9-3 penalty count

[davos]

I'm not trying to be cynical by saying this, but the only thing standing in our way of premiership is the refereeing.

Every team this season, even womanly who have woeful discipline, seem to be perfect in discipline when they play us for some reason. That Sam Moa spear tackle was the perfect example of what I'm saying. How the fark did they miss that, he fell on his head!!!!.

We saw it in the 2010 gf. I hope come October we don't see Nathan Merritt's feet in row D .

[TheLoneRooster]

Thank heavens more of you here are seeing the whole penalty count issue clearly. Let's see how the merge have fared this year in regards to the penalty counts:

Round, Result, Where, Opponent, Penalty Count
R1 Loss Away Storm 5 - 7
R2 Loss Home Broncos 8 - 6
R3 Loss Away Raiders 3 - 6
R4 Win Away Sharks 4 - 2
R5 Win Home Knights 6 - 4
R6 Win Away Tigers 4 - 5
R7 Loss Away Roosters 11 - 10
R8 Loss Home Sea Eagles 9 - 3
R9 Loss Away Titans 6 - 12
R10 Win Home Eels 8 - 7
R11 Loss Home Panthers 6 - 6
R12 Loss Away Bulldogs 7 - 4
R13 Win Away Knights 9 - 8
R14 Loss Home Cowboys 6 - 4
R16 Loss Away Panthers 1 - 4
R17 Loss Home Roosters 10 - 3

They have won 10 of 16 penalty counts with 1 draw and 5 losses - not bad for a team coming second last.
Only rounds 8 and 9 compare to round 17 in their lopsidedness.

If I were to bother doing the same thing for the Roosters it would make for disturbing reading. Like many of you, I was amazed at just how good the merge behaved on Saturday night - another damn near perfect display by another Rooster opponent.

[tri-hard]

The Merge have pulled the right reign getting rid that over rated 'mummys boy'. Now they need to break out $ buy Finchy.

[Guest]

Just in case you're serious and not just trolling, you have missed the point.

It's not about Easts' discipline, it's about sides like merge who only give away 1 penalty per half even though they are being thrashed. It's happened for years. When you use words like victim and conspiracy, you try unsuccessfully to make those of us who want to know why this happens look foolish.

If you have a plausible explanation for how a side can concede 1 or 3 penalties per match, when they are playing the second placed team and they are themselves wooden spoon contenders, then post it.

Trolling is so dull.

Vain much brah?

Take a look at some of the other posts on here. My post was in response to those, which echo thoughts of other fellow fans I see and talk to outsode of the www.

Yes, referee's arent perfect, and they do tend to give concession to teams who are getting well beaten. Theres also the 'get square' penalty, or error rule etc. It happens a lot, and isnt just limited to Rooster games.

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

Vain much brah?

Take a look at some of the other posts on here. My post was in response to those, which echo thoughts of other fellow fans I see and talk to outsode of the www.

Yes, referee's arent perfect, and they do tend to give concession to teams who are getting well beaten. Theres also the 'get square' penalty, or error rule etc. It happens a lot, and isnt just limited to Rooster games.

Unfortunately mate, seeing as we're sat on -35 and other teams like Sharks, Broncs, Cowboys are waaaay into the plus territory....it seems that it is mostly limited to our games.

We're no worse than any other teams discipline wise...it's just that were still being tarred with the undisciplined brush from a few years ago.

If you watch Saturdays game, did you notice any marked difference in line speed, clearing the ruck, standing offside etc? There was one team struggling with the pace of the game, but it wasn't us. How the refs saw it the other way is a real concern.

[player 1]

Vain much brah?

Hmmm - is that something I might have eaten with my pork knuckle at the Bavarian Beer Cafe?

Sounds tasty.

I wish I could eat the rest of your post, but I'm pretty sure it would give me the runs.

[Guest]

Hmmm - is that something I might have eaten with my pork knuckle at the Bavarian Beer Cafe?

Sounds tasty.

I wish I could eat the rest of your post, but I'm pretty sure it would give me the runs.

When my argument has been slammed to shithouse, at least I call fall back on my wordsmith skills. A warm round of applause to you buddy.

[Guest]

Unfortunately mate, seeing as we're sat on -35 and other teams like Sharks, Broncs, Cowboys are waaaay into the plus territory....it seems that it is mostly limited to our games.

We're no worse than any other teams discipline wise...it's just that were still being tarred with the undisciplined brush from a few years ago.

If you watch Saturdays game, did you notice any marked difference in line speed, clearing the ruck, standing offside etc? There was one team struggling with the pace of the game, but it wasn't us. How the refs saw it the other way is a real concern.

You are correct mate. The standard in refereeing should be higher, but at the end of the day, it's something every team has to deal with.

[Salvatori Grubber]

^ Piss off kid. Your mums calling you for tea and bed time.

[Spirit of 66]

...at least I call fall back on my wordsmith skills.

Judging by this unintelligible phrase, these skills still need some work.

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

You are correct mate. The standard in refereeing should be higher, but at the end of the day, it's something every team has to deal with.

It's not though is it? We have a -35 penalty count for the season so far, while the Sharks have a +25 count.

If we had those sort of figures, we'd be clear at the top of the ladder, with daylight second.

All teams are equal, but some are more equal than others sort of sums it up.

[stsae]

I blame JFK!

I thought you blamed Hess???

[TheLoneRooster]

You are correct mate. The standard in refereeing should be higher, but at the end of the day, it's something every team has to deal with.

You aren't getting the point it seems but just in case you are, can you explain the disparity between the Roosters -35 and the sharks +25 penalty differential figures? That is a 60 penalty difference across what, 15 games? Really, are the sharks and others with positive differentials having to deal with what the Roosters are having to deal with?

[Guest]

It's not though is it? We have a -35 penalty count for the season so far, while the Sharks have a +25 count.

If we had those sort of figures, we'd be clear at the top of the ladder, with daylight second.

All teams are equal, but some are more equal than others sort of sums it up.

It's not the same as other teams, because our discipline level isn't the same. Refereeing inconsistencies aside, we're not a disciplined team. If people on here legitimately believe that we get treated much differently, then they'd post their so called facts to the NRL, referee's boss, or even to NRL 360, or some other media show to get their point across. Instead, most of us are more than happy to have the victim mentality and whinge about it amongst our fellow Rooster supporters knowing we have each others backs.

The facts are that all the refereeing talk after the game was about how St Merge were hard done by with two very dubious calls going our way, yet us here still find a way to cry foul, and conspiracy.

[Guest]

Judging by this unintelligible phrase, these skills still need some work.

Another wordsmith scholar.