Ref Got It Wrong

[taxidriver]

He does not say this so I can't show you.

is this confirmation you lied?

 

[Willow]

So... wait a minute. The site proposes that the Dragons have 12 points removed from their total, with 6 added to the Roosters' total.

So, the Dragons would win 20-14 in this fantasy world.

How does that take the gloss off the premiership again?

It doesn't. The OP made that up and then claimed to be just a 'messenger'.

In order to be a messenger you first have to be prepared to deliver the message in a truthful manner. The 'messenger' and his 'message' failed to dodge that bullet.

The problem with websites like these is that they are frequented or set up by disgruntled punters. They are people who really have no interest in the game itself, you can see they don't know much about momentum or even the rules at times. To them, it is just that they lost money after a ref stuffed up.

To me it's simple, if you want to bet on a sporting event, be prepared to lose. If you can't accept a loss, don't bet.

But these dills propose that the decisions get overturned. Why? So they can make money from the bookies. They want it both ways of course, the losers should be paid out, and the winners who profited from the result have already left the building.

They actually think they have some right to demand a turnover of a result to help line their pockets. Perhaps someone should tell them that the game was not invented to be influenced by their betting habits.

IMO, they are no better than those bookies and punters that try to influence sporting fixtures for their own gain.

 

[Timmah]

I remember reading a report that the bloke running this website was planning a lawsuit against the NRL, was there any credence to that report?

 

[Saint Doc]

The thing is, unless a wrong decision is made in the last second of a game, you can never say with any certainty that team A or B would win. Everything changes. Perhaps if Morris gets called as in touch, the roosters spread it, knock on in the tackle and gaz toes it ahead for a try. Perhaps mini slides in with his knees and it's an 8 point try ( well he actually did do this to flo but I'm guessing this guys website missed that). Or perhaps the roosters score of the scrum and get cocky and lose 32-4. Or perhaps carney gets knocked out by a cheap shot and doesn't play again in the game (nb poor weyman).

$2.50 for the roosters win was too tempting hey buddy, esp when some telegraph goose is putting $1mil on them...I would have bet my house too. Shame.

 

[Slackboy72]

I remember reading a report that the bloke running this website was planning a lawsuit against the NRL, was there any credence to that report?

Yep. Some plumber from Wollongong who lost $100 on a pick-the-margin bet.

 

[Willow]

There was a report that some moron punter was suing the NRL. And yes, it seems he is associated with this sorelosers.com website.


Carlo Giacometti, formerly of Wollongong and now living in Sydney, is suing the NRL over what he says was a bad refereeing decision which led to a try being awarded to the Brisbane Broncos in a game against the Sydney Roosters in July. He is seeking $270.30 plus $83 filing fees in the small claims division of the Local Court.

...He has also set up a website

http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/app...0&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=ILL1010068A7DJ5JGQ58

Jimmy, I hope you're getting a commission.

 

[Jimmy]

It seems I've touched a nerve with some Dragon supporters.

The website shows incidents in the GF and semis where there are lots of errors made in decisions which favoured the Dragons. There can be no harm in at least viewing them.

St. George Illawarra are the 2010 champions and they have my congratulations.

 

[thorson1987]

It seems I've touched a nerve with some Dragon supporters.

The website shows incidents in the GF and semis where there are lots of errors made in decisions which favoured the Dragons. There can be no harm in at least viewing them.

St. George Illawarra are the 2010 champions and they have my congratulations.

So is he going to look back at the 2006 GF. Cos if i remember correctly a sh*tload of wrong decisions went towards the Broncos.

 

[muzby]

It seems I've touched a nerve with some Dragon supporters.

The website shows incidents in the GF and semis where there are lots of errors made in decisions which favoured the Dragons. There can be no harm in at least viewing them.

St. George Illawarra are the 2010 champions and they have my congratulations.

you haven't hit a nerve, what you have done is put up a flawed argument which essentially equates to a no-name having a whinge..

but that's the problem wiht the internet.. whilst it helps spread the flow of information quicker, it also gives every idiot a voice..

rugby league is getting back into a position of strength again, after a number of crises over the past couple of years..

how about celebrating the game, instead of trying to find more reasons to pull it apart?

 

[This Year?]

Alright!!!! Another StHate thread!!!

 

[Doomednow]

All poorly concealed digs at the dragon's premiership win aside, if the website ends up being properly maintained, shows all or most poor decisions by refs in all games without bias and gains some popularity, it might actually help give referees the kick up the arse they need. As long as someone who knows what they are doing and knows the rules of the game collects it all it could end up being a reliable and damning archive. But that's a longshot.

One can dream.

 

[Willow]

It seems I've touched a nerve with some Dragon supporters.

How did you come to that conclusion?

You're peddling misinformation Jimmy.

More likely you're feeling the loser$ pinch of the grand final and want an outlet.

The website shows incidents in the GF and semis where there are lots of errors made in decisions which favoured the Dragons. There can be no harm in at least viewing them.

So do you have a vested interest in getting people to look?

I've already seen the grand final and the replay and I know the ref errors evened out. Anyone can draw up a list, it depends on what you want to include on that list.

St. George Illawarra are the 2010 champions and they have my congratulations.

Thanks. And as said, there is another thread already that whinges about the refs.

 

[Big Pete]

All poorly concealed digs at the dragon's premiership win aside, if the website ends up being properly maintained, shows all or most poor decisions by refs in all games without bias and gains some popularity, it might actually help give referees the kick up the arse they need. As long as someone who knows what they are doing and knows the rules of the game collects it all it could end up being a reliable and damning archive. But that's a longshot.

One can dream.

It's a decent idea, but poorly executed.

 

[Jason Maher]

I simle every time someone claims the Roosters were robbed. Makes the win just that little bit sweeter each time. To all those bitter arseholes I say:

GO THE MIGHTY ST. GEORGE-ILLAWARRA DRAGONS!!! PREMIERS 2010!

 

[Slackboy72]

It's a decent idea, but poorly executed.

Yeah my issue with that website is that it has some self appointed expert (by the dubious name of Ronnie) calling all sorts of passes forward when the pass travels backwards from the passer but forward over the ground. Now that has been an okay pass but the self-proclaimed authority claims it as forward.
What other rules do they have no idea about?

 

[Big Pete]

I'm not sure if he's wrong, but I'm pretty sure you can't be offside when a ball is passed to you...even if it's forward.

The Saffy 'penalty' would never get pulled up.

And the lack of Ben Creagh having the ball knocked out annoys me.

Not to mention, the lack of the Anasta 'try' and the Young 'try'.

 

[RedAndWhiteThommo]

Obviously the strip rule, as there is no mention of the Perrett strip on Creagh. Possibly the knock on rule, as there is no mention of the Anasta try. Maybe the offside rule as there is no mention of Pearce being offside for the intercept in the closing stages.

 

[manly40gimps0]

This website takes some gloss from the Dragons win in the 2010 Grand Final. It also draws attention to other recent bad decisions.

http://refgotitwrong.com

I don't think we need an inaccurate website to tell us the officials gifted the stains the GF, It's common f**king knowledge.

 

[Willow]

And the lack of Ben Creagh having the ball knocked out

Why am I not surprised? lol

The site has zero credibility.

 

[Willow]

Obviously the strip rule, as there is no mention of the Perrett strip on Creagh. Possibly the knock on rule, as there is no mention of the Anasta try. Maybe the offside rule as there is no mention of Pearce being offside for the intercept in the closing stages.

More surprises! lol.

This is the problem with self appointed watch dogs that have an axe to grind. They only see what they want to see and block out what they don't want to see.

How long before they start looking for things that everyone missed? Does the name Rohan Carroll ring a bell for anyone?