Horseheadsup
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- Mar 21, 2016
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So will McGuire cop a fine after that indirect spray at the refs ? Because he comes close, asking reporters whether the calls were right or wrong.
What are you saying? That he should concede to referee errors and "walk". That referees should be perfect? I'm not convinced that they were errors, but if they were, they were hard to criticize, at least the onfield calls.The only reason the ball came out the back is because Milford threw it away... trying to sell the try.
Just like the field goal... y'know how he started walking back, fist pumping? Trying to sell the fact he didn't knock on.
If you want perfection in refereeing then we would need to stop at each play-the-ball and analyse it. After all why the last play of the game? What are we going to do drag them back out there and play another 5 minutes, hang around for a few minutes after the game has been decided, just in case? and why then the last play? after all the argument could be made that the same should be done for every decision that results in a stoppage, every try, every handover, every knock on, every pass that could be a forward pass? We got lucky maybe with a few calls. South's got lucky with a lot of forward passes, a lot of holding down in the play-of-the-balls.I posted a few weeks ago about how the Bunker have been instructed by the NRL that they can only rule on the ball going between the sticks if it is sent up for referral.
Admittedly, this game did not go to golden point but the theory is the same. If a game is in the balance, infringements, errors and indiscretions get ignored.
Any touch judge, pocket referees, heck, even main referee would've seen that as a knock on.
That bothers me. It also bothers me that most RL fans aren't bothered by it.
The offical word from Archer is the Milf field goal was good, the Moga try not so much.
Did he though...?Sutton's ruling on the Gutherson knock on in the Eels vs Panthers game just confirmed that Milford did not knock on last night because Milford took possession of the ball with the fingers from both of his hands before the ball touched the ground.
Now Maguire can shut the **** up.
Where did you hear this?
I can't find a thing.
You know, that's twice now we've had natural right-footers switch back and pot a field-goal on their left peg.
It's fucking impressive, and I feel like if JT or some other media darling did that, we'd never hear the end of it. Yet, I haven't heard a peep about Kahu or Milford's goals.
Seriously, try a drop-kick with your unfavoured foot, it's hilarious how unco you'll look and feel.
Milford 'threw the ball away' with the help of Souths players as they pushed it out.
If you are going to call people idiots you might want to make sure you don't come across that way yourself.
Referees boss said today that the tackle was complete and play should not have continued. Perfectly backs up my opinion that Milford knew he was held and since he was over the line he tried to release the ball and sell the try.
Anyways, it's not like being wrong yet again has stopped you before.
I haven't read the other pages regarding the Moga try in this thread but to me it shouldn't have even got to that point in the decision. From what I saw, there was insufficient evidence that Milf did not ground the ball at some stage, therefore the onfield ref's decision of TRY stands. Fucking simple.