Manly had the game in the bag 5 minutes into it. At half time you could have safely put your house on them. The view in the sheds told it all. The Storm just didn't want to be there.
I'm with Boonarga. Crocker is as dirty or dirtier than Bird and Gallen.
I don't care which state they are from Mick Crocker is easily the most disgusting,dirty,nasty piece of work in the NRL
But now he's gone Gallen takes the title
Crocker and Gallen are as bad as eachother.
Good thing is we have got rid of one of them, just need to dump the other.
What is going on with Slater going in feet first in tackles near the tryline. Someone is going to end up either ripped to pieces by the studs or worse. I don't like the tactic he has adopted, its dangerous. He would be better off going in and punching the ball downwards out of the try scorers hands.
It will take someone getting seriously hurt before the NRL act on it though.
How can anyone be happy to see Crocker go?
League needs some mongrel and at the moment he's pretty much supplying the lot with Bird on the sidelines.
Its a contact sport remember. Your supposed to hurt the other bloke. There is enough rules in place to limit the severity of the injuries, and these blokes more often than not work within those rules.
Originally Posted by Coaster
I thought robertsons forearm was going to snap in 2 when that happened.It looked terrible. I remember years ago Matthew Ridge got in trouble for doing the same thing
and to the pro crocker people,you can play hard and hurt the opposition(a.k.a Watmough) but he's(Crocker) simply a mindless thug who goes over the line in every tackle
I smell the end of an era for the storm, 3 years at the top, one premiership and one mighty hiding from the Eagles, makes you wonder if they were really the second best team in 08... I'm sure a number of other teams could of put up more of a fight than that!
In regards to the "dirty play" every ones having a shot at I really don't mind it, hell a few studs in the forearm adds a bit of excitement to watch at least. And its not as if slater was just dirty on the eagles players I saw him knee crocker fair in the head while going up for a ball, looked like it hurt too!!:dizzy: