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Larry Dwyer (12)
If only we had some Friday night (or Saturday) finals to sink our teeth into!! Nothing beats playing under lights.
Think you’re mistaken on this one. Nothing beats Boronia Park, it is a fortress that must be cherished by every forum memberIf only we had some Friday night (or Saturday) finals to sink our teeth into!! Nothing beats playing under lights.
Whilst the wallabies may have lost 4 on the trot today, out at Concord the Old Soldiers were able to go 4/4. Tough battles across the board with UNSW putting up a hell of a fight in 1s, 2s and 3s whilst the colties took home a 1 point win against the Breakers. Looking forward to hearing the other finals results across Div 2 in what is building up to be 1 hell of a finals series.
Wow Concord Oval has changed a bit since I was last their 20+ years ago for the Breakers Kentwell victory. What a great facility and perfect pitch for subbies finals action.
A real contrast of rugby philosophy on display in the Newport vs Lindfield colts encounter. It ended in a nailbiting defeat for Newport who will rue what could of been with 4+ bombed tries early in the 2nd half. It was a high quality game contrasting Lindfields 10 man style, playing to their powerful tight 5, rumbling from set piece, against the Breakers run it from anywhere, crash or crash thru style. Newports focus now needs to be on a resurgent UNSW who although were dispatched 48-5 in rd 1 proved far more willing in a R12 21-20 arm wrestle. Newport get past that game and they can go in very confident that they are a massive Premiership chance. But the ole one game at a time apples here big time.
In Barraclough Newport scored 27 unanswered points to come back from a 24-7 deficit in a niggle filled game with the big bopper filled Epping outfit. A red card for a double yellow was always going to be difficult to defend against with Newports backs looking to spread the ball at every opportunity. They now meet UNSW for a place in the GF however with more injuries in the makeshift front row department a very tough challenge awaits. But finals footy, anything can happen!
P.S God bless Subbies for erasing Sefton from my finals vocabulary.
Cracking day in Div 1 this week.
That game was intense I watched it5 cards in the renegades saints game for the gades. What happened Phitzy?
I watched it as well, I’m all for backing the refs but the one for this game needs to go back to school. Completely lost control of the game and was blowing penalties and showing cards out of thin air against the Renegades from the start. Luckily for the Renegades it didn’t cost them a finals spot in the end.That game was intense I watched it
5 cards in the renegades saints game for the gades. What happened Phitzy?
Well done mate I commend you and all the effort you put in in trying to get 5 off the fieldRefereeing is a tough gig, and we don't have eyes all over the field, nor do we have TV and endless replays to back us up when we're out in the middle with the whistle. I've managed to referee one game this year due to club commitments, and while it was 5th Grade, I did my best to ensure I got things right; it's all you can really do.
As the club's qualified ref, I am on the sideline with a flag most weeks for our games. Generally speaking I understand why decisions are made or not, and am prepared to give the referee the benefit of the doubt because their perspective is different to mine.
Having seen some of the decisions both live and on review, I must admit I'm still a little puzzled by some of them.
Definitely not the red card though. We do not sanction any of those actions.