Yeah was the correct decision you cant use your hands and lower arm in jostling for the position i thought that wasnt contentious whatsoever
Yeah I wasn't too bitter about it. Thought the video ref should have viewed it in real time for the push, he placed his hands on him more than he pushed him. Hodkinson also held his jumper so usually they would cancel each other out. I was more concerned that he hadn't grounded it correctly, still don't think he did.
Hodges was fucking huge last night. 12 acting half runs for 114m (nrlstats). Everyone knows he is gonna do it, just cant stop him.
Yeah Hodges' running looks pus but the cunt makes plenty of metres. Him and Chambers were half our go-forward. Our backs really subsidised in that department.
He chose the right times. There were a few he ran got 10m and a really quick play the ball. Was the first game in a while where he hasn't been a playmaker.
I thought the refereeing was atrocious. The ruck was beyond a joke. It's an unwritten rule in my book that there should be a couple of ruck penalties early on to ensure it doesn't happen. because it was such a tight game I can't see many changes which is bad for NSW cause they're not gonna win in Melbourne/Brisbane if they don't improve their second half immensely. On the other hand Qld had huge opportunities and didn't capitalise.
He should make way for Papalii, but he won't. He made some very important tackles. One comes to mind on Jennings when he would have been away and 2 to force dropouts. It's the sort of play that the players on ground and coaches will remember.
I've always said that he doesn't run, he power-walks. Lol'd when he gave Hodkinson the don't argue in the 1st half. Looked as if we had a sniper in the stands.
Thought Slaters was a try. Difference between pushing someone contesting the ball and having your hands up while running into someone shielding the ball.
Seen a few replays of Boyd's missed opportunity. Would have had to start diving before Inglis even touched it to get a hold of that. Was a tough chance. Reckon the cut-out was on from Morgan, failing that Inglis should have just fell over the tryline.
Yeah as far as I see it, the hands in the back didn't prevent Hodko from playing at the ball. Him grabbing Slater's jersey did that. I wasn't happy with the put-down personally. Reckon they went with the hands on the back because it was an easier call to make than the grounding. However after seeing Tamou's push on Parker just prior to Scott's try being overlooked; I'd figure it would be fair game to shove a defender.
