NRL Grand Final.

[Sports Prophet]

The Weak Gutted Dog comes onto the field after that HIA

[EastLondonMike]

Few times I've seen Spencer Leniu play he's always looked useful.

[Live after death]

13 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

I'm sorry but the melody is terrible too 

No offence, it's just constructive feedback for you and your nation 

Couple of weeks to change it before WC

 

What nation i’m English. 

[Sports Prophet]

Two big errors there. 

The knock on before the line and now getting carried into touch. I understand why he went for it, but he always looked covered and surely had to succumb to being tackled and keeping possession

Edited October 2, 2022 by Sports Prophet

[Sports Prophet]

3 minutes ago, Live after death said:

What nation i’m English. 

Stop arguing and just get it done will you!

[Dunbar]

According to Joey the Kangaroos are going away to the World Cup in a couple of weeks.  They will have missed the Fiji game then.

[Odsal Outlaw]

Just now, Dunbar said:

According to Joey the Kangaroos are going away to the World Cup in a couple of weeks.  They will have missed the Fiji game then.

Good. 24-0 Fiji walkover

[EastLondonMike]

Too good. From scoring the first try Penrith have never looked like being anything other than comfortable winners.

[Davo5]

Penrith outstanding with & without the ball.

[StandOffHalf]

Talk about an anti-climax to the NRL season.

Hope the players pull up safe and sound for the main proceedings coming in ''a couple or weeks''.

[Damien]

Penrith just way too good and far too dominant. An outstanding final performance. 

[Maximus Decimus]

I've rarely seen a more dominant big game than this. Parra had literally nothing in the first half.

[bobbruce]

42 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

Let’s hope there was a big wind behind the Panthers that first half

How bads the slope. 

[dkw]

Comr backs on........

[Jughead]

Makes it look a little bit closer than it’s really been now. 

[The Rocket]

I watched about 20 minutes total of the whole game, Penrith`s relentless lift and drag back is against the spirit of the game for me, suffocates opposition teams attack and makes games unbearable to watch. 

I thought the whole point of the tackle was to get the opposing player to the ground, not the opposite. Showcase games like this deserve better.

[Live after death]

The post match presentation is more tedious than a Union scrum seminar 

Edited October 2, 2022 by Live after death

[bobbruce]

This is going to take forever I knew there was a reason they normally let the losing side go first. 

[Dunbar]

22 minutes ago, The Rocket said:

I watched about 20 minutes total of the whole game, Penrith`s relentless lift and drag back is against the spirit of the game for me, suffocates opposition teams attack and makes games unbearable to watch. 

I thought the whole point of the tackle was to get the opposing player to the ground, not the opposite. Showcase games like this deserve better.

We have reached a point where the ball carrier tries to get to the ground and the tacklers tries to keep him up.

It definitely feels a bit Bizarro World.

Edited October 2, 2022 by Dunbar

[Jughead]

Not the greatest of games for those wanting a close game but that said, Penrith were near perfect for much of that game and it was a pleasure to watch. 

[graveyard johnny]

1 minute ago, Jughead said:

Not the greatest of games for those wanting a close game but that said, Penrith were near perfect for much of that game and it was a pleasure to watch. 

can't add much more than that - maybe the greatest sporting unit on the face of the planet at the moment - it's up to the rest to try and get near them somehow but how is the question?

[The Rocket]

4 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

We have reached a point where the ball carrier tries to get to the ground and the tacklers tries to keep him up.

It definitely feels a bit Bizarro World.

Dunbar I said that exact same thing to my son not 5 minutes ago when he rang me after the game. 

Ivan Cleary has realised what Melbourne did on the ground with the wrestle and was eventually outlawed, you can now do legally if you keep the player off the ground. Pure ###### tactical genius.

[The Rocket]

4 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

can't add much more than that - maybe the greatest sporting unit on the face of the planet at the moment - it's up to the rest to try and get near them somehow but how is the question?

Outlaw all that in the tackle, because if that`s how you win competitions, then wake me up when it`s over. Because eventually they will outlaw it, because that stuff isn`t going to attract and keep new fans. Even the idiot Johns had a bit of a dig on the FTA coverage tonight about Penrith`s defensive tactics, and that`s saying something.

[StandOffHalf]

44 minutes ago, Live after death said:

The post match presentation is more tedious than a Union scrum seminar 

It could be moved along. The whole thing is so scripted. Even the announcer telling Cleary to go celebrate, that he ''knows what to do''. Meh, I want a bit of spontaneity.

I suppose it highlights each player, but it's not for me. 

[Dunbar]

Not sure if it has been mentioned on this thread but I really don't like the spidercam. 

Each set with the spidercam I find disorientating and difficult to follow, I much prefer the normal side on shot.