HARRIGAN: BRONCOS UNLUCKY

[Welshy]

What a disappointment watching Bill Harrigan's pathetic display of refereeing on Saturday night. He spoiled a good game and made it obvious that he did not want the Broncos to win by penalising them out of the game. He should have been kept down in reserve grade until he he loses his one man vandetta against certain players and teams.

 

[imported_midas]

Couldn,t agree more.Bill continues his practice of only refereeing one side.Several aerial shots showed roosters players in front of Billy Boy and yet no penalty for 70 minutes.The strip on Walker was blatant (and crucial) and the Maguire penalty went the wrong way as Hodges was clearly the aggressor.This was also crucial in the context of the game at the time.
Unfortunately as Billy Boy has managed to torpedo Hampstead he will have the GF.
Wonder which side he is going to referee?

 

[Welshy]

Harrigan will most certainly be refereeing the Warriors. The NRL have made it obvious that they will do everthing in their power to make sure the trophy stays in NSW. How embarressed they would have been if ithad ended in a Broncos vs Warriors Grand Final (which by rights it should have been). Casey McGuire's righthook on Hodges was the most satisfying part of the game.

 

[Cronulla_Mania]

Come on Welshy, you sound like a certain poster on another website, talking about conspiracy theories involving the NRL and sydney teams.

Lets not go overboard with these theories. Apart from the strip, where else did Billy not give a penalty where he should've??? (Note, i didn't see a fair portion of the game, so its a genuine question). Specific examples please ...i hope to watch the whole game today on replay

Moffo

 

[legend]

Moffo, the Hodges incident should have been a penalty to the Broncos. Hodges pulled a player out of the play after he made a legitimate tackle and was attempting to mark up. Regardless of Maguires actions, Hodges was the aggressor. I think some mentioned overhead shots of the Roosters encroaching within the ten metres but again, Harrigan the blatant cheat turned a blind eye.

 

[Cronulla_Mania]

Fair enough, 2 incidents that should've been given penalties (the strip and the punch). But come on, 2 penalties is hardly enough to suggest conspiracy theories.

Moffo

 

[legend]

But the eight going the other way is.

 

[Welshy]

MFC Those 2 penalties happened at a crucial part of the game and today we would be talking about a Broncos victory if Harrigan did the right thing . I will also mention how he got the Broncos for being offside in thier own ingoal after the Roosters kicked from 5 metres out .(very strange decision).
These decisions definetly changed the complexity of the game.

 

[Cronulla_Mania]

<span>Harrigan: Why I flogged Broncos</span>

<span>By DEAN RITCHIE</span>

<span>30sep02</span>

<span>Daily Telegraph</span>

<span>REFEREE Bill Harrigan last night claimed he "worked his butt off" trying to drag Brisbane back in defence during Saturday's preliminary final against the Sydney Roosters.</span>

The Broncos were privately fuming that Harrigan did not award them a penalty until the 69th minute of the match, won 16-12 by the Roosters.
At one stage the Roosters led the penalty count 8-0. But Harrigan last night told why he punished the Broncos. "Go back and look at the tape," Harrigan said. "I worked my butt off trying to get Brisbane back the 10. You could hear that if you listen to Sports Ears. "I was waving my arms around like never before. "I was even calling the Brisbane players by their names. "The Roosters worked with me. If a bloke was in front he didn't come into play. The Roosters were fighting to get back. "I can't be any fairer than that." Harrigan, certain to be appointed to control his ninth grand final, is angry at those who claim penalty counts should be even. "There are lopsided penalty counts each week," Harrigan said. "I'm sick to death of people thinking penalty counts should be 6-all or 6-5. "People have to get that out of their mind. "Penalties are there to deter teams from infringing – they're not there to be even. "If a team stays disciplined, they don't get penalised. "You have to look at what the penalties are given for." Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett said the one-sided count was "not desirable". But captain Gorden Tallis said the team controlled its own destiny and the penalty count was not an excuse. "Sometimes you wish you would get a penalty, but it doesn't always work out that way," Tallis said. NRL Referee's Coach Peter Louis said Harrigan was unaware of the penalty count until after the game and was surprised when told it was 8-2. "You don't like to have a lop sided count, but Bill had to work hard on the Broncos to get management of the game," Louis said. "There were a couple of times he could have penalised the Roosters before that first penalty in the 69th minute, but then again he could have penalised Brisbane a couple more times. "Bill was certainly under the hammer to get Brisbane back 10 metres. I haven't seen the eagle cam statistics of the game, but I thought the Roosters made the effort to get back, and a lot of the time they were back 11 metres, but they still came off the line quickly." credit: www.foxsports.com.au Moffo

 

[MistyBee9-11]

The broncos deserved what they got. They got some refereeing advantages over Parra, namely the thugery. Same deal in that Parra game at parra Stadium. 3 tackles in a row Parra players copped knees.

Every time Brisbane/Queensland have lost a Harrigan controlled game, they have whinged. The point is that Harrigans most biased game was Parra v Newcastle. What was Parras response? Invite him along to a training session to sort out any animosity. Mature decision by Parra to invite him, AND by Harrigan to accept. Waynbe Bennet would not think of doing this, as Brisbane ALWAYS need someone to blame, and John Quayle isn't there any more.

 

[Willow]

Harrigan has gone to the press to explain his position? Now you don't see that every day.

...tell me, did the story come with pictures....?

 

[El Duque]

It's better than no explanation I think.At least this way you have an idea and can make up your mind as to whether your satisfied for his reasoning.

 

[bris-eel]

Firstly, let me say I hate the Bronco's with a passion, but what you have said Misty bee is a complete load of rubbish

 

[MistyBee9-11]

Well, I DON'T hate the broncos with a pasion - but where in my post did I go wrong? Of course the worst performance this year by a ref was that night at Marathon. And after every loss, Bennet and Tallis have a whine - they even coughed up $10k to prove it.

Or can you prove otherwise?

 

[imported_bronco]

"Well, I DON'T hate the broncos with a pasion"
LOL, thats why I've heard your really bryce, and we all know bryce used to have a little site called bronco busters. Also everything you've said over the last couple of days has been either a dig at New Zealand or the Broncos.

 

[imported_Rasputin]

Don't know about the rest of it Bronco but I certainly agree about Marathon and the whinging mate, he's got you there.

 

[MistyBee9-11]

Well, bronco, you heard correct. And as for a site I USED to have (USED being the operateive word), all I can say is that things change over time. That site hasn't operated for almost 2 years.

Dunno where I have bagged the Warriors (I've been praising them - saying how good they are for League - if that's bagging them then I'd like to know how), but the only dig I have had over Brisbane in the constant blaming of the ref when they lose. And as much as you might like to think otherwise, it's true. So when you tell me that Also "everything you've said over the last couple of days has been either a dig at New Zealand or the Broncos", you are being just as 'errornous' and shit stirring as you accuse others of being.

I have no interest in partaking into a personal slagging match with you or anyone else. Just do as I do - take others comments on face value and geton with life. Cheers

 

[legend]

<table bordercolor=#006699 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%" align=center border=1> <tbody> <tr> <td align=middle width="100%" bgcolor=#1b7cad>Harrigan Gagged</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%" align=center border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td align=left width="50%">Written by:Michael Edgar</td> <td align=left width="50%"> </td> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">2/10/02</td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">Send this article to a friend</td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td align=left width="100%">Outspoken high profile referee Bill Hariigan has been gagged in the leadup to the NRL Grand Final this Sunday with NRL chief operating officer, Graham Annesley slapping the gag on Harrigan in the wake of comments made earlier this week in Brisbane's Courier Mail newspaper.
Harrigan publicly responded to criticisms levelled at his performance in last weekend's grand final qualifier bewteen the Roosters and Broncos with the Broncos on the receiving end of an 8-2 penalty count with their only penalties coming late in the game.
Harrigan was appointed to control this years Grand Final for a sixth consecutive time and nine overall, a record for any referee.
Annesley has publicly stated he was far from happy with Harrigans comments and does not want officials in the headlines in the leadup to the biggest game of the year.
"There were aspects of Bill's comments that I wasn't happy with," Annesley said.
"The additional reason why he is not speaking is because we don't want officials in the lead-up to the grand final making headlines.
"And we want him and the rest of his colleagues who have been appointed to concentrate on trying to get things right on Sunday night."
It remains to be seen if Harrigan will attempt to curb his egotistical ways and provide the fans with a performance that will best be remembered as game where the players decided the outcome, not the referee.
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[Willow]

Well theres nothing wrong with being 'errornous' - its matter of how you apply yourself when being 'errornous'. As for the shit stirring ... crikey... I don't know how we'd survive if that was against the rules.

Misty Bee: Regarding your point about the Broncos whingeing and consistent moaning about about the refs and then comparing it to Parra's response after the Marathon game, I'm afraid I can't comment.
This is 'be nice to Broncos week' and unfortuntaely, I still have four days to go before I can offer any support for your argument.

 

[imported_bronco]

LOL, get off it willow and stop patronising Broncos fans.