NSW Conspiracy, PVL Interference & Broncos Rumours | Ask Kenty
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome back to Kenti Blitz. Ask Kenti Edition. Got that out? Got that out.
Yeah, we farewell you on Thursday. Now you're back. She loved me. It's like Elvis, one night only.
Brian Stevens, Kenti, is it time to look at changing the knock-on rules specifically so that a knock-on only occurs when the ball travels forward off the hands slash arms and hits the ground in front of the foot, in leading foot of the player? This would mean that if two players jump and contest a kick, then as long as somebody gains possession, it's play on. No need to look at numerous replays looking for the minuscule touch from one player or the other.
No, no, no. No, you can't. Look, a knock-on's a knock-on. That's a fundamental of the game, right?
How should the knock-on rule be interpreted to reduce replay controversies?
We don't always get it right. I acknowledge that. And I hate the way we officiate it now where essentially any ball that's thrown, touched, continues on its trajectory going backwards, it's still called a knock-on even though the ball's clearly hasn't travelled forward.
Except when it lands in Bradman Best's hand.
Yeah, you can say that. But I've also seen players with their back to the goalpost that they're heading towards, the ball's hit them on the chest, gone to the ground, it's been called a knock-on. Now, for the ball to hit their chest and travel forward defies the laws of physics. It would have to pass through their body to be a forward movement. That said, we cannot change the rules. No. We can change our interpretation, but you can't change the rules. You've got to have rules that make sense. And once you start going down that rabbit hole, you could end up anywhere.
My beef with the knock-ons these days is that it's not the rule, it's the interpretation, mate. Everything's called a knock-on when it's clearly not a knock-on. Everything. Even a lot of these bobbles, mate. Yeah. For 100 years, mate, you didn't worry about, Exactly. I agree with you. It was just a try or it wasn't a try.
Yeah, but there's always someone now that's got an issue with it. And the neurologists are so sensitive to all that and have just got no backbone to say, mate, this is the way it is. Deal with it.
Brown snake bandit. I've got a conspiracy theory that you might be part of. In the lead up to this, Origin, you've pulled no punches, criticising the Blues, especially Loz and Nathan Cleary. One thing that I haven't heard you comment on, though, is that Madge was brought into New South Wales camp for Game 3. You've mentioned before that you and Madge have stayed in touch and that he even asked for your advice on Origin when he was as pointed as New South Wales coach. Why wouldn't he? So here's my conspiracy. He asked everyone's advice. The magician has been working his magic behind the scenes in the media, getting you and other journos to light the fire under the blues and build the ultimate underdog narrative for New South Wales.
Conspiracies aside, do you think the media narrative leading into game three had a meaningful impact on either side's performance or something that fans tend to overestimate?
I think the players hear it. 100%. Players hear it. Look, I think you're giving the media too much credit, to be honest. It's not like we all sit there and have a meeting and conspire how we're going to fix the result. Some media say things I think are absolutely stupid. Others are the opposite. I'll pinch that and say it myself.
You've done that once or twice, don't worry.
Well, you know the rule. If someone says something, you say it often enough, it becomes yours.
Yes, yes. I think often, though, in the commentary today on the game, because it's everywhere, there's so many podcasts, there's so many news bulletins and websites, but most of it becomes commentary and most of it becomes popular commentary.
Well, what if it comes as an echo chamber? Because you do see a lot of people who don't know really – the game like they probably should. So they just pick up what someone else says and they just repeat it. There's a lot of that – And that's not a conspiracy. That's just the way it goes sometimes.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:49
2
How should the knock-on rule be interpreted to reduce replay controversies?
0:49–7:32
3
Did media narratives create a New South Wales conspiracy before Origin Game 3?
7:32–17:14
4
Could Laurie Daley or Billy Slater realistically be appointed Broncos coach?
17:14–23:55
5
Should Nathan Cleary have been allowed to take the final Origin conversion for integrity and betting payouts?
23:55–29:59
6
Do radio networks pay for NRL broadcast rights and how are radio games allocated?
29:59–31:52
Speakers
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