I have to admit that depsite how excited i am about my side over the next few years with all the young blokes they have in the side and coming through with great talent like Gagai, Gillett, Yow Yeh, Reed, McGuire, Hunt, Hoffman, Beale, Frei, Glenn, Hala ect I am finding it very hard to follow a code that is so inept. It seems deliberate fouls go unpunished, I mean how many times did Hornby nail Yow Yeh in one match before he got penalised 5 times? 6 times? Same with the Eagles, nailed warriors support players and in one case a defender in the lead up to a try, no worries it's all good. Apparently now you can nail someone with your knees and get off, or come over the top and elbow someone with obvious malice in the head and at worst you'll get put on report.
Don't get me wrong, manly were the better side today, but could they have still won with 12 men on the field like it should have been? And minus Matai like it should have been? I doubt it.
Teams will continue to use dirty and illegal tactics for as long as they can get away with it, we will continue to see dog acts in our game because unfortunately the system is a joke with one rule for this game, one rule for that game, one rule for this time of the year, one rule for this team, one for that, stupid grading which can see a player miss no game ect.
I'll find it hard to watch next year, and to be honest would not be surprised if I find something better to do, which wont be hard, and I am willing to bet I ain't the only person who feels this way. I'm just over the joke that is our refs, judicary ect
And finally could some please tell me how on earth two refs and two touch judges could miss that play the ball where the Manly player lost it and then played it towards the sideline.