Tigers just too good on the day, although not by much. Tim Moltzen, well he really was the difference today. Forget Benji Marshall, who was his usual take-the-wrong-options-at-all-costs self today, Moltzen is the man the Tigers need for the future. Star in the making.
The Raiders had plenty of effort but not much execution. Gee it really looked like the flu knocked them around this week. Put in but there just wasn't enough in the tank after a really disrupted week.
Now, onto the blind merkin in the video box, aka Phil Cooley. What the f**k was that decision against Dugan? If Josh Dugan is wearing the jumper of any of the other 15 teams in the comp, we see the green lights today. I have absolutely no doubt about it. If Penrith get awarded a try last week, this is a try today. If Melbourne get awarded a try last week, this is a try today. Either they were both incorrectly awarded, or today's decision was incorrect. Either way, we ALWAYS get the rough end of the stick from the video ref. It was a disgraceful, disgraceful decision that totally changed the momentum. It's a different game from then if the Raiders get back to 6-6, particularly when you consider the first Tigers try came off the back of a blatant knock on at the scrum base and shouldn't have been given.
Now I'm most definately not saying that we would have won or anything like that with a different decision - we just weren't good enough - but I am sick and tired of the sheer incompetence displayed week in week out by the officials who are apparent masters of the rulebook. When a bloke sits up high, watches a video screen over and over and STILL comes up with the wrong decision, it's an absolute disgrace. Robert Finch must resign immediately for the good of the game.
