Post Match Warriors vs Broncos - [Round 7, 2025]

[Wrighty]

When Mitch won the toss to choose which way to play in golden point, I turned to the guy next to me and said that it could be the best coin toss to win this season, given the breeze (even though it had died down). Mitch then took the catch to play it dead and the guy asked if I was part of a Pakistani spot-betting syndicate.

Good story. Thanks for that.

 

[Wrighty]

Taines own reaction summed it up, he knew he got lucky.

His momentum never stopped. When you compare to the other incident that required extra force to get TMM out.

Perhaps it's a grey area and was a home team call but watching it again it still feels the wrong call was made.

If it were us we would be fucking spewing

The following is not aimed at you Makasene but instead several posts I have read of similar ilk.

Let's not be pressured by broncos fans into feeling lucky about our win.
Ref calls be they good or bad are part of the game. I personally in my history of being on this forum would have only blamed the ref once or twice over 7 years for one of our losses.
You make your own luck by playing well in the game and then in the last twenty minutes the ref does some favours for who has been playing better.
You make your own luck by being a good team with a good track record. We were 3-2 heading into that match. For years when we were bottom 4 we got shafted left right and centre and now we get a bit of good luck and we feel a bit awkward about it?
Our team has the most tuesday night apologies from Annersly for mistakes that cost us the game out of any team.
Some games you get good calls some games you get bad calls. It is part of the game.

Webster, and I am not going to call him Cuddles unless he makes a string of daft decisions, never blames the ref even when he easily could and he has huge respect from me for doing that.
There is no doubt in my mind Canberra were off side all night long in the Vegas game and that is why we lost. Reffing made us lose. He didn't blame the ref he just accepted accountability on behalf of the team. And I am not blaming the ref as I sat on that opinion at the time and pointed out instead reasons in our control. I am only mentioning the reffing in the vegas game now to make a point.

SWINGS AND ROUND ABOUTS. BE HAPPY.

 

[Ref]

Question. How was the Taine tackle in the in goal a shocking/incorrect call?

I haven't re-watched the game (yet), but vividly recall thinking Ennis was plain wrong in the commentary with a similar statement. Taine's ball-carrying arm had hit the ground outside of the in-goal, so the tackle is over at that point. Then Shibasaki came in, joined the tackle and gave him another shove. Different if Taine is on his back / knees / other arm, but his ball-carrying arm had hit the ground and it is therefore a penalty.

Once the ref explained it to Hunt, they didn't push Reynolds challenge it - that, for me, is telling. As soon as the ref had finished responding to the "what the?!" from Hunt (I had the same reaction initially too), Hunt just shrugged it off and walked away.

The penalty was correct.
That is the rule.

 

[Inruin]

Mitch then took the catch to play it dead and the guy asked if I was part of a Pakistani spot-betting syndicate.

And..... Are you?

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

The worst writers I have ever seen. This takes the cake

In a golden point scenario, bad luck shouldn’t be the thing that decides the game.

Reece Walsh has clearly been going through an unlucky streak. How is he to know that thumping the snot out of a ball could have it go out on the full?

We definitley need to change the rules to cater for the poor sausage until his luck turns for the better.

 

[Makasene]

The penalty was correct.
That is the rule.

Can you explain the rule please

 

[Ref]

Can you explain the rule please

He’s already held, on the ground and going nowhere.
So I call the offence a flop.

 

[Makasene]

He’s already held, on the ground and going nowhere.
So I call the offence a flop.

I assumed this was the rule you were meaning.

In which case I disagree completely.

Still moving when Shibisaki joined the tackle. Was an incorrect call when compared with TMM being dragged into touch which is pretty much textbook offence when joining to add momentum after the player was stopped.

Taine was still moving. And he knew it, hence his own reaction to getting the penalty.

 

[Bay39er]

I assumed this was the rule you were meaning.

In which case I disagree completely.

Still moving when Shibisaki joined the tackle. Was an incorrect call when compared with TMM being dragged into touch which is pretty much textbook offence when joining to add momentum after the player was stopped.

Taine was still moving. And he knew it, hence his own reaction to getting the penalty.

As soon as the ref calls held then it’s over and in this case I’m sure he called held before he was pushed back into goal

 

[Makasene]

As soon as the ref calls held then it’s over and in this case I’m sure he called held before he was pushed back into goal

No I don't think so as his ruling was not that held was called.

The ruling was that momentum had stopped and shibisaki joining the tackle was new momentum.

The Broncos immediate reaction and Taines immediate reaction suggests the call was wrong.

I'm not trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. This has been picked out of my original post which pointed out the Broncos got their fair share of calls.

 

[Bay39er]

No I don't think so as his ruling was not that held was called.

The ruling was that momentum had stopped and shibisaki joining the tackle was new momentum.

The Broncos immediate reaction and Taines immediate reaction suggests the call was wrong.

I'm not trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. This has been picked out of my original post which pointed out the Broncos got their fair share of calls.

I was at the game and listening through Sportsears and unless my memory is totally shot I recall him calling held as he would when he thought momentum was stopped

 

[Makasene]

I was at the game and listening through Sportsears and unless my memory is totally shot I recall him calling held as he would when he thought momentum was stopped

The original argument was that the call was wrong. If he called held, then he was wrong.

I'm moving on lol. This was picked out of a bigger post.

Calls go both ways. Broncs were right to feel aggrieved about this but their other claims are bollocks.

Onto the next.

 

[Ref]

Anyway I am watching some of the replay and we hit them hard and get numbers in.
The attack in the red zone has been okay with some variety but positive.
This is no rebuild year.
That was 2024.
I suspect Webster thinks he can win it this year.

 

[Sir Arrow]

The set up was rubbish. He had broncos on him as he kicked, was lucky to get a kick in at all. Maybe his fault too but we need to be better at the set up and the block or nobody is getting it over

You could see he was ready for it the set before. not sure what the obsession is with Playing out sets to 4-5 when you are in the prime position for the drop goal.

 

[Noitall]

Jordan Riki out this week, He got dominated. Was a great piece of coaching to shift Capewell to centre because I’m sure Riki was confident during the week coming up against Capewell. Probably knew some vulnerabilities in Capewell’s time at broncos. Halasima owned Riki

 

[Wrighty]

Jordan Riki out this week, He got dominated. Was a great piece of coaching to shift Capewell to centre because I’m sure Riki was confident during the week coming up against Capewell. Probably knew some vulnerabilities in Capewell’s time at broncos. Halasima owned Riki

A poster in this forum made a great post that you could tell Capewell wanted this game bad. It was personal for him. He also spent quite a bit of time after the match talking to Bronco ex team mates catching up which is all goods.

 

[ndp26]

The original argument was that the call was wrong. If he called held, then he was wrong.

I'm moving on lol. This was picked out of a bigger post.

Calls go both ways. Broncs were right to feel aggrieved about this but their other claims are bollocks.

Onto the next.

Sorry, I know you said you're moving on, but just want to throw in my last few cents on the comments re this particular call. I also totally appreciate there were some 50/50 calls, but think that it was relatively even overall - we won and I still feel a bit aggrieved about the Broncos not clearing the ruck (particularly in the first half) and no Broncos going to the bin after repeated infringements (and a warning).

@Ref can confirm, but my understanding is that the ball carrying arm hits the ground in play, the tackle is complete - there is no need for the ref to call held. Even if the ref hadn't called held, Shibasaki couldn't join the tackle or shove Taine back into the in-goal as the tackle was complete. At first glance, I thought it was dubious as Shibasaki was only a few seconds late (and that is why Taine probably looked nervous), but on replay it was clear the tackle was complete before the additional shove.

But agree, onto the next... a nervous match-up vs the Knights (I hope we can nail a 'big occasion' game for a change!).

 

[Worried2Death]

But agree, onto the next... a nervous match-up vs the Knights (I hope we can nail a 'big occasion' game for a change!).

It's always an emotional game but I don't think Metcalf will be overawed by the occasion, his clutch gene is activated now. Captain Barney won't take any shit from the Turks either. I mean Knights.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Don't know if people have mentioned it, but Barney showed great awareness after winning the toss in ET to give us the wind advantage. Behind a tough enforcer is also a rather sharp footy mind too.