Another Massive Howler Fm the refs-Sunday Footy

[Johnny.]

I saw Bellamy and Smith at the presser afterwards, you have to reward Bellamy's hypocrisy after last week's screwjob on the Saints.

Regarding Smith, after I saw the footage of him arguing whether or not Newcastle would get a penalty while Alex McKinnon is in the background screaming "I can't move, I'm f'ing paralysed" he's done his lot with me.

The sooner he retires or pisses off to England the better.

[roosterproud]

in our game mini was tackled in the air receiving a kick....no penality.

in the merge game they awarded the same thing as a penality. the merge full back was 1mm above the ground.
later in that game (last few minutes) the nz team kicks of (union style) high but short. morris jumps high and hits the ball forwards. The ref awards a penality to merge as the ball didn't travel 10 meters from the kick off. What a joke. morris hit the ball 8 meters out which means he prevented the ball travelling the required 10 meters. should have been a nz penality. that was a first year ref for under tens decision

[ROC181]

in our game mini was tackled in the air receiving a kick....no penality.

in the merge game they awarded the same thing as a penality. the merge full back was 1mm above the ground.
later in that game (last few minutes) the nz team kicks of (union style) high but short. morris jumps high and hits the ball forwards. The ref awards a penality to merge as the ball didn't travel 10 meters from the kick off. What a joke. morris hit the ball 8 meters out which means he prevented the ball travelling the required 10 meters. should have been a nz penality. that was a first year ref for under tens decision

I sometimes wonder if this game has too many useless rules for the officials and players to keep up. I'm sure there isn't this much controversy in union.

[roosterproud]

The refs are the only ones not following the rules

[stephenj]

except for foul play an onfield ref should never be overruled?