Alan79
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Not necessarily. You honestly have no idea how betting flows work. It might be that 1000 people betting on the Bulldogs to win with a huge payout would outweigh 10,000 people betting on Parra to win (the safe bet) and without doubt the computers would tell the gambling agencies exactly how the results of each game would affect their profit margin. I've seen games where teams that shouldn't lose are for some reason reffed out of games to get the underdog up.Have you ever stopped and thought firstly how complex/near impossible it would be to rig the outcome of rugby league fixtures?
Do you realise betting agencies would make far more $$ if we were to actually win these games?
Just take a few minutes to have a good think about the sheer ludicrousness of your claims.
And as for the complexity of rigging the outcomes, you control possession through six agains and inflict fatigue on one side. Fatigue is huge this year which is why so many blowouts take place. You can also affect one teams mental state during a game through penalties etc. 20 years ago it would have been very difficult to orchestrate the results in a game. The game has gradually seen grey areas introduced to allow the refs to apply their own interpretation to rules and this year you basically don't even know what most of the infringements are for, or at least I don't know many people that can follow why 6 agains are applied.
In all honesty I know that some people will judge my ideas on this as conspiracy theories. I personally don't give a shit if you think I'm crazy to think games are increasingly rigged by match officials. There are people that think Kim Kardashian is still attractive. I disagree with that. She has a smallish ass if you're into clydesdales sexually. But everybody has their own opinions on everything. And my opinion on the current state of refereeing is that it couldn't be as bad as it is if it's not intentionally bad to influence the outcomes of games.