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Braden Hamlin-Uele:
15 minutes, 1 run, 8 metres.
10 tackles, 3 misses.
I say that not as a slight on him, but to highlight two things:
1. We barely touched the ball the entire time he was on. This is how you manufacture a result - referee one side out of the game. It does my head in.
Obviously I'm like the rest of you, and livid because it was my team on the receiving end last night.
But honestly, this shit has got to stop.
There has been some unbelievable play this season, but it gets absolutely ruined by over officiating.
If the ref misses something, so be it.
That's what match review is for.
But this bullshit of the bunker poring over every available angle of the lead up to a try while the kick is being lined up, only to find a minor indiscretion and over turn it, is getting beyond a joke.
Likewise teams challenging a decision so the bunker can look at something the ref missed earlier.
Case in point, last night the Wahs challenged a knock on (I think) from their attempt to regather a clearing kick.
It was an obvious knock on, but the challenge was "we know we knocked on, but think you missed dangerous contact on our kicker". Sure enough, minor contact with the kicker, penalty.
F*&k that.
The rule clearly states: “The captain can only challenge decisions by the referee, which cause play to stop (i.e. any decision by the referee to ‘play on’ cannot be challenged)".
Why then do we see this every game, every week?
Get rid of it.
I could write on this all day, as I'm sure you lot could as well.
This Bunker/Video Review/Captain's Challenge shit needs to be pissed right off.
2. Why play BHU if he is only good for 15 minutes? We already have one of those in Royce. Pick one or the other, or get them fit enough to play longer.
We're up against a big pack in the Wahs and you pick two guys who barely pump out 30 minutes between them?
Unbelievable.
While I'm at it, stop being so pharquing pre-programmed with the bench rotation.
The commentators made a comment last night about "Fitzy is sending Kaufusi back out to steady the ship".
Of course he was. It was the 67th minute.
That's when he comes back on.
Never mind we'd pretty much spent the entirety of the second half without the ball, were looking fatigued, getting rolled and clearly needed to shore up the middle.
No, it's not the 67th minute yet. We can't bring Herb back on.
Throw in his insistence of finding a spot in the side somewhere, anywhere for DA at the expense of others who specialise in the position.
Yes DA has been serviceable while Nicho has been out. I get it.
But we lose Ramien and Sifa, both of who are good for ~150 metres a game, and we play DA in their place?
Where are those metres coming from?
Why not debut Vea'ila?
A specialist right centre.
One who's been killing it in NSW Cup.
At home, on Old Boys Day.
Give the kid a run.
Or, if not him, how about Hiroti?
You know, the guy who's been around the squad for 3 years or so now.
Who also spends a lot of time in the centres.
Who has done a job every time he's come in.
Instead we try to manufacture a centre out of an out and out reserve grader.
The end result? 12 runs, 91 metres, 9 tackles, 5 misses.
Pillock.
15 minutes, 1 run, 8 metres.
10 tackles, 3 misses.
I say that not as a slight on him, but to highlight two things:
1. We barely touched the ball the entire time he was on. This is how you manufacture a result - referee one side out of the game. It does my head in.
Obviously I'm like the rest of you, and livid because it was my team on the receiving end last night.
But honestly, this shit has got to stop.
There has been some unbelievable play this season, but it gets absolutely ruined by over officiating.
If the ref misses something, so be it.
That's what match review is for.
But this bullshit of the bunker poring over every available angle of the lead up to a try while the kick is being lined up, only to find a minor indiscretion and over turn it, is getting beyond a joke.
Likewise teams challenging a decision so the bunker can look at something the ref missed earlier.
Case in point, last night the Wahs challenged a knock on (I think) from their attempt to regather a clearing kick.
It was an obvious knock on, but the challenge was "we know we knocked on, but think you missed dangerous contact on our kicker". Sure enough, minor contact with the kicker, penalty.
F*&k that.
The rule clearly states: “The captain can only challenge decisions by the referee, which cause play to stop (i.e. any decision by the referee to ‘play on’ cannot be challenged)".
Why then do we see this every game, every week?
Get rid of it.
I could write on this all day, as I'm sure you lot could as well.
This Bunker/Video Review/Captain's Challenge shit needs to be pissed right off.
2. Why play BHU if he is only good for 15 minutes? We already have one of those in Royce. Pick one or the other, or get them fit enough to play longer.
We're up against a big pack in the Wahs and you pick two guys who barely pump out 30 minutes between them?
Unbelievable.
While I'm at it, stop being so pharquing pre-programmed with the bench rotation.
The commentators made a comment last night about "Fitzy is sending Kaufusi back out to steady the ship".
Of course he was. It was the 67th minute.
That's when he comes back on.
Never mind we'd pretty much spent the entirety of the second half without the ball, were looking fatigued, getting rolled and clearly needed to shore up the middle.
No, it's not the 67th minute yet. We can't bring Herb back on.
Throw in his insistence of finding a spot in the side somewhere, anywhere for DA at the expense of others who specialise in the position.
Yes DA has been serviceable while Nicho has been out. I get it.
But we lose Ramien and Sifa, both of who are good for ~150 metres a game, and we play DA in their place?
Where are those metres coming from?
Why not debut Vea'ila?
A specialist right centre.
One who's been killing it in NSW Cup.
At home, on Old Boys Day.
Give the kid a run.
Or, if not him, how about Hiroti?
You know, the guy who's been around the squad for 3 years or so now.
Who also spends a lot of time in the centres.
Who has done a job every time he's come in.
Instead we try to manufacture a centre out of an out and out reserve grader.
The end result? 12 runs, 91 metres, 9 tackles, 5 misses.
Pillock.
