Jason Demetriou

No Charge

Initial contact is by open palmed hand on shoulder. Any contact by arm/elbow is as a consequence of the initial contact and is not intentional. The arm is not promoted into the face. Hand at all times is loose.

wow you dont like jd hey. grix let in a soft try in the first half, but you didnt see that cause you were watching jd so closely. while i agree about the offload to comment about not being a true leader is a joke, based on that performance.

Wow, I feel like the oracle of knowledge now.

"Only two things in life are certain. Death... and Saints will get away with murder."

Yes and lets also have it at the junior games as well so we can see the parents kicking off and little jonny's eyeball hanging out when it all goes wrong. Have you ever seen an eyeball hanging out of its broken socket and metal plates being inserted to hold said socket and eye together. NO THOUGHT NOT. Yes, rugby is a mans game but lets keep it clean.

Obviously didnt see the reply on the big screen then and also took your eye off the game at that time, I was at that end too, (behind the sticks) and quite clearly saw it.

How the ref didnt see it amazes me, is he not supposed to keep an eye on the play the ball in case there is interference, if not how is he able to tell a reef of the ball from loosing the ball.

Think you may find it was Snitch that gave the penalty away.

Think you may find it was Pryce who conned the ref and tried to cheat Saints into a draw they didn't deserve. Good job Wellens couldn't kick for toffee!

both the last 2 posts are inaccurate

it was a dead set penalty and it was Korki - simples

I agree. Sky have hyped up the "Pryce factor" but Korki had his hand on the ball and the ball spilled out. Even if Pryce helped him, he was holding the ball hard enough that when released his arm came out with the ball.
Penalty, plain and simple.

I think if you read my post properly you'll find that I said that JD "should have shown true leadership qualities and taken the tackle" - commenting on one incident rather in isolation rather than on his overall performance. I didn't actually criticise his overall leadership - which for once seemed to be there.

I'm perfectly happy to say that I think that JD is past it & I hope that we can see him go out on a high note this year because I don't think he's got another year at SL level in the tank.

if the offload had paid off he would of been carried back to the changing rooms, as nerve racking as it is I like the die hard/devil may care attitude

think you could find half a dozen incidents that could have changed the game. if it had come off he would have been a hero. if korki and snitch had not tackled pryce and let him go over the line they would have been damned. if danny had not kicked out on the full... if if if. we won end of story we won 2 points. as far as jd is concerned, the man is a great captain. leads from the front. gives 150%, his stats stand up pretty good against players 5 years younger than him. busts more tackles than most . i would give him another season gladly. an inspiration to all, an example to many. truly is captain fantastic on the field and off.

You won't find anyone agreeing more than me that if is the biggest word in the English language & Friday's result was chip paper on Saturday. The future is all that really matters & the simple fact is that JD is not the future. Some have criticised the signing of Newton because "he's too old" but he's 3 years younger than JD.

If JD was with (say) the Bulls now - giving the sort of performance he's given for us over the years - and we were considering signing him for one last hurrah next year, there'd be no end of the posts criticising such a signing. In the era of the salary cap, there is simply no room for giving contracts for sentimental reasons. JD has been a fantastic servant to the club, but we need to have a squad in 2010 that is better than this year's and provides a sound foundation for the squad in 2011 & beyond. I'd love to see JD continuing to be involved with the club - just not as part of the playing staff.

i'd agree with most of that. think newton is a good signing for next season, along with a few more. sounds like we will have a great pack. and the quality of the team will improve overall, but still think jd would have a part to play on the field and when he does hang his boots up, think brough might make a good captain.