No one else has said anything regarding this online, and I know I’ll be accused of Titans bias. That might be correct in some instances, but I wholeheartedly mean this.
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Well done Jayden Campbell for not lying down and milking a penalty. Well done for playing to the referees whistle and within the spirit of the game.
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The NRL have officially confirmed we should have been awarded a penalty there. That’s somewhat tough to hear, especially when only one week prior they admitted we should have been awarded a crucial penalty try.
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But you know what? It wouldn’t have felt right lying down here for a penalty, and even as the most staunch Titans fan in a loss that placed us dead last, I don’t want to potentially win that way.
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But we want to talk about milking and the culture of “lying down” for the Bunker to have a second look. If we’re going to criticise players for doing as much. Why aren’t we praising JC for legitimately being one of the very few players to do the opposite?
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Don’t care about the criticism I’ll cop for saying it. I’m proud of Jayden, and if no one else wants to say it, I’ll be the “biased Titans fan” that will.