Say goodbye to the Upset

[Foxalldayeveryday]

You cannot tell me the game hasn’t changed for the worst

Hey guy,

If the table was reversed we would not be complaining. We just need to keep the faith and stay positive towards the future.

Thanks.

 

[mikey]

Nrl has sadly become way too predictable and you can say Goodbye to the upset in the game.... looks like the same hand full of teams will always be on the top and the rest fighting for crumbs, the way the game is played nowadays.
The gap between the top and the bottom is fucking disgusting, Putrid.

It’s touch football now,it’s what the nrl wanted.blow out scores.the arm wrestle is gone.miss the 90s footy was still tough but it was a competition.nowadays Ref blows six again and defences are shot.not to mention the injuries with how fast the game is now.

 

[AlzzBulldog]

It’s touch football now,it’s what the nrl wanted.blow out scores.the arm wrestle is gone.miss the 90s footy was still tough but it was a competition.nowadays Ref blows six again and defences are shot.not to mention the injuries with how fast the game is now.

I feel like coaches should come out and speak out against this

 

[bullanth]

Absolutely mate. The 6 again has changed the game too much, and given referees too much influence. I’m bitter we are shite, but anyone who has watched the game over any length of time can see it’s crap now. Glorified touch football

Mate agree 200%,ive really switched off this year,apart from watching the dogs,the rest of the games,are all the same,it’s like rewind and play,it’s become such a bore,this 6 again for me has ruined the game and given the referees more influence than they already had.

 

[Abdul..]

And Dragons upset Parramatta

 

[Costa84]

Funny how the week after the media and public start highlighting the one sided blowouts we see 3 upsets this round

 

[D.O.W.]

The six again isn't ruining our play , it's the lack of hard hitting forwards..softest forward pack in history. There's also a lot of dumb looks .. they need to buy proper forwards .. men should be playing not school kids or reformed shitheads like napa.. Napa needs to go

Agree, six again is a good concept, the game is rolling, great spectacle, definitely not the reason we are 0-5. We saw what a difference one hard man joining the team did for us with Thompson’s return, imagine we had 3 or 4 of the same.... 2022 can’t come quick enough

 

[GoTheDoggies]

It did not take long for this thread to age badly

 

[the_insider]

To be fair I remember a few years ago refs were trying their best to ensure penalty counts were fairly even and I hated that, bad teams would often be reffed back into a game and often it was against us. I'd rather the scoreline reflect the actual game, if one team is much better than the other so be it.

 

[True Blue]

Last night we already saw Melbourne starting to manipulate the rule by holding on even longer in the ruck the tackle after the set restart is given.

They have realised that giving one extra tackle to ensure their line is set for the rest of the set is more important and they have slowed the offensive team down... NRL is a joke, rule is a joke..

They should have just kept the system but implemented a 5min sin bin for constant offending.

Agreed Klil......Storm players consistently held players down for extended time......result; No penalty/No 6 again. Dogs hold someone down and 6 again straight away. I was surprised none the less that the Doggies won the penalty count 5/2, which is the first game this year that we have won the penalty count. Not that these matter so much these days as the total count is often less than 10 penalties in the game.....it is the 6 again that kills us (or at least the referees interpretations of the rule)

 

[Wolfmother]

Agree, six again is a good concept, the game is rolling, great spectacle, definitely not the reason we are 0-5. We saw what a difference one hard man joining the team did for us with Thompson’s return, imagine we had 3 or 4 of the same.... 2022 can’t come quick enough

A formidable forward pack has always been the crucial ingredient for any successful NRL team...it's like cooking a Bolognese sauce with cream and not tomatoes . Our forwards are young and strong but lack aggression , ball handling and are further hindered by the choir boy ideology our club instills in them . They know they're not going to cop a spray like Graham would do for f'ing up . I miss the days when our forwards would come on and destroy the first player who touched the ball from kick off...

 

[Kelpie03]

I don't like the 6 again rule, there is definitely more injuries as a result of it, which in turn affects the weaker teams more than the stronger teams who have much more depth in their squad. Also if you haven't got a few superstars in your team you will struggle much more than before, an average footballer can handle a superstars much better before becoming fatigued hence the score blow outs towards the end of games, (no use blaming it on the players lack of fitness).
My theory is that the NRL wants to reduce the number of teams with 4, 5, max 6 teams in Sydney, I'm sure that this is what Politis wants, and if he isn't already he will make V'Landys his puppet.

 

[OldDogFan]

And then comes the sh!t fight.... who goes and who stays. Is V'Landys prepared to lose a bucketload of supporters from Sydney if he takes that route. The fact is no team wants to relocate, merge or dissolve.

 

[Wolfmother]

I don't like the 6 again rule, there is definitely more injuries as a result of it, which in turn affects the weaker teams more than the stronger teams who have much more depth in their squad. Also if you haven't got a few superstars in your team you will struggle much more than before, an average footballer can handle a superstars much better before becoming fatigued hence the score blow outs towards the end of games, (no use blaming it on the players lack of fitness).
My theory is that the NRL wants to reduce the number of teams with 4, 5, max 6 teams in Sydney, I'm sure that this is what Politis wants, and if he isn't already he will make V'Landys his puppet.

Interesting you could be right

 

[Malla]

Since this thread was created there were literally 2 upsets in one day lol

Fuck off back to your couch

 

[Psycho Doggie]

Since this thread was created there were literally 2 upsets in one day lol

Fuck off back to your couch

And there will be some more upsets this season, because weaker teams will make some adjustments and sometimes have a good day, and stronger teams will sometimes have a bad day.

None of that overturns the core observations in this thread.

And in terms of upsets, the three being referred to are hardly mind blowing.

 

[Malla]

And there will be some more upsets this season, because weaker teams will make some adjustments and sometimes have a good day, and stronger teams will sometimes have a bad day.

None of that overturns the core observations in this thread.

And in terms of upsets, the three being referred to are hardly mind blowing.

The core observations of this thread is that upsets don't happen anymore because of new rules.

That is completely wrong.

 

[Psycho Doggie]

The core observations of this thread is that upsets don't happen anymore because of new rules.

That is completely wrong.

I see the reference to "upset" as being more the headline than the core observation. The headline is technically incorrect, and headlines usually are. Expressing things in black and white terms rarely works well, but again, that is how headlines roll. The core observation has to do with the rule changes and their effects. A more accurate description of an outcome of that core observation is that there is less likelihood of an upset than previous to the rule changes. This doesn't sound as clear and hard hitting, but it is more accurate.

The increasing numbers of extreme odds that are showing up in the betting markets support this observation.

 

[Malla]

I see the reference to "upset" as being more the headline than the core observation. The headline is technically incorrect, and headlines usually are. Expressing things in black and white terms rarely works well, but again, that is how headlines roll. The core observation has to do with the rule changes and their effects. A more accurate description of an outcome of that core observation is that there is less likelihood of an upset than previous to the rule changes. This doesn't sound as clear and hard hitting, but it is more accurate.

The increasing numbers of extreme odds that are showing up in the betting markets support this observation.

You are reading into it way too much man

 

[Psycho Doggie]

You are reading into it way too much man

Maybe, although the majority of the posts in this thread address the 6 again in some way (against it, indifferent, pointing to other possible issues, etc), so it seems like most recognise the 6 again as the core topic for discussion.