POST GAME Finals Week 1 - Broncos vs Titans

[BroncsFan]

I think the perception with the hurrell penalty try are the numerous times a player has used their leg or foot under the ball as part of holding up... he just happened to kick it. In the end he kicked it into hayne therefore it would've been accidental offside and our ball 10m out

The Taylor offside was a blatant professional foul and prevented Kahu from improving the kicking position. I think he should've been in the bin regardless of whether he scored.

 

[Kimlo]

Look at this dickheadery.

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[FONT=&amp]The often stubborn refs boss Tony Archer was left with no choice after a performance considered the worst by referees in finals football for 40 years that caused outrage among fans on social media.[/FONT]

That's right, Phillip dickhead Rothfield is now calling it "a performance considered the worst in 40 years" to make it look like it's not just his opinion but some soft of consensus among the RL community. Remember folks, it's the worst in 40 years, so 41 years ago there was a game that had even worse officiating, but not in the last 39 years.

[FONT=&amp]The Daily Telegraph understands it required some prodding of Archer from senior NRL management before the decision was made to relegate his main man. [/FONT][FONT=&amp]No one deserves his appointment more than Matt ‘Chicken Legs’ Cecchin for Friday night’s Cowboys-Broncos game in Townsville. [/FONT][FONT=&amp]He is considered by many to be the game’s best referee but rarely gets a shot ahead of Sutton and Cummins.[/FONT]

WTF, so the NRL leadership had to tell the ref's boss how to do his job? And it was in direct response to media pressure? What an absolute farce.

Oh and this beauty "He is considered by many to be the game’s best referee but rarely gets a shot ahead of Sutton and Cummins." once again Dickhead Rothfield positioning what is merely his opinion as some sort of fact that everyone agrees on.

 

[mieko]

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet though did anyone catch one ref saying to the other during the game that " there is only 12 points in it now" . Along those lines. Out of all the wrong/right calls during the game and the focus and how the bad the refs are, I reckon this is the biggest mistake to come out of the game. Why do the refs care for the score? They should be reffing on how they see it regardless of score.

It basically just just reaks of the theory of evening up penalties or God help us that the NRL do play favourites and tell the refs to go more in favour of one team on the 50/50 calls. Of all the conspiracies I think this is the biggest one.

i thought I heard it and was speaking to someone Saturday night and they said the same thing.

Anyone else hear it? Was towards the end of the game.

 

[BroncsFan]

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet though did anyone catch one ref saying to the other during the game that " there is only 12 points in it now" . Along those lines. Out of all the wrong/right calls during the game and the focus and how the bad the refs are, I reckon this is the biggest mistake to come out of the game. Why do the refs care for the score? They should be reffing on how they see it regardless of score.

It basically just just reaks of the theory of evening up penalties or God help us that the NRL do play favourites and tell the refs to go more in favour of one team on the 50/50 calls. Of all the conspiracies I think this is the biggest one.

i thought I heard it and was speaking to someone Saturday night and they said the same thing.

Anyone else hear it? Was towards the end of the game.

I don't remember hearing that but in a different game I've heard them mention that a field goal could be coming. I think the wording they used was poor but the reasoning (or the one that's been given) is fair enough to get everyone on the same page in regards to positioning, etc. for a field goal

 

[Morkel]

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet though did anyone catch one ref saying to the other during the game that " there is only 12 points in it now" . Along those lines. Out of all the wrong/right calls during the game and the focus and how the bad the refs are, I reckon this is the biggest mistake to come out of the game. Why do the refs care for the score? They should be reffing on how they see it regardless of score.

It basically just just reaks of the theory of evening up penalties or God help us that the NRL do play favourites and tell the refs to go more in favour of one team on the 50/50 calls. Of all the conspiracies I think this is the biggest one.

i thought I heard it and was speaking to someone Saturday night and they said the same thing.

Anyone else hear it? Was towards the end of the game.

I heard it too. IMO I think they were indicating that it wasn't a blow-out yet so every decision matters. No lazy calls just because the winner has likely been declared.

I'd like to think that anyway.

 

[mieko]

I don't remember hearing that but in a different game I've heard them mention that a field goal could be coming. I think the wording they used was poor but the reasoning (or the one that's been given) is fair enough to get everyone on the same page in regards to positioning, etc. for a field goal

Yeah I've heard stuff like that before and I guess at a stretch fair enough to give the other ref a heads up (though honestly even knows when a field goal is coming) but have never heard them mention the score.

not 100% sure but it may have been before they pulled up Haynes forward pass.

 

[mieko]

I heard it too. IMO I think they were indicating that it wasn't a blow-out yet so every decision matters. No lazy calls just because the winner has likely been declared.

I'd like to think that anyway.

Ahh good, so I wasn't hearing things haha. That's a fair call as well I guess and one they would run with if ever questioned but be it 8 minute or 78th minute, it shouldn't matter, every call is as important as the other and the score should never come into it.

 

[Mitchell_Broncos]

The NRL have demoted referee Gerard Sutton to pocket referee & booted Ben Cummins from the remainder of the finals series. These are the referees that officiated Titans vs Broncos.
Did it really have to come to this? I don't think so, only a few bad calls were made.

 

[Sproj]

I never thought I'd say this but Cummins should sue the media for defamation and restraint of trade by malicious intent.

 

[Big Pete]

Gavin Badger you mean, Mitchell, not Cummins.

I can live with Badger's demotion, he was responsible for missing the Roberts kick.

Never been a big fan of Sutton, but it's laughable he's been demoted in favour of Ceccin.

The media got their way though. They were completely in the right, and the referees were so poor on the night they were demoted. That's the narrative that's going to be written from here on out.

 

[Super Freak]

On replays it clearly showed a kick.

But what they don't realize is that the refs don't have the same view as the people on TV. On a front angle, it doesn't look like a kick.

Still, they are considering the performance the worst in 40 years.. It's not even close to being the worst.

Sharks vs Cowboys 2013 springs to mind as being worse.

Roosters vs Broncos 2002 was worse, as well.

 

[Mitchell_Broncos]

Gavin Badger you mean, Mitchell, not Cummins.

I can live with Badger's demotion, he was responsible for missing the Roberts kick.

Never been a big fan of Sutton, but it's laughable he's been demoted in favour of Ceccin.

The media got their way though. They were completely in the right, and the referees were so poor on the night they were demoted. That's the narrative that's going to be written from here on out.

Yeah I meant Badger mate I copied it off the news on Facebook they must have stuffed up like I did haha

 

[tommy]

We are better off with a different ref rather than one who is going to make every decision against us to try and prove he isn't biased after all the bullshit uproar.

 

[Super Freak]

Excellent summation.

IMO, we were on a hiding to nothing with the media/public the moment the penalty try was awarded. Because they're so rare and people clearly don't understand the rules around them. Now to show MY ignorance on them, what was the go with the Kahu try? Ash Taylor was clearly off side and almost prevented him from scoring by trying to hold him back. Why no penalty? Surely that's a professional foul? The fact that Kahu managed to score should be irrelevant.

IIRC, a professional foul is only enforced when a player commits an illegal act to stop a team from scoring in a try scoring situation. Same as a penalty try.

 

[Super Freak]

We are better off with a different ref rather than one who is going to make every decision against us to try and prove he isn't biased after all the bullshit uproar.

We aren't better off with Cecchin...

 

[tommy]

IIRC, a professional foul is only enforced when a player commits an illegal act to stop a team from scoring in a try scoring situation. Same as a penalty try.

No a professional foul is when you commit a foul on purpose.

 

[abashii]

We are better off with a different ref rather than one who is going to make every decision against us to try and prove he isn't biased after all the bullshit uproar.

No, instead we'll have a different ref who knows if he awards us correct but unpopular penalties Phil Gould and the terror will have him fired.

 

[Super Freak]

No a professional foul is when you commit a foul on purpose.

In a try scoring situation.

I can't remember the last time I've seen someone binned for a professional foul that wasn't in a try scoring situation.