flamebouyant
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I agree with most on here that we are often robbed by the refs. We always seem to be on the wrong end of penalty counts and are often penalised for rediculous shit, and often the calls are just rubbish, absolutely incorrect. But i also understand that referees will make mistakes.
However, for me, worse then this is the fact that we never seem to get the rub of the green.
Today i finally got around to watching our loss against the sharks and there were a number of calls that were dubious at best.
Take for example the very late call to award the sharks a penalty for Balsas incorrect play the ball when he clearly got to his feet to play it yet was unable to and fell to the ground and then tried to stand and play the ball again. Then not more then 10 mins later edrick lee gets a penalty for playing the ball sideways because he was "crowded". Straight up bullshit!!
An even worse example was when holland made a break and mbye was held back by prior and then taken to ground. He should have been sin binned, and mbye could very well have scored, but we didnt even get a penalty. And straight after jackson makes a big tackle with the sharks pinned on their line, and when his tackle slips up they call a high shot.
Basically we have been in most games we have played this year even though we have not been playing all too well. We have been blatantly ripped off in two games as well.
All in all i feel as though its not all doom and gloom. Sure enough our season is more then likely over, but there have been a few good signs as well. Rhys Martin has stepped up really well, Kerrod Holland has shown that he is not a complete waste of money, RFM has been fantastic, and had he played last weekend we would have likely won.
With the rub of the green we would be in the eight right now and peoples opinions would be very different. Our ISP side is having a pretty good year so there is some positives there as well. Fingers crossed a number of them can fill our ibvious voids over the next year as well.
However, for me, worse then this is the fact that we never seem to get the rub of the green.
Today i finally got around to watching our loss against the sharks and there were a number of calls that were dubious at best.
Take for example the very late call to award the sharks a penalty for Balsas incorrect play the ball when he clearly got to his feet to play it yet was unable to and fell to the ground and then tried to stand and play the ball again. Then not more then 10 mins later edrick lee gets a penalty for playing the ball sideways because he was "crowded". Straight up bullshit!!
An even worse example was when holland made a break and mbye was held back by prior and then taken to ground. He should have been sin binned, and mbye could very well have scored, but we didnt even get a penalty. And straight after jackson makes a big tackle with the sharks pinned on their line, and when his tackle slips up they call a high shot.
Basically we have been in most games we have played this year even though we have not been playing all too well. We have been blatantly ripped off in two games as well.
All in all i feel as though its not all doom and gloom. Sure enough our season is more then likely over, but there have been a few good signs as well. Rhys Martin has stepped up really well, Kerrod Holland has shown that he is not a complete waste of money, RFM has been fantastic, and had he played last weekend we would have likely won.
With the rub of the green we would be in the eight right now and peoples opinions would be very different. Our ISP side is having a pretty good year so there is some positives there as well. Fingers crossed a number of them can fill our ibvious voids over the next year as well.
