Crusher tackle hysteria: is it now time to start taking dives?

[Tommy Smith]

This new bullshit hysterical approach to the crusher tackle will have a huge influence on the finals series.

Players are staying down more and more as soon as they feel anything on the neck. And because it's been a penalty every time, it'll only get worse and worse.

Now if we don't start taking the fall like all these other merkins then it'll really start to take its toll on us.

I love that we play honourably. But with players staying down via the crusher on top of everything else, diving now has an overwhelming influence on the game.

Has the time come to follow suit?

[IRoosterManI]

we dont take dives...and im proud of it. enough said

[stephenj]

come the grand final feel free to dive at will!

[Matty_C]

We dont stay down!

[stephenj]

not for long but in a gf stay down till you hear the whistle?

[Kingbilly]

I am assuming that you are talking about this because of tonights Parra/Manly game.
That was an absolute disgraceful game as far as refereeing goes, it was embarrassing, yet will be swept under the carpet.

The referees are not respected, they don't control the games and on a good day are just simply incompetent.

[roosterproud]

the refs screwed the 40 / 20 up again. the chest thumping garden gnome kicked one in the 2nd half. they got the ball back finally after some juggling then they tap it 10 meters in. last week it was 20 in.......second half scoreless silvertail chokers at it again...lol@mandy and their mates the refs

[Guest]

2 things from the crusher than manna was put on report for tonight.

1 - it wasn't.

2 - the commentators said the player was replaced with a concussion card.

[Guest]

Suck the big one to Manly. Lol.

[Tommy Smith]

I am assuming that you are talking about this because of tonights Parra/Manly game.
That was an absolute disgraceful game as far as refereeing goes, it was embarrassing, yet will be swept under the carpet.

The referees are not respected, they don't control the games and on a good day are just simply incompetent.

I am.

The refereeing was farcical. And the two dives from Manly over the crusher - one from Daly Cherry-Flopper - were pathetic.

And one got them a penalty.

If shit like this costs us in the finals I'll burn NRL HQ down lol

[Game Fowl]

Parra got robbed and caned in the penalties , yet showed with the right attitude anything is possible

[Kingbilly]

If shit like this costs us in the finals I'll burn NRL HQ down lol

The worst thing is that the commentators and the NRL are keeping their heads in the sand refusing to acknowledge that fans are really pissed off.
Did you notice Fittler went into halfwit mode and stated the refs deserved an "A" for the effort.

[Cockadoodledoo]

The worst thing is that the commentators and the NRL are keeping their heads in the sand refusing to acknowledge that fans are really pissed off.
Did you notice Fittler went into halfwit mode and stated the refs deserved an "A" for the effort.

To be fair Gus was blowing up at the refs.

[Kingbilly]

To be fair Gus was blowing up at the refs.

he blows up everytime the video ref is called for regardless of the reason or the outcome.
But in fairness he was complaining about the crusher rubbish

[ROC181]

Yeah that supposedly 'crusher' tackle and report was absurd. the worst thing was that it came from another penalty that manly got in their 20 so with 2 penalties, they're already inside Parras 20. it was like the refs were wanting manly to score...that wouldn't happen...right?