Bob Dwyer: Lions are Cheats

[Rassie]

This is good trolling by Bob.

A sign of a good troll is that his primary target was the Lions yet he still managed to inflict substantial collateral damage on New Zealand.

Quote of the week lol

 

[Blue]

"One comment I'd like to make after having seen the Lions in action on tour is that it doesn't come as any surprise they're coached by a New Zealander because they play outside the laws of the game as every New Zealand side does." - Bob Dwyer

We love you too Bob, xoxo.

Gad what a whinging asshole.

 

[Gnostic]

Well I must say after watching Vunipola boring in and standing up Dwyer was spot on.

 

[Athilnaur]

He was Gnostic, but gee Dwyer is a pot with a big monocle!

 

[Dai bando]

He was Gnostic, but gee Dwyer is a pot with a big monocle!

I think it was the TH boring in, which made it look like Vunipola was I hope this clarifies it for you Gnostic

 

[FrankLind]

This is good trolling by Bob. A sign of a good troll is that his primary target was the Lions yet he still managed to inflict substantial collateral damage on New Zealand.

Indeed. Though rather pathetic at the same time.

 

[fatprop]

You can do these articles on every team

As for a front row, doing "stuff", well that is their job, they all do stuff, Benn Robinson has made a career out of dropping his bind, touching the ground and driving up and under.

As for sealing off, they are certainly driving off their feet and sealing off (whilst doing some immense cleanouts)

 

[Rassie]

The All Blacks management always maintained the players became ill after a meal at the Crowne. Mains even employed a private investigator who reported a Far Eastern betting syndicate had paid a waitress called Suzie at the hotel to put something in their water.

Bob is not the only one accusing others of cheating.

 

[Dan54]

Yep Rassie, but most kiwis consider Mains a bit of an idiot and ignore what he says, perhaps there is a lesson there...........
Mind you I not sure why anyone takes much notice of former coaches that like to spout their opinions in the press about opposition teams. I think when they run down opposition it is because they really can't think of anyway that their own team can improve.

 

[Rassie]

Yep Rassie, but most kiwis consider Mains a bit of an idiot and ignore what he says, perhaps there is a lesson there.....

Blame only yourselves in defeat?

Just for the record Dan. Have you seen at Bulls matches at times especially in afternoon matches when the Highveldt sun is baking. They stop and play this god awful music at Loftus (from a guy called Steve Hofmeyer normally) and the players have this short breaks where they have a sip of energade, klipdrift, magic water or whatever is in those bottles? Have you notice that sometimes?

 

[cyclopath]

You can do these articles on every team

As for a front row, doing "stuff", well that is their job, they all do stuff, Benn Robinson has made a career out of dropping his bind, touching the ground and driving up and under.

As for sealing off, they are certainly driving off their feet and sealing off (whilst doing some immense cleanouts)

Agree about cleanouts. One of the areas of most inconsistency, I reckon. Obviously, with teams targeting a huge physical cleanout, players can and will go off their feet sometimes. But the subtle "smash and sprawl" technique, if it can be gotten away with, works a treat. Some refs will occasionally ping off the feet attackers, most seem to ignore it.
Like everything, it's up to the officials to stop stuff. Attaching the pejorative term "cheat" is just lazy, but effective journalism and sub-editing.
I'd like to see the ARs policing the outside defenders better. The Lions 13 player was frequently getting very "flat" very early on Sat against the Tahs, and the ARs remained silent. A lot of teams do this.

 

[daz]

I seem to remember Richie McCaw being penalised for off side when he was the tackler on the odd occasion last year

Outstanding. I win the fluffy toy for correctly thinking that a thread that uses the word "cheat" would eventually also use the name "Richie McCaw".

Isn't there a natural law about this phenomenon?

 

[Dam0]

Outstanding. I win the fluffy toy for correctly thinking that a thread that uses the word "cheat" would eventually also use the name "Richie McCaw".

Isn't there a natural law about this phenomenon?

Well, there is the Richie McCaw Certainty Principle, a close cousin of Godwin's law: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Fun:Paddy_O'Brien's_Law