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« Reply #60 on: February 19, 2012, 08:25:04 PM » |
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The officials took exception to a "robust" shoulder charge and decided to even the game up.
I thought a sin-binning would have been fair. It wasn't malicious, but it was definitely a shoulder into his head - and as Carney said in the commentary, if it had been a swinging arm that connected like that, it would have been punished in a similar way. There appears to be a big reluctance to use "sin-binning" in Rugby League. I don't see any good reason for this. I don't have any statistics to hand but I can recall very few instances. Putting a player "on report" generally seems to be deemed sufficient which has always surprised me. It doesn't punish the offending side during the game at all. It's of very little consolation to know that a player may miss the next few games for his club when he has just taken the head off one of your own player's shoulders. |
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« Reply #61 on: February 19, 2012, 08:59:28 PM » |
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The putting on report is often a complete kop-out by a weak ref.
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« Reply #62 on: February 19, 2012, 09:04:03 PM » |
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That's what I thought.
It seems an odd thing all round.
Does it mean that if someone does something really bad and doesn't get "put on report" that he can't be punished after the game?
If this isn't the case, then why bother having this "rule" at all apart from, as you say, giving a referee a cop-out so that he can show that he's taken some action when he really hasn't done anything.
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« Reply #63 on: February 19, 2012, 09:12:18 PM » |
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just looking over the results for the weekend, will watch sky hightlights tonight. Hull vs Saints must have been fun..
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« Reply #64 on: February 20, 2012, 12:19:48 PM » |
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Castleford head coach Ian Millward is on compassionate leave following the sudden death of his son Robbie at the age of 19. A club statement said: "Robbie was taken ill at his home in Leigh on Sunday morning and was then rushed to Bolton Hospital where he died later in the evening."
Very sad news. RIP.
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« Reply #65 on: February 20, 2012, 12:23:41 PM » |
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The officials took exception to a "robust" shoulder charge and decided to even the game up.
I thought a sin-binning would have been fair. It wasn't malicious, but it was definitely a shoulder into his head - and as Carney said in the commentary, if it had been a swinging arm that connected like that, it would have been punished in a similar way. Was surprised when a penalty was given and is not a sending off. Also don't think it is what the sin bin is there for either. However Tommy Lee should have walked in Saturdays game |
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« Reply #66 on: February 24, 2012, 12:43:01 PM » |
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Anyone got views on any of the weekend games either o/r or handicap???
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« Reply #67 on: February 24, 2012, 12:47:22 PM » |
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It's a tough weekend to predict tbh.
Fancy my team at home on Saturday to the Bulls giving 2 start but will be close.
Huddersfield seem a decent bet at London giving 10.
Hull at Salford giving 6 start.
Depending on team selected Leeds giving 22 seems to be value
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« Reply #68 on: February 24, 2012, 12:49:25 PM » |
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It's a tough weekend to predict tbh.
Fancy my team at home on Saturday to the Bulls giving 2 start but will be close.
Huddersfield seem a decent bet at London giving 10.
Hull at Salford giving 6 start.
Depending on team selected Leeds giving 22 seems to be value
Thx bud, No love for 2/5 St Helens tonight? |
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« Reply #69 on: February 24, 2012, 12:50:48 PM » |
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It's a tough weekend to predict tbh.
Fancy my team at home on Saturday to the Bulls giving 2 start but will be close.
Huddersfield seem a decent bet at London giving 10.
Hull at Salford giving 6 start.
Depending on team selected Leeds giving 22 seems to be value
Thx bud, No love for 2/5 St Helens tonight? Not really but more of an RL fan than a betting expert. Will be a good game I reckon. |
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« Reply #70 on: February 24, 2012, 12:54:36 PM » |
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It's a tough weekend to predict tbh.
Fancy my team at home on Saturday to the Bulls giving 2 start but will be close.
Huddersfield seem a decent bet at London giving 10.
Hull at Salford giving 6 start.
Depending on team selected Leeds giving 22 seems to be value
Thx bud, No love for 2/5 St Helens tonight? Not really but more of an RL fan than a betting expert. Will be a good game I reckon. Cool thx tho.. |
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« Reply #71 on: February 24, 2012, 02:32:50 PM » |
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Two outside punts Catalan to beat saints 4/1 and Hull to beat Warrington 8/1 Long shots  |
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« Reply #72 on: February 24, 2012, 02:45:07 PM » |
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The Catalan bet much better than the HKR one imo
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« Reply #73 on: February 24, 2012, 03:09:02 PM » |
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Neither great imo. But as it's early in the season, a lot can happen.
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« Reply #74 on: February 24, 2012, 03:11:14 PM » |
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I think both will lose but I am not into backing 2/5 on shots at league.
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