Vic Mackey
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The tigers would have gotten penalty the set before soward kicked the field goal...
Jeremy Smith was charged by the judiciary for making dangerous contact with the knee. As such, the NRL effectively has conceded that the referees got it wrong and a penalty should have been awarded. That aside, the better team won. One bad decision certainly didn't decide the game.
Irrelevant. The MRC have charged plenty of people that weren't penalised in a game, justly or unjustly. I can sympathise with Tigers fans feeling they were robbed, but it was completely unintentional on an opponent who started falling after the initial action from Smith to go in for the tackle. It was impossible for him to pull out and with a game in the balance in the way it was 99 times out of 100 that would not be penalised.
First, I don't think we were robbed. A few of the decisions were questionable but they didn't affect the outcome. Second, the MRC decided that Jemery Smith engaged in illegal conduct and charged him accordingly, albeit with a low grading. If the MRC deemed the conduct to be illegal it also, by implication, believed that a penalty should have been given. It remains to be seen whether Robert Finch will support the decision of the referees and contradict the charge of the MRC. The mere fact that players are sometimes charged for incidents overlooked by referees is irrelevant. If the play is illegal it has to be punished with a penalty.
There were three turning points in this game that allowed the Dragons to win.
1. Robbie Farah's kick back on the angle that went straight to Soward
2. Robbie Farah's attempt to grubber kick in the in goal for himself
3. The no call from the officials for Jeremy Smith Leading with the knees
The penalty would have had the Tigers deep on attack and they may have kick the 1 point.
There was controversy, but there is no arguing that the Dragons basic gameplan and style won them the game tonight.
The Tigers saved their best for last in my opinion.
In this Tigers fans opinion the Dragons were that slight bit better than our best. Our defense was the best I've seen it, 1 point not good enough. The Dragons D was 1 point too good.
Stunning game from my perspective. I am so happy that I can say without bitterness great game both teams. I love my boys and I am in awe of the class of the 2010 Dragons. Well done.
Great game, 2 teams of winners.
I think Farrar played himself out of a rep jersey though. That is a few times now that he has been below his best in big games.
What I am saying is that irrespective of what the MRC says or does, they have been wrong many times. In the context of the game, I don't believe it was a penalty. Even Tigers fans I was sitting with were in agreement, and they are some of the most one-eyed supporters you'll ever meet. It was an unfortunate incident, but using the knees in a tackle is usually only penalised when there is intent, something that clearly wasn't there.
I think the point is that Cam Smith hasn't had any below par big games and he has played many of them. Farah has played a few good ones, his best no doubt was City/Country last year.Farah kicking was well below par last night, but what other big games (excluding Origin) has he been far below his best?
Agree no penalty. Unlucky for both concerned. It isn't like the Bryce Gibbs/Luke Burt one last year when Burt was already on the ground and Bryce got down and led with the knee, Smith was falling into making a tackle and Tuqiri fell to the ground and contact was made before he got to the ground.True. When i first saw it i thought penalty. But after awhile it doesnt look so bad.
But you can bet your left and right nuts that if tuqiri had of being goin in for a try it would have been scrutinized alot more and smith would not have escaped penalty
IMO the games around Origen when he would have been pushing for inclusion over Ennis. I said below not "far" below, but again imo he didn't step up to claim his spot, whether that was because of team factors or not I cannot say.
With his ability he should do better at these times, and his team needs him to. He had a great game the day of the long pass across his goal line though, but not often enough.
I think he (and everybody else) is far below Smith, and that he will not be first choice NSW hooker. I feel that he may well have lost a few points.
True. When i first saw it i thought penalty. But after awhile it doesnt look so bad.
But you can bet your left and right nuts that if tuqiri had of being goin in for a try it would have been scrutinized alot more and smith would not have escaped penalty
He had a poor game last night by his lofty standards, but I think there is daylight between he and the next best hooker for NSW...and even further if that next best hooker is considered to be Michael Ennis.