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Roosters coach Trent Robinson has put the blowtorch on a referee and bunker after a “disappointing” no-try decision that he believes was a “soft call.”
The Roosters lost 22-12 to the Sharks at PointsBet Stadium on Friday night but only trailed by four points with seven minutes left on the clock.
Prop Lindsay Collins charged towards the line and looked to have grounded the ball very close — if not on — the line.
Referee Grant Atkins sent it up to the bunker as a no-try and the bunker didn’t have sufficient evidence to overturn that call.
Robinson called the decision “disappointing” because he had “two guys saying it was 100 per cent a try” in Collins and Brandon Smith.
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He also believes Atkins may have missed the ball touching the tryline and called the decision to send it up as a no-try a “poor excuse.”
“Lindsay’s try was disappointing. To miss that, he’s 100 per cent sure he scored it, he looked like it was on the line — ‘Smitty’ (Brandon Smith) saw it so to not get that it was really disappointing,” Robinson said.
‘Poor excuse’: Robbo left fuming over ‘soft call’ as ref, bunker roasted
‘Poor excuse’: Robbo left fuming over ‘soft call’ as ref, bunker roasted
**** I wish Kevvie had the spine (or lack of ***** to give) to go off at press conferences like this. I realize it's a bad look generally and looks like sour grapes, I realize it goes against his character....But you watch. Now that Robinson has pulled this little theatre, the Sombreros will get EVERY 50/50 call go their way next round. That's just how this current administration is: they're deeply paranoid about everything, especially how the media will react to things, easily manipulated and reactionary.
This is what the comp has descended into, just going the low road everytime to milk as much advantage as possible, and the clubs that refuse to play that game will only suffer for it. I accept its horrible, but if you want to be in the thick of it come the pointy end of the season, you haven't got a choice.
How does Nathan Brown keep getting a job... bloke seems to get more successful the worse his teams do on the field.
2 Roosters players say it’s a try? That’s good enough for me. Going forward let’s just ask two players if their teammate scored the try and go off their word.‘Poor excuse’: Robbo left fuming over ‘soft call’ as ref, bunker roasted
‘Poor excuse’: Robbo left fuming over ‘soft call’ as ref, bunker roasted
**** I wish Kevvie had the spine (or lack of ***** to give) to go off at press conferences like this. I realize it's a bad look generally and looks like sour grapes, I realize it goes against his character....But you watch. Now that Robinson has pulled this little theatre, the Sombreros will get EVERY 50/50 call go their way next round. That's just how this current administration is: they're deeply paranoid about everything, especially how the media will react to things, easily manipulated and reactionary.
This is what the comp has descended into, just going the low road everytime to milk as much advantage as possible, and the clubs that refuse to play that game will only suffer for it. I accept its horrible, but if you want to be in the thick of it come the pointy end of the season, you haven't got a choice.
Can't see how that could be exploited at all... Vlando get it done!!
Use the Costanza strategy. Listen to what Brown suggests and do the opposite.
‘Poor excuse’: Robbo left fuming over ‘soft call’ as ref, bunker roasted
‘Poor excuse’: Robbo left fuming over ‘soft call’ as ref, bunker roasted
**** I wish Kevvie had the spine (or lack of ***** to give) to go off at press conferences like this. I realize it's a bad look generally and looks like sour grapes, I realize it goes against his character....But you watch. Now that Robinson has pulled this little theatre, the Sombreros will get EVERY 50/50 call go their way next round. That's just how this current administration is: they're deeply paranoid about everything, especially how the media will react to things, easily manipulated and reactionary.
This is what the comp has descended into, just going the low road everytime to milk as much advantage as possible, and the clubs that refuse to play that game will only suffer for it. I accept its horrible, but if you want to be in the thick of it come the pointy end of the season, you haven't got a choice.
Robinson’s actually pretty smart about it. Every now and then he agrees with a decision that went against his team. Usually when they win, so he can seem balanced and respected.
Clubs will always lose.the talent if the pathway is blocked as well.
