Round 23: Dolphins vs Newcastle Knights

[Jetty]

It's simple basically it's what for 180 years rugby players have called a tackle.

Some are bad but seems to me the vast majority are just tackles. Want to get rid of wresting? Reward legs tackles.

 

[Equaliser]

Might get a win here. Never expected that after the way Newcastle have been playing.

 

[midlands hobo]

Some are bad but seems to me the vast majority are just tackles. Want to get rid of wresting? Reward legs tackles.

How?

 

[Josh]

Yep. Piss poor from Kenny that. Hes been average at best all year.

 

[Jetty]

How?

When one on purpose.... does a hip drop. Not when it just kind of happens as a result of an awkward tackle.

 

[midlands hobo]

Yep. Piss poor from Kenny that. Hes been average at best all year.

It's a boxer taking the fall.

 

[midlands hobo]

When one on purpose.... does a hip drop. Not when it just kind of happens as a result of an awkward tackle.

I meant how do you reward leg tackles. It Wasn't that clear reading back

 

[midlands hobo]

I know I've not been too nice about young te whare however he is having a good game

 

[Jetty]

I meant how do you reward leg tackles. It Wasn't that clear reading back

Call it a "dominant tackle". Let them hold the tackled player down for a bit longer.

 

[Chris]

Jesse Bromwich is trying so hard but it really looks like he's played a season too long.

 

[midlands hobo]

Call it a "dominant tackle". Let them hold the tackled player down for a bit longer.

Maybe. Bit hard to implement. Different refs different views of a bit longer. But I like the idea

 

[Jetty]

I know I've not been too nice about young te whare however he is having a good game

Was just about to say, your favourite player is really gassed. Missing a few tackles now. Though that last one was mainly on Nicholls. Val moved across to mark his man.

 

[midlands hobo]

Was just about to say, your favourite player is really gassed. Missing a few tackles now. Though that last one was mainly on Nicholls. Val moved across to mark his man.

60min Val on defence is a step up from 50min val

 

[Phins Phan]

Was just about to say, your favourite player is really gassed. Missing a few tackles now. Though that last one was mainly on Nicholls. Val moved across to mark his man.

No front rower was going to stop Ponga there

 

[Josh]

Well, that scrum penalty was the softest of soft penalties.....

 

[Jetty]

60min Val on defence is a step up from 50min val

Exactly. By next year, hopefully we'll have 80min Val.

No front rower was going to stop Ponga there

Well, that scrum penalty was the softest of soft penalties.....

Sums up our season vs the Refs. It is against the rules but refs could penalise that 10 times every game but don't until it really matters the most for us.

 

[Blockade]

A few passengers in this side which is commonplace for an expansion team. Hopefully these guys have a decreased role with the squad next season. Knik, Isaako, Katoa and Ese 'Ese all played well tonight. SOS and a couple of the veteran forwards are downright embarrassing.

 

[DolphinLungren]

Newcastle deserved the win, we were better for 10 mins when Isaako scored 3 tries.

That's definitely our final nail in the coffin now for this year. Great seeing our guys out on the field having a laugh with the opposition after a loss like that... not.

 

[Josh]

A few passengers in this side which is commonplace for an expansion team. Hopefully these guys have a decreased role with the squad next season. Knik, Isaako, Katoa and Ese 'Ese all played well tonight. SOS and a couple of the veteran forwards are downright embarrassing.

100%. Walace is a veteran forward but unlike the others, he's not a passenger.

 

[Phins Phan]

Every team can play "what if" at this time of the year, but .... what if the Raiders didn't kick an extra time field goal after a ref's error in Wagga; what if Jamayne landed that late conversion last weekend; what it Ese'ese didn't hold on to a jersey in the scrum today? Dolphins could easily be sitting in fifth spot on 28 points ... but they're not