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The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
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Yeah, but that's completely ignoring the fact Jack is our five-eighth and is SO much better in that position!
This scenario is akin to saying in 1994 the Raiders would select Mal Meninga and Laurie Daley over Ruben Wiki because we're completely ignoring the fact Daley was the five-eighth. It's a completely garbage scenario, Simson.
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Yes it is. But in the rep arena if a rep side has a spot available at centre thats the exact lost theyd run through. At some point theres going to be a tough decision to make on how much cap is invested into centresThe Rickman wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:06 amYeah, but that's completely ignoring the fact Jack is our five-eighth and is SO much better in that position!
This scenario is akin to saying in 1994 the Raiders would select Mal Meninga and Laurie Daley over Ruben Wiki because we're completely ignoring the fact Daley was the five-eighth. It's a completely garbage scenario, Simson.
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As good as it is to see Wighton as centre for NSW I'm still gobsmacked that Mitchell was dropped to accommodate him.
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Well I think it's absolutely fantastic.Northern Raider wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:23 am As good as it is to see Wighton as centre for NSW I'm still gobsmacked that Mitchell was dropped to accommodate him.
And honestly, I hope Jack can bounce back pretty quickly from being dropped for Michael Jennings for Game 3 too. I really don't want another Campo 2009 scenario to railroad our season.
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He's a ready made scapegoat but I think you'll find its Dugan that replaces him.The Rickman wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:30 amWell I think it's absolutely fantastic.Northern Raider wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:23 am As good as it is to see Wighton as centre for NSW I'm still gobsmacked that Mitchell was dropped to accommodate him.
And honestly, I hope Jack can bounce back pretty quickly from being dropped for Michael Jennings for Game 3 too. I really don't want another Campo 2009 scenario to railroad our season.
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Of course *slaps forehead*… how stupid of me!Northern Raider wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:36 amHe's a ready made scapegoat but I think you'll find its Dugan that replaces him.The Rickman wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:30 amWell I think it's absolutely fantastic.Northern Raider wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:23 am As good as it is to see Wighton as centre for NSW I'm still gobsmacked that Mitchell was dropped to accommodate him.
And honestly, I hope Jack can bounce back pretty quickly from being dropped for Michael Jennings for Game 3 too. I really don't want another Campo 2009 scenario to railroad our season.
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TBH I think the wiser play is mitchell in the centres with Jack and turbo to the winger replacing Blake.
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No that's equally dumb. Dropping a centre (who played well) to replace him with a 5/8.
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Voted by over 6,000 NRL fans of all clubs as the best centre of the week: https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/16/cho ... -round-14/
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He's not very good though, is he?? What would those 6,000 fans know that raiders fans don'tgreeneyed wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 12:36 pm Voted by over 6,000 NRL fans of all clubs as the best centre of the week: https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/16/cho ... -round-14/
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Cody Walker definitely got the Campo treatment.
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If Croker wants to get picked for origin he is going to need to grow an afro, get some dreadlocks or change his name to something amusing. These seem to be far important criteria in getting picked for NSW than skill or form. Playing for one of the big Sydney clubs doesn't hurt the chances either!
Croker would do an excellent job if he was picked but it seems like that isn't going to happen. It certainly doesn't devalue him as a player in my eyes. NSW selections are often that bizarre they might as well be picked at random by a robot.
Croker would do an excellent job if he was picked but it seems like that isn't going to happen. It certainly doesn't devalue him as a player in my eyes. NSW selections are often that bizarre they might as well be picked at random by a robot.
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Carrying on like an absolute richardhead would do him massive favours in the eyes of the NSW selectors too.pickles wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 3:35 pm If Croker wants to get picked for origin he is going to need to grow an afro, get some dreadlocks or change his name to something amusing. These seem to be far important criteria in getting picked for NSW than skill or form. Playing for one of the big Sydney clubs doesn't hurt the chances either!
Croker would do an excellent job if he was picked but it seems like that isn't going to happen. It certainly doesn't devalue him as a player in my eyes. NSW selections are often that bizarre they might as well be picked at random by a robot.
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So..The Rickman wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 3:38 pmCarrying on like an absolute richardhead would do him massive favours in the eyes of the NSW selectors too.pickles wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 3:35 pm If Croker wants to get picked for origin he is going to need to grow an afro, get some dreadlocks or change his name to something amusing. These seem to be far important criteria in getting picked for NSW than skill or form. Playing for one of the big Sydney clubs doesn't hurt the chances either!
Croker would do an excellent job if he was picked but it seems like that isn't going to happen. It certainly doesn't devalue him as a player in my eyes. NSW selections are often that bizarre they might as well be picked at random by a robot.
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Croker could definitely do with a good redemption story. No one really likes a clean skin in the NRL it doesn't sell papers when they don't **** up and it doesn't sell papers when they return to form!
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He'd be a starter in the team by 2020!-PJ- wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 3:56 pmSo..The Rickman wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 3:38 pmCarrying on like an absolute richardhead would do him massive favours in the eyes of the NSW selectors too.pickles wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 3:35 pm If Croker wants to get picked for origin he is going to need to grow an afro, get some dreadlocks or change his name to something amusing. These seem to be far important criteria in getting picked for NSW than skill or form. Playing for one of the big Sydney clubs doesn't hurt the chances either!
Croker would do an excellent job if he was picked but it seems like that isn't going to happen. It certainly doesn't devalue him as a player in my eyes. NSW selections are often that bizarre they might as well be picked at random by a robot.
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I dont think Mitchel was dropped to accommodate Jack. Mitchell was dropped because a) he performed like a stunned dear in game 1, and b) Freddy doesn't trust him to be switched on for the whole 80 minutes.The Rickman wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:30 amWell I think it's absolutely fantastic.Northern Raider wrote: ↑June 18, 2019, 11:23 am As good as it is to see Wighton as centre for NSW I'm still gobsmacked that Mitchell was dropped to accommodate him.
And honestly, I hope Jack can bounce back pretty quickly from being dropped for Michael Jennings for Game 3 too. I really don't want another Campo 2009 scenario to railroad our season.
As for Morris I am not surprised he was dropped. He was only selected due to Turbo not being available and Dugan is an ****. Morris created the try where he ran in and left Cotric 3 on 1. Anyone could have scored the try he scored.
Turbo took 1 centre spot and Jack was moved to centre to fill the other. Jack would've been picked anyway, just as a 14 instead of 4 or 3 whatever.
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If Latrell Mitchell and Dylan Walker, the “form half of the comp” were seriously dropped from Origin for one poor game in Brisbane, then it sums up everything wrong with NSW and their culture in one foul swoop
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Interesting article on news.com.au.
Around the clubs in Sydney there were rumours that the national anthem boycott wasn’t well recieved by players and the higher management
https://www.news.com.au/sport/former-or ... 23ed8ad14d
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Around the clubs in Sydney there were rumours that the national anthem boycott wasn’t well recieved by players and the higher management
https://www.news.com.au/sport/former-or ... 23ed8ad14d
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One fell swoop.
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Why didn’t you just edit it?greeneyed wrote:One fell swoop.
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Had been thinking this myself. Thing has a bad smell about it.LastRaider wrote:Interesting article on news.com.au.
Around the clubs in Sydney there were rumours that the national anthem boycott wasn’t well recieved by players and the higher management
https://www.news.com.au/sport/former-or ... 23ed8ad14d
Be very disappointing if poor support from team mates and staff contributed to the poor performances and being dropped. I don’t think refusing to sing the anthem in the circumstances is an unreasonable protest.
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I thought most if the indigenous players made their stance pretty clear even before selection for the first game. I think Rickman is probably closest to the truth in suggesting it's a NSW knee-jerk reaction. Mitchell wasn't at his best but didn't get any quality ball. NSW was on the defensive for the middle 40 minutes of the game so unless you have a strategy of getting it out wide, coming out of your own end he isn't getting any ball. QLD definitely used tgeir backline strike power better.LastRaider wrote:Interesting article on news.com.au.
Around the clubs in Sydney there were rumours that the national anthem boycott wasn’t well recieved by players and the higher management
https://www.news.com.au/sport/former-or ... 23ed8ad14d
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Players haven’t sung the national anthem since I’ve been a kid! I doubt most of them even know the wordsgangrenous wrote:Had been thinking this myself. Thing has a bad smell about it.LastRaider wrote:Interesting article on news.com.au.
Around the clubs in Sydney there were rumours that the national anthem boycott wasn’t well recieved by players and the higher management
https://www.news.com.au/sport/former-or ... 23ed8ad14d
Be very disappointing if poor support from team mates and staff contributed to the poor performances and being dropped. I don’t think refusing to sing the anthem in the circumstances is an unreasonable protest.
And now because players aren’t signing for a genuine reason NSW drops them? Classic NSW. What a ridiculous state
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Because you’re always complaining.The Rickman wrote: ↑June 19, 2019, 8:14 amWhy didn’t you just edit it?greeneyed wrote:One fell swoop.
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I believe It was ridiculous to think channeling Kaepernik in the lead up to game 1 would be anything other then detrimental.... let's hope they do it again!The Rickman wrote:Players haven’t sung the national anthem since I’ve been a kid! I doubt most of them even know the wordsgangrenous wrote:Had been thinking this myself. Thing has a bad smell about it.LastRaider wrote:Interesting article on news.com.au.
Around the clubs in Sydney there were rumours that the national anthem boycott wasn’t well recieved by players and the higher management
https://www.news.com.au/sport/former-or ... 23ed8ad14d
Be very disappointing if poor support from team mates and staff contributed to the poor performances and being dropped. I don’t think refusing to sing the anthem in the circumstances is an unreasonable protest.
And now because players aren’t signing for a genuine reason NSW drops them? Classic NSW. What a ridiculous state
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There other players who didn’t sing and they’re playing Sunday... and there’s more than two. By the way, if Indigenous people are offended by “young and free” and want “brave and free” or “strong and free” let’s do it. They changed “Australia’s sons” to “Australians all” for a good reason and this is exactly the same.The Rickman wrote: ↑June 19, 2019, 8:27 amPlayers haven’t sung the national anthem since I’ve been a kid! I doubt most of them even know the wordsgangrenous wrote:Had been thinking this myself. Thing has a bad smell about it.LastRaider wrote:Interesting article on news.com.au.
Around the clubs in Sydney there were rumours that the national anthem boycott wasn’t well recieved by players and the higher management
https://www.news.com.au/sport/former-or ... 23ed8ad14d
Be very disappointing if poor support from team mates and staff contributed to the poor performances and being dropped. I don’t think refusing to sing the anthem in the circumstances is an unreasonable protest.
And now because players aren’t signing for a genuine reason NSW drops them? Classic NSW. What a ridiculous state
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I just read the article and the quotes. Tahu has no idea and he's drawn that conclusion himself.
They got dropped because they played ****. Whether they should have gotten dropped is a different debate.
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I couldn’t care less if they sing or not, they’re not on The Voice.
And Ado Carr didn’t sing, stunk up game 1 and has survived.
And Ado Carr didn’t sing, stunk up game 1 and has survived.
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What has any of this got to do with Jarrod Croker being a poor defender who both rushes out of the line and can’t handle hard runners like Kondrad Hurrell?
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Nothing really but at least its a more intelligent topic.Billy Walker wrote: ↑June 19, 2019, 9:14 am What has any of this got to do with Jarrod Croker being a poor defender who both rushes out of the line and can’t handle hard runners like Kondrad Hurrell?
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