Listen, we know we're sh*t.
2nd minute: Gallen moves off the mark but the referee gives a penalty against Ben Westwood Minor incident, dont recall it
4th minute: contentious one, Tate knocks on under pressure Tony Archer calls for a penalty try, video gives a penalty which I can live with Correct Decision made by video ref, what's your problem. Thats why he went to the video ref? Referees always ask questions when going up stairs, another non issue
5th minute: Luke Lewis scores a try from the pressuer created by Tony Archers decision against Ben Westwood We're going back now serveral minutes to complain about a fair try?
16th minute: Nate Myles rakes the ball out in at a two-on-one tackle with Thaiday while tackling Darrell Goulding Tony Archer gives a knock-on where it should have been a penalty to England.
18th minute: From the resulting scrum Luke Lewis scores for Australia, this follows a blatant knock-on by Cooper Cronk which Tony Archer and the video ref both miss Totally agree, shocking decision
21st minute: Earl Crabtree takes his first drive and David Shillington clearly has hold of his ponytail while making the tackle which results in a sloppy play the ball and James Roby knocks on. Should have been a penalty to England instead Australia gets a scrum. Roby had a mare and dropped it, nothing to do with Shillington
22nd minute: From the scrum Billy Slater scores a try the replay shows a double knock-on first from Tom Briscoe then from Brent Tate before Billy Slater touches down. Fair try, ball from tate when backwards
26th minute: Sam Tomkins is clearly tripped by Tom Learoyd Lahrs which happens right in front of Tony Archer but no penalty! Tomkins needs to hit the gym, lightweight who is to raw for international footy. Another non issue
27th minute: When England should be attacking from a penalty Australia now have possession and from this set of six Brent Tate scores a contentious try which the replays show the possibility of a right ankle being on the touchline and the probability that he bounced the ball. Show the possibility that it may have happened? Another non issue here, move along
29th minute: Tony Archer pulls an offside penalty from nowhere and England are again under pressure, the offside is no different than 90% of all the play the balls during a game
30th minute: following the penalty and during the resulting set of six Willie Tonga scores a try More non issues
35th minute: Tom Briscoe puts Leroy Cudjoe through a gap from a pass which is flat at worst, Cudjoe is in the clear and could potentially score but Tony Archer pulls them back for a forward pass It was a forward pass, heck even the muppet Hemmings agreed.
Half Time: the damage is done and Tony Archer can go back to the dressing room and assess what he needs to do in order to avoid questions about his impartiality.
46th minute: Australia score a try from a Luke Lewis pass to Cooper Cronk which is 2.5 m forward. Tony Archer and his officials failed to see it yet Tony Archer's last major involvement in the game was to halt an England move which could have resulted in a try for a forward pass that wasn't. The call there should have been made by the ENGLISH touch judge right next to the play.
48th minute:Tom Learoyd Lahrs clearly knocks on at the play the ball but Tony Archer sees a penalty to Australia
51st minute: David Shillington clearly impedes Shaun Lunt from an offside position but Tony Archer waves play on
57th minute: England under pressure having conceded two drop outs, from the second Nate Myles clearly knocks on at the play the ball but Tony Archer waves play on and England remain under pressure in defence
58 minute: having withstood the pressure Sam Burgess has the ball raked out by Paul Gallen in a three on one tackle Tony Archer gives Australia a scrum instead of an England penalty
59th minute: Pantomime time, Cameron Smith clearly taps the ball which is obviously against the wishes of Darren Lockyer and Tony Archer allows them to change their mind. Worse than that he then lectures James Graham for having the audacity as England captain to question what just happened. Smith should have been smashed, joke call but not impact on the game. probably saved 4 points on the board
65th minute: Another two on one strip this time on Joel Tomkins by Nate Myles and Anthony Watmough, should have been another England penalty yet Tony Archer gives Australian the scrum
70th minute: another contentious one, Shaun Lunt seems to have scored a try, the video ref passes it back to Tony Archer who instantly says no try. No evidence to suggest it ever touched the line, correct call from video ref to return to game referee.
It's a total joke. Everytime we come to your god forsaken country we play you in your own backyard, with an aussie ref and funnily enough every single 50/50 goes against us.
It'd be nice to see england play australia down under and get a fair go.
Maybe we'd lose by 10 instead of 20?
who knows, but quite frankly, you're a bunch of tossers.
