1. Toopi shouldn't have been on the field after hitting Minichiello late and high when Chris Walker scored in the first half. He hit Mini so hard his legs flew out from underneath him. The touch judge came in but nothing was done. If he wasn't sent off, lighter hits have taken blokes out on suspension for much longer. Moz on McSofty for one.
You call McLinden McSofty because he satyed down with a bloody nose after a guy with over 30 kilos on him takes him high, then say Byrne had a reason to stay down. This logic can be best described like this....... :-s
This was a worse offence and Easts didn't even get a penalty. Canberra got a penalty and Morley got three weeks. Byrne was slammed onto his head a few plays before, Henry raked it when he was on the ground, an entirely different incident. Go look at the tape. If it wasn't a penalty for the tackle, then it would have been for the rake. The legs went above the vertical in any case so irrespective it's a penalty.
What the point is, in this case Minichiello got up after the late, high hit but it still occurred when Walker scored. It was appalling. If Mini stayed down, there would have been more action, just like in the McLinden case.
2. There seems to be a bit of fudging when you talk about kicks at goal. While Webb took over 10 minutes for his kicks at goal, there was on average another minute of time off for every kick. Plenty of time for those big lazy forwards to have a rest. The bulk of the Roosters shots at goal were from the sideline by our 3rd and 4th string kickers, while Webb took a few of his shots from close in. Sure Webb is no Clinton Schicfoske but he is their top kicker.
last time I looked the Roosters had only their first string kicker out injured, Croker played who has been their second string for the last few years. The fact Croker played and Walker still kicked says that Walker is the next in line after Fitzgibbon now. Also Webb may be the Warriors first choice kicker, that doesn't make him more than a 3rd string kicker at best. Simple fact is, on average time per kick, the Roosters wasted more clock time thgan the Warriors did.
Crocker has both a sternum and a leg injury which explains why he wasn't kicking. Any Easts fan could tell you who'd be the preferred kicker is both were fit.
3. If you watch what happened to Byrne, they dropped him on his head and then Fafili raked the ball. Pretty gutless really.
I will repeat the....... :-s
It should be a penalty, nothing more. Look at the tackles Flannery and the Warriors hooker got suspended for the week before. Consistency is the point here. Again, the legs went above the vertical in any case so irrespective it's a penalty.
4. Awen Gutenbeil was trying to offload when he lost control of the ball and Mander gave them a penalty in front on the 5th tackle which lead to the last try. A 50/50 call at least.
And I bet you think when the ball was raked out leading to the Roosters second try, it was "dropped" also
The Warriors first try was suspect too. The rake law needs to be addressed because despite video evidence thay get it wrong more often then not.
5. Seuseu hit Morley high twice, and was spoken to about leading with the elbow which glanced Morley's head. Neither of those got to be a penalty.
He was penalised for it, what game were you watching? Why bother with the rest, this person obviously has no idea.
I stand corrected on that point. Seuseu was spoken to and Easts got a penalty when he led with the elbow. Seuseu was lucky to stay on the field. Video review? Did nothing. Jerry did hit Morley high on more than one occasion and got away with it though. Of course with a name like Kiwi you'll have to be objective too...
You seem dismissive but it appears there are major flaws in your analysis. Maybe you need to go back and watch the game again.
