Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3)
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@Duluth said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
Not sure what to make of the Brumbies this year. They went to sleep for long periods against the Reds and Rebels despite getting wins.
What I make of it is Australian rugby is proper shafted. Wins over Reds and Rebels means bugger all.
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@westcoastie said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
@antipodean said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
@westcoastie said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
whats with the stupid Warriors-like drums?
They're trying to provide more "match day entertainment" to get crowds because the Brumbies winning isn't enough.
well it didn't work for the Warriors did it... oh wait they don't win do they?
Neither do the Brumbies, well not against NZ sides anyway
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Take that. Awesome but how that shoulder charge wasn't a red is beyond me.
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@cgrant said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
Can the Brumbies score tries other than from mauls ?
Theyโve scored 4/13 from rolling mauls. They have plenty of firepower in the backs. Losing Simone before the game was a killer.
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@Duluth said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
@Bones said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
How is that not clear shoulder to head?
Gutless call
Apparently.
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@antipodean said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
@Tim The screen at Canberra Stadium leaves a lot to be desired, but there's no excuse for Nic Berry and the TMO. Even Helen Keller could see it was a shoulder to the head.
I find that hard to believe.
Helen Keller has been dead for around 50 years.
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@Crucial said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
@antipodean said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
@Tim The screen at Canberra Stadium leaves a lot to be desired, but there's no excuse for Nic Berry and the TMO. Even Helen Keller could see it was a shoulder to the head.
I find that hard to believe.
Helen Keller has been dead for around 50 years.
I think Stevie Wonder saw it though.Of course he did. He's not blind.
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@Machpants Luck had nothing to do with it. Mid-range entry point is 6 weeks. With the usual 50% deduction for clean judicial record, showing remorse etc, it was always going to be 3 weeks. His only luck was that he didn't get red-carded during the game.
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@Stargazer said in Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3):
@Machpants Luck had nothing to do with it. Mid-range entry point is 6 weeks. With the usual 50% deduction for clean judicial record, showing remorse etc, it was always going to be 3 weeks. His only luck was that he didn't get red-carded during the game.
I always ponder the justice in these instances.
Brumbies could have had a man advantage for an extra 25 minutes (35 minutes minus the 10 for the yellow).
In a close game like this, that could have changed the result.
Instead, Highlander opponents for the next 3 weeks get the advantage of them having to play a replacement winger.Seems wrong but I'll be damned if I can give any suggestion on how it is fixed.
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The red card would have made a difference, in all probability.
But the Ponies fucking bottled that.
One shitty exit - when they're getting the upper hand - leads to a chargedown try.
A failure to close the game out gives the Clan the penalty they need.They shouldn't take any time to blame the officials for what was a completely fucking unfathomable decision to award a yellow instead of the blindingly obvious red for contact to the head.