Shit show of a game

[Bansai Pipeline]

Cronulla won't get near Souths.

[Tommy Smith]

Cronulla won't get near Souths.

I disagree.

Souffs are bog average.

We would have won by 40 had Manu played and Teddy, Crichton and Toops not gone off injured.

Souffs used up all of their curses to win that game, surely. Because everything that could go wrong did go wrong for us after the 20min mark. I've never seen anything like it.

[QWERTY]

Cronulla won't get near Souths.

Their bench is pretty lacklustre without Burgess

[Les Tricolores]

I disagree.

Souffs are bog average.

We would have won by 40 had Manu played and Teddy, Crichton and Toops not gone off injured.

Souffs used up all of their curses to win that game, surely. Because everything that could go wrong did go wrong for us after the 20min mark. I've never seen anything like it.

This is true Tommy but Sharks strangely lacked intensity last week… and then still they lost a game they really never should have… a major kick in the teeth

The complete opposite for Souths

Sharks have a better lineup but wouldn’t surprise me in the least to see Souths roll them

[oldrooster]

Now that trell milk has admitted that they wait for the bunker to give them penalties, perhaps we should now MOO him whenever he has the ball.

[Lydon]

I’m sure Fitzy will get the Sharks up after last weeks extra time loss,I give them a good chance this week!

[roostermcgregor]

"Originally posted by rented tracksuit

I still reckon that the penalty for foul play should be that the offender serves the same time off the park as the victim.


You have hit the nail on the head , and its why I am up in arms and have written such lengthy diatibe(s) on this forum..
The current NRL system rewards violent play.
Key players can get taken out of the game entirely, and the offender(s) re-enter the game after 10 minutes.
Unless it changes, you will get more of the same.

[Random Rooster]

I have basically said our team needs to stand up to Souths the next time we play.
We played them on Sunday, and we were completely unprepared for the chaos.
Burgess took out Teddy, and within one minute, nearly decapitated Lodge.
Then another illegal hit on Suaalii - which nearly half killed him - didn't you notice?
Souffs were down to 11 men - and they did not give a rats arse.

You saying it was all premeditated- part of their plan? Decapitated Lodge, half killed Suaalii??? Dramatic.

They hit us with illegal shots, and hurt the players , and we were not ready for the tactics.

Only Teddy was hurt-and he initially passed his HIA. The general consensus was Burgess should have been binned at least-Klein and the bunker got it wrong.
None of our other players were hurt due to foul play. Lodge and Suaalii bounced straight back up.

I had a stoush with a Souffs supporter who came on our website - his name was Pabloluke - , you can read his comments in another thread on the Souths vs Roosters elimination final, on our forum.
His comment was that .that the Roosters need "to come to daddy"

I cannot find a "Pabloluke" but nonetheless he supports a club that has won 1 premiership in 50 years- what he thinks is irrelevant

I really think Luke Keary was traumatised with what he had seen unfold in front of his eyes ( I suggest you watch it the presser again, closely ).

Traumatised? So dramatic. He was disappointed- and may he well be because when we were playing against 11/12 men & it was his job as the senior attacker to ensure we utilised the overlaps. Instead we went one out through the forwards, Crichton dropped the pill 10 metres out, then inexplicably Naiqama gave away the most obvious penalty on the first tackle- they got a free ride into our half-they scored-and we only saw the ball for 1 full set in the next 10 minutes. Why Naiqama would deliberately slow the play the ball when you up against 11 men i'll never know. How we couldnt mark up in defence with 2 extra players is equally as puzzling. Its just not good enough

Does that full strength side include Teddy, who is usually responsible for 1/3 of our attack, or do we leave him out for this game, because he is fouled out of the game after 15 minutes?.
Is it the starting side that needs to be at full strength, or is it the side that's on the field after 20 minutes, half time or at the end of the game?
I just don't know- maybe you can tell me what is full strength?

If you cant recognise we were down on troops on Sunday then theres nothing i can say that will change your mind. Equally if you think the team was decimated due to Souths illegal play then all i can do is point out we lost 1 player for the game from illegal play.

I don't buy the players were "traumatised" by anything that happened on the field- its a game of rugby league for christ sake.

I think the only ones traumatised are some supporters who cannot cope that we got beaten.

[mattyh]

I disagree.

Souffs are bog average.

We would have won by 40 had Manu played and Teddy, Crichton and Toops not gone off injured.

Souffs used up all of their curses to win that game, surely. Because everything that could go wrong did go wrong for us after the 20min mark. I've never seen anything like it.

so we would have beaten them by 40 with manu and teddy ? yet lost by 16 without them ...no we wouldn't of.

[roostermcgregor]

Random Rooster,

You are a well trained keyboard warrior who copies other peoples quotes and then gives his expert opinion on why they are wrong.
You are brilliant, but I was being respectful in the last post , and said I see things my way , & you see it yours.
But seeing you are such a pr*ck about it all, and that you need to always be right, here is my responses:

i) Yes- it was all premeditated by Souffs.
If you don't think it was Souffs, then it must have been premeditated by the Roosters. But hold on, Robinson doesn't premeditate foul play.
If it wasn't Souffs who started the chaos, and it wasn't the Roosters, who is to blame for the debacle on Sunday?
I know, it was the fairy godmother of course- do you know her?

ii) Hit us with illegal shots and hurt the players - no one was hurt except Teddy..
Teddy was hit with a high shot and could not pass a concussion test - he was completely out of it.
That's what high shots do - they cause damage.
If you do not think the other high shots did not do any damage to players you have no idea.
Why don't you ask any current football player whether a high shot affects them?.
Oh , thats right , you have never played football.
If you want me to demonstrate, I 'll happily invite you to a local park, and if you want to run the ball at me, I'll hit you with a coathanger..
I will guarantee that for the next 3 hours you will resemble a drunk who has been at the pub all night.
Guaranteed.

iii) Maybe you don't know what "come to daddy" means. Yes it means just that. Its been that way for a few years now with Souffs, & the Roosters, and they are definitely are the Daddy..They have the better of us results wise , and physical dominance. You appear to be a person who doesn't want to know this, or is in denial.

iv) Keary traumatised in the presser - I am being dramatic.
Why don't you ask Keary? Was he out of it because he lost a football match, or was he out of it because of the manner in which the football game was won/ lost?

v) Full strength side is going to beat Souffs . Again, you have completely missed my point. When Souffs hit you with the high shots & hospitalise Manu, and retire Teddy from the game, how many of your "full strength side " are going to be on the field to win you your game? Answer- it ain't going to be there.- what you envisaged with your starting side isn't going to be there during the game.
I understand that legitimate injuries to Chrihton and Toops contributed to Sunday's loss, but do you really think that the shot on Manu breaking his face was accidental? I know a lot of you pacifist types would really like to think so. Also, the illegal high shots on Sunday were completely accidental from Souffs , & had no effect on the Roosters ? (here's your pacifist side coming out again) - if you believe that, you are making me laugh. I really think that watching contact sports is not for you & you are better off watching non- contact sports- maybe marbles?

[Random Rooster]

Yes- it was all premeditated by Souffs.

I don't agree but thats ok

Teddy was hit with a high shot and could not pass a concussion test - he was completely out of it

He did pass the HIA but then had a relapse. You made the " completely out of it" up

Oh , thats right , you have never played football

I actually played u/23s for 2 years and 8 reserve grade games for the Bulldogs in the late 80s. However it actually means nothing- but its just another thing you made up

If you want me to demonstrate, I 'll happily invite you to a local park, and if you want to run the ball at me, I'll hit you with a coathanger..
I will guarantee that for the next 3 hours you will resemble a drunk who has been at the pub all night.
Guaranteed.

LOL!!

Maybe you don't know what "come to daddy" means. Yes it means just that. Its been that way for a few years now with Souffs, & the Roosters, and they are definitely are the Daddy

LOL again! You cant be serious

Keary traumatised in the presser - I am being dramatic.
Why don't you ask Keary? Was he out of it because he lost a football match, or was he out of it because of the manner in which the football game was won/ lost?

Yes you're being very dramatic......and i suggest you check out the definition of traumatised

When Souffs hit you with the high shots & hospitalise Manu

That was last season. Build that bridge asap.....

Also, the illegal high shots on Sunday were completely accidental from Souffs , & had no effect on the Roosters

Yep Lodge and Suaalii were not concussed or even rattled by those high shots. Accidental high shots happen in every NRL game.

I really think that watching contact sports is not for you & you are better off watching non- contact sports- maybe marbles?

Thanks for the advice. I might take up jogging and see if i can find your dummy and rattle you left behind in Moore Park

[Eggspert]

I disagree.

Souffs are bog average.

We would have won by 40 had Manu played and Teddy, Crichton and Toops not gone off injured.

Souffs used up all of their curses to win that game, surely. Because everything that could go wrong did go wrong for us after the 20min mark. I've never seen anything like it.

Injuries didn't play any part in that bog average 10min when we had 13 v 11. It was the dumbest 10min I've ever seen with dropped balls, 6 agains & penalties.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

@ Random Rooster ...I hate the way you cherrypick a quote and then play Q & A like a headmistress...have done it to me in the off topic when your political sensibilities get challenged.

Otherwise you seem like a decent chap. No extra charge for feedback

[SamKerrSimp]

I am in agreement with random rooster a lot of fans need a teaspoon of cement and to harden up

[Random Rooster]

@ Random Rooster ...I hate the way you cherrypick a quote and then play Q & A like a headmistress...have done it to me in the off topic when your political sensibilities get challenged.

Its just my style when i'm answering someone/something directly. I prefer headmaster over headmistress....but meh who cares these days?

Otherwise you seem like a decent chap. No extra charge for feedback

Sorry had to do it again.

Whats your take on the topic? Do you think Souths premeditated the high tackles to deliberately take out Teddy and throw us off our game?