If I was James Graham, I'd walk the team off

[2026]

View from a Souths fan with teeth.

Souths were very lucky to win. The field goal penalty was the correct decision. Morris should have received a penalty after Millard's push in the back at the kickoff , however after copping a verbal barrage I suspect the refs didn't want to give the dogs any favours.

The Inglis penalty was a dropped ball, but don't recall any points coming from it.

Clearly the better side lost, but to obsess about the last 2 minutes hides the fact the dogs should have closed the game out earlier.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[bondi paul]

[QUOTE=The Axe;n596287]a friend of mine who is an intelligent Dapto supporter, SMSed me to correctly state that the crowd behaviour has refocussed attention away from the referees' performance. It's played into the NRL's hands of "do nothing - business as usual" [/QUOT
Axe -I thought the same immediately following the game- check your inbox pls

[Samwise]

View from a Souths fan with teeth.

Souths were very lucky to win. The field goal penalty was the correct decision. Morris should have received a penalty after Millard's push in the back at the kickoff , however after copping a verbal barrage I suspect the refs didn't want to give the dogs any favours.

The Inglis penalty was a dropped ball, but don't recall any points coming from it.

Clearly the better side lost, but to obsess about the last 2 minutes hides the fact the dogs should have closed the game out earlier.

Can't disagree with that bunnywiffoutteef.

Graham should've been penalised for that FG charge - accident or otherwise. I like the bloke but he sails very close to supposed 'accidental' foul play. Sam Burgess might agree.

That crowd behavious afterward was an utter disgrace.

We've been rheemed so much in the last decade by the refs, we're immune to it. If Hasler or Toovey had been our coaches, there would have been 50 cardiac arrests and 100 investigashuns by now.

[Tommy Smith]

View from a Souths fan with teeth.

Souths were very lucky to win. The field goal penalty was the correct decision. Morris should have received a penalty after Millard's push in the back at the kickoff , however after copping a verbal barrage I suspect the refs didn't want to give the dogs any favours.

The Inglis penalty was a dropped ball, but don't recall any points coming from it.

Clearly the better side lost, but to obsess about the last 2 minutes hides the fact the dogs should have closed the game out earlier.

I can't disagree with any of that.

It annoys me that whenever Inglis or the Burgess boys drop the ball it's almost always a penalty; as if such wondrous God's gifts could ever make an error, right? It must have been stripped!!

[ROC181]

I am saddened though. It's such a tragedy that both clubs are in turmoil, especially with their fan forums

[easts4eva]

Very intelligent post, but most of us are really thinking what do the officials have in store for the Roosters considering this happened to the dogs and toddy runs things now......

[The Axe]

[QUOTE=bondi paul;n596304]

a friend of mine who is an intelligent Dapto supporter, SMSed me to correctly state that the crowd behaviour has refocussed attention away from the referees' performance. It's played into the NRL's hands of "do nothing - business as usual" [/QUOT
Axe -I thought the same immediately following the game- check your inbox pls

BP, Last emails from you was 2 of them on 2nd April. I have received nothing after this. Should I?

[sretsoor]

Wasnt the rule introduced (attacking kickers legs) because it was a deliberate play by some players ala Steve Price? The key trigger being deliberate. I recall a game we played Manly at Brooky many years ago and all they did was attack our kickers legs.

I guess the point I am trying to make is the rule was introduce to prohibit deliberate attacking of legs due to injuries. As we know refs, especially video refs have NFI on how to interpret a rule so they made it easy ' any contact'. The incident last night was not foul or deliberate but because interpretation is too difficult, the refs now award a penalty and gave 2 points to Souths. I for one am over most games the result are ref driven verse players ability.

[bondi-boy]

I will say it This has been coming for a while

Seems to be.
Only a matter of time.
Seemingly biased refereeing is killing the game...lowest crowds since 2003.

Some fans erupt in violence when they feel they've been ripped off, unfortunately.
Others just boycott the NRL in protest.

[Kingbilly]

Seems to be.
Only a matter of time.
Seemingly biased refereeing is killing the game...lowest crowds since 2003.

Some fans erupt in violence when they feel they've been ripped off, unfortunately.
Others just boycott the NRL in protest.

Oh goodness me don't tell the NRL fanboys that, they think the game is in the best state that its every been in and crowds are up !!!.
The game is a mess and its shown what an incompetent Smith is, haven't heard boo from him except from some twitter shit.

The NRL do not even care about participation, they do not care about whether kids play the game or not, its all about marketing and big salaries for their mates.

[bondi-boy]

Oh goodness me don't tell the NRL fanboys that, they think the game is in the best state that its every been in and crowds are up !!!.
The game is a mess and its shown what an incompetent Smith is, haven't heard boo from him except from some twitter shit.

The NRL do not even care about participation, they do not care about whether kids play the game or not, its all about marketing and big salaries for their mates.

According to the radio news the other day he lost his drivers licence recently, 'traffic offences'.
Maybe he should be sent before the Integrity Committee for punishment.

[Guest]

Disgraceful.

If someone has a more balanced and unbiased point of view re the incident, please share.

I'm sick of seeing the Vermin gifted penalties and now this 8 point try.

Mods, Feel free to move this thread in a day or two, no one would read this if I posted in the right spot

But you are not James Graham. You are a muppet behind a keyboard.

[bondi-boy]

"If I was James Graham, I'd walk the team off"

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Hadley today was calling for Graham and Klemmer to be walked off by the Match Review Committee for 5 or 6 weeks, for "abusing match officials", and for the Dogs to strip Graham of the captaincy.

[bondi-boy]

Fallout;

http://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby...s?ocid=U143DHP

[2026]

"If I was James Graham, I'd walk the team off"

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Hadley today was calling for Graham and Klemmer to be walked off by the Match Review Committee for 5 or 6 weeks, for "abusing match officials", and for the Dogs to strip Graham of the captaincy.

You could clearly hear Inglis dropping f bombs at Cummins last weekend in the Eels vs Souffs game.

Reynolds was also penalised for giving the ref a gob full yet no calls to suspend those grubs.

Rules for some!