The ref : Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:40 pm  

Not having a go at the ref so get off your high horses, but how funny was it when Lee Smith last night gave a penalty away, (cant remember what for), but the ref called Danny McGuire over, only fa McGuire to say, "It want me!!!!", for the ref then to call Diskin over instead to take Smith's punishment!!!!

Re: The ref : Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:42 pm  

EmmaMur01 wrote:

Not having a go at the ref so get off your high horses, but how funny was it when Lee Smith last night gave a penalty away, (cant remember what for), but the ref called Danny McGuire over, only fa McGuire to say, "It want me!!!!", for the ref then to call Diskin over instead to take Smith's punishment!!!!

Watched the highlights on youtube, heard Peacock saying "is he going" ref replied "yes" Peacock then says "cool"

: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:44 pm  

Watched the highlights on Sky and Eddie said to Phil Clarke something along the lines of you should not be admiring this.

: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:13 pm  

Having expressed some prior concern on the forum about his "style" I do feel it had some bearing on the game and perhaps even the outcome.

I usually take the view that over the full 80 things tend to balance themselves out fairly even but I must confess to feeling slightly agrieved about some crucial decisions.

WHY ????? couldnt we have had a neutral ref from NZ say.

The ref : Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:32 pm  

I cannot understand why the obvious on field "coaching" by the water carriers wasn't stamped on. These two were on the field more than some of the players. They were pointing out the deficiences on our right side which left Donald outnumbered. I thought this sort of thing had been outlawed.

: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:42 pm  

A few things went Manly's way. A few bounces of the ball, Leeds fingers wiping tackle counts down to give repeat sets etc. The overall penalty count was I think slightly Leeds way but some decisions against us were difficult to understand. Graham Murray used to constantly say that it was the little things going your way that could change a match and although Manly looked the better side last night I think that if a couple of little things had gone Leeds way instead of Manly's then that last 20 minutes could have seen leeds ease away and win. I think the ref made a couple of things go Manly's way (the final penalty they kicked was a prime example).
I did enjoy the biff with Peacock, but you need 13 defenders against an Australian side. They are too good at utilising the space. I think that was the turning point, not much to do with the ref there really.

: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:55 pm  

DoubleAone wrote:

Having expressed some prior concern on the forum about his "style" I do feel it had some bearing on the game and perhaps even the outcome.

I usually take the view that over the full 80 things tend to balance themselves out fairly even but I must confess to feeling slightly agrieved about some crucial decisions.

WHY ????? couldnt we have had a neutral ref from NZ say.

Should have been Terry Halibut he's done a good job so far this season.

: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:14 pm  

Loop wrote:

Should have been Terry Halibut he's done a good job so far this season.

I've heard some of his decisions can be a bit fishy.

: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:35 pm  

Loop wrote:

Should have been Terry Halibut he's done a good job so far this season.

PMSL

: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:46 pm  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

The overall penalty count was I think slightly Leeds way

Penalties to Leeds 14 - against Leeds 13.

27 in Rugby League, what is the world coming to.