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Buderus sent off?? You are deadset kidding. The Manly bloke didn't even land on his head. Yes it did look spectacular and he will probably only get a week, but the Manly bloke contributed to his situation. Buderus went with Robertson, by grabbing his legs towards the ankles/calves. IMO it looked a lot worse than it actually was. But being sent off? Please.
On the referee, Hampstead contributed to the fiery nature of the game by consistently letting both teams stand in front of him by 2 and 3 metres. He refused to penalise them, so they continued to do it. As for the ruck speed, well that was a joke, players lying all over each other for what seemed like an eternity.
To all the Manly fans who are blaming the referee for losing them the game, the officials are always easiest to blame aren't they ;-) You blokes defended well for the first half (although we didn't really offer too many questions) and that probably came back to haunt you at the back end of the game. The fact still remains, you shouldn't lose a finals match when you lead by 12 with 12 to go