Cronk Grabbing RFM early in the game, no penalty.

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Just providing the stills of Cronk grabbing RFM as he attacked the deft grubber put in by Nu Brown:

https://imgur.com/a/0VCCCoP

As you can see from both angles, Cronk clearly initiates the contact and even wraps the arms around RFM on the kick chase. Manu is then allowed to escort the ball over the dead-ball line, providing the Roosters with a 7 tackle set which they score from.

If you watch the whole play go through, RFM is about 2-3 feet from Manu in goal (The only chaser, credit to him), but was given no opportunity to chase through. Whenever this happens to us (With the Bulldogs being the ones infringing), we are constantly penalised/ binned. Here, Cronk gets nothing.

Again, this isn't why we lost 38-12, but in the context of the early battle of the game it helped shape the onslaught that was to come.
 

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Yep, just more poor form again which is ALWAYS against us.
Like you said, it isnt the reason we lost but constantly getting the wrong end of these decisions is completely demoralising and our team is not mentally mature enough to deal with it.
 

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Is Graham Annesley going to come out and defend the lack of a Penalty/ Binning on this Cronk infringement with the scores still at nil-all? Wraps the arms on the kick chase preventing RFM from chasing through. We got the call right in the second half for the penalty try when we were down 30, but couldn't get the call when the scores are at nil-all?
 

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When Cronk got ironed out, that's his own fault for turning his back on the defense before he passes. He does it repeatedly, gets smashed repeatedly and pulls a penalty repeatedly. If any other half in the comp did this, it would be play on.

Are they meant to just let him have free reign of the field?
 

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I had good money on RFM First Try Scorer too!
 

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When Cronk got ironed out, that's his own fault for turning his back on the defense before he passes. He does it repeatedly, gets smashed repeatedly and pulls a penalty repeatedly. If any other half in the comp did this, it would be play on.

Are they meant to just let him have free reign of the field?
He milks those penalties better than any other half in the comp. He always manages a miraculous recovery and plays out the game without any HIA or other review. Happens to every half in the comp but none of them draw as many penalties as he does.
 

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He milks those penalties better than any other half in the comp. He always manages a miraculous recovery and plays out the game without any HIA or other review. Happens to every half in the comp but none of them draw as many penalties as he does.
Cant hurt the golden boy of the golden club of the NRLOL
 

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Fuck Cronk the crooked nose ****!! Loved it when Sue smashed him yesterday.
 

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Just providing the stills of Cronk grabbing RFM as he attacked the deft grubber put in by Nu Brown:

https://imgur.com/a/0VCCCoP

As you can see from both angles, Cronk clearly initiates the contact and even wraps the arms around RFM on the kick chase. Manu is then allowed to escort the ball over the dead-ball line, providing the Roosters with a 7 tackle set which they score from.

If you watch the whole play go through, RFM is about 2-3 feet from Manu in goal (The only chaser, credit to him), but was given no opportunity to chase through. Whenever this happens to us (With the Bulldogs being the ones infringing), we are constantly penalised/ binned. Here, Cronk gets nothing.

Again, this isn't why we lost 38-12, but in the context of the early battle of the game it helped shape the onslaught that was to come.
Why didn’t captain courageous go up to ref and open his mouth
 

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Did I imagine it or was Cordner in Cecchin's face 5 or 6 times during the game, particularly at half time as they walked of the field? It was like he questioned anything/everything that didn't go their way. It might have been the red mist (of anger) but I can't recall once where Jackson was equally in his face. It needs to be carefully and selectively but at some point during every game the captain needs to make it obvious that he isn't going to stand for getting screwed over in the 50/50 calls. That's not just for the refs benefit, "yes I'm on your case", but for the rest of the team to show that the captain is fighting the good fight. Plus it excites the crowd, and gets us even more vocal.

To me it seems that Jackson is just too honourable a sportsman, he accepts the ref's decision too easily. He needs to question the decision even when the ref is right, really kick up a stink when a 50/50 call doesn't go our way and escalate that when we don't get a call that we should. Of course it has to be selective, can't question everything, and be done in the right fashion. Who is our ex referee coaching the captain and players on how to influence the refs?

Go Dogs
 

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Did I imagine it or was Cordner in Cecchin's face 5 or 6 times during the game, particularly at half time as they walked of the field? It was like he questioned anything/everything that didn't go their way. It might have been the red mist (of anger) but I can't recall once where Jackson was equally in his face. It needs to be carefully and selectively but at some point during every game the captain needs to make it obvious that he isn't going to stand for getting screwed over in the 50/50 calls. That's not just for the refs benefit, "yes I'm on your case", but for the rest of the team to show that the captain is fighting the good fight. Plus it excites the crowd, and gets us even more vocal.

To me it seems that Jackson is just too honourable a sportsman, he accepts the ref's decision too easily. He needs to question the decision even when the ref is right, really kick up a stink when a 50/50 call doesn't go our way and escalate that when we don't get a call that we should. Of course it has to be selective, can't question everything, and be done in the right fashion. Who is our ex referee coaching the captain and players on how to influence the refs?

Go Dogs
That makes far too much sense for it to be something we would implement at this point in time.
 

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Greames Analsleeve didn't even mention it in the review this week, but did infer that he covered "the controversial decisions that impacted matches", indicating there were others during the week.
 

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What about the clenched fist to Sue's face from Gronk and then Radley's high shot in same tackle. Sue got up laughing.
 

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Is Graham Annesley going to come out and defend the lack of a Penalty/ Binning on this Cronk infringement with the scores still at nil-all? Wraps the arms on the kick chase preventing RFM from chasing through. We got the call right in the second half for the penalty try when we were down 30, but couldn't get the call when the scores are at nil-all?
It’s honestly about time one of
Our players goes and punches them. Sireously
 
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