The officiating in the australia vs England match.

[Sam_the_man]

We have seen a strip of the ball by the aussies in plain view let go that lead to a try. We have seen Cronk touch the ball and knock on in the ingoal before Lewis scored. How was that missed?
Brent Tate had a foot on the side line and bounced the ball trying to score a try and it was awarded.
And thats just the tried with out what the aussies are getting away with in the field of play and this is just the first half.
England you have yourself to blame for agreeing to let an aussie ref you and an aussie to sit in the video box.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Somebody get this guy a tissue and get skeepe a rope.

 

[Sam_the_man]

Why do i need a tissue?

 

[Sam_the_man]

apparently the aussies are allowed to play american football rules and throw the ball forward.

 

[Sam_the_man]

Why bother with international footy if the refs going to be this bad toward the best team.

 

[Brutus]

Agree the officiating has been all one-way in this game.

The referees have done their best this 4N's to ensure the favourites win.

The score should be 16-14 to Aus, instead it's currently 32-14.

 

[JasonE]

I don't like to talk about referees, but when Billy Slater knocked on in the first half and it was called play on i couldn't believe my eyes.

 

[Binga]

Somebody get this guy a tissue and get skeepe a rope.

you serious? Australia should have had 3 tries disallowed so far. video ref has had a shocker...

 

[innsaneink]

Archer was terrible tonite, and the Poms got no rub of the green at all

 

[The 18th Man]

Archer was horrible. I don't care who it is, please bring about a neutral ref to avoid BS comments that suggest the ref favoured "his side". If the ref is going to be ordinary, let it be from a neutral side.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

Terrible officiating. Tate's try, Tuqiri's try, Lewis' try...none should have been allowed.

Meanwhile, a line ball from England that would have put Cudjoe through was called back...

Archer has been terrible.

 

[Chook Norris]

Australia were clearly the better team.. but the Poms definitely copped some shockers

 

[Tigger Madness]

The nuffy ref from the aus vs png game would have done better.

 

[Big Pete]

Do you mean Lewis' second try?

Tate's try was fine going by the current interpretations. The interpretation though is bit of a joke.

I think blaming the ref. is trying to disguise how s**t the Poms were.

I agree though, a neutral ref. should be used. Mind you, make sure the ref. is up to standard. Some of the 'neutral' refs I've seen have no idea when it comes to officiating a game of this calibre.

 

[simostorm]

Boo hoo..

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The reffing wasn't great. The video ref was abysmal. Tate spiked the ball into the ground and cronk touched the ball in Lewis' second try.

Having said that England lost because they made too many fundamental errors, not because of bad ref calls.

 

[Jason Maher]

Somebody get this guy a tissue and get skeepe a rope.

Surely you Roosters fans have still got one or two left to lend...

 

[Big Pete]

Tuqiri try was wrong. That's the only one I have a problem with.

 

[Springs]

Australia was the better team, but not by that much. Australia's first try came from an obvious strip. England throw a forward pass then Slater throws one on the next play and is let go. Tate's try was almost as bad as Gasnier's. Lewis threw the ball 2 metres forward for Tuqiri's try.
Australia deserved to win, but if the calls were right then I'm sure the last 20 minutes would have been much better.

 

[mrpwnd]

Both teams were equally sh*t.
Australia just had more class to look better whilst being sh*t.