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About time he said something though about the penalties. Not only am I expecting us to lose every week but I also expect us to get belted in the penalty count, and that’s just fucked.
It’s not so much the penalties we concede, it’s the penalties we don’t get that we should. It puts us on that back foot and we are shit enough as it is without oppositions getting a leg up.
For example the broncos hooker was at least 3 metres offside on the last forcing Cogger to rush a kick that they take in goal. Instead of us getting a penalty they get a 7 tackle set and are attacking our line... and then get a penalty themselves. That’s a huge momentum swing. And it’s not like it was a 50/50 call, it’s was one of the most obvious offsides you will ever see. The fox commentators couldn’t believe it wasn’t pulled up.
People can carry on and say penalties make no difference but they absolutely do.
It’s not so much the penalties we concede, it’s the penalties we don’t get that we should. It puts us on that back foot and we are shit enough as it is without oppositions getting a leg up.
For example the broncos hooker was at least 3 metres offside on the last forcing Cogger to rush a kick that they take in goal. Instead of us getting a penalty they get a 7 tackle set and are attacking our line... and then get a penalty themselves. That’s a huge momentum swing. And it’s not like it was a 50/50 call, it’s was one of the most obvious offsides you will ever see. The fox commentators couldn’t believe it wasn’t pulled up.
People can carry on and say penalties make no difference but they absolutely do.