NRL Round 11 Match Thread -

[Farmduck]

Then they get up in the attacking 10m twice in next 5 minutes and drop the ball both times.

[Farmduck]

Try-saver by Tofu Harris on Tupouniua.

Then 3 tackles later Taukeiaho crosses but Jazz Tevaga strips in act of scoring.

The JWH high tackle on Tevaga, Warriors survive.

JWH not a jazz fan?

[Farmduck]

Now Warriors get up the other end and force a gaola=line dropout

[Farmduck]

23min: Tupouniua try for Chooks. Maybe questionable contact on the high ball but Ikuvalu only had eyes for the ball.

Flanagan converts.  6 - 6

[Farmduck]

34min: Successful challenge by Chooks on knock-on. Risky since the prize was "last tackle on 40m line." If the prize had been a guaranteed 6-again then worth the risk.

[Farmduck]

38min: Eli Katoa try for NZers?  Bunking ...... TRY

Pompey missed the kick.

 

HT: Worriers  10   Roosters  6

[Farmduck]

50min: Warriors lose a challenge over ball strip. B-Moz had the ball in one hand, away from his body and looking to offload.

3 tackles later, Keary scores off a deflection of his own kick by a defender.

Flanagan converts.  12 - 10

[Farmduck]

69min: Manu try, Flanagan converts. Chooks 18 - 10

[Farmduck]

FT:  Roosters  18    Warriors  10

[Farmduck]

[Graham]

Well that was a closer game than many predicted.

 

[Graham]

Dufty has a fingular problem.

Dragons got a repeat set and were attacking close to line when his digit needed examining and given some attention.

[Farmduck]

Unusual try to Fuimaiono.

Warriors defence was a huge improvement but the Chooks were a bit off their game. I'm not sure the NZers could have scored many more points.

[Farmduck]

6min: St George 6 - 0

 

 

 

[Graham]

T F dived on a stripped ball over the line and Dragons take the lead

Looks like you are a minute or so in front of me. Must take a wee while for the signal to reach me

[Graham]

Well there we go again, this time at the Dragons end. This time a kick through not covered and another scramble. This time it’s a try to the Red Vee

[Farmduck]

10min: Sharks reply with a lucky try. Duff Man slips trying to defuse a kick. Jack Williams try, Johnson goal.  6 - 6

 

Replays make the Bunker call look wrong.

 

[Graham]

Hey though, that’s contentious... it looked like Dufty grounded that dead first....

he was certainly there and thereabouts.

[Graham]

You saw it FD ... try or no try?

[Graham]

In the meantime the scoreboard says 6 all.

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Just now, Graham said:

You saw it FD ... try or no try?

It's embarrassing seeing that decision - i have no problem if a ref awarded that or similar live and you then see it shouldn't have been, but to go to the bunker and still get it so wrong ...

[Farmduck]

I thought Duff grounded it.

Meanwhile a Ramien try is chalked off for destruction

 

[Graham]

Ah well Ramien try given no try. A suggestion by the ref of an obstruction by an attacker deemed enough to deny Ramien.

That lad looks to be on top form and surely will get points at some point in the game.

[Farmduck]

Lomax penalty. St George 8 - 6 after 18 minutes

 

[Graham]

1 minute ago, Farmduck said:

I thought Duff grounded it.

Meanwhile a Ramien try is chalked off for destruction

 

The Duff did put it dead. His hand was on the pointy end and the ball grounded.