MattSantos
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Fev's gradings:
Fandom 3.95 out of 5
Performance 2.5143 out of 5
Stadium 1.183 out of 3
Finance 2 out of 4.5
Community 1 out of 2.5-
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Briwns, Cows, Baltimore, Bills, Bears, Houston, Vegas, Jags, Rams, Philly, Tampa, 49ers, Seattle, Denver, Kansas, Green Bay,
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Interestingly, the new proposals in football around the 'Super League' include promotion and relegation...
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I would have liked to see him go now and try and become a 6. I think he could be a superstar at that position.
With respect to how good he is, he's not in the top 3 full backs in the world at the moment and would need to prove it to be justifiably mentioned in the same conversation as Ponga and Walsh, never mind alongside Cleary et al as the best in the world as well
Choice of club is massive. I'd hate to see him at Wests or some other basket case like the Dragons. Saying that, a massive club brings it's own pressure in that market.
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Rams, Pittsburgh, Bills, Atlanta, Packers, Browns, Detroit, Jets, Seattle, Tampa, Chicago, Miami, Denver, Kansas, Philly, 49ers
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1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:
The shift was a lot better today. I did only what I now know I need to do and actually got finished a little early so just wandered round looking like I was working for half an hour!
Flap your wings and scare a few joggers?
Whilst holding a clip board, quacking to yourself.
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1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:
I was always taught you did the calculations in brackets if there is any and then do the rest of the problem in order as it is written. So if the 8 x 8 was in brackets you would get -48 but it isn't in brackets here so, like I say, I was taught you just did the separate calculations in the order they are written.
This is where i stand. No brackets, no order of calculations required
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Thanks. I'm gonna look at Hexclad today if i can be bothered.
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Thoughts?
We need new ones and I know they're some cooks on here. All I'm looking for is a good versatile frying pan and saucepan
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21 hours ago, Gomersall said:
Not even when it appears the ref/VR is favouring his home nation?
No. Because they don't. They might make a bad decision now again, but that's sport.
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14 hours ago, BristolDevonCharlie said:
What an entitled and unwelcoming comeback. Did I offend your narrow worldview of RL somehow?!
I will have to do the stats tomorrow, but the majority of high level cricket pre-Covid, and emerging again now, was / is played with neutral umpires.
And as all high level international Rugby Union and Association Football is played with neutral referees, I notice you did not pick those two sports as examples.
I just don't care about where the ref is from and neither do normal people.
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3 hours ago, BristolDevonCharlie said:
Yeah, if you are new to RL (or any new sport) and are sussing the sport out, the more things the sport has that are similar to other 'established' major sports you know is important.
As someone from who comes from playing nine years of junior rugby union, a lot of cricket and following association football all my life, it was a headsqueeze to get round Australians or British refs reffing Australia v GB games in Tri Nations games etc, when those other sports would have neutral officials in the most important international games.
WI played England at cricket yesterday. All 4 umpires and the match ref were from the WI. Zimbabwe are playing Ireland, 80% are Zimbabwean and the other 20% is SAfrican.
We have to be realistic and again, who cares!? I don't know how you managed to enjoy the Tr-Nations given your mind was elsewhere. Well done.
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31 minutes ago, Wakefield Ram said:
With respect James Graham isn't suffering symptoms yet. But we can use Stevie Ward or Francis Maloney or Lachlan Coote or whomever else you want.
If you haven't seen it, the Wally Lewis documentary is a sobering watch
With respect, i think you're missing my point.
Let's assume that the problem statement is: There are too many concussions and concussion related symptoms in RL. That could be argued, but we'll crack on.
The solution that will be implemented to tackle the problem is that they'll be no tackling under the armpit. I have a problem with this as i fundamentally do not believe that this will solve the problem and the reasons why i think this have been articulated previously in this thread.
My women's intuition tells me that this is all about insurance and a ticking the box exercise in that regard. What it isn't, is a collaborative and robust process with clear outcomes. Ergo, i think we've started a slippery slope.
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1 hour ago, Wakefield Ram said:
If people accept that too many players are suffering brain damage, which I think many people do, then something or things need to change.
I agree that just changing the laws on high tackles won't solve the problem on its own, but it should reduce the number of head clashes.
The NFL has reduced contact training to once session a week and have introduced extra padded helmets in training. Can't see that it's affected the game there. Is there any reason why RL can't do the same and have 1 contact session a week?
Is there any reason we can't reduce substitutions down to say 4 to stop the 20 minute props? Or reduce offside to 5-7m to force more creative play rather than the relentless hit ups that happen now?
In boxing, pro boxers get annual brain scans, any reason why players can't have the option of those?
Or we can keep letting players like Lachlan Coote and James Graham and hundreds other suffer brain damage, so as not to spoil our enjoyment of the game.
And if these result in more open play, more offloads like it did in France, then who knows people might enjoy it more.
Something perhaps needs to be changed, but it could be argued that the changes need to happen away from the field; the amount of contact in training etc.
Is it definitive that 'head clashes' are the cause of concussion and related symptoms? I would have thought that other than a cut or a break, head clashes are ok relatively speaking and that the goal should be to reduce the number of collisions the head has against a hip, the floor etc.
The problem with reducing subs and introducing more fatigue is then the possibility of incorrect tackle technique leading to concussion and related symptoms.
James Graham is very comfortable with his decisions, an odd example to use.
Sorry to pick on your post, but all i see across all of this thread is potential unintended consequences. The trail period wasn't long enough to establish what the proper outcomes are and we are potentially going down a rabbit hole of legislation / changes to the game.
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9 minutes ago, BristolDevonCharlie said:
I know they are the best refs but it is not a great look for RL.
Do people care? I certainly can't imagine a new fan being miffed because the ref is from X rather than Y.
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42 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
Raiders, Vikings, Colts, Lions, Chiefs, Falcons, Browns, Packers, Dolphins, Texans, 49ers, Rams, Bills, Ravens, Eagles
Youve missed the NYG - NOS game.
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Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Cinccy, Cleveland, NOrleans, Houston, Raiders, 49ers, Kansas, Chargers, Cows, Miami, Green Bay
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1 hour ago, Dunbar said:
OK, here is a question.
Who would win between the team in the first post of Brits (English) in the NRL and the English team below who didn't play in the NRL. Would be a very good game for me. And very close.
1. Wellens/Radlinski
2. Tommy Makinson
3. Keith Senior
4. Paul Newlove
5. Jermaine McGillvary
6. Danny Mcguire
7. Sean Long
8. Alex Walmsley
9. Keiron Cunningham
10. Jamie Peacock
11. Andy Farrell
12. Paul Sculthorpe
13. Sean O'Loughlin
14. James Roby
15. Stuart Fielden
16. Chris Joynt
17. Kevin Sinfield
I think on balance I am giving it to the Super League side.
(Forgive me if I have missed anyone out or if any of the above played in the NRL, I am doing this from memory on the phone)
Crikey we've had some rate forrards
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1 minute ago, gingerjon said:
I think you can *just* get past it but I do take your point.
Workington Town on a Wednesday it is then.
Couldn't agree more - It has to start somewhere.
St Mirren would have been perfect last night, but maybe a stretch for non Weegies to get to. 2 trains and all that.
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43 minutes ago, gingerjon said:
Hearts and Hibs grounds are the right size and accessible
It'd be a hard push to play at 1 and not t'other
It's different gravy up here re mens football and it's slowly becoming more of a thing in Women's football, too.
Sadly.
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2 hours ago, gingerjon said:
. They could probably do with not playing at Hampden to be honest.
Agree, but it'd have to be Aberdeen i suppose and then no one else can really go.
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I feel your pain bro.