The final result was certainly not what Batemans Bay would have liked. / (min cost $ 0 ) or signup to continue reading Even knowing they faced a challenging season due to player shortages and club personnel changes, having two senior results called early due to the "mercy rule" would sting. In round eight of Group 16 rugby league, the reserve grade Bay Tigers went down 62-0 to the visiting Eden Tigers.
After Eden piled on 11 unanswered tries, full time was called early. Under NSW Rugby League community rugby league rules, any senior game is to stop immediately upon the points differential reaching 60 points. For Batemans Bay, the day didn't improve from there, with the first grade game also finishing up a little early once the scoreline hit 72-12 to the visitors.
Captain-coach of Eden Blake Robinson said he felt for the Bay team, given many of the players had backed up from reserves just to get trounced once again. However, he said it wasn't all positive from Eden's perspective either. "Games like that can be fun - but really they are more annoying than anything," Robinson said.
"It was like we got excited and got to chuck the ball around, but then it becomes hard to keep your head in the game and you clock off. "To leak 12 points late in the game, we clocked off." While Robinson was happy with a win, he was less than impressed that Batemans Bay was able to cross twice in the late stages of the game.
"It's a concern when you get to the tough games - those 12 points could real.
