Who's going to be the first to make sure Ashley Klein..

[guppy]

I'm honestly baffled the "ref was shit" argument.

Can someone please provide me with an example or two? I'm happy to admit I was wrong, but not one comes to mind right now.

 

[Kaz]

I must have been watching to wrong game, as I thought the ref had a great game.

But then I did have money on the Kiwis. :D

 

[uji]

Smart money. I put 20$ on them to make it interesting. Pretty good for a 2-horse race.

 

[dukey]

I was impressed with Klein, I thought he did a good job.

 

[Russo]

I had no problems with Klein, the cocky Australian players well that is another story. Time and place for flair and it isn't when the scores are tight.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

I think Klein is a great ref. Better than the refs we have here for sure.

 

[Je$ter]

What mick! said.

Klien was pathetic. Only thing is, Australia was even more pathetic.

 

[Foordy]

i had no problem with the ref. i thought he is a far superior ref to those we get in the NRL

 

[Coxy]

Never makes the airport. Seriously, that's the most disgraceful, biased, giant-killing refereeing display possible in International competition. That's enough to instill rage into any Rugby League fan.

I'm still shaking my head. Lynch mob anyone?

Edit: That's right, we'd all much rather sit back and blame Billy. [icon_non

Klein was bad. Slater was worse.

 

[Dexter]

Agree with Mick he was crap. The Kiwis were piggy backed out of trouble so many times. It doesn't come up on the tv coverage but they were off side like we were a lot but they got they got the penalties to help them out of their end.

Having said that we contributed to so much of that loss with all the mentioned mistakes and the Kiwis took advantage and played really well. They made very few mistakes and completed their sets better.

The penalty try IMO was rediculous ( based on previous decisions ) but all the comentators were unaminous that it should be a penalty try. If thats what it takes to stop that type of thing then good.

Good on the Kiwis (choke), I don't mind so much losing but listening to the wankers at the ground afterwards was really hard.

 

[Coxy]

What wankers? I loved it! The Kiwis savoured the moment and so they should. Any of them that pointed at my aussie shirt and smiled I just clapped and said "fair enough, well deserved". Let them have their fun. We'll win it back in 2013.

 

[fenomeno]

Let them have their fun. We'll win it back in 2013.

Not if Slater is still playing Fullback, which he will be, after he impresses people by scoring some tries in worthless games and then **** up again when it really comes down to it.

 

[Cruz]

The reffing was terrible...

 

[Hamm.0]

There were some bewildering decisions last night, however I think most of them came from the Video Ref, not Klein.

I thought instead of a penalty try; it should have been Monaghan sent (professional foul) and a Kiwi penalty.

The only thing with Klein, was he slacked up on the Kiwi 10 metres a few times midway through each half.

 

[Dexter]

I didn't get home in time from the game to see the first NZ try which looked like it was a dropped ball from the impact. How did it come up on Tv?

 

[Je$ter]

IMO the two biggest calls were the Benji "I do 1 or 2 good things a game and that is about it and in reality I am just a flash in the pan shit ****" Marshall dropping the ball being called a strip, then Blair's try WHEN THREE KIWIS WERE OFFSIDE!!!!!! I don't give a **** if they didn't touch the ball or weren't involved in the play, fact of the matter is they were inside the 10!!! That call was Ganson, so he can fuckk off and die as well.

 

[Hamm.0]

What Jeb and I didn't get is; Blair's try (which is another video ref AO) was at the very worst a double knock on!!!???

Didn't the ball go back off a Kiwi (Smith?), then hit Williams hand (1st knock on), then another Kiwi knocks it forward onto Aussie boot, before Blair picks it up.......therefore, double knock on you can't play advantage....?

 

[guppy]

From memory there wasn't a second touch with the hands after hitting Williams' hand. It either came off the knee or the boot.