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Rachnath said:
Your making it too complicated in my opinion. It was the coach JD’s fault. He couldn’t coach, man manage or have an eye for players.
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Don't see how that is too complicated. We tried to replace Reyno with a like for like. Not adjust to the skills of a different half. Pretty straight forward.
 
Nifty said:
It goes back to the day of Billy Harrigan who suggested that some forward passes should be let go.

The excuse from the bunker is they cannot judge if the pass is actually forward! Well how about superimposing a line across the field to watch the flight of the ball from a pass?
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A player running at speed can pass a flat ball but its trajectory will be forward because of physics.
The faster the speed the more the deviation. Impossible to rule on.
 
olBj said:
I agree.
Many of us learn from our mistakes... why would coaches be different?

Doesn’t mean they will all come back ... but some do and others may decide its really not for them after all or they offer more as assistant coaches etc

I could never stand the intense pressure that comes with the job.
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I think the only place he fell down a bit was man management & I gather that he’d been fine managing that type of thing in his past roles but it’s exacerbated when you follow Wayne
 
Bruster said:
That sort of resolves Keaon's playing position. It's a good read. From what I understand Acai is healthy, but apparently in Bankstown Uber Eats, it comes in a desert, which is not healthy. A good bit of self discipline from Keaon which has paid off already.
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They sell the sugar free stuff, that’s better
 
Bruster said:
That sort of resolves Keaon's playing position. It's a good read. From what I understand Acai is healthy, but apparently in Bankstown Uber Eats, it comes in a desert, which is not healthy. A good bit of self discipline from Keaon which has paid off already.
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The acai berry has a number of benefits, no doubt.

The acai bowl that you get from cafes/restaurants is basically (acai) berry soft serve ice cream.

Well not quite that bad but not "the healthy alternative" it's marketed to be.

(and yes my cafe sells them and everyone loves them, particularly with peanut butter and granola etc. 🤣)
 
Lazarus said:
A player running at speed can pass a flat ball but its trajectory will be forward because of physics.
The faster the speed the more the deviation. Impossible to rule on.
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Think most of us on this site understand this.
Also, the length of the pass and even wind can be factors.
But nothing you have said stops the bunker from making a call on an obvious forward pass.
 
Bruster said:
That sort of resolves Keaon's playing position. It's a good read. From what I understand Acai is healthy, but apparently in Bankstown Uber Eats, it comes in a desert, which is not healthy. A good bit of self discipline from Keaon which has paid off already.
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Acai is full of antioxidants BUT it’s one of the most bitter berries on the face of the earth. So to make it eatable they pack it with sugar. Therefore it has a ridiculously high calorie content

If you’re trying to lose weight stay away from Acai. Eat natural Greek yogurt with berries and a drizzle of honey instead.
 
If you’re not from Western Sydney, you don’t truly appreciate how ridiculous the Acai craze is (or Acai Wars). Within 1km of me every direction, there is 10-12 shops selling it. Either dedicated Acai shops or tagging onto Pizza shops, convenience stores etc

I mean its nice as a sometimes treat but I dont know who is eating it daily to sustain all these stores 😄
 
Prowsey said:
Once, just once I’d like a player to come out and say “of course it’s about the ****ing money cuz! Would you knock back $1.3m a year for 10 years…?

'I've never really wanted to leave': Newcastle offer too good for Dylan to refuse
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Dylan Brown never wanted to leave the Eels.
After all, Parramatta is all he has known since he moved from New Zealand as a 15-year-old. But when the Knights came knocking with a $14 million, 10-year offer - the most lucrative in NRL history - Brown couldn't refuse.
Speaking publicly for the first time since telling teammates on Monday of his departure at the end of this season, Brown said he never thought he'd be leaving the club that handed him his NRL debut in 2019.
'Just making the decision on its own was a pretty big one,' Brown said at the team's training fields in Kellyville. 'Knights have put a lot of faith in me, and they obviously put 10 years down there in front of me, I didn't think I was going to leave this club ever, to be honest.
'I've been here a long time and I've never really wanted to leave but, like you said, there's other reasons to leaving.
'It's my family, it's my future. The games not [for] long, and I'm trying to look after myself and my family. So, I'm happy with my decision.'
Even Brown conceded he was surprised by Newcastle's investment. '100 per cent [I was surprised]. It's a massive deal and, like I said, my plans were never leaving this place.
'I'm very sad that I'm leaving, but look here we are, things have happened, and now I've got to back myself.'
When pushed on whether he thought he was worth the $1.4 million a year, Brown said he was more concerned with security than money.
'Money has never really been a thing for me, it's 10 years [of] security,' Brown said.
'I just signed a deal with Parra before then, and that was 10 years, and that was purely based on security as well. So, like I said, it's for my family, and it's for my future.'
Former players and commentators have been critical of Newcastle's decision. Brown has played at No.6 most of his career, besides a few fill-in games as halfback when Mitch Moses has been injured.
Mitchell Pearce said he found it strange that the Knights saw Brown as a No.7, while Andrew Johns said he didn't know 'whether he's got the tools to be a main playmaker'.
Brown knows he couldn't control the criticism about his signing.
'I've obviously been a six all my career, last year I sort of had the opportunity to fulfil that number and [was] learning on the go,' Brown said.
'Obviously, nothing happens quick like that, it takes time. This year, obviously Mitch has been out so I've got more practice, but if it happens, I'm willing to learn, I'm willing to take on the challenge ... Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but I'm the one on the footy field. I'm doing my best, that's all I can do, and when I go to the Knights nothing is going to change.'
Under NRL rules, the Eels have 10 days to convince Brown to back out of the Newcastle deal now the contract has been submitted to the NRL.
Brown said he had discussed with the Knights the kind of style they want to play, but hadn't firmed up yet where they wanted him to play, and said fullback Kalyn Ponga had been in touch to congratulate him on the signing.
Knights coach Adam O'Brien refused to talk about the signing at his weekly press conference.
'I'm not talking about Dylan Brown,' O'Brien said. 'I'm willing to talk about the Dolphins, round one [sic] here. The Dylan Brown situation has a process to go through, and I reckon I will respect that process.'
O'Brien refused to budge when pressed further. 'I'll find a different way to give you the same answer,' he said. 'I understand the question ... There will come a time to talk about Dylan but, right now, I'm focused on tomorrow night with the halves I have there.'
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On MMM he said he just couldn’t pass on the deal.
 
Lazarus said:
A player running at speed can pass a flat ball but its trajectory will be forward because of physics.
The faster the speed the more the deviation. Impossible to rule on.
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Easy to rule on, just look at the ball out of the hands.

More importantly, there were heaps of forward passes in our game thrown by both sides. All were thrown by a ballplayer standing still/moving sideways. These are the annoying ones as they can be seen and ruled upon and they often provide the line breaks.
 
Lazarus said:
A player running at speed can pass a flat ball but its trajectory will be forward because of physics.
The faster the speed the more the deviation. Impossible to rule on.
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But that's not the rule.

The rule is simple.

If the ball is propelled forward from the hands, it's a forward pass.

I.e. A pass is legal if the ball is not thrown forward out of the hands, even if it appears to travel forward due to the player's momentum

What happens after the ball leaves the player's hands is irrelevant to the rule.

And the Bunker would only need to rule on the action of the hands relative to the opposing goal line.

(But @yobbo84 is correct, there would be dozens of forward passes each game and the princesses at NewsCorpse would have a hissy fit, particularly if it led to a disadvantage against their favourite team (Sharks, Roosters, Raiders)
 
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