Recent content by Backintheolddays

“Fist them” … yes I reverted to a 15yo

Has already been discussed last week but I remain amazed the illustrious bastions of Knox and Barker won't stump up 13s or 14s for the opposition. Just pathetic.

I still think this was the bigger issue and has had very little coverage. Jumping/diving whatever you want to call it MUST be banned in the scenario that happened on the weekend, language semantics be damned.

I remember the All Saints team of’89 who nearly went all the way in the Waratah Shield when it was a serious comp. Knocked over a few GPS schools before losing to Eddies in the final. Punched well above their weight and that was an outstanding age group built around a Grenfell / West Wyalong...

New +15 Kings +5 View +5

Minor detail but I’d like to see our back three better prepped in the next test to defend quick kick offs and kicks for touch. Three instances off the top of my head where the kick could have been retrieved but instead the Lions ended up with a line out near our line. School boy stuff.

As a Kings fan I’m anticipating Finn to have a blinder. Not sure how the Joe boys will manage the View forwards though. Here’s hoping. Big test this weekend for Kings to bounce backs against Joeys. Outplayed last weekend will rock their confidence and Joeys on the up.

“If a player is deemed to have left the ground to avoid a tackle” Pretty clear to me. Awful precedent

Cannot believe world rugby would endorse going down the gridiron route of taking to the air to avoid the tackle. I thought this example was clearly against the guidelines yet was not penalised. Far worse plunder than the last try clean out.

I’m stunned more isn’t being made of the hookers jump/dive try. While the last minute try has a lot of emotion attached and technical merit the try by their hooker is an appalling precedent.

Any insight into the Barker v Oakhill result? Would have anticipated Barker getting up but not a flogging.

Lunching with a former Wobbly back with a decent rugby brain. Some thoughts from him are a little left of center. Forwards in first 35min were amazing, best performance in 30 years. But fell away badly. 9 & 10 were fine. Thought center pairing was an experiment worth trying given lack of...

Not today, outplayed by View

Is Dempsey a kiwi? Has a similar understanding of the offside line. Great player.

Congrats View too good. Kings gameplan was AWOL very little of the route one action and too much ball to static backs with limited space. Credit to View for limiting their options. Solid hand on the trophy now for View.