The South Sydney Koalas

[Guest]

Game of the season, no doubt about that!

Manly don't look the same side to me as they were several seasons ago.

The rabbits caught them cold early in the second half. So the fact that they were more positive than Manly with everything to play for speaks volumes for me. Maybe some of these Manly players have lost that bit of edge.

Souths look like a hard team to crack. They have seriously improved since that final against the bulldogs last year. They never turned up for that particular game. So to see them front up against the storm and manly in consecutive weeks puts them high in the pecking order.

My gut tells me that we might have that extra touch of class to open up a team like souths once we hit our straps. Tonight made me feel more confident that we are genuine contenders this year.

[Gary Worthless]

This is where the new video ref rules fall down. If the onfield ref had gone the other way on those 2 incidents then i am sure the video refs would not have overruled due to the beyond doubt rule.

Edit: reply to polish rooster

[Andrew Walker]

Manly paid for their gutter tactics, i hate Souths and really dislike Manly but Fa'aso should have gone with his second spear on Inglis.Do agree that Mattai[as much as i hate him] there was no head high and Burgess shouldnt have taken things into his own hands.Better team won though.Would have loved to see another replay of the Wolfmans disallowed try, he didnt ground it but it was interesting when they got the penalty when the video ref said shoulder charge on Wolfie, if that was the case why not a penalty try[ mind you i would like the see the replay again because i wasnt looking for a shoulder charge when they were reviewing it]

You cannot give a penalty try for a shoulder charge

As for Williams try I didnt think there was conclusive evidence to disallow that. After all the on field ref gave it a try

As for Tom Symonds try, Laughable how that was disallowed

Fa oso should have been sent off for the 2nd spear tackle

All the referees were ****ed

I gfuess the saddest thing is you just knew all those tight calls with Manlys tries would go Souths way It is very predictable and very obvious they are getting preferential treatment

PS I forgot to mention Burgess running in throwing punches getting off scot free

[horrie hastings]

You cannot give a penalty try for a shoulder charge

As for Williams try I didnt think there was conclusive evidence to disallow that. After all the on field ref gave it a try

As for Tom Symonds try, Laughable how that was disallowed

Fa oso should have been sent off for the 2nd spear tackle

All the referees were ****ed

I gfuess the saddest thing is you just knew all those tight calls with Manlys tries would go Souths way It is very predictable and very obvious they are getting preferential treatment

PS I forgot to mention Burgess running in throwing punches getting off scot free

Had the shoulder charge caused Wolfie to lose control of the ball over the line they could have possibly given a penalty try, i have to admit i did not see any shoulder charge but was only watching the grounding, did it happen before hand or when the souths players were going for the ball over the line? Yes laughable that they disallowed it in the first place, ref said try and even though it didnt like he grounded it the cameras were inconclusive so should have with the ref original ruling of try.
Fa'aso should have gone for the second spear tackle, how can someone get put reported twice for a spear tackle and stay on the field
You also forgot to mention Brett Stewarts cocked elbow, although he will probably only get a slap on the wrist for that, it was cheap shot and didnt need to happen.

[Guest]

Of course you can give a penalty try for a shoulder charge. I bet you bucket loads if it had been $ouff$ trying to score it would have been given.
I hate both these teams but there are some sooks here. That was not dirty by manly, it was hard stuff. Melbourne is dirty, 1000x more than Manly. I loved seeing $ouff$ getting belted. They thoroughly deserve it.

Manly were let down by their failure to execute and robbed by the referees.

[Guest]

Great game of footy. Know one was robbed, Souths deserved the win. Inglis dives for the ground when he cant steam roll the defense. Seems to put himself into the dangerous position. great game. Can we keep up???

[Guest]

souths capitalise of penalties. same happened in round 1.

the first half had me pouring testosterone out of my nose, the second half had me fuming at refs decisions.

Jason King is the weakest link. 0 go forward. Williams a former shadow of hiumself. Taufua was so dangerous but all the ball was given to Wolfman who shinesoutside WIllams, continuous ball given to him. if there was more service to Taufua etc a couple of tries wouldve occured. Basically both teams are neck-to-neck

[Guest]

I believe they will win the comp but not because of being a protective species I personally dont think they are a protected species, they are a farken top side.

That game last night was Manly at their gangster best, Inglis was polaxed twice by Faoso who was very lucky to stay on the field. The incident with Matai on George Burgess & the stink with Sam was all a none event. Symonds try was a try.

For me they are a very very well coached side by a man who is very good operator & as the season rolls on they will almost become unstoppable, one good positive for NRL to come out of it is the crowds.
If they win the comp this year the NRL will have it's biggest crowds ever next year. They will pull 60,000 people to club games.

But like I said earlier they have finally got themselves a top top coach, would I swap him for Robinson, NO way.

[Andrew Walker]

Of course you can give a penalty try for a shoulder charge. I bet you bucket loads if it had been $ouff$ trying to score it would have been given.
I hate both these teams but there are some sooks here. That was not dirty by manly, it was hard stuff. Melbourne is dirty, 1000x more than Manly. I loved seeing $ouff$ getting belted. They thoroughly deserve it.

Manly were let down by their failure to execute and robbed by the referees.

No you cannot give a penalty try for a shouklder charge

Merrit shoulder charging Jonathon Wright to stop him scoring showed that was the rule

[kurtsherlock6]

I believe they will win the comp but not because of being a protective species I personally dont think they are a protected species, they are a farken top side.

That game last night was Manly at their gangster best, Inglis was polaxed twice by Faoso who was very lucky to stay on the field. The incident with Matai on George Burgess & the stink with Sam was all a none event. Symonds try was a try.

For me they are a very very well coached side by a man who is very good operator & as the season rolls on they will almost become unstoppable, one good positive for NRL to come out of it is the crowds.
If they win the comp this year the NRL will have it's biggest crowds ever next year. They will pull 60,000 people to club games.

But like I said earlier they have finally got themselves a top top coach, would I swap him for Robinson, NO way.

Whats with your love of souffs Mickey?? Mate you should be posting this shit on the burrow.

I am over it, fark souffs, fark the filthy vermin.

[stsae]

No you cannot give a penalty try for a shouklder charge

Merrit shoulder charging Jonathon Wright to stop him scoring showed that was the rule

I can see a case in the future where a penalty try could result from a shoulder charge.

Think back to the 99 GF, the penalty try that decided the GF, replace the high tackle with a shoulder charge, it would still be a penalty try IMO under the current rules.

IMO that Merritt one wouldn't have resulted in a penalty try if it was a head high or trip. It would have to happen over the try line I would say.

[stsae]

I believe they will win the comp but not because of being a protective species I personally dont think they are a protected species, they are a farken top side.

That game last night was Manly at their gangster best, Inglis was polaxed twice by Faoso who was very lucky to stay on the field. The incident with Matai on George Burgess & the stink with Sam was all a none event. Symonds try was a try.

For me they are a very very well coached side by a man who is very good operator & as the season rolls on they will almost become unstoppable, one good positive for NRL to come out of it is the crowds.
If they win the comp this year the NRL will have it's biggest crowds ever next year. They will pull 60,000 people to club games.

But like I said earlier they have finally got themselves a top top coach, would I swap him for Robinson, NO way.

I don't think they are a protected species but they definitely get the rub of the green. I will say well coached disciplined good sides usually do and they are those things as you say.

Burgess in particular is a protected species, like Thaiaday, some of the shit those two blokes are allowed to get away with is farked. Most other players in the comp would've been binned and/or suspended for that effort alone the other night. Burgess, like Thaiaday, hasn't even been questioned in the media.

I farking hope they don't win the comp though. I hate the carnts.

[Andrew Walker]

I can see a case in the future where a penalty try could result from a shoulder charge.

Think back to the 99 GF, the penalty try that decided the GF, replace the high tackle with a shoulder charge, it would still be a penalty try IMO under the current rules.

IMO that Merritt one wouldn't have resulted in a penalty try if it was a head high or trip. It would have to happen over the try line I would say.

That being the case The penalty try would be for the high shot Not the fact that it was with the shoulder

[Hawkeye]

I can see a case in the future where a penalty try could result from a shoulder charge.

Think back to the 99 GF, the penalty try that decided the GF, replace the high tackle with a shoulder charge, it would still be a penalty try IMO under the current rules.

IMO that Merritt one wouldn't have resulted in a penalty try if it was a head high or trip. It would have to happen over the try line I would say.

Gee I would hate to see the day when a penalty try is awarded for a shoulder charge.

[stsae]

Gee I would hate to see the day when a penalty try is awarded for a shoulder charge.

Well if Wolfie had have re gathered that ball the other night and was hit with a shoulder charge that dislodged the footy would that not have been a penalty try from a shoulder charge mate???

Not that I'd have agreed with it but going on they gave a penalty against Inglis after Wolfie had dropped the ball I'd guess they'd have given a penalty try.