Week 2 Finals: Parra v Penrith GAME DAY THREAD @ Mackay 18/9/21

[I'm a loser baby...]

Yep.

Two professional fouls in that passage of play - Luai, the germ, holding Moses back, and Momirovski tackling Penisini without the ball.

Predictably, the ref missed it, and the bunker did nothing.

If one of our players punched one of theirs after that would they then stop play and we could challenge and get a penalty or penalty try? And then did the punch ever happen?

 

[Eelementary]

If one of our players punched one of theirs after that would they then stop play and we could challenge and get a penalty or penalty try? And then did the punch ever happen?

I will never understand why the bunker didn't review the penalty that ended up being the match-winner...

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I will never understand why the bunker didn't review the penalty that ended up being the match-winner...

I know they often review high contact that is missed but I don't recall them ever reviewing those that are called and reversing them. Might be wrong.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

 

[Eelementary]

I know they often review high contact that is missed but I don't recall them ever reviewing those that are called and reversing them. Might be wrong.

I agree with that for a regular season game - bit in a Finals match with more at stake, they should review every 50-50 call..

 

[King-Gutho94]

I agree with that for a regular season game - bit in a Finals match with more at stake, they should review every 50-50 call..

Seriously the bunker should just stay out of it all together except for tries. If the refs miss it bad luck the bunker picking and choosing when it wants to get involved leads to too much inconsistency and this rubbish going back 3 or 4 tackles sometimes another set looking at foul play is ridiculous

 

[Eelementary]

Seriously the bunker should just stay out of it all together except for tries. If the refs miss it bad luck the bunker picking and choosing when it wants to get involved leads to too much inconsistency and this rubbish going back 3 or 4 tackles sometimes another set looking at foul play is ridiculous

I would agree; however, they interfered last night to the benefit of the Panthers.

And Finals games shouldn't be decided by erroneous calls, when the Bunker has the ability to over-rule decisions by reviewing the footage...

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Means nothing now, I mean a referee, two sideline officials and the bunker couldn't even see that tells you how incompetent they are.

Some of the decisions last night were absolutely appalling for semi final standards.

 

[yy_cheng]

I know they often review high contact that is missed but I don't recall them ever reviewing those that are called and reversing them. Might be wrong.

yeah marata's was called back i believe when the play stopped and then got put on report and penalty to Panfers.

Paps get hit in the face... he protests but nothing... the bunker seeing paps reaction should've reviewed it.. Paps should take a fall next time otherwise, being nice does you no good

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Anyhow how was everyone copping today? Everyone ok?

always tough once the eels are finished for the year considering how much we put into supporting them!

Always find it a bit tough the day after the eels season is over.

 

[Kornstar]

I think both teams played as well as each other. I don't feel a strong sense of injustice even though there were a few questionable decisions. We had our chances and didn't take them.

I do tend to agree with this. As an underdog you are always going to need to beat the refs, it's just the way it goes.

We had enough chances and someone always dropped the ball or took the wrong option.

For me this game was always being up to it to our eyeballs and taking it to one of the best teams in the comp and we did just that and that is for the second time in the last month.

Like others have said, just need an x factor.......i just don't know where we get that from given what is available and the lack of one coming through our juniors!

Now we just have to wait 6 more months and we get to start again!

 

[Noise]

Anyhow how was everyone copping today? Everyone ok?

always tough once the eels are finished for the year considering how much we put into supporting them!

Always find it a bit tough the day after the eels season is over.

It’s shit house. Avoiding all footy tv shows / sites except for here. Spent most of the day surfing / at the beach as a distraction. Off season boredom has already set in. I even had an arvo nap for the first time this year during what would have been the Sunday footy time slot. March is a long way away.

 

[Suitman]

Anyhow how was everyone copping today? Everyone ok?

always tough once the eels are finished for the year considering how much we put into supporting them!

Always find it a bit tough the day after the eels season is over.

Tbh, I'm more disappointed today than any of the past so many seasons semi final exits. We really should have, and could have, won that game last night, and made a statement to wankers like Gould.
I also would have loved to have been going up against Melbourne again next week. I reckon they would have preferred to be playing the Panthers rather than us. They got their wish
Sadly, it wasn't to be.

 

[eels_fan]

Just reported on 2GB the Penrith trainer is under investigation for the incident towards the end of the game, apparently approached the touch judge to stop play and he hasn’t even been on the field yet to see what was wrong. Had already received a Warning earlier in the year for doing the same thing

 

[Gary Gutful]

I do tend to agree with this. As an underdog you are always going to need to beat the refs, it's just the way it goes.

We had enough chances and someone always dropped the ball or took the wrong option.

For me this game was always being up to it to our eyeballs and taking it to one of the best teams in the comp and we did just that and that is for the second time in the last month.

Like others have said, just need an x factor.......i just don't know where we get that from given what is available and the lack of one coming through our juniors!

Now we just have to wait 6 more months and we get to start again!

Spot on Korny.

 

[Noise]

Just reported on 2GB the Penrith trainer is under investigation for the incident towards the end of the game, apparently approached the touch judge to stop play and he hasn’t even been on the field yet to see what was wrong. Had already received a Warning earlier in the year for doing the same thing

That should meanthe touch judge / ref is in trouble as well. They should know that the trainer has to be with the injured player to make an assessment.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Yeah but it won't mean jack shit so I don't much care
What's the expression about it being better to do wrong and ask for forgiveness later? We could learn from that.

 

[Noise]

Yeah but it won't mean jack shit so I don't much care
What's the expression about it being better to do wrong and ask for forgiveness later? We could learn from that.

I think it is: It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

 

[Oscarman]

Means nothing now, I mean a referee, two sideline officials and the bunker couldn't even see that tells you how incompetent they are.

Some of the decisions last night were absolutely appalling for semi final standards.

There's another word to use besides incompetent to describe them.

 

[Matty Bhoy]

Anyhow how was everyone copping today? Everyone ok?

always tough once the eels are finished for the year considering how much we put into supporting them!

Always find it a bit tough the day after the eels season is over.

No exaggeration- seething all day long. I can handle being beaten. Christ knows you get used to it as an Eels fan. But that was bordering on rigged. Of course it’s not, but it was inept.