NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 50 - Magic Round - The Broncos have pulled a rabbit out of their hat

Milchcow wrote:
7/335 has seen me climb ranks so far.

I'm missing some popular trade ins like TPJ and gamble, but other than Turbo nobody has done particularly well.
how are others travelling?

mattnz wrote:Would be interesting to study the tackling technique of each player. Should be able to pick those that are very likely to get suspended, as they typically tackle while standing up, instead of around the waist or legs. Could really assist in avoiding the carnage coming up.

robelgordo wrote:

8/342

The 8th is Tyson

I guess you could say... the Gamble didn’t pay out

my tv broke wrote:

I am 8/332 and i dont even own Gamble lol!

Milchcow wrote:
7/335 has seen me climb ranks so far.

I'm missing some popular trade ins like TPJ and gamble, but other than Turbo nobody has done particularly well.
how are others travelling?

Oz Sport Mad wrote:Well I've unfortunately become accustomed to my team getting beaten fairly regularly the last couple of years but for the first time in 35 odd years of watching League - I turned the game off tonight.

I don't like losing but I will still watch to the end or sit in the stands to the 80th minute of every game....but not tonight - that wasn't a contest and that certainly wasn't sport.
In fact, it was akin to watching a boxing referee tie the hands of a bloke already getting well and truly belted.

And please spare me the absolute dribble about protecting players and that these crack downs shouldn't be controversial anymore.
That's the sort of illogical nonsense we have accepted for far too long, which has got us into this situation.

After Riki was binned, I watched (my players BTW) innocuously - but still technically come into contact with the head of a bloke in every single tackle of the following set.
Every. Single. Tackle.
It was the exact same minor force but by the letter of the law, all these blokes should have been binned too.

So where is the uproar there?

I have no qualms with protecting players where we can but it has to be so far as is reasonably practicable.

If we are going to ruin the sporting contest, we can't be in no man's land like we are.
Minor incidental head contact is either accepted as a reasonable risk when entering the field of play, or all situations where a head can be contacted (i.e. every tackle) should be eliminated.

rhinoceroo wrote:

There's surely an easier rule of thumb without delving in to data that little guys like Koro and Mahoney go lower for the legs tackles and are unlikely to accidentally clothesline anyone. They are more likely to get knocked out making their tackles though, so swings and roundabouts.

I wouldn't start panicking about what happens at the judiciary yet though. Half the things that go on report don't even get there as it is, and there's going to be a big media/club backlash against the cracking down on top of that.

Mulvy wrote:329/7. Lost ranks though because Schuster is in the loop. Have Haas and Pangai but not too worried about their scores. Will be pretty annoying if Pangai misses any game time though.

White Lightning wrote:I just can't be bothered with the nrl if they're are going to continue with the farce we saw last night. The game isn't enjoyable when it's 11 on 13 & it becomes a game of touch. League used to be a game for gladiators & it's been taken over by the lefties, lawyers & doctors who don't like the smash & bash because the nrl don't want to be sued in the future & god forbid little Johnny not wanting to to play the game because he might get hurt. If league is too tough or you get offended go play chess.

Holy Moly wrote:The fighting was one of the things I, and I'm guessing many people, used to love about rugby league. My interpretation was that they got rid of fighting to improve the viewing experience for families.

On medical grounds I get the HIA rule, but in a sport like boxing, surely there is some kind of waiver that boxers sign to say, "Hey, I am aware of the risks and won't sue you." Players could sign something like that or they could have compulsory wearing of head gear.

HIAs occur so frequently that many teams are being left short of players, hence the crack down on head contact.

I understand that sin binning essentially got rid of fighting in the NRL, but will it have the same effect on high tackles? Many high tackles are far less intentional than throwing a punch.

What is the end result of this enforcement?

mattnz wrote:Some thoughts:

The judiciary will have been told to go hard on those reported this week. Expect lots of red dots. Will be particularly harsh on those with a bad history at judiciary as they will get an extra 1-2 weeks. Unfortunately there will be a snow-ball effect, as many will quickly get bad track records at judiciary.

My team only has 17 this week, if both Papy and Walker play after trading 2 red dots. Have seen others much worse off. Wouldn't surprise me to see an extra 2 trades handed out next week if most teams can't field 17.

Starling only traded into 0.71% of teams this week, compared with I am guessing half the teams here. Either everyone else has missed a huge opportunity, or we are over confident in the reports around Hodgson.

Revraiser wrote:

The Queens Gambit - a gr8 series to get ur blood pumping re chess.

arsendragon wrote:wrong thread... Meant for VSDT sorry fellas

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:

Eye balled it havent jumped in yet got your stamp has it mate ???

Holy Moly wrote: Players could sign something like that or they could have compulsory wearing of head gear.

Milchcow wrote:One thing I don't understand. Sin bin crackdown was meant to be for high shots.  But none of the Tigers /Knights bins was for high contact. They were all for professional fouls /repeated infringementd. Was there a crack down on that too that wasn't reported?


Another point is that a relatively vocal contingent have been asking for more sin bins when teams repeatedly infringe defending their own line. Now that it's happening it seems to be ruining the game. Is it a case of be careful what you wish for. Or were those comments only supposed to apply to the Roosters

Revraiser wrote:

The Queens Gambit - a gr8 series to get ur blood pumping re chess.