kennel tonight.

 

[eaglebuzz]

Well thats a nice 30 point boost to the Broncos, we need to beat the Dragons by 12 or more to keep third spot now.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Dessie shishkebabs on the kennel tonight

Copping it BIG TIME

 

[Eagleheart]

On Fox coverage, in the second half did anyone hear the comment made to Kevin Walters from some commentator about something and then Kevin said 'Cameron Smith makes the call or makes the decisions on things'. Then the other commentator said something like 'yes we all know that is the case'. And Kevin just agrees....!

Can anyone fill in the blanks to that conversation at all?

 

[bob dylan]

Just back from the Kennel that has raised my spirits.

If you want a good laugh head over, one genius is not blaming Des tonight, He said the refs cheated.

 

[MadMarcus]

On Fox coverage, in the second half did anyone hear the comment made to Kevin Walters from some commentator about something and then Kevin said 'Cameron Smith makes the call or makes the decisions on things'. Then the other commentator said something like 'yes we all know that is the case'. And Kevin just agrees....!

Can anyone fill in the blanks to that conversation at all?

The other commentator was Warren Smith and they were talking about the Broncos decision to take the 2 points when they were 10 up.

 

[Eagleheart]

The other commentator was Warren Smith and they were talking about the Broncos decision to take the 2 points when they were 10 up.

Cool, thanks for that MM....!

Seems there could be a double meaning to that one....!

 

[BOZO]

Copping it BIG TIME

 

[HappilyManly]

Footy is on - Carn Ferris

 

[manlyfan76]

What a s.h.i.t. 1/2 of footy.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Was that not an elbow (albeit, not malicious and accidental)? But the commentators are talking it down as a shoulder. His head didn't appear anywhere near his shoulder, or perhaps I'm just losing my eyesight in my ageing state. lol

 

[Frogz]

Was that not an elbow (albeit, not malicious and accidental)? But the commentators are talking it down as a shoulder. His head didn't appear anywhere near his shoulder, or perhaps I'm just losing my eyesight in my ageing state. lol

I thought exactly the same thing.. Its an elbow

 

[HK_Eagle]

It's like the commentators went into immediate spin on the incident fully mindful and playing it down as nothing. Their protective reaction gave away their own underlying concerns I thought.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Deadset, this is a stitch up. There were at least 2 knock ons in that try and the bunker wouldn't call either. Unbelievable leg ups for the Roosters this half.

An elbow to the head of a defender that knocked him out cold (albeit, not malicious), and nothing called. They lift somebody's legs above horizontal accidentally and it's a penalty, but knock out an opponent with an elbow and we let it go. Apparently an elbow to the head at pace is not endangering the safety of an opponent like lifting is.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Both these teams have been awful, only matched by some more shoddy officiating again. Because it's lowly Newcastle, nobody seems to worry too much about it, but if I was a Castle fan I'd be filthy at this ref treatment.