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Yes, and John Dykes (ex Roosters),Grandson.

Not 100% sure, but I also think he’s played a bit at 6. If so offers a bit of utility value.

I agree.

Probable replacement for Taaffe.

He can play this guy. Injuries are the concern. Great bloodlines. Father played for the Sharks, Grandfather played for the Roosters.

Good call great man.

Critta is not only a huge defensive rock, but a leader of the highest quality. When he is in SOO our leadership is really lacking. We need to find the next best leader, pronto, and it’s not Kikks. Far too passive.

Could be worse if it’s Sutton.

I vaguely remember it. My wife and I went to the World Cup Fiinal at Suncorp in 2008 when he had similar problems with English referee Steve Ganson after some controversial decisions went NZ’s way. I think he either resigned or was sacked after that game. Hasn’t coached at SOO or International...

Cowboys are using a plan I once used in my Junior League coaching days, which works most of the time. A right foot kicker from the left side of the field (Clifford). A left foot kicker from the left side of the field (Drinkwater). Drinkwater has a huge hook on his kicks, so this plan is...

Agree, but the Cowboys defence is very suspect, particularly out wide. Their attitude seems to be if you score 30, so what, we can score 40. Shutdown Dearden and his dummy. Shutdown Drinkwater, particularly on kick returns. Get our backline defence to be spot on, particularly on our right...

Having had that happen to me, albeit many years ago I can say Being made redundant is a very hard thing to deal with. Often the reasons are b/s. I appreciated my final job where I could retire at 61 on my own terms after 25 and a bit years of service. A lot of people don’t get that chance

WWE, bring on Undertaker v The Rock.

SBW will destroy him.

Wyatt Raymond is the referee.

Or he just wants to check later in the week if he’s fit to play. You must be named on Tuesday or ask the NRL for permission to play a late inclusion.

A bit like Brian Smith used to do.

Good post dogluva

From experience, I know that bringing back a player from a hamstring injury is fraught with danger if he comes back earlier than expected. Better to give him an extra week to make sure all is good.

That incident astounded me to dogluva. A players is allowed to fend with an open hand When a player comes from side on. However I can’t see that raIsing a forearm to the head of a defender should be legal. There is a big difference between bracing for contact and attacking the defenders head...

I‘m waiting for the day Tino gets suspended for using a forearm to the head of a tackler. Should have already happened. Thug.

The main reason play the ball speeds can differ is whether the tackle is dominant or not. In a dominant tackle defenders are given more time to get off the tackled player. We have to create more dominance, and when we have the ball and two or more defenders are on one of our players, look for a...

A backup leader to Critta who doesn’t play SOO is needed. Critta would have stopped the onslaught and refocused the team. Kikks is not the right man for the job. Hard decision to make, but next time let’s try Preston if he’s not in SOO. After that who knows?

As I said I hate him as much as anyone else, even though I used to be referee in junior league and know how hard a job it is. I can easily see what he gets up to.

If other don’t know what it means.

As a referee who shows bias for and against particular teams or has agendas.

I‘ll remind you this is a site for discussing Rugby League. Far too much rubbish is posted on this site that other platforms would jump on very quickly.

Not harsh at all.

Yes. I hate Sutton just as much as anybody, but we don’t need this sort of language on here.

Could you please refrain from using such language on here, thank you.

Foolhardy by letting older players go on too long and letting them decide their own end dates.

Renshaw can bat anywhere in the top 6 and is good in the field, particularly in slips.

Seen a few of their games recently. Their defence is more than a bit suspect.

Love it.

Hopefully the MRP pick it up. Classic hip drop, although I think only a small number are deliberate.

Cheese

Carpet sweeping job. Seen that in my work life many times.

Maybe not on all on Wayne, but he seems immune from criticism.

Love that question.

Good thinking 99.

Garbage for sure. What surprises me is the lack of media scrutiny on their performance, and even more so not heaping pressure on “Mr Happy”, who as someone said earlier is getting past his use by date as a coach.

I have written letters to the NRL re both Sutton brothers. On both occasions I got no reply.

Well said. I remember in 2015 after the infamous Black Friday game, we had G. Sutton ref us in our game at Belmore a few months later against the Sharks. He put Josh Reynolds on report and there was a smile on his face as he crossed his arms to make the signal. A picture of that made the...

The Sutton’s are a blight on the game, and have been for years.

Yes.

And who made that call? None other than Chris Sutton.

Mission impossible.

Where we lost that game was far too many errors when we had possession. If we had controlled the ball better via a better completion rate, kicked into the corners as we are coached to do, then I’m sure Brisbane would have made some silly errors to get out of their half and back in the game...

Agree. Seen countless examples of this in junior sports, particularly Rep cricket when players get selected in teams where their father is the coach.

Just watched a reply of that game. Definitely a try. As much as I hate Sutton, he didn’t make that call, the touchie did. When the pass was thrown he stood still on the spot directly in line with where the pass was thrown. A clear signal to the ref. Wrong call though 100%.

I think it’s possible Galvin will be our 2nd lock tonight. Not my choice, I just think it’s a possibility.

It’s been fine since yesterday morning.

Yep. With Morrin 18th man.

We‘ve heard CC say he has Plan A, B and C. So you could be right and he might interchange with Bailey at lock with Mann in SOO.

Yep.

Most coaches have favourites.

I agree. Sure there should be some KPI’s for referees, but that one is more than a tad ridiculous. What has changed the game since I was involved is the dominant tackle. If you drive someone backwards with 2 or 3 in the tackle, the defenders get more time to peel off. Imagine if that was around...

Hard to argue with your thoughts on this.

Don‘t particularly like Kent as a person, but he’s spot on in saying plenty of the NRL Admin don’t understand the game. The ARLC has always been out of balance with independent business people dominating it and not enough people who have been involved with clubs. Been saying it for years. And...

The U2 Classic, “All I want is you”.

Spot on.

In any facet of life, experience is something you have to learn from, you can’t buy it or expect it to be given to you on a silver plate. I said that to lots of students when I worked at Uni.

Sutton likes to be ”The Main Event“, every time he runs onto the park.

Not sure she’s been in the bunker. Are you confusing her with Kasey Badger?

Not surprising Great Man.

Journalists also seem to forget to mention our outs, quite often.

Good thinking 99.

But don’t lay a hand on him or he’ll milk a penalty.

Sutton isn’t refereeing us this Friday, so our chances of a win improve.

I know it’s difficult but we’ve got to get Reynolds involved in making a lot of tackles. He‘s on the same side as Kikk, Burton and Xerri, if the team as presently selected occupies their normal positions. Try to maintain a high completion rate and send plenty of traffic his way. He‘ll probably...

I also put a points cap proposal to the NRL. Firstly in 2009 when Gallop was CEO and then again when Todd Greenberg was CEO. On both occasions I didn’t not receive a reply, not even one thanking me for my input. I won‘t be writing to them again. Like you I believe the original idea of the...

He‘s a thug imo.

You can also go shoulder to shoulder with an opposition player trying to pick up or kick a loose ball. If you use use your hands to push him out of the way like when a player is covering the ball hoping it will go dead or over the sideline it’s a penalty.

i hear you.

The part of this I don’t like is raising the forearm like a bumper bar. Vertical yes, but not horizontal like Tino does and continually get away with. Making contact with the head or throat is dangerous. How he didn’t get suspended for his hit on Api Koroisau a couple of years ago is beyond...

Definitely.

Better on the wing I would think. Can’t remember him playing many games in the centres for the Knights.

Agree, but prior to that, particularly in Good Friday games he showed his true colours.

I see that too.

I will NEVER trust him to make 50-50 calls the Bulldogs way. Plenty of evidence in our games over the last 10 years that he won’t.

Prefer him to Sutton. GS is doing Canberra game.

Todd Smith. C Sutton touch judge.

Don‘t know yet. Nothing on nrl web site team list.

Good summary.

Said something similar earlier today. If we can maintain a high completion rate, we should send plenty of traffic his way. See how he goes tackling Kiks Time after time.

Fair call.

Sort of proves an old saying “you don’t need a long neck to be a goose“ as far as Fittler is concerned. Just another example of a high class player who couldn’t cut it as a coach. Playing and coaching are different skill sets.

All good calls on your part, Brendan.

Spot on DL.

Who”s the biggest space cadet of a coach, Fittler or Daley?

Latrell would spit the dummy if he was picked on the wing.

If Turpin is picked I’m expecting multiple reports for the moderator team to deal with.

Looks that way.

To me Cobbo is a Latrell type fullback. He will pop up all over the field when they have the ball and be a threat. But when we have the ball he is likely to be caught out of position as he has a lazy streak in him at times. I would also be aiming a lot of traffic at Reynolds who defends on the...

Fair enough. Where I’m thinking is that CC needs to put a lot of thought into who plays left centre, to mark Staggs. Xerri is best equipped for that, but I reckon CC will play Xerri on the right, and Burton on the left, with Galvin at 6. I think Cobbo will be at fullback.

Yes, but Staggs plays on the opposite side of the field. whoever plays at right centre will be marking the replacement for ShibasakI.

One thing that has not been suggested is, can Galvin play right centre?

I would like Sexton, Galvin, Burton and Mahoney all on the field for 80 minutes this week, with Bailey interchanging at lock with someone else, perhaps Todd or maybe Hayes.

Hutch is a better option for interchange at 13 than Turpin. Another left foot kicking option if Burton is out too wide at centre.

T-Rex for mine was our worst buy. Built like Tarzan, played like Jane.