Qld Premier Rugby 2023

[Wilson]

Yikes. This brothers field looks horrible.

Yeah, the Olympics work can't come soon enough for that precinct, I don't think it's ever fully recovered from the floods.

 

[Wilson]

Paisami looks to have found his feet again finally after an injury interrupted season

 

[Sam Old]

bloody hell. Can see why Murphy ain’t at the World Cup. He has zero clue at scrum time. Zero. Wow. Hopeless

 

[SouthernX]

Bond would be rueing not getting points just then. Might be turning point of game. 10 mins or pressure and you knock it on.

 

[Wilson]

Bond would be rueing not getting points just then. Might be turning point of game. 10 mins or pressure and you knock it on.

Yeah, West's try line defence and the management of their two yellow cards has been excellent. If they go on to win that will be the reason.

 

[Sam Old]

Ding dong. Could Hamish Roberts sharpshooting be the difference for the Sharks

 

[Confucius Say]

Someone should shut Werchon up. He’s an off the bench halfback who just bombed a try and the way he goes on…

 

[Sam Old]

This old man is tipping Bond to be crowned in a few weeks. They’ll get up today and take Brothers in finals. Only caveat is, based on rest of season, if Wests ( or any of the others) can be at least 3 tries up in last 15. It has been written.

Some of us clearly don’t know our rugby. Didn’t expect Wests to grind out a win.

 

[Sam Old]

Yeah, West's try line defence and the management of their two yellow cards has been excellent. If they go on to win that will be the reason.

Ended up being the difference.

 

[Adam84]

bloody hell. Can see why Murphy ain’t at the World Cup. He has zero clue at scrum time. Zero. Wow. Hopeless

yawn… this referee criticism especially at grassroots level gets tiresome. Go buy a whistle and referee yourself if you’re that good

 

[Sam Old]

yawn… this referee criticism especially at grassroots level gets tiresome. Go buy a whistle and referee yourself if you’re that good

Fair enough. But we must get this right at at grassroots so that our front rows are prepared in the big time. It’s an important part of the game and a thankless job especially for an ex back I guess

 

[SouthernX]

What’s Daugunu timeline?

Did he forearm in the reds vs chiefs playoffs match which was a eternity ago…

Would be a handy addition if HP is called into Aus A.

 

[new recruit_ brisbane]

Is it going to be a less deep Aussie As squad though? I thought they were integrating the players not getting any game time with main squad and then filling out the other positions to make a match day XXIII

I doubt it - you aren’t allowed to send squad players off to get game time with an A squad during the tournament and there is a rule on how close an A team can be based to the main squad

 

[Adam84]

Fair enough. But we must get this right at at grassroots so that our front rows are prepared in the big time. It’s an important part of the game and a thankless job especially for an ex back I guess

As an ex prop I had no issue with his officiating of the scrum. And whilst scrums are the dark arts and everyone’s trying to cheat each other, I thought he did a decent job officiating them and rewarded the dominant scrum appropriately, didn’t do anything to warrant calling him hopeless or that he has no clue.

there’s a growing shortage of match officials at grassroots levels and a big contributor to that shortage is criticism and abuse towards officials.

 

[hdnmstsnr]

yawn… this referee criticism especially at grassroots level gets tiresome. Go buy a whistle and referee yourself if you’re that good

As an ex-referee, I was scratching my head at the awarding of Wests second try and missing some clear knock ons. BUT....that is rugby = and having said that, Wests weathered pressure, staved off a Bond comeback and managed to rattle the Bullsharks enough to EARN their win. The feeling of both teams after the game was one of mutual respect toward each other - and clear relief from the Wests playing group. Congrats to the Bulldogs for a hard-fought and deserved trip to Ballymore. Bond have their work cut out for them.

 

[Sam Old]

As an ex-referee, I was scratching my head at the awarding of Wests second try and missing some clear knock ons. BUT....that is rugby = and having said that, Wests weathered pressure, staved off a Bond comeback and managed to rattle the Bullsharks enough to EARN their win. The feeling of both teams after the game was one of mutual respect toward each other - and clear relief from the Wests playing group. Congrats to the Bulldogs for a hard-fought and deserved trip to Ballymore. Bond have their work cut out for them.

Agree. There seemed to be a good deal of mutual respect for a very hard semi final. This afternoon promises another cracker.

 

[PhilClinton]

GPS with the big scalp in 2nd grade yesterday.

Very stacked GPS side, a number of this blokes would have been close to ineligible I reckon.

Brothers should bounce back though, copped a red card around halftime but still managed to stay in the fight.

 

[Wilson]

Easts props with the silky skills and sharp running lines! Shift them into the centres

 

[Wilson]

A great run from Mapa but he needed to throw the pass at the end there.

 

[RugbyReg]

Gees I like the look of Tim Ryan.