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Filth - didn't see either of the incidents to which you refer - the 10 men or the manager/trainer - but I would say that Brendan McKibbin's Brother-in-law (Simon Moore) is the best referee in the comp.
I thought the support on the weekend was great, TT. You might disagree/agree. From the distance I could see Easts supporters (all 10 of them) at one time pissing behind the mounds, a bit of decorum please.
Toiletry at Bottemley mustn't be progressive by the looks of things.
One thing I did see was the Easts manager or trainer absolutely screaming at the referee about the scrum. I couldn't imagine why.
The Filth take on G.P.S this Saturday. I hope Brothers put up a strong challenge to a wounded Galloper.
Well said Oldmate.
Aces - I think you are being a bit rough with your "3pm beers" theory is outrageous.
Club culture is not just the social interaction and beers in the beer garden, it is about board/admin/coaches/players interaction, a one club mentality (Seniors & Juniors), family/community values underpinning the club. I think we do these well at Easts and they generally need to be in place before you have on field success.
Easts lower grades have been a force in the past and will one day be that again but with the talent and experience available at present within the club it is going to be a while before that happens.
If your theory was based on the rowdy group of supporters at Crosby last Saturday - FYI they were primarily 3rd graders (Oldmate calls them 4th grade - whatever their correct name is) who had a bye and had partaken in a pub crawl on the way to Crosby last Saturday.
They created some atmosphere at Crosby and I think simply by turning up to support the Prems shows that they have a decent club ethos.
For the record 3rd grade is the only lower grade sides that has secured multiple wins this year.
And Leakytap - I have been quiet because I have my "TigersTale" between my legs at moment after 4 games that Easts were in but failed to get the win - Souths, Uni, GPS & Bros - one has to question whether the desperate desire that produced the 2013 success has waned in 2014. We will have to see how desperate they are this weekend against the Dragons.
Discussing a bad ruling is okay but claiming it's part of a continuing conspiracy for or against a team is not. Stick to the actual decision and there will be no problems.6. Play the ball not the man. Personal comments will be deleted and you'll get a card or ban.
This also applies to comments about players, coaches, Referees and other public figures. Feel free to criticise their play and decisions with reasoning, but not slander them as a person.
"Like last weekend, he's always seagulling and it gives me the shits" is OK.
"He's a f*ckwit who'll never amount to anything" is not.
Only a complete knob jockey resorts to personal insults anyway.
Well now you know the rules. You should probably read this post.I didn't appreciate that this forum was not open for freedom of speech when it comes to refereeing decisions and appointments.
Calm down Lee, it wasn't offensive and it was only a discussion.
Anyway, Tigers backline reshuffle, Deck 9, Mullins 10, Brandon 15
A good option in my opinion.
I don't like Parry over Moore at Blindside though, because Parry has been poor in his games and Moore has been very good.
To be fair, that's how they've played with Krelle at 15 as well, and he had a bit of a shocker last week, so I think it could be more a selection thing than game plan.These two selections make me think Easts are going to emply a defensive game plan. Kick, kick, kick. Tackle, Tackle, Tackle. and contest every breakdown. I suppose when you need to kickstart some momentum a 'pragmatic' approach might be required to get the desired result. But I always like to see the Easts' back 3 run the ball back and forwards running in wider channels.
Easts have to pick Moore, he was excellent against Brothers.
Surely Easts have better depth in the front row than Sam Richards? He's been folded several times at scrum time this year yet daddy keeps picking him?
On this note I will go into a self imposed hibernation.