Low scoring but a good intense defensive game. I’m a Clippers supporter but I thought the Mavs bought the heat today and deserved the win.
@gt12 Clippers version of Harden is far more bearable
Low scoring but a good intense defensive game. I’m a Clippers supporter but I thought the Mavs bought the heat today and deserved the win.
@gt12 Clippers version of Harden is far more bearable
@antipodean maybe 10 years ago but I don’t think the ‘lazy poly” sentiment will feature in this matter.
The legal points are interesting from what I’ve read at least and I can see even a conservative SC justice leaning in the player favour on a few of them.
The reasonableness of what allegedly occurred in my view even fails the pub test let alone the legally defensible test. So the procedural fairness not being afforded to Topine should get up.
So the Bulldogs lawyers will probably have to make concessions but will fight the corporal punishment charge (a fairly high bar), but the strategy of Topine’s legal team will be to get into the minds of those making decisions about what happens when a player rocks up late to training.
Popcorn worthy viewing for sure.
@ACT-Crusader said in Crusaders 2024:
I’m preparing myself for a 96-esque season. The transition from Razor and a number of very key players from previous successful campaigns all at once will take time to overcome.
Bump
These tactics are terrible. Blind Freddy knows that the Force attack the ball hard and yet we are not committing enough numbers
@ACT-Crusader He still had two years at the Panthers it was only the fact he wanted to be closer to his family.
As we know, contracts in the NRL are about as useless as an umbrella in a typhoon.
I don’t know JFH and his family situation, but he was holding a lot of cards in terms of choosing his future despite the in-term contract.
Warriors played like trash today. Was pretty lack lustre. Gave up too many offensive rebounds and gave away too many turnovers.
Klay was brick city. Kerr was messing with the lineups. Not enough out of Kaminga, Wiggins, CP3.
It’s a tough old road in the West and this version of the Dubs got found out.
Predictions:
Tomorrow - Heat and Bulls win
Saturday - Pelicans and Bulls win
@mariner4life Curry ain’t going nowhere. He’s got 2 years left on that mammoth contract (final year is $60m, just crazy).
Klay is off contract so unless they can convince him to take a considerable haircut, there’s no way the Warriors should pay him even close to $43m they’ve just splashed out this season for him.
Other teams will definitely pay him $30m+ as he’s only 33yo and still has good years left. He could play under a different system and flourish in a new role more akin to what we saw post All-Star game (not tonight).
Dray and Wiggins both have 3 years left so unless they want out and do a Simmons, they will be there. Their contracts aren’t what you would label as attractive to other teams!
@Nepia He must of been sick of making finals and winning rings. Nah from a Panthers fan huge signing.
He probably could’ve gone wherever he wanted and got top dollar too, but it’s a really positive sign of how our front office and what’s happening on field is coming together.
And more violent news here in Melbourne - day meet night….
Photos shared on social media show a wild attack, with one boy in a hoodie raising what appears to be a machete.
Witnesses to the shocking event also posted to social media describing horrendous scenes.
That missed conversion cost us. Happy that we got a point but SJ should never have missed that one.
Also I think he slightly hesitated on that good opportunity to kick the winning droppie. This he didn’t have time to angle it in but kicked it dead straight which meant it was wide.
Just horrible news. Heart wrenching for the families of the poor victims. That mother who was killed who threw her injured 9 month year old to those men for help is a hero. Knowing she had suffered severe wounds and desperately wanted to save her child. That man that held that baby and tried to stop the bleeding.
Then the lifeguard from that Bondi Rescue show who was in the Myer and ran down a flight of stairs and after the roller doors had shut the Myer occupants in but he wanted out because he saw a an attacked victim bleeding. No thought for his own safety.
Been to Bondi Junction Westfield on many occasions and not only is the place massive but it’s usually very busy on Saturdays.
The attacker must’ve known his life was over because you don’t enter a public place like that just metres away from one of the busiest Police stations and think you are coming out alive.
@ruggabee said in Waratahs v Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Waratahs v Crusaders:
@Canerbry honestly I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a disfunctional Saders side. It’s bloody odd.
Razor seems to have that Klopp quality how he takes average/good players and makes them look great in his system. And once they leave Klopp's side to go play elsewhere they suffer what looks like a shocking drop-off in form but in reality they just finally play to their actual level.
Missing a decent 10 that can steer the team around. Plus we’ve had quality experience which you need around those average players to get the most out of them. And without Barrett or Whitelock or Mo’unga, we haven’t got much out there.
Two B grade sides that have porous defence, make far too many mistakes and threw it around a bit.
Even if we won that, it still would’ve been a poor game.
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
A lot will be happy that that loose forward trio. I had thought that MSR would be in the 23.
That is the best back row for the Chiefs. Jacobsen plays similar to Cane so I think his best position is probably at 7. Finau and Sititi bring plenty of hard shoulders
@booboo if you wear one of these, sure
@mariner4life a couple of bad turnovers by Wemby in the OT. But he had a very good game and was keeping them in it. Some poor team D on Maxey at times but he was doing his thing and was almost in video game mode.
Happy for Exum who made a huge 3 on the buzzer to send the game into OT against the Rockets.
Kyrie is on a heater. He’s playing some of the best ball of his career. It’s just not fair how good this guy is at finishing around the rim. And now him and Luka have a very very good supporting cast. Probably the deepest team in the league when all are fit (which they should be come the playoffs).
I quite like this French side, but they can get stuffed with their moaning in this final. You ran through our ruck and kicked good attacking ball away and the useless ref got conned.
Great to see our young boys step up and keep their defensive mindset
@Bovidae said in 2023-2024 World Sevens Series:
@ACT-Crusader said in 2023-2024 World Sevens Series:
Great to get a win against the Aussies.
Miller with a big game.
So composed and makes excellent decisions
Very good game by the AB7s. Into the final against a very physical and big French side
Great to get a win against the Aussies.