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@grantdeac @beaujangel @LMcKirdy7 btw i think a sin bin is as tough a call that should be made in origin games - to protect the spectacle of the game - but then i suppose teams may take advantage of it and take a shot and burn 10 mins in the bin.

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@grantdeac @beaujangel @LMcKirdy7 this is probably the best views of the contact - it’s a nasty shot - disappointing that Koula is out for two games as a result.

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@grantdeac @beaujangel @LMcKirdy7 https://t.co/WkPrc2rxtn

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Tolutau Koula came from the field early & did not to return to the game - failing his HIA after this tackle from Kalyn Ponga (that resulted in a send off)

Koula will enter the NRL’s concussion protocols with an associated 11 day stand down period - if he is required to follow this he would miss the Sea Eagles next 2 games, as they next play 2 days and 9 days from now.

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@KingRos34720652 @sandylanceley origin is such an intense contest -going down a man for the game is too big a penalty - so i like the idea of a 15-20 min loss of a player- the speed of the current game still gives a large cost in terms of fatigue to the penalised team. And yet still gives a chance of a contest

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@grantdeac @beaujangel @LMcKirdy7 mmm interesting- how does a qlder view that picture and not see shoulder impacting head ?
i’m not for send offs in origin as they are almost unrecoverable and ruin the spectacle of the game.

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@beaujangel @LMcKirdy7 sees the image of shoulder to the head and claims that its head contact only - ah right 🤡

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@StuartRandall send offs can’t be managed in origin - too fast too hard

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@trent_wright15 @mrchrisnico @NSWBlues having said that this photo shows it

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@trent_wright15 @mrchrisnico @NSWBlues i thought it was contact from both shoulder and head to Koula”s head - but the angles shown weren’t conclusive either way

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@winsordobbin there aren’t too many top class refs not from NSW or Qld - ie none.
ah remember the legend Barry Gomersall

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@winsordobbin @Gatty54 haha where he live hasn’t helped nsw in the past ,
the bunker has proven to be less reliable than the on field refs of late.

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@Gatty54 Mclean can start

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@winsordobbin @Gatty54 he stayed out of the game for most of it. The send off - Ponga made no wrapping motion, had forceful contact to the head and took Koula out of the game - i though my it was shoulder and head contact but even if it wasn’t it was dangerous.

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@Peter_Fitz Tigers appear to have some team spirit about them, maybe Benji knew what he was doing ?

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@bigdon61 @ReadingThePlay and they are going to get better…..

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@ReadingThePlay more left than right it feels, and with the opposition defence aware of it there are gaps in the middle with Cleary taking advantage

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@MichaelPascoe01 Andrew Hastie

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@rossco1304 @Gatty54 surely people understand that when some people speak - it just turns people against them.
like Cash, Chris Bowen - the less they say the better they go 😜