It was a much more enticing Round 4 as we saw three games enter golden point and four matches decided by two points or less after a number of blowouts in Round 3. Here are the five talking points from Round 4.
Confidence boost for Bulldogs despite loss to Melbourne
The Bulldogs were massive outsiders to overcome the Storm in Melbourne on Sunday however they came out firing and really took the game to the 2018 runners-up. Canterbury led 12-0 through tries to Kerrod Holland and Jayden Okunbor who was the best player for the Bulldogs, running for 290 metres and making three line breaks. Unfortunately for the Dogs, the Storm fought from behind for a gutsy 18-16 victory after Rhyse Martin couldn’t convert from the sideline. Dean Pay will take a lot of positives from this encounter and his young squad will take a lot of confidence from the result, especially the inexperienced spine.
I hear the NRL is reconsidering golden point. However they are not even listening to the screamingly obvious option “What is wrong with a draw ?”
I hate golden point, if they need to get a result then they should play out the 10 mins and not just stop at whoever scores first wins, Its boaring and just shows up how hopeless League players are at trying to kick field goals. Its just the unfariest possible way to win a game. I prefer the draw and a vital point.😎