I'm still filthy that the NRL refs stole our back-to-back premiership and handed it to Souths on a platter. Apart from every call going Souths way in the Semi, I think the following longer-term Stats are telling - and indicative of a serious injustice over many years. I don't see a deliberate NRL conspiracy, but with so much sentiment for Souths (and against the Roosters) in the media, the Refs buy into it and influence accordingly.
- Souths were awarded 84 more penalties than the Roosters in 2014! How can that happen, when we are playing exactly the same opposition teams? If anything, with the Roosters being minor premiers and top scorers they could have expected the most penalties due to the greater pressure placed on opposition defences. Yet we received the fewest penalties of any side.
- Over the past 7 years, Roosters have a -297 penalty differential! The next worst is the Dogs on -104. Souths of course, lead on +153. That's a 450 penalty advantage on the Roosters - or avge 64 a year.
- Roosters haven't had a positive penalty differential in 10 years! Souths have 8 straight years of positive penalty differentials.
With penalties so crucial in the modern game to possession flow and point-scoring, it demonstrates how the Roosters have been playing with one hand tied behind their back.
- Souths were awarded 84 more penalties than the Roosters in 2014! How can that happen, when we are playing exactly the same opposition teams? If anything, with the Roosters being minor premiers and top scorers they could have expected the most penalties due to the greater pressure placed on opposition defences. Yet we received the fewest penalties of any side.
- Over the past 7 years, Roosters have a -297 penalty differential! The next worst is the Dogs on -104. Souths of course, lead on +153. That's a 450 penalty advantage on the Roosters - or avge 64 a year.
- Roosters haven't had a positive penalty differential in 10 years! Souths have 8 straight years of positive penalty differentials.
With penalties so crucial in the modern game to possession flow and point-scoring, it demonstrates how the Roosters have been playing with one hand tied behind their back.
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