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ADRIAN PROSZENKO
March 21, 2010
CANTERBURY coach Kevin Moore could pay a high price - up to $10,000 - for his attack on the referees after Friday night's loss to St George Illawarra.
Moore, who tasted back-to-back defeats for the first time in his coaching career, was scathing in his appraisal of the whistleblowers after the Bulldogs were on the wrong end of 9-3 penalty count.
While he conceded the Dragons deserved their victory, a frustrated Moore unloaded on referees Tony Archer and Matt Cecchin.
''There was a few things that made it difficult for us,'' Moore said. ''We lost Hodgo [Michael Hodgson] early, Mickey Paea should not have returned after half-time. The 9-3 penalty count. Sometimes it feels like you can't get a fair crack of the whip.
''I just thought some of the decisions tonight, honestly, were unacceptable at this level of footy. And that was both ways. I thought 80-20 against us.''
The comment likely to catch the attention of NRL officials is Moore's ''fair crack of the whip'' line. While coaches are allowed to criticise decisions and even the referees, they are not permitted to question their integrity or accuse them of bias.
''With any questionable post-match press conference comments, we generally try to get a copy of the audio or video on Monday to have a look at the context they were said in before we make any decision,'' NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley said. ''This would fall into that boat. We've made it very clear to clubs what is and isn't acceptable in relation to post-match comments about referees.''
Roosters coach Brad Fittler was served a $10,000 breach notice last season following a game against Cronulla after suggesting his team's decoy runners were being unfairly scrutinised.
ADRIAN PROSZENKO
March 21, 2010
CANTERBURY coach Kevin Moore could pay a high price - up to $10,000 - for his attack on the referees after Friday night's loss to St George Illawarra.
Moore, who tasted back-to-back defeats for the first time in his coaching career, was scathing in his appraisal of the whistleblowers after the Bulldogs were on the wrong end of 9-3 penalty count.
While he conceded the Dragons deserved their victory, a frustrated Moore unloaded on referees Tony Archer and Matt Cecchin.
''There was a few things that made it difficult for us,'' Moore said. ''We lost Hodgo [Michael Hodgson] early, Mickey Paea should not have returned after half-time. The 9-3 penalty count. Sometimes it feels like you can't get a fair crack of the whip.
''I just thought some of the decisions tonight, honestly, were unacceptable at this level of footy. And that was both ways. I thought 80-20 against us.''
The comment likely to catch the attention of NRL officials is Moore's ''fair crack of the whip'' line. While coaches are allowed to criticise decisions and even the referees, they are not permitted to question their integrity or accuse them of bias.
''With any questionable post-match press conference comments, we generally try to get a copy of the audio or video on Monday to have a look at the context they were said in before we make any decision,'' NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley said. ''This would fall into that boat. We've made it very clear to clubs what is and isn't acceptable in relation to post-match comments about referees.''
Roosters coach Brad Fittler was served a $10,000 breach notice last season following a game against Cronulla after suggesting his team's decoy runners were being unfairly scrutinised.