David Dockhouse Host
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1 hour ago, JohnM said:
1. How do you know Samoa complained about anything at half time?
2. Does anyone or any team complaining about anything actually constitute an incontrovertible truth?
It was mentioned on TV
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I love the summer bash
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Quick fire
fun questions with Pip Birchall of St Helens and Ireland.
Take a peep as we look forward to the Womens World cup
We've done several shows on the Womens game, they don't get Kota of veiws but it's certainly growing.
This was great fund and Pip is a great guest
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We will add this as a podcast soon, hopefully later today, oddly it needs some work to convert to audio only.
You can follow now through Spotify or others but Spotify seems to be the most popular.
Here's a link below to the podcast version, using a tweet I shared.
Rugby League Podcast
Link below
Video ref at this game
Saw the whole incident
Liaised with the on field ref
Police couldn't guarantee his safety after match at Hull!
Insightful
Download and listen later
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Now available as a podcast
Leigh Chairman Derek Beaumont 3 episodes - It's all about Leigh, was there a hint to the name change here?
1st linked here - download and you can listen later
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Now available as a podcast
Leigh Chairman Derek Beaumont 3 episodes - It's all about Leigh, was there a hint to the name change here?
1st linked here - download and you can listen later
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Hi All,
If possible would really appreciate a thumbs up' like
on the YouTube channel please.
Oddly enough the bizarre algorithms in YouTube work in strange ways. It's less to do with veiws and more to do with reactions, positive or negative, up or down helps push the video up the searches.
If I try a search I usually get RU links, or old links to RL fights, be nice if we could try to bring some more positivity around RL.
This is where a small message and thumbs up or down massively helps on the YouTube feed.
So even if you don't have an hour to watch, a quick message and like will do wonders please
We know our limitations, we will never earn a living from this, we fortunately have lived away from this and only do this for enjoyment and to help spread a positive message in our small way. So apologies for all the spam, our long term goal is to pull back from promotion and just do shows with guests, but until we can climb these pesky searches we need any help we can.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read my ramblings
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Nice to hear what he says about the people of St Helens.
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9 minutes ago, Griff said:
The 2014 and 2015 Euro comps both went down to the last game - indeed, the last minute in 2014. Very entertaining.
Not true to say that there were few heritage players, though.
Maybe my poor memory
I remember a Wales, Ireland game, I'm sure it was pretty much mainly UK players, so yes maybe plenty of heritage players but from UK rather the down under. I could be wrong though as I don't recall the teams as such, just that it was a great game to watch
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Tonga National rugby league team coach Kristian Woolf the full episode is here.
Covering time at St Helens, what he thought when he arrived, coaching Tonga, the World cup, heading back to the NRL and coaching the Dolphins with a legendary coach
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Forced substitution - NFL
De-merit points - Cricket
20 minute sin bin - RU
Bookings - football
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1 hour ago, meast said:
I'd like to see (backed by IMG) some kind of 4 or 5 nations competition involving the home nations and France, maybe England Knights, with a few domestic players from the home nations.
It has happened before and it was brilliant to watch. Very few heritage players.
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Merging some of the ideas presented over the past 12 months and application of disciplinary from other sports.
5 substitutes (4+1) with 8 interchanges.
Officiating
Red card, off for 20 minutes and that played cannot return.
Yellow card- player booking and 1 fewer interchanges.
2 Yellows - 20 minutes and that player cannot return.
If opposing player fails a HIA due to an offence they can use the 5th substitute.
Professional foul to stop clear opportunity to score is a yellow plus 10 minutes. (As is now)
On field ref isnt affected as they still only give red or yellow cards.
MRP approach
Red card = 10 demerit points
1 Yellow card = 3 demerit points
Once a player receives 12 demerit points they miss 1 game and go back to zero.
Serious foul play with danger to health of the opposite player is delt with by grading carrying immediate ban of between 1 and 8 games
For even more serious offences ban using time 1-6 months of playing season.
Benefits:
Fair player punishment built game on game.
Keeps more players on the field.
Reduces pressure on refs
Balanced punishment during the game.
Addition - bring in captains challenge
I appreciate it's a leap, but if we want change then we need to consider what can be done, ponder alternative approaches and reflect, then debate what can or may be done. It's always easier to dismiss but we have to open discussion on suitable change if we actually want change.
I mentioned some of this in our podcast with Rod Studd.
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Great programme we did our own little tribute.
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19 hours ago, hw88 said:
OK then.
18 teams split into 2 groups of 9. You play the teams in your own group twice - 16 games - and teams in the other group once - 9 games - producing a 25 game season. The top team in each group would go directly to the semi-finals while teams finishing second and third would play each other for the remaining two places. The 2 semi-final winners would obviously contest the grand final.
Now for the sticky problem of promotion/relegation. Several options here i) bottom teams in each group relegated, ii) bottom teams play each other with the loser being relegated, iii) relegation takes place every third season and being based on the average points gained in those 3 seasons. This would ensure that promoted teams could plan for a minimum 3 year stay in the top flight.
My reasoning for all that is quite simple. For me 12 teams is too narrow and gives little room for growth/expansion. With 18 places that means there is enough room for 'traditional' clubs but also allows for expansion into 'new' areas such as a second or third French team, a Welsh team, a Canadian/American team, a non-heartland team, etc, should they become good enough. Also a 12 team league naturally gives a 22 game season which i) isn't really long enough hence the additional games and ii) sticking at 22 games really negates the need for play-offs (play each other twice, job done).
Also not to have promotion/relegation to my mind would be a mistake. It would cut teams off from the top level and ultimately cause them to whither on the vine so-to-speak. Plus having a 'closed shop' isn't the British way. We are not America with franchises, huge collegiate systems and vast distances between teams. We are not Australia, which was based on two large cities of roughly equal standing separated by hundreds of miles with RL being the dominant code of football in each.
So they you go FI - I shall stand back and await the pooh-pooh!
Pretty much my suggestion when we did a show on formats
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41 minutes ago, redjonn said:
I find the ruck infringements stat interesting. At many PTB Tonga player was always having to step to one side or back to have space to PTB. Surely because a Welsh player was lying in the way - I would suggest it was a tactic they got away with and should have been penalised far more.
That happens when you win the collision.
You want to tie up a defender and land on top of them, they could step back to PTB but step to the side, leaving either a defender on the floor, a late returner to the line or you make them offside. Not a pen for me as you already have an advantage. Not a tactic by Wales, but an advantage for Tonga
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Great game, we for cold near the end but the Welsh boys were brilliant
Was great to watch live, all players should be proud of themselves
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Keith and I had the pleasure of this gentleman's company last night, here's a little taster of the Kristian Woolf episode....
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Our latest review show. YouTube and podcast.
Check out Rugby League World Cup Round Up With special Guest from Dockhouse Rugby Pod on Amazon Music.
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My preference wouldn't be accepted due to logistics but....
I liked the three game series were the final game contributes to world cup points.
Every 4 years the top 6 play for the world cup, the rest for an international cup.
Gives the other nations a realistic chance and conpetitive rugby.
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1 hour ago, Wakefield Ram said:
I've worked with management consultants for 20+ years, so I reserve my right to be sceptical. I can only think of one time they were of any practical use.
The strategy is "land and expand". Get their foot in the door by telling important people what they want to hear (like a structure that exempts some SL clubs from Relegation), then maximise their income. IMG are out to make as much money out of RL as they can. Nothing wrong in that in itself, but always worth bearing in mind.
To date they have produced nothing new, just a re-hash of old ideas. Their specialism is marketing, not sports re-structuring.
I think the ideas are new, they've never had Cat a etc. Before
Licensing was different, maybe similar but different
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Latest officials in RL show
Are refs in rugby league accountable?
Is the match review panel fit for purpose?
Did refs perform in 2022?
New show
discussing these topics with former Super League ref here.
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19 hours ago, Wakefield Ram said:
Because what management consultants do is tell the most important people i.e. the big SL clubs what they want to hear.
Builds goodwill for the more important contracts later where they'll make money. Do you think IMG really give a monkeys about the games structure?
Rather sceptical view.
What big contracts would they later have that would force then to pamper to big clubs?
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11 hours ago, Wakefield Ram said:
The only effect of these proposals is an attempt to give some SL clubs a guarantee of staying on SL. That's it. If a club can be downgraded from B to A, then what's actually been achieved?
Why would IMG want to do that?
Bring back the 4 nations
in The General Rugby League Forum
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Other Nations are miles away, no end of Internationals will change that.
We need to play the top teams regularly