Southern Inland Rugby 2025

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

the referee is in control of the game... not the players

I’ve had a bit of a look at the table, I think it was a matter of boosting for and against. Top team is +333 and now after a 147 point boost, City are +359.
Comp looks like a 2 horse race and there have been 3 x 100 point plus margin games. Previous record margin for the season was 146 until the weekend.
I fear for the game and the competition.
That said, I’m sure the final series with the two powerhouses will be hotly contested.

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

the referee is in control of the game... not the players

Haha not fair to put it on the referee.

 

[Maulalltheway]

Haha not fair to put it on the referee.

how any less fair than a team playing their weekly game?

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

how any less fair than a team playing their weekly game?

Sportsmanship and spirit of the game.

 

[Maulalltheway]

Sportsmanship and spirit of the game.

good lord almighty.

you have very big opinions for a bloke who only discovered this forum 24 hours ago...

 

[Maulalltheway]

As someone who was inside the Reddies for the last two seasons and the first few rounds of this season, there is a huge culture problem which would be obvious from the outside.

The current playing group has no ambition to play first grade, some of the more talented players refuse to move up from 2nd grade. Even refusing to sit on the bench for first grade.

The old boys don't show up. They don't come to the games, they don't help setup, they can't even make it to the raffles on a Thursday.

I won't name names, but there are a few people who seem to deny that the club has an issue and just flat out refuse any changes.

Unless something significant changes, I can't see the Reddies in the comp beyond 2027.

Youve got this feedback and old mate nuggety is laying the blame at the feet of the side who played out their 80 minutes.

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

good lord almighty.

you have very big opinions for a bloke who only discovered this forum 24 hours ago...

Well that’s what forums are, places where people can express their opinion/s.
I’m sure that the common sentiment at the ground was dismay/frustration and not joy at the end of the game.

 

[Maulalltheway]

Well that’s what forums are, places where people can express their opinion/s.
I’m sure that the common sentiment at the ground was dismay/frustration and not joy at the end of the game.

please see the feedback from someone at the reddies. park your frustration there.

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

Youve got this feedback and old mate nuggety is laying the blame at the feet of the side who played out their 80 minutes.

It is clear that there are huge issues with that club, no one is denying it.

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

please see the feedback from someone at the reddies. park your frustration there.

I don’t need to, I’m not invested or around the competition at all. I think it’s sad that self interest and record chasing has overtaken sportsmanship and spirit of the game as a priority.

 

[Maulalltheway]

I don’t need to, I’m not invested or around the competition at all. I think it’s sad that self interest and record chasing has overtaken sportsmanship and spirit of the game as a priority.

how do you know any if this is what happened if you arent invested in the comp. spare me

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

how do you know any if this is what happened if you arent invested in the comp. spare me

I went looking today after I saw the troubling scoreline last night?

 

[Maulalltheway]

I went looking today after I saw the troubling scoreline last night?

able to see intent from that are you???
self interest
record chasing
lack of sportsmanship.

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

Yeh it stands out quite clearly lol

 

[Maulalltheway]

Yeh it stands out quite clearly lol

perhaps you are more invested in our zone than you imply?

 

[Nuggetyflyhalf]

perhaps you are more invested in our zone than you imply?

Sure. I don’t really know what you’re getting at but I just hope things work out for all involved in the competition.

 

[AmbitiousButRubbish]

Shellackings like that have been a part of the game as long as I can remember. I'm thinking back to Australia V Namibia in the 2003 RWC. Very similar scoreline.

It doesn't do a great deal to promote the game obviously and nobody wants a scoreline like that. But we're all adults at the end of the day. Play to the whistle.

Perhaps this may open some people's eyes at the Reddies and promote change. No point laying blame on the team that in laying blame on the team in the running for the premiership, we're not trying to spare the feelings of 10 year olds.

 

[paul bristow]

Given the situation with Reddies and Albury it would be better if for and against points were not used for ladder position calculations this year. It’s promoting a problem.

 

[Maulalltheway]

Given the situation with Reddies and Albury it would be better if for and against points were not used for ladder position calculations this year. It’s promoting a problem.

How do you split teams on the same points then? If not by for and against

 

[paul bristow]

Fair and obvious point Mauler. The system as is could be seen to be encouraging a feeding frenzy with these two hapless clubs.