NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 80 - Oprah level red dots

standard-issue wrote:

Thankfully I only have to listen to that flog and his enablers 4 times a year.

The same people who want Games to be reffed by 'feel' are also the first to complain when there is no consistency.  Black and white objectivity may not be perfect, but it's a whole lot better than having individual game by game interpretations.

Absolutely you know they would be up in arms either way….the refs can’t win.

I know the refs fuck up sometimes but that is going to happen regardless of ‘how’ they interpret the rules, less whinging about refereeing would make the whole rugby league experience more enjoyable.

wolfking wrote:Colq made his way on the bench.

That's weird. Named Kaufusi there at the cut, now has disappeared.

Need some Haas TBs updates, as Colq's inclusion might be the death of me.

I don't think anyone disputes that Gould is insufferable. But I think the Raiders were hard done by tonight. Gould has a point. Rapana's leg out made no difference to the outcome and hardly anyone would have noticed if not for bunker. Thought the other one was pretty shit too, for reasons already mentioned.

I mean Raiders loss kinda helps Cowboys, unless Panfers rest nobody and come out swinging to smash us and try for minor premiership.

Anyway, thanks Reece Walsh for nearly matching Drinky…..I hope your knee isn’t fucked

Aardvark wrote:

I know the refs fuck up sometimes but that is going to happen regardless of ‘how’ they interpret the rules, less whinging about refereeing would make the whole rugby league experience more enjoyable.

I get that and agree. Just get rid of the bunker altogether. Refs make a call and we live with it.

Mulvy wrote:

I get that and agree. Just get rid of the bunker altogether. Refs make a call and we live with it.

Rugby league wouldnt last a week on live ref calls.

The whinging would be amplified x100

Mulvy wrote:

Aardvark wrote:

I know the refs fuck up sometimes but that is going to happen regardless of ‘how’ they interpret the rules, less whinging about refereeing would make the whole rugby league experience more enjoyable.

I get that and agree. Just get rid of the bunker altogether. Refs make a call and we live with it.

Bunker gets much more right than wrong. This year, in particular, I feel like there haven't been many controversies.

Mulvy wrote:

I get that and agree. Just get rid of the bunker altogether. Refs make a call and we live with it.

Imagine the commentators tearing the refs real time decisions apart while looking at super slow replays!

You can never go back unfortunately.

my tv broke wrote:

Rugby league wouldnt last a week on live ref calls.

The whinging would be amplified x100

standard-issue wrote:

Bunker gets much more right than wrong.  This year, in particular, I feel like there haven't been many controversies.  

Aardvark wrote:

Imagine the commentators tearing the refs real time decisions apart while looking at super slow replays!

You can never go back unfortunately.

Bunker is supposed to make it better and get rid of the whingeing. In reality, it gives another thing to whinge about. The Ref. The Bunker. The process. People never stop whingeing. I'm whingeing right now. Captain's challenge is the worst. Some games get like 8 or more stoppages a game. Boring. I'm yelling at a cloud aren't I? Maybe you can't do without the bunker, but it needs to be diminished as much as possible.

I had it on Fox, so no idea what shit Gus was dribbling as usual. It got y'all talking though, I think that's his job

Mulvy wrote:

my tv broke wrote:

Rugby league wouldnt last a week on live ref calls.

The whinging would be amplified x100

standard-issue wrote:

Bunker gets much more right than wrong.  This year, in particular, I feel like there haven't been many controversies.  

Aardvark wrote:

Imagine the commentators tearing the refs real time decisions apart while looking at super slow replays!

You can never go back unfortunately.

Bunker is supposed to make it better and get rid of the whingeing. In reality, it gives another thing to whinge about. The Ref. The Bunker. The process.  People never stop whingeing. I'm whingeing right now. Captain's challenge is the worst. Some games get like 8 or more stoppages a game. Boring. I'm yelling at a cloud aren't I?  Maybe you can't do without the bunker, but it needs to be diminished as much as possible.

Maybe, when every single one of us realises we'll never get rid of the whingeing, the better-regardless of our preferred methods

Haas with the downgrade to 48 What a shithouse week. Had 18 and sacrificed next week for nothing

WT Winfield wrote:Haas with the downgrade to 48 What a shithouse week. Had 18 and sacrificed next week for nothing

Horse a big upgrade though.

Horse 52
Cotric 36
Timoko 27
Kris 10

Walsh 65
Haas 48

Yeah Horse doesn't do anything for me though.

I thought Haas had 4 TBs in that one near try scoring play alone, so was expecting a decent upgrade.

Fortitude wrote:It genuinely amazes me how much the nrl community suck off gould, like he is the rugba leg messiah.

Its weird, I find Gould to be pretty insightful and knowledgeable when it comes to footy itself, but he’s got no fucking idea when it comes to the rules and how they’re interpreted.

Tapine deserves 90 points for his hit on Walsh

Live rank 69th

my tv broke wrote:Brandon Smith going to be in everyones teams in round 1 again.

I have him mate I traded Hands to him a month ago. Much better last two weeks than the two weeks prior. The last 4 weeks his avg is 42 so I’m quite happy with that was meant to be an 18/19th man but I’ve been forced to play him.

mattnz wrote:high and late, should be a send off

Sin bin was fine mate but he comes in at speed and with intent and then catches the kicker high very late has to be a suspension surely he’d better not just get fined will just show corruption if it is only a fine. Then the headbutt as well surely worth a week. Mind you if it was Trell he’d have been sent. Surely JWH has  used all his fines up now!

Coaches aren’t meant to comment on incidents on report so I don’t know how he keeps getting away with doing so. The fact Robbo says nothing in it he’s taking the piss.

I’ll be out at Accor next Friday Night in full voice and my blood is already boiling this is war!!!!!  I’ll be very emotional if we can dig deep a win especially after all the turmoil we have been in.


I love the Ricky presser too he has a right to be upset. Staggs elbow too late and forceful as well I thought he was lucky not to be binned.

I’m 14/741 C minus Thursday updates, Grant, Manu and I had to play Kris they are the let downs.

I have DCE, Ponga and M. King left