Referee Accountability

[skeepe]

Yeah that was another terrible decision.

In the Raiders/Panthers GDT after that soft high tackle penalty was given I said that the refs missed a highshot on Dugan earlier. Those types of things are a part of professional sport and will always be. Sometimes the refs will miss one, sometimes they will get one right. I never get too angry about that kind of thing.

It is the random, ludicrous decisions such as penalising Monas for a spray (when many a spray was given), penalising players contesting a bomb and attacking the ball, penalising a player as offside off their own kicks which is just mind blowing.

Nothing can beat decisions like in the Tigers game where the ref doesn't blow an obvious penalty because the game is on the line. The refs shouldnt even consider the games situation when they make a decision. All penalties in theory could cost a side a game.

That high tackle penalty against Civoniceva I originally thought was given for offside, as the entire Penrith team was 3-4 metres in front of the referee. It was only watching the replay at home I saw it wasn't for that. Should have been a penalty for the offside on that play anyway so I'm ok with that.

The one that really got me was the penalty against Logan for hands on the ball, despite the fact his hands were by his side the entire time. And then he got marched for saying "f**king hell." Unbelievable.

 

[Lambretta]

Been saying it for ages, no accountability what so ever. Every year under Finch the refs have got worse and worse
He needs to sacked

Cummins absolutely slayed the Raiders in the first half and then slayed Penrith in the 2nd. It was hardly one way traffic. Unacceptable performance from him. Wore one shirt in the first half and the other in the 2nd.

There must have been a fit chick sitting at one end of the ground and he wanted to strut around in front of her???

 

[Lambretta]

I will say that it was still an entertaining game in spite of the refereeing.

 

[typicalfan]

And that is what highlights the problem. A great see sawing game but still talking about the Refs.

 

[Sloth]

The video refs are just as bad, how could Holywood award Mini's try on Sunday?

 

[adamkungl]

Skeepe might not be wrong about every individual whinge he has, but he is 100% right about Robert Finch. Ever since he has been in charge the pink f**kwits have got worse and worse every year. Harrigan is just as bad as Finch. The guy constantly defends wrong decisions. Both germs.

 

[Matt23]

Skeepe might not be wrong about every individual whinge he has, but he is 100% right about Robert Finch. Ever since he has been in charge the pink f**kwits have got worse and worse every year. Harrigan is just as bad as Finch. The guy constantly defends wrong decisions. Both germs.

...and if/when Finch leaves, you can bet your bottom dollar Harrigan will be putting his hand up for the job #-o

 

[ByRd]

It is really getting beyond pathetic now, nearly each game is being effected and we are just told to put up with it etc.

Action has to be taken and R. Finch needs to go, each year he has been in control, the standard of reffing has gotten worse, it is ridiculous how he escapes attention every time, get rid of him fffsssss.

We as fans are sick of this sh!t and have put it with it for too long now, things need to improve.

 

[Sunshine Coast Tiger]

Really sh*tting me the influence they are having in so many games.

Then you get f**kwits like harrigan come out today and say no way should Farah have gotten a penalty for catching the mark offside on fulltime sat nite, that was as clear a penalty as youd see.

You'd have to be a mug to actually have your hard earned riding on games with these blind fools running the show

Did Bill say anything about Souths forward pass, our non try or Sutton knocking on when injured?

 

[Bobby DIGital]

They really tried to gift the Panthers that game in the first half. I cant believe Elliott was complaining.

 

[Big Mick]

They really tried to gift the Panthers that game in the first half. I cant believe Elliott was complaining.

You are f**king kidding. Watch the second half? 70% possession to Canberra.

Everytime the crowd opened its mouth..penalty.

Yeah we got some dodgy calls go our way in the first half, but that second try to Canberra shouldn't have been allowed to happen, and couple that with that second half joke...It was pathetic.

If Cummins ever referees a Penrith game again, I'll kneecap him.

 

[Twizzle]

last nights game did nothing to improve the quality of refereeing, that was terrible

 

[Bobby DIGital]

You are f**king kidding. Watch the second half? 70% possession to Canberra.

Everytime the crowd opened its mouth..penalty.

Yeah we got some dodgy calls go our way in the first half, but that second try to Canberra shouldn't have been allowed to happen, and couple that with that second half joke...It was pathetic.

If Cummins ever referees a Penrith game again, I'll kneecap him.

You got a bullsh*t 8 point try FFS..AND 8 points from bullsh*t back chat calls. Stop complaining. The better team won.

 

[Doomednow]

You got a bullsh*t 8 point try FFS..AND 8 points from bullsh*t back chat calls. Stop complaining. The better team won.

I'd really like to see some possession stats for the match. Not just overall either. At least by the quarter.

Kicking your foot out under a player is a penalty try no matter which way you cut it.

 

[Pete Cash]

The Monas penalty was pretty crap. We had the ball in hand AND there were far worse sprays given. Dugan chucked a little mental when he lost the ball in the second half and the refs ignored that.

 

[Big Mick]

You got a bullsh*t 8 point try FFS..AND 8 points from bullsh*t back chat calls. Stop complaining. The better team won.

bullsh*t 8 point try...which was 6 points btw. He missed the goal.

f**k off. He tried to kick him in the farkin head!.

You got 24 points from bullsh*t calls, we had 8...better team didn't win...the team with the most calls to go their way for the majority of the game won. Pull your head out of your butt. Its just the way it is nowadays and its sh*tting me.

I now go into every game knowing the referee will decide the game. I go into every game thinking it doesn't matter if my team takes an 18 point lead, soon as the ref decides to bring the other team back into it, momentum will take over and its all over from there.

Rugby League is losing a lot of supporters because of these referee's, and despite my team being very succesful this year...I'm close to being done with the game because referee's are just frustrating me so much.

 

[Big Mick]

The Monas penalty was pretty crap. We had the ball in hand AND there were far worse sprays given. Dugan chucked a little mental when he lost the ball in the second half and the refs ignored that.

Agreed.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I am still wondering how Kevin Locke's first try against the Roosters was awarded and what play the ball infringement Cummins saw when nobody was involved :S

The usual crap from Finch will result "we've reviewed the footage in super dooper slow motion" or Stu Raper's "they didn't get it right but doesn't mean they were wrong" or Bill Harrigan's "you don't always have to go by the letter of the law"

I wonder about Joel Moon's try too, and I'm a Warriors supporter. Knock on for all money.

 

[skeepe]

bullsh*t 8 point try...which was 6 points btw. He missed the goal.

f**k off. He tried to kick him in the farkin head!.

You got 24 points from bullsh*t calls, we had 8...better team didn't win...the team with the most calls to go their way for the majority of the game won. Pull your head out of your butt. Its just the way it is nowadays and its sh*tting me.

I now go into every game knowing the referee will decide the game. I go into every game thinking it doesn't matter if my team takes an 18 point lead, soon as the ref decides to bring the other team back into it, momentum will take over and its all over from there.

Rugby League is losing a lot of supporters because of these referee's, and despite my team being very succesful this year...I'm close to being done with the game because referee's are just frustrating me so much.

:lol:

The Panthers got 26 points of dodgy calls mate. Stop being so f**king biased and look at things clearly.

 

[Didgi]

:lol:

The Panthers got 26 points of dodgy calls mate. Stop being so f**king biased and look at things clearly.

Oh the delicious irony