Dean Moriarty said:
Kiwi said:
That looks like a pity post more than anything else.
Not really. To be honest, I'm not all that upset about the result - it's way too comical and surreal for that. I mean, we all complain about refs and their stuff ups - sometimes they affect the game and sometimes they don't. But Hayne's comedy effort was beyond all that - you just couldn't make it up.
There was no proper refereeing from the first minute when Hayne's ridiculous inconsistencies started. So how the game would have turned out under proper circumstances is anyone's guess.
well i just finished watching the game, and to be honest, up until peachey got sent, then nutley 10, then the other guy sent, there was nothing out of the ordinary about the ref's calls. Sure not all were good calls, but it went both ways, and it does not explain why the Sharks lost.
The Sharks lost the plot big time, Peachey got warned, then marched for 10 then sin binned when he continued, fair enough, then he was stupid enough to call the ref a f**king cheat so got what he deserved. The high shot was a send off, I am all for sending off for swinging deliberate high shots like that, sure the guy wasn't hurt by it, but why wait till someones head gets taken off? And yes I think there have been others who i think should have been sent throughout the year, but thats another debate.
As for Nultey's 10, that was deserved too. On the back of his captain going, and a few other penalties he decides to commit a professional foul, thats a definate well earned rest.
The Sharks then proceeded to do themselves no favours, they put all the refs attention on themselves with silly tactics, high tackles, mouthing off, then when they got done for it, they continued to do it, only more aggressively and blatantly. What did they expect?
And yes the Eels did get away with a bit late in the game, but by then the Sharks were getting away with it aswell and the Eels were just returning serve.
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