I’d add if it’s a level playing field on the day as that clearly hasn’t been the case throughout the year with over officiating, referring howlers and way to many rule changes, then Officials are going to help Parramatta out big time.
NRL are a business first and sport 2nd. They’ve helped Parra through to the GF and I’m hearing from the Sunday Footy Show that Grant Atkins is most likely to be the ref.
He and the video ref helped them win over the Cowboys with an absolute howler of not picking up that metre plus forward pass and I also hear Grant Atkins is the son of former Eels player and try scorer in a GF in Graeme Atkins back in the early ‘80’s.
I hope this doesn’t eventuate but feel a sting is brewing.
If it’s refereed fairly Panthers win, 30 plus.