Round 19 - Tigers vs Rabbitohs, Saturday, 21st of July 5:30pm @ ANZ Stadium - John Sutton's 300th

[Rabbit Stew]

Not by Sam... he got him around the chest... have you watched it back??

If anything Tatola caught Robbie a bit high but I've seen them let go...

Looks like no charge for Sam. Guerra is the only mention on the NRL charge sheet from Saturday's games

 

[Itsamansgame]

Who cares who hit Wobbie,buy the man a beer!

 

[Travitoh]

You only need to read through this thread from start to finish to see what the real problem is with the officiating... it's the supporter base.
Check some of the comments here and realise that some go into games looking for a referee to misjudge something so they can throw their arms in the air and cry victim.
John Sutton made three errors, Sam and Reynolds one. That's five errors from our leaders yesterday but there isn't any attention towards that for the loss, it's aimed at Matt Cecchin who either gave too many penalties or not enough (i can't tell, most of the comments made are contradictory)

Not for a moment am i implying that referees are perfect but neither are the players despite earning significantly more and it's down to them to win a game of footy.

 

[themacemaceman]

You only need to read through this thread from start to finish to see what the real problem is with the officiating... it's the supporter base.
Check some of the comments here and realise that some go into games looking for a referee to misjudge something so they can throw their arms in the air and cry victim.
John Sutton made three errors, Sam and Reynolds one. That's five errors from our leaders yesterday but there isn't any attention towards that for the loss, it's aimed at Matt Cecchin who either gave too many penalties or not enough (i can't tell, most of the comments made are contradictory)

Not for a moment am i implying that referees are perfect but neither are the players despite earning significantly more.

Well said mate.
I hate referee blaming.
We weren’t good enough on the night.
Tigers did a great job on us defensively.

 

[Rabbits20]

Looks like no charge for Sam. Guerra is the only mention on the NRL charge sheet from Saturday's games

Cheers mate they just said so on 2gb too no charge......

He only got him on the chest.. Farah milked it and Sam was right in what he said....

Tatola may have caught Robbie a bit high but nothing in it....

 

[Rabbits20]

Well said mate.
I hate referee blaming.
We weren’t good enough on the night.
Tigers did a great job on us defensively.

No doubt the better team won but that first half officiating left a lot to be desired... if that's the best we got well the game is stuffed....

 

[Travitoh]

And for what it's worth, Sams hit on Farah looks bad in real time. A bit of a wayward arm, follows through with a shoulder making contact with the jaw.
No case to answer but a fair enough penalty in the heat of the moment. Especially when the head needs to be protected, even more than it already is.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Not by Sam... he got him around the chest... have you watched it back??

If anything Tatola caught Robbie a bit high but I've seen them let go...

Ok, saw it from another angle and Tatola was high, not Burgess. Penalty sufficient

 

[Rabbits20]

Ok, saw it from another angle and Tatola was high, not Burgess. Penalty sufficient

Yipppppeeeeeeee finally fair game from ya....

If they're gonna penalise them every week that's fine.. it's just the inconsistency that is confusing some fans out there..

Guerra the only charge from last night.

Well played Robbie but he did milk it.....

Shouldn't have even been put on report....

 

[Rabbit Stew]

You only need to read through this thread from start to finish to see what the real problem is with the officiating... it's the supporter base.
Check some of the comments here and realise that some go into games looking for a referee to misjudge something so they can throw their arms in the air and cry victim.
John Sutton made three errors, Sam and Reynolds one. That's five errors from our leaders yesterday but there isn't any attention towards that for the loss, it's aimed at Matt Cecchin who either gave too many penalties or not enough (i can't tell, most of the comments made are contradictory)

Not for a moment am i implying that referees are perfect but neither are the players despite earning significantly more and it's down to them to win a game of footy.

You're right - I've been watching rugby league for 40 years and, guess what, referee-bagging is nothing new.
As you say, for some reason fans have always expected the match officials to attain a far greater level of perfection than the players and it's simply not going to happen.

 

[ThingFish]

Wasn't that a Tigers bay mate??

i think it was a ticketed public bay.

 

[Travitoh]

You're right - I've been watching rugby league for 40 years and, guess what, referee-bagging is nothing new.
As you say, for some reason fans have always expected the match officials to attain a far greater level of perfection than the players and it's simply not going to happen.

I often find that supporters who do lay the blame on the officials have very little experience actually playing a sport competitively.
I've played games of footy or cricket before and walked off the field frustrated at an officials decision but for every call i feel they got wrong, i can pinpoint at least two errors in my own game that i should've done differently.
Now do that with 16 other blokes in the side and we'll see who had the bigger influence on the game.
But for the observer it's easier to critique the referee than it is to accept that the team just wasn't good enough.

 

[ThingFish]

And for what it's worth, Sams hit on Farah looks bad in real time. A bit of a wayward arm, follows through with a shoulder making contact with the jaw.
No case to answer but a fair enough penalty in the heat of the moment. Especially when the head needs to be protected, even more than it already is.

Sammy’s hit was a beauty, took the legs from under him. That’s why in real time it looked like a coat hanger. But in replay it was a beauty, well milked by Robbie.

 

[Itsamansgame]

No f**k the refs fellas,they love us supporters having a dig at them..... for gods sake let's not make footy anymore f**king politically correct than it already has been made!
Get em onside you f**king merkin!!!!
I would love to do a survey on what the game needs by over 50's and under 50's.
It would be so much different........ grow some f**king balls!!

 

[Mr Spock!]

You can't blame the refs when you lose by 20.......

 

[Travitoh]

No f**k the refs fellas,they love us supporters having a dig at them..... for gods sake let's not make footy anymore f**king politically correct than it already has been made!
Get em onside you f**king merkin!!!!
I would love to do a survey on what the game needs by over 50's and under 50's.
It would be so much different........ grow some f**king balls!!

You're right. Because over 50's know what's best.
Polystyrene is fantastic for the environment, concussion is just a bit of a headache and asbestos is a great insulator.

 

[Itsamansgame]

You're right. Because over 50's know what's best.
Polystyrene is fantastic for the environment, concussion is just a bit of a headache and asbestos is a great insulator.

Your so f**king green and boring Trav!!

 

[Rabbit Stew]

You're right. Because over 50's know what's best.
Polystyrene is fantastic for the environment, concussion is just a bit of a headache and asbestos is a great insulator.

and don't get me started on the therapeutic benefits of thalidomide

 

[Curns13]

I often find that supporters who do lay the blame on the officials have very little experience actually playing a sport competitively.
I've played games of footy or cricket before and walked off the field frustrated at an officials decision but for every call i feel they got wrong, i can pinpoint at least two errors in my own game that i should've done differently.
Now do that with 16 other blokes in the side and we'll see who had the bigger influence on the game.
But for the observer it's easier to critique the referee than it is to accept that the team just wasn't good enough.

Maybe I missed it, but I havent seen anyone say we lost because of the refs. From what I’ve read, people have been very critical of our team and rightfully so. I’ve also read, and have written myself, that the reffing was just as poor in the first 40 minutes. If we were good enough, we would have won regardless, but that doesn’t make Cecchin’s performance any better.

 

[Travitoh]

Your so f**king green and boring Trav!!

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