Ryan Couchman

I'm trying to think of a team that, as you kind of, you said as well, like a spoon team that is this exciting and has this many young guns in it.

But yeah, Toby Couchman and Ryan Couchman for me, I just think that they are absolute finds.

And I, I want to give the, the Dragons credit.

Like, we've spoken about their administration.

He can cover seven, six, one, so nine.

Um, so what were the, the...

Your starting side? Keon, Toby, Ryan Couchman at 13.

Edges would be Egan and-

I don't know if the suspension's come through yet, but he will definitely be rubbed out.

Mate, earlier in the season, Ryan Couchman got a four-week suspension for his hip drop tackle that ruptured Jermaine Hopgood's ACL.

Mate, this is in a similar vein.

I don't think we're going to be seeing Phoenix until next season.

Once charged, there has to be a suspension in line with others this year.

Now, I go back to Jermaine Hopgood, round three, Ryan Couchman, sin binned in the game, incident 28th minute, Jermaine Hopgood, knee reconstruction, never plays again this season, copped a four-game ban.

Now, I don't write the rules.

Should the fact that the grand final is one of those games, should the suspension have been less than four? Again, I don't write the rules, but they do put...

Once charged, there has to be a suspension in line with others this year.

Now, I go back to Jermaine Hopgood, round three, Ryan Couchman, sin binned in the game, incident 28th minute, Jermaine Hopgood, knee reconstruction, never plays again this season, copped a four-game ban.

Now, I don't write the rules.

Should the fact that the grand final is one of those games, should the suspension have been less than four? Again, I don't write the rules, but they do put...

don't think i agree with my like it wasn't the worst hip drop tackle the nrl has ever seen like i don't think it was that egregious being banned for four games i think is off the back of the cleary injury yes i don't think it was the it wasn't the nature of the hip drop drop tackle that you know the reason why he was banned before i also think they should have just suspended the sentence it happened in 2022 not that taylor may got selected for the grand final but his suspension was suspended until the next year he was available for selection in the grand final

it's an interesting one i was listening to nrl 360 on my run this morning and basically there there there seems to be a reflection of the punishment from the injury received yes there was i believe uh one of the couchman boys ryan couchman ryan couchman did a hip drop tackle um on jermaine hopgood did his acl that was four weeks we saw izzy katoa do it on mitch kenny which was a 19 week injury i believe and that was two weeks so it seems like the upper end of it whether it's like a catastrophic injury like we've seen with the acl uh and on clary on the weekend that seems to be the four week threshold something in the middle will be two week threshold and then you look at victor radley who did a classic hip drop tackle, just a penalty.

So I feel like the NRL need to get a little bit more clarity around those rules for mine.

But yeah, I tend to agree with you, Jacob.