Jarryd Hayne criticises pricks in pink for not giving Parramatta Eels a fair go

[El Diablo]

new year and the same shit

 

[Gary Gutful]

new year and the same shit

From you? Agreed.

 

[El Diablo]

From you? Agreed.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Get a Grant Up Ya (...Again).

 

[El Diablo]

Get a Grant Up Ya (...Again).

 

[Gronk]

So Bev gets coat hangered by Maloney and the refs call is .... play the ball ?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It was borderline high - it looked worse than it was, and because it wasn't reportable they couldn't award the penalty on review. It sucks that we missed out this time but I think it's a good rule.

 

[El Diablo]

So Bev gets coat hangered by Maloney and the refs call is .... play the ball ?

i'm surprised French wasn't penalised

 

[hybrideel]

It was borderline high - it looked worse than it was, and because it wasn't reportable they couldn't award the penalty on review. It sucks that we missed out this time but I think it's a good rule.

Well i have a novel idea. When its that obvious to everyone at the stadium and watching on tv then maybe the refs could have just penalised him in the first place because surely they knew as well

 

[Gary Gutful]

 

[Gary Gutful]

Well i have a novel idea. When its that obvious to everyone at the stadium and watching on tv then maybe the refs could have just penalised him in the first place because surely they knew as well

I am glad it was play on. There was f**k all in it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well i have a novel idea. When its that obvious to everyone at the stadium and watching on tv then maybe the refs could have just penalised him in the first place because surely they knew as well

Yeah I expect those to get penalised every time but that doesn't mean they all deserve a penalty. I'd say that one was 50-50, and I always prefer the ref to err on the side of not blowing his whistle.

 

[hybrideel]

I'm all for that if it was consistent

 

[Gary Gutful]

I'm all for that if it was consistent

Some level of inconsistency in refereeing is inevitable. It is a fast paced game with stupid rules that aren't black and white. Any human in that situation won't deliver perfection and consistency (including those that expect it from our officials).

Get rid of the relentless stoppages, video replays and analyses of every decision and just play the f**ken game and watch most refereeing 'controversies' disappear.

 

[Eelementary]

Some level of inconsistency in refereeing is inevitable. It is a fast paced game with stupid rules that aren't black and white. Any human in that situation won't deliver perfection and consistency (including those that expect it from our officials).

Get rid of the relentless stoppages, video replays and analyses of every decision and just play the f**ken game and watch most refereeing 'controversies' disappear.

I agree with your one of thought.

However, there's a difference between "inconsistency" and "playing favourites"; whether it's conscious or not, referees officiate Parramatta differently to their game-day opponents.

One incident that is clear in my memory comes from a few years back, when Marshall was at the Tigers; we gave away a penalty, and Marshall tool the quick tap, raced 50 metres upfield, and scored under the posts.

Now, I agree with the referees allowing play to go on - give away a penalty, and pay the price.

But whenever Parramatta tried to go for a quick tap, it was called back.

I'm sure it happens to every team, but I have no interest in other teams than Parramatta, so I don't watch other games much.

We were beaten by the better side, and played terribly - but the officiating is at an all-time low, imo.

And that was punctuated by the referees' refusal to sin bin Maloney in the first half. Once that was let go, the Sharks got away with murder in the ruck (and credit to them for taking advantage of that).

The irony for me is that referees seen terrified to make mistakes, because they'll be punished - but they're free to flip flop on their interpretations every single f**king week, and their jobs are safe.

Didn't an official come out a few years ago and admit that referees were instructed to look for certain penalties in regards to the Eels? If I recall correctly, he pretty much admitted that officials go into match day with a bias thinking that we will constantly give away penalties for offside, or hands in the ruck, or something.

I remember a game a few years ago where the referee warned the opposition captain three or four times about giving away certain penalties, but when we then gave away the same penalty, the referee had a go at our captain, and said that he would go to the bin next time.

One warning, versus three or four. Not exactly even...

I'm frustrated, but I'm not blaming referees for our piss poor form.

What I am pissed off about is that the men in the referees' uniforms are abysmal every week, and nothing ever gets done about it.

If I sucked at my job as badly as they do at theirs, I'd be in line at Centrelink by the end of the week.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I'm sure it happens to every team, but I have no interest in other teams than Parramatta, so I don't watch other games much.

I understand your frustration but you lost me a little at this point tbh. What you perceive as 'bias' is most likely 'inconsistency'.

Anyway, most of the complaints that viewers have stem from the countless replays they see, not from what they observe in real time. I guarantee that if you just get on with the game most whinging merkins wouldn't be perceptive enough to know what to whinge about.

 

[Eelementary]

I understand your frustration but you lost me a little at this point tbh. What you perceive as 'bias' is most likely 'inconsistency'.

Anyway, most of the complaints that viewers have stem from the countless replays they see, not from what they observe in real time. I guarantee that if you just get on with the game most whinging merkins wouldn't be perceptive enough to know what to whinge about.

Fair enough.

I guess what I should have said is that I don't watch other games with the same intensity as I do Eels games.

I expect the officials to be inconsistent - they're human, and the game is tough.

I just wish that the NRL would back them to make the tough calls.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I just wish that the NRL would back them to make the tough calls.

Agreed.

Another reason IMO to get rid of endless video replays.

 

[El Diablo]

refs definitely against us

Scott was trying to pass on a message just after half time that he'd obviously got from Arthur and Cecchin refused to talk to him

he was happy to talk to Gallen though

maybe he's split up with his bloke http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...e/news-story/b7c0f9d68b69ce5efc2a7099a1ea4dbf

“I’ve had an amazing amount of support. I live with two men — my son and my partner — and they feel the match highs and lows more than me.”

Luckily neither is a Storm or Sharks fan. “My son is a Newcastle supporter and my partner is a Parramatta supporter,’’ Cecchin said.

 

[Gary Gutful]