DavidM

His lovely clan use intimidation en masse in all Tyson’s fights. Generally I think this thing of having huge entourages screaming and shouting and playing up is a bit tedious .

My first thought was it was one of the most ridiculous things ever and on reflection I think it was one of the most ridiculous things ever

Today in 1940 Churchill makes his ‘ blood toil tears and sweat ‘ speech as The Wehrmacht pours into France … 3 years later Axis forces surrender in North Africa . In 1917 the first apparition of Our Lady in Fatima reported 1912 The Royal Flying Corps comes into being Jamestown colony settled 1607

Can i just say Mike Loades does a good documentary on this on history hit

Yes , but a straight leg threw out with the studs showing is also potentially dangerous with chasers coming threw at speed .

Exactly , it was a tactic to stop Slater in particular and this is what seemingly started the conversation . I thought it was a sledgehammer to crack a nut , but a decent half way house at least is what Click suggested

Can I just say , I find the increasing use of a simple crash ball on last tackle pretty tedious . To a big degree it’s because of the 7 tackle set and now the contested short drop out . It’s really negative though as a spectacle , you don’t roll the dice you don’t get the reward . It shows to a degree , in the NRL especially , a bit of a risk averse mindset at times . You see some lovely tries of little grubbers . Have a go or you’ll never know as someone said ( me I just made it up ) .I’d scrap the 7 tackle set it’s a terrible pointless rule , and the short drop out is like a shiny new toy with everyone wanting to use it

100%

I knew Hull were poor but geez Hull are poor

Very watchable first half for all the frayed edges . London hit the front !

I was thinking that

Looks like a nice ground this

And yet we still let fullbacks and wingers jump for high balls with their leg out and studs up and that’s not a player safety issue . Someone like Lomax who has his eye on the ball trying to compete every time may have a different opinion . Yet we focus relentlessly on some things . The NRL also has a tendency to bring in edicts and clampdowns throughout a season , sometimes when the media pick something up . Right or wrong that must be confusing . Everything should be set before a ball is kicked in game one

This should have been stopped to save the crowd from further punishment

The commentators deserve credit for commentating on this to the end and not going home