You know its bad when Gus and Gal are agreeing.

@its-straws

Жыл бұрын

Gus is so bisaed thoe Val homes didn't milk that if that was NSW or Panthers he would say it was fine

@thebiglobouwski

Жыл бұрын

@@its-straws yeah true, but.on this one he's dead right

@tobyparkinson3189

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 i know right

@thatmobi

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Getting hit in the head can make you sound like the four tackle bags sitting around this table.

Gus and Paul are right. Some of those were ludicrous and should not have even been penalties. The game is getting really soft and over-regulated. I hope they fix this.

@Researchthejoos

Жыл бұрын

gone woke. game is a joke

@imalwaysright

Жыл бұрын

@@Researchthejoos rugba leeague always been woke since it started. Get a new line.

@Researchthejoos

Жыл бұрын

@@imalwaysright in what way do you mean? The more money involved the more woke it becomes

@imalwaysright

Жыл бұрын

@@Researchthejoos Rugby league was started by wokeness.

@arthurritus3402

Жыл бұрын

@@imalwaysright you're off your head, sit down please.

At least they stayed consistent… that’s all we ask for as fans

@SamM-cs9wg

Жыл бұрын

So if a Ref makes silly sinbin, he has to be consistent and keeping making more silly sinbins for the sake of consistency?

@frankdaniels2518

Жыл бұрын

Bit ironic that u said consistency... well how come it wasn't consistent during the other 3 finals games? There were so many high shots not punished during those games like they were this but got let off and thats the bigger issue here!

Rugby league is a rough & tough sport as Gus said, but the snowflakes in the bunker are trying to turn it into softball not football. Yes I agree some of those indiscretions were penalties, but NOT send offs. The ref should have called the captains together & gave them an earful about the reckless tackles & the next blokes going to the bin, let’s be honest some we’re high, Latrelle milking penalties was farcical..

@powerbite92

Жыл бұрын

Union in the UK just ruled that all tackles in junior rugby have to be around the waist. Its becoming a joke.

@7colliemac

Жыл бұрын

@@powerbite92 That’s ridiculous.. 🙄🤦‍♂️

The crazy thing is this is discussed openly almost weekly on this show yet no change is ever made from the bunkers refereeing decisions, get the bunker out of the game, it turns the NRL into the laughing stock of sports in Australia and world wide. Abdo HAS to go, he's ruined the NRL

@andyhunter5869

Жыл бұрын

Bunker is there to ensure the right teams get the points, ensuring every finals series has teams playing with the most fans who will watch in the stadiums and on TV.

@thedappercook

Жыл бұрын

@@andyhunter5869 but it should only be used when absolutely necessary not like it is being used now to run the general game.

@Will-nb8qk

Жыл бұрын

I’m starting to see how ridiculous the bunker is.

@raymondricciardi

Жыл бұрын

And V'landys. Rule changes, then flip-flopping on rule changes. Then fiddling with the rule changes. Then changing rules as you go. And most of all, allowing rules to have interpretation - good Lord. You literally cannot do a worse job of implementing rules for a game. But the gambling sponsors are happy as they've got V'landys where they want him... If the rule makers aren't consistent, how can the rule enforcers know what to do?

@burrfoottopknot

Жыл бұрын

As long as the punters and the sponsors see it as "legit" the rest of us fans in the stadiums can go jump I guess?

Everyone’s just mad the roosters are out and the sharks lost hahahah

Still confused as to how Taukeiaho can come back out to play after playing the ball sideways and shuffling along like he did a poo but Tedesco cant come back on.

@fonuas3008

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree with you bro!! 🤣🤣🤣 that was some absolute joke man

@edwardlatimer2239

Жыл бұрын

He stumbled 3 times

@AndrewLimNSSC

Жыл бұрын

He passed the HIA test given to them in the sheds. Tedesco didn't.

@Bayse_

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewLimNSSC Thats what confuses me. Taukeiaho was clearly way more concused then Tedesco was yet somehow found his way back to the field.

@AndrewLimNSSC

Жыл бұрын

@@Bayse_ so the medical team have a baseline of how every player performs their cognitive tests. During the hia if the player performs below the level of their baseline test they fail. But also depends on other factors like how many times you have been concussed in the past.

Imagine being a journalist who pumps up the rivalry between these two teams and then they are dumbfounded when emotions run rampant between the two sides. With that being said... Go the Bunnies!!!!!

The doubleheader on saturday night deserves more attention in my book.

Been waiting for Gus on this one .....

I watched the game and yes some sin bins were reactive. Although you can't deny the game has morphed into where it is today because of the coaching. Very little wrestling anymore to slow the play down. Instead attack high, yes to wrap the ball up but also maybe get a head bin or better still player out for the match. You can see some players are not playing in the spirit of the game, they just want to out and out injure players. Isn't the idea of competing and winning against your opponent all about out thinking, out playing and out skilling them. Not about trying to remove them from the game by injuring them. All the excuses and blame shifting doesn't remove the real blight on Rugby League. No more high tackles and only two in to tackle. Let the ball be thrown around or offloaded more. That'll make the game more exciting, open it up and increase the skill.

@doc_ds

Жыл бұрын

The game was ruined when they decided grappling over tackling back in the late 90s

Didn't hear anything Gus said. My eyes glued on the $100

What in the hell did gal and gus smoke before that! Bring back the biff 💪 that was the most exciting game of the 2022 season. Rocks in there heads

Both these 2teams have some good actors they should both have boxing teams to fight each others in the ring every end of each season

For all injuries excluding HIA’s a substitution needs to forced. It will introduce a price to pay for laying down. Sure, you may get your penalty but you’ll lose that player and lose one substitution (or 2 if you decide to bring that player back on) or potentially be a man down while he is off the field, which may be enough to stop players laying down. If a player is genuinely injured from an illegal tackle, the defender should also be in the bin or sent off. There’s a valid counter argument that suggests players may genuinely feel injured but are then okay to play on afterwards. Although fair, that player needs to be helped off the field immediately and be assessed. You can’t just let go of the ball (which is a knock on) and expect the referee to stop the game as well as stay on the field. The referee should’ve initially blown a knock on when Latrell put that ball down, cause the play was not stopped. He let Latrell do his job and it was embarrassing to see. Simply put. Lay down = Get off

Roosters are protected species in the nrl the media love them and cry when they lose

@hoggers7572

Жыл бұрын

The Sharks were robbed on Saturday night but no tears from CH 9 .. remember the try off the seventh tackle they cried about it for years

@BBDA-CLEAR

Жыл бұрын

Do yourself a favour engage your brain before you open your mouth.

@spicy7847

Жыл бұрын

@@hoggers7572 lmao it is the rules bud outside shoulder just like when Jason try was taken from us last time you muppet 😂

@ryanhartin7377

Жыл бұрын

Seemed like they were protected on Sunday aye, lol Think about it

@BBDA-CLEAR

Жыл бұрын

It's not the first time , however the Roosters , the players lost the plot. And any chance of winning the game But I can tell you one thing A protected species the Roosters . Since 2013 we are the third most panelised team in the comp. Gold coast Auckland and EASTS. That sht is in your mind ! And by the way where the only team that don't lie down for penalties , And that's not me making it up that's a fact . Another terrible year .

Sunday night after the GF ref will say to the wife " did you see me decide the comp tonight?"

A punch is a punch

Spot on Gus Good luck with the future , cause I can see the game changing to touch footy and loosing its fans

If the referees let the high shots go yesterday it'd have been a way more grubby game. You have to factor in that players are way way bigger, stronger and if they're allowed to get away with 'a bit' brutality (don't call it toughness) do you think both sets of players say 'OK all good .. lets play footy now'. No way, it ends with 80 mins of spiteful, vengeful crap, you're basically handing the whistle to the players.. thats too hard to referee. Going forward if the referees are allowed to use the necessary authority, it means the opposition has to find a legal way to stop Teddy. It is naive to think the hit on Tedesco was an accident, its total BS .. the coaches and players want to run the game and thats all it's ever been about. The toughness comes with fatigue, pressure, responsibility, loyalty, not retaliating and giving 100%. The 'win at all costs! we'll worry about the effects of head knocks later' mentality is redundant and Abdo for all the criticism actually is the tough person in all this, to handle bile that gets spat at him and still try to do the right thing by the key stakeholders in the game.

Gus the guru always makes so much sense. The bunk is no business in controlling the game

Can someone please explain what Wighton was penalised for in the 74th minute Moses tackle? There was no high or dangerous contact, and Moses wasn’t held. Klein cited “unnecessary contact”.

Compared to the amount of teams in NHL ,players,with the population of both USA / Canada vs NRL,Teams,players and population of Australia, the difference of pay per player is only 4k on average. Yet NHL is more tactical and prone to more injuries throughout a season. What I'm trying to say is that the players sign on the dotted line what they are getting themselves into . NRL doesn't need to be over officiated, the money being spent on the bunker should be going towards Grass Roots . That is all .

Always seems the game winner’s are being taken out, if a player has to leave the field because of head attack, the player who committed the act should leave the field and only return when the player hurt return’s. I believe this will reduce the offence’s

@mjay6508

Жыл бұрын

Excellent idea!!!!!

Nah. Gotta protect players. Burgess was reckless and probably worse and JWH should have been sent off. Rules are rules. That hit on Tedesco sealed the game, wiped him out. Should have been a send off too. I hate games where there a sin binning and send offs too but I hate watching games where players have been rubbed out by illegal play as well.

This was the best game ive seen in years. Bring back the Biff!

I 100% agree

I don't have a problem with the bunker, it's not perfect but it's as close you'll get to a fair decision in most cases. These guys no matter what state the game is in will find something to whinge about, it's what keeps them in a job, create controversy etc....

The thumbnail lol

Gus spitting straight facts 😤

@nickrad6966

Жыл бұрын

Spitting rubbish.

100% correct

Each one of those players know, when they step on the field there is a chance of being injured… whether it’s a tackled that’s slipped high or if it’s just a high shot, they have signed a waiver…. The bunker has no place within the general flow of the game.

I enjoyed the game yesterday

Totally agree with Gus. It's a tough brutal sport. I agree high shots and head slams aren't on but the sin bins in that game were atrocious. Hargreaves and burgess probably deserved a rest but the other 5 were a joke. Its not hand bags at two paces. In a collision sport like rugby league accidents and head clashes are inevitable so play at your own risk and accept the consequences if any. And don't blame the game you played and loved and got paid big dollars for, for any future problems. Don't try and water it down just so people don't get hurt. That's the whole lure of the game. The Toughness, the skill, the fitness of these special athletes that play through pain and attrition make us go "wow !" Take out the legal brutality and soon we'll be left with touch footy. While former players developing early onset dementia is extremely sad, somewhere in the world every 3 seconds someone develops dementia. It is now the third biggest killer of Australians behind heart disease and cancer. I think there's more to it than head knocks from rugby league ! 🤔

8:00 ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!!!!!!!!

It started way back when the refs/bunker started for no real reason penalizing a big strong forward like NAS from the Storm, for just about anything in every game. Every week the refs/bunker were in the game. The writing was on the wall in rd24 when rooter JWH rough house NAS and the result was the rooters had 3 on report and 1 sin bin...

Ahh, nothing better than a “in the old days” comment from Yoda about the state of the game. He even knows about the impending legal cases apparently!! Let it go dude!!

@orinorio1

Жыл бұрын

The legal case is happening in the UK too. Think is most players who got head knocks did so from making bad tackles. I have watched 100s of RL games seen more players knocked out due to making a bad tackle then high shots. Also the same players wanted to stay on as they wanted to prove how strong they were. RL also sells head guards. Every player can wear one just like how they wear light padding under thee shirts some times.

Roosters and Rabbitohs were an embarrassment. I’m no fan of Klein but what’s he meant to do there when two teams spend 80 minutes throwing cheap shots and tackling high all game? About time these two teams get punished for the dirty way they play the game. Gus is just mad the Cowboys and Sharks put on a better show.

@Whistler112

Жыл бұрын

Cowboys and sharks are making up the numbers.

Lol if the ref left those idiots on then fist would start flying and people would still criticize the refs.

Gus and Paul are 100% correct. NRL changing the rules and decisions from " the bunker" will ul

The bunker is scared of the lawyers. Someone gets hurt, someone is gonna get sued.

It's the roosters and rabbitohs for fk sake of course it was going to be out of control 😆

Some order some fish and chips. We need something to put all this salt on lol

Gus is right, as he always shows Logic and Common Sense...

The Nanny bunker needs to pull it's head in our I'm going to lose it!

Thanks Gus one of the only X players calling this BS out on TV and calling it out for years. I played park footy for 30 years, loved the game but can't watch it anymore, unless state of origin or finals. Actually watched a big game a couple of weeks ago and it went for an extra 40 mins due to stoppages. How much is media advertising making on this extra screen time and what is their input into decisions about rules behind closed doors. As for most of the other X player commentators ya hear crickets as they collect their rubys and help turn this once honorable game into Ruby League

Gus is such a dino

If you lay down to milk a penalty then the ref should give the penalty to the opposition.

Gus 'I said this 10 years ago' Gould

@isimelilatabua4199

Жыл бұрын

😆

Which sin bins do you think weren’t appropriate then

Bunker rules on in goal only and they put another ref back on the field. Was never a fan when they used to but it was a hell of alot better than watching the ref and bunker make it all about them. Klein has always been a dubious ref made some real howlers this season...

Gus would still be having a sook, if it was the Bulldogs in that game, lost and none of the sin bins were handed out 🤷🏻‍♂️

Gus speaks it as he sees it and we QUOTE: "It's refereeing from the bunker" - QUOTE: "An embarrassment to the code" QUOTE: "Absolute fear, fear of concussion" - " Been waiting for a tsunami of litigation, has not arrived yet, I assume it's still coming from the Pacific. UNQUOTE

NRL the new Australian dive team in the making .

Game of the year lol 🤣🤣🤣 to club's wanted to win you do what you have to do boys

Gal is spot on! Bunker only used for tries makes sense,otherwise guys will refuse to play the ball & ruin the game. It wasnt that long ago when you could........😂

Gus has all the rant but none of the answers. If they start sending them off he'll also go nuts. Says " unfounded" medical advice on concussion. With Gallen sitting right there who just this week as discussed his fears of brain damage. And honestly .. the JWH head slam was worth a dissection. Far and away the worst thing done. Absolute intent. Needed to be 12 weeks.

@thedappercook

Жыл бұрын

At least he knows what he's talking about. He's 100% right, no real litigation has ever actually taken place, it's all media rubbish. We know it's a tough game, as do the players, as do rugby union players. You and I aren't doctors, however if you have any better advice we would love to hear it.

@anthonyc4812

Жыл бұрын

@@thedappercook i don't have to be a doctor there's plenty of research on concussion. For example the NFL and rugby have made plenty of changes to address it. Do you think they did that on a hunch ?

@thedappercook

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyc4812 they're worried about litigation too, especially those in NFL, but that's a completely different game to Union and NRL and neither you and I are qualified to discuss without actually knowing. I would love to see the NRL not using the bunker everytime they see something that may be considered dangerous or a concussion. They're going to happen, that's life and football, the game is suffering greatly tiptoeing around these issues.

@anthonyc4812

Жыл бұрын

@@thedappercook once again.. i don't have to be qualified. I just have to read what's already been proven. And Union which is basically the same risk as league currently has a huge class action against it. Gus wants the solution to be absolutely perfect every time. He continually says he doesn't want the game to go back to the violent 70s but continually defends head shots and spear tackles and punching and whatever ( except when it suits him that is)

@thedappercook

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyc4812 please quote or link me the union case, saying one doesn't have to be qualified is terrifying to me.

The Roosters Souths game was more farcical than F1 race or a soccer game . Players taking key players out around head so they know they get the new mandatory head bin and people milking laying down like soccer players do all the time . Football coaching has role is difficult and has become so unscrupulous .They have found more ways to cheat and get away with it hoping you won't notice . It's not like ist used to be.

Gus...demonstrating that dinosaurs are actually not extinct after all.

Honestly there had to of been a Sendoff as like, 4 high tackles to 1 team

The ref did loose control, should of brought in captains early and next offence warned them next offence is a send off simple

Random comment: how long until Charlie is referred to as King Charles the Turd!

Radley being binned was fine. Everyone knows if u throw a punch no matter how soft u get binned. I do want to know what milne did to make rsdley so mad tho

@kezf9846

Жыл бұрын

Watch the video..it was a push.. there was no punch...brighten up sunshine

@gabby7bakakni160

Жыл бұрын

But hi ran in with his fist 👊that's y still not right but anyway

All that ever comes up in my KZread feed is 'Gus winging over something else now'. How about he get involved in administration if he thinks it is that bad. Oh right. It is much easier to criticise.

Its like I'm watching soccer football

If gus was still at the roosters, I wonder how he would control jwh , Radley and co

What has the game come to when I agree with Gus. The decisions are farsical and lack consistency . The players are only using the rules as they are set out presently. A number of things need to change to bring game back to a visual spectacle.

@clevelandwilliams5922

Жыл бұрын

That’s why playing for a penalty is a penalty in of itself.

GUS IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT 👍

The attacking players will look to play the ref. They know any high shot will be a pen if they stay down it will be a sin bin. Attacking players will make sure to drop there bodies if they know they will be tackle chest high. Means the player tackling hand will go over the ball an onto there head. They stay down bunker looks at it in slow mo ( witch makes things look far worse ) tells the ref its on report an sin bin. The NRL along with the SL have done this. The refs are following the rules. RL is now like football. Players playacting to get a man yellow carded

gus is right once again

10 months later... They have not fixed it 😂😂😂

you stop the players lying on the floor for penalties by sending them for a HIA!

Standard channel 9. "Don't penalise the roosters."

Ashley klien changes the outcome of matches. Nrl. SOO. And international. The only reason I dont complain is because he gave the kiwis the rlwc in 08

Rabbitohs will always own roosters in Alianz stadium. Up the Bunnies.

I think the bunker actually adds to the spectacle, the playback of the dirty plays or head highs on the big screen and the crowds reaction - it makes for drama and builds the tension of the game.

I was at the game live and it was a horrible “football game” and I was surprised when I saw online that people were loving it at home. Good so see I’m not going crazy

I was watching rugby league from 1984 until 2015 then I stopped watching . I haven’t seen it since , and now I click on this clip. Its a totally different game now .

Paul Gallen should organize a boxing match

JWH on Burgess was a deliberate foul and deserved the sin bin. Burgess on Tedesco was careless more than deliberate and also deserved the sin bin. Notably both Tedesco and Burgess failed their HIA. Radley volunteered to be sin binned when he ran in like a lunatic. The rest were pretty inconsequential.

Question ? Is the bunker Targeting players ? And yes the Bunker should be used only for the try`s and let the Ref`s control the game as they see fit.

And this is why I stopped going to games years ago and stopped spending a cent on league . The most they get is an occasional watch on Tv if I happen to fall right in front of it .

New rule... If you don't get straight up and play the ball, you go off the field for a medical assessment... End of milking.

Gus thermo-nuclear farts

I want that $100 Gus

Nelsen asofa solomona did 2 elbow drops to the head in 2 weeks, 1 in which knocked out a guys teeth, and nothing happened. Storm favouritism

The referees should make all decisions on the spot. Bring back the in-goal touchies, and just call it all on the spot. However, allow teams one incorrect challenge, with the aim of overturning a howler, and that's the only time the bunker can be used.

It's a contact sport they agree to play, they have to assume risk and have to take some responsibility for that when they sign up to play. Someone will always get hurt in contact sport.

@clevelandwilliams5922

Жыл бұрын

Or ban the game completely, while we have players with shared surnames from Father/Mother side. Get over it the head of the family is the man, when a woman wants to get married she becomes one with her husband who is the head of that family, which means she takes his surname and identity and guess what kids take his name, legacy & identity as the leader. Now we got this rubbish in league, why because men are sissies and fairies. Having this idea of women rights and feminism. In the end the men become irresponsible & non-accountable. Have some guts and be what God intended & designed it in you. The reason men are non-genuine and playing for penalties is because we’re making men act like women. Watch NRLW. There is none of that silliness in there game. I can tell you NRLW will be allowed to tackle, while NRL will be resorted to touch & they’ll tap you like a sissy or fairy, while wearing skirt or jock strap. This is idea of fairness.

@ozziecoops

Жыл бұрын

@@clevelandwilliams5922 taking masculinity out of society.

So many videos titles that involve gus are titled ‘Gus goes nuclear’ or ‘Gus loses it’ or whatever. When he is absolutely not, if critical thinking and a ridiculously high level of knowledge of the game is going off I guess he went nuts

What was the ref supposed to do about 3 head highs in a row in constant sets

Gallen knows a thing or two about cheap shots

The guy who reffed friday nights game was better he let a lot slide

I could listen to Gus all day. He’s the Geoff Boycott of the NRL world for knowing his sport inside out.

yeah, they should send off any player who makes contact with an opposition player. Welcome to the world of NRL

Mate latrell was playing against a cheating team and a bunker/referee that was clearly siding with the roosters. He was making a statement against the one sidedness. Even the roosters coach gave Mitchell credit, the entire stadium gave him a standing ovation, the roosters fans gave him a standing ovation. Radley on the other hand was punching a bloke 3 mins into the game, roosters coach pulled him off for 10mins to cool down and as soon as he stepped on the field gets onto another Barney. Radley should be sacked.

@shanehodges6980

Жыл бұрын

radley sent for doing nothing and burgess let go for taking out the best full back in the game from the rest of the game --- and the roosters were cheating and getting the better calls??? mate you're on the gear...

@shanehodges6980

Жыл бұрын

congrats you managed to beat roosters with out tedesco, manu, crichton and tupou and beat the 3rd string right edge of the roosters, good job cheating and taking out the best full back in the world 'on purpose'

its how NRL is rigging the games to make it end how they want it to end

There is nothing in the game of rugby league that looks worse then when someone is playing for a penalty , laying down like a dog it's not a good look .

You know what the most embarrassing thing to the sport is? Gus, Johns and the entire commentary panel. All they do is whine and bicker. There were instances where the commentator didn't say a word for 15-20 seconds. American sports anchors would think this production is pathetic

@rossmyers8448

Жыл бұрын

You are 100% correct, not only that the commentary team (also on Fox) is full of individual blatant bias in the calling that they don't even try to hide now. Sorry NRL but the AFL absolutely trounces you in professional callers. I find Billy Slater probably the best of the lot, he calls the game for what it is (I hear him criticise Storm during their games), adds technical explanations to why things happen and how plays unfold and when the cheap shots come at him from the other commentators he doesn't react.

@nobletenshi7659

Жыл бұрын

You do know Gus has played and coached NRL level even before you were even a piece of protein.

@rossmyers8448

Жыл бұрын

@@nobletenshi7659 I would assume most fans at least know about his time working with clubs and his unbelievable bias towards the Panthers shows this.

@jooshualewis1872

Жыл бұрын

Yeah makes sense tbh, 90% of NRL players or former NRL players have the estimated IQ of a walnut

That was a great game of AFL, oh sorry they hit harder 😂😂😂 the NRL is dead