Historys worst refereeing performances

[Blondie]

Roosters Bulldogs game last sunday seriously they get more wrong then they do right these days.Ruines the game for both sides. I swear the ref had something againts Braith that night.

 

[Huge]

I want to see a replay of the perfect team versus the Broncos. The team who never made a single error or infringed on the rules once during an entire match. Not a single penalty conceded. An example to others how a team should play and should be compulsory viewing for all teams.

Anyone have a copy or know where to find one...it was a few years back and I forget the perfect teams name but the penalty count was 10 nil against the Broncos. Also like to see the game where Harrigan cheated the Broncos out of a semi final(final?)....

 

[Coxy]

Pretty sure both games were against the Roosters, and the semi was very similar (no penalty for the Broncos until the last 10 minutes). Both games also refereed by Harrigan. Though if you asked any NSW douchebag they'd say Harrigan was a Broncos fan.

 

[Huge]

I remember how Harrigan was changed from a good and fair ref to an out and out cheat. He was a victim of subtle psychological manipulation via the media. One journalist, whilst researching some stats, discovered Brisbanes overall record under Harrigan who was, at the time, lauded as an excellent example of the modern referee. He kept games flowing and wanted a quick and clean ruck. Everyone liked it and Brisbane liked it a lot too as it perfectly suited our style.

Brisbane flourished under that style of reffing but it was an unintentional side effect. When the journalist decided on his head-line for the article he settled on......BRONCO BILLY !!!!!.....he went on to high-light Brisbanes performances under Harrigan and subtly insinuated Harrigan had a preference and bias towards Brisbane.

Brisbane never again prospered under Harrigan from the time of that story. In fact, as some of you know , he crucified us time and again going as far as possible to deny what he perceived in the story. I hated Harrigan and his arrogance but mostly his obvious bias and his weakness in succumbing to the media pressure.

 

[lynx000]

I want to see a replay of the perfect team versus the Broncos. The team who never made a single error or infringed on the rules once during an entire match. Not a single penalty conceded. An example to others how a team should play and should be compulsory viewing for all teams.

Anyone have a copy or know where to find one...it was a few years back and I forget the perfect teams name but the penalty count was 10 nil against the Broncos. Also like to see the game where Harrigan cheated the Broncos out of a semi final(final?)....

That semi-final was soooooooo frustrating. I felt like doing bodily harm to Harrigan. I still maintain that he cost a premiership that year. Was it 2002?

 

[Anonymous person]

I remember how Harrigan was changed from a good and fair ref to an out and out cheat. He was a victim of subtle psychological manipulation via the media. One journalist, whilst researching some stats, discovered Brisbanes overall record under Harrigan who was, at the time, lauded as an excellent example of the modern referee. He kept games flowing and wanted a quick and clean ruck. Everyone liked it and Brisbane liked it a lot too as it perfectly suited our style.

Brisbane flourished under that style of reffing but it was an unintentional side effect. When the journalist decided on his head-line for the article he settled on......BRONCO BILLY !!!!!.....he went on to high-light Brisbanes performances under Harrigan and subtly insinuated Harrigan had a preference and bias towards Brisbane.

Brisbane never again prospered under Harrigan from the time of that story. In fact, as some of you know , he crucified us time and again going as far as possible to deny what he perceived in the story. I hated Harrigan and his arrogance but mostly his obvious bias and his weakness in succumbing to the media pressure.

Bingo. He went so far out of his way to prove he wasn't biased towards us, and Queensland in origin too, that he was biased against us.

 

[Porthoz]

I reckon the way the Sharks were penalised into submission was a disgrace. This year ranks as the worst I've seen regarding ref decisions. [icon_thumbs_do

 

[The Brizz]

Sharks were robbed completely, some of the penalties were laughable. Shane Hayne tried his hardest to make Parra beat the Chooks too, Anasta looked so confused at some of the calls that went against them one forward pass from Pearce to Mini (I think) was clearly backwards. These refs are ruining the game.

 

[Huge]

I too watched the Sharks being wrongfully penalised and it was apparent from the outset the refs had an agenda. A full enquiry should be held as these refs are acting with impunity. They can not be criticised and are protected but that has led to them being Harragant, sorry, arrogant. I think an investigation into their associations and external influences is long overdue and is most certainly warranted.. Some decisions seem premeditated and with the influence of heavy wagering then it is possible the integrity of the refs have been compromised.

Most posters and fans will not care about the Sharks plight but it was an atrocious display. The NRL needs to review and remove the incompetent referees and find out before they ref any games who or what team they supported or played for. Whether anyone agrees or not everyone carries bias and no-one can be truly 100% bias free so at least keeping them out of games they have an interest in can only be a good thing. Also I'd like to see their accounts(banking etc) scrutinised as a condition of employment. It is paramount that fairness and impartiality is seen to be the norm so anything that serves that end is appropriate.

 

[Kimlo]

Tonights performance in Broncos V Knights would have to get some recognition surely

 

[The Brizz]

The refereeing wasn't that bad, the Gidley interference by the law was the correct call (but he should have gone to the bin) so was a mistake certainly not a penalty try. Other than that I didn't see many calls that were blatantly bad calls, we got flogged and deserved to.

 

[schmix]

The refereeing wasn't that bad, the Gidley interference by the law was the correct call (but he should have gone to the bin) so was a mistake certainly not a penalty try. Other than that I didn't see many calls that were blatantly bad calls, we got flogged and deserved to.

Really? I thought they had an absolute shocker. I'm ok with no penalty try, but Gidley should have been in the bin. Instead he went on to score a try in the next set. They called six again for a strip when the Broncos didn't even touch it - Knights score the next set. They completely missed a kick that went out on the full. They constantly called niggly penalties on the last tackle when both teams had been doing it all game.

Broncos were terrible, yes, but even if they had played well they would have had a hard time getting into that game.

 

[Kimlo]

The refereeing wasn't that bad, the Gidley interference by the law was the correct call (but he should have gone to the bin) so was a mistake certainly not a penalty try. Other than that I didn't see many calls that were blatantly bad calls, we got flogged and deserved to.

Really? I thought they had an absolute shocker. I'm ok with no penalty try, but Gidley should have been in the bin. Instead he went on to score a try in the next set. They called six again for a strip when the Broncos didn't even touch it - Knights score the next set. They completely missed a kick that went out on the full. They constantly called niggly penalties on the last tackle when both teams had been doing it all game.

Broncos were terrible, yes, but even if they had played well they would have had a hard time getting into that game.

+1 to this. The referees were oblivious to any foul play by the Knights but kept penalising us for the smallest things, like Wallace for not "acting like he was rolling off", pathetic calls like that all night. Strip, out on the full, Gidley sin bin, the "refs call" try which never got close to touching the ground, sideline kick, so called "dangerous tackle" and I lost count of how many 5th tackle penalties they got for things both teams were doing all game.

We were in the game during the early stages but blatant wrong calls kept going in favour of the knights and in this day and age you only need 1-2 bad calls to turn a match, we got at least 5 blatant errors which Joe Bloggs would have picked up.... Three of their tries during the first half came directly after ridiculous penalties. The only thing more frustrating than the referees yesterday was the score line.

 

[Foordy]

Henjak's angst was also directed at the decision of NRL referees boss Robert Finch to assign Ben Cummins Friday night's match after a week in which the Knights publicly criticised his refereeing.

"Newcastle didn't have any trouble winning penalties with Ben Cummins tonight," Henjak said.

"Fifth-and-last penalties, I'm not saying that lost us the game, but I just find it amazing that a club publicly attacks a referee all week and they put that referee on their home game.

"It's real smart."

Asked about the penalty try ruling, Henjak returned fire: "What did you think?"

The verdict was unanimous. Penalty try.

"That's something for the officials to work out...ask Robert Finch. They've (officials) got me beat," Henjak said.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 5907996700

that bolded bit ensured nothing would go our way last night. even stuff that should have gone our way. it was Stupid to appoint a ref to a game that has been publicly criticized for the whole week by the home team.

 

[Porthoz]

The refereeing wasn't that bad, the Gidley interference by the law was the correct call (but he should have gone to the bin) so was a mistake certainly not a penalty try. Other than that I didn't see many calls that were blatantly bad calls, we got flogged and deserved to.

Really? I thought they had an absolute shocker. I'm ok with no penalty try, but Gidley should have been in the bin. Instead he went on to score a try in the next set. They called six again for a strip when the Broncos didn't even touch it - Knights score the next set. They completely missed a kick that went out on the full. They constantly called niggly penalties on the last tackle when both teams had been doing it all game.

Broncos were terrible, yes, but even if they had played well they would have had a hard time getting into that game.

+1000

It's still no excuse for some of the poor defence or the absolute lack of sound reasoning by the coach, but it instills confidence in a team with nothing to loose, and got everything from referee calls, every bounce of the ball, to hail mary kicks and passes going their way.
Even seasoned professionals would find it mentally very tough to cope with, imagine most of the young kids in the team.