Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:15 pm  

No, but some of its fans are.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:58 pm  

Is RL becoming soft? Well it's still the toughest ball sport on the planet by a distance.

As for 'third man in' yes, we do see some cheap shots (and not just from Wigan), but for me, the primary responsibility is with referees, who need to call 'held' in good time. That wouldn't solve every situation, but it would most of them.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:01 pm  

Speaking of soft, anyone see Henderson rolling around on the floor then after a completely legitimate tackle? Embarrassing. I'd give him a one match ban for that.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:12 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Speaking of soft, anyone see Henderson rolling around on the floor then after a completely legitimate tackle? Embarrassing. I'd give him a one match ban for that.

He does stuff like that every game. Should be able to place bets on what minute he will go down with 'cramp'.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:15 pm  

Hasbag wrote:

He does stuff like that every game. Should be able to place bets on what minute he will go down with 'cramp'.

Yeah it's usually when his team concedes a drop-out.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:25 pm  

Him wrote:

It's not good hard defence. It's not good old-style biff, nowhere near it. Charging in 3rd man on a held man is a sh|thouse, cowardly act.

Anyone who thinks that's good, hard defence needs their head examining.

You want to put a big shot in, then front up and do it when the player is running at you. That's good, hard defence.

Don't always agree with you HIM, but if someone hadn't stolen the 'Like' button i would be pressing it now.

Absolutely nailed it there.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:46 am  

Him wrote:
It's not good hard defence. It's not good old-style biff, nowhere near it. Charging in 3rd man on a held man is a sh|thouse, cowardly act.

Anyone who thinks that's good, hard defence needs their head examining.

You want to put a big shot in, then front up and do it when the player is running at you. That's good, hard defence.

Don't always agree with you HIM, but if someone hadn't stolen the 'Like' button i would be pressing it now.

Absolutely nailed it there.

Its Wanes idea of intimidation. Hurt anyone, anyway. 3rd man in on the knees or ribs, smash the half back in the face when he is knocked out on the floor.........just do what it takes

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:27 pm  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

Don't always agree with you HIM, but if someone hadn't stolen the 'Like' button i would be pressing it now.

Absolutely nailed it there.

Even I'm not a nobhead ALL the time

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:53 am  

Barely any mention of Wilkins cheap headshot on Tomkins after he scored??? Funny that.
Thought the Sarginson hit was badly timed on his part, looked from the slow motion that Burns legs hadn't quite stopped when Sarginson started to move but he certainly had time to pull out. It was naughty but not illegal. The way to cut it out is for the ref to call held quicker although that is a difficult balancing act because offloads in the tackle are one of the more exciting parts of the game.
As pointed out though for all the moralising from Saints fans, they seemed to react differently when their 'Jammer' targeted Baileys ribs in '09.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:06 am  

The only surprising this is that anyone is surprised; Wane has this Wigan team so focused on aggression and dominating their opponents in any way possible, that the inevitable result is the continued evolution of his ugly brand of thugby league.

Horrible to watch, horrible to play against and I'd imagine, horrible to referee.