Steve Chiddy (bunker official from last night) stood down

[HDTONE]

Not long enough. How the fcuk could the lot miss that blatant foul play.......boneheads.

[redwhiteblue]

It's been the same story every year for over a decade.

The ONLY explanation for such an anomaly - for such consistently lopsided penalty counts against us - is bias.

Never forget 2014 where the Bunnies received ONE HUNDRED MORE PENALTIES THAN US.

For anyone who understands stats, this clear bias is obvious.

But, but conspiracy! Tin foil hatttt!

It was actually 82 but I'm with you Tommy..it felt like 100..plus the fact that I could see that grand final win coming months in advance made the whole thing really stink..I kept chiding my cousin who was in the limo with George Piggins on grand final day that he had his shoes all polished and his shirt all ironed months in advance...and I was right...I'd said to my boss at the time (Canterbury fan) in August 2014 that we would all be feeling sick in October as Souths were going to win and that Clover would be throwing them a parade...I'm still friends with that boss even though I haven't seen him in person since 2016..

[redwhiteblue]

Not long enough. How the fcuk could the lot miss that blatant foul play.......boneheads.

I think there will be more repercussions to come out of this game on a more serious note..the fact that fans from other clubs are still talking about too in disgust says a lot..My instincts are telling me that this game will be a turning point on a professional level in regards to how the officials are currently conducting themselves and the level of training provided will now be scrutinised..standing someone down from one game doesn't cut it in a situation like this from a compliance point of view. Like I said yesterday, in any other industry, this would warrant further investigation. Like someone else said about duty of care, this is similar to a workplace accident that was not handled correctly. No player should ever take the field to play sport and then end up in a trauma ward afterwards due to the contrary conduct of an opposition player.

[Tommy Smith]

It was actually 82 but I'm with you Tommy..it felt like 100..plus the fact that I could see that grand final win coming months in advance made the whole thing really stink..I kept chiding my cousin who was in the limo with George Piggins on grand final day that he had his shoes all polished and his shirt all ironed months in advance...and I was right...I'd said to my boss at the time (Canterbury fan) in August 2014 that we would all be feeling sick in October as Souths were going to win and that Clover would be throwing them a parade...I'm still friends with that boss even though I haven't seen him in person since 2016..

My mistake. Souffs total penalty differential was +102 better than ours.

2014 was a scam. And that 6 nil second half penalty count in their favour during the Prelim was the icing on the cake. And the ringing of that stupid bell in a supposedly neutral GF was the cherry on top of that.

[redwhiteblue]

My mistake. Souffs total penalty differential was +102 better than ours.

2014 was a scam. And that 6 nil second half penalty count in their favour during the Prelim was the icing on the cake. And the ringing of that stupid bell in a supposedly neutral GF was the cherry on top of that.

Don't forget only red and green lights down the tunnel at Homebush, the red and green flags flying at Moore Park and the fact that Des Hasler had to keep his team in the sheds until Glory Glory to blah blah blah stopped playing on the PA system. He said later, why should his players run out onto the field to that? He was deadset right to keep them inside..I spent that weekend watching repeats of Friends and buying way too many handbags...

[Bmw06i]

Notice on the footy show that Filter is still fuming.
Good on him.

[zac]

did jmoz knock it on? i'm assuming he did but i never saw conclusive evidence. when hutch scored he did the who me. could have been 18 all

[HDTONE]

I think there will be more repercussions to come out of this game on a more serious note..the fact that fans from other clubs are still talking about too in disgust says a lot..My instincts are telling me that this game will be a turning point on a professional level in regards to how the officials are currently conducting themselves and the level of training provided will now be scrutinised..standing someone down from one game doesn't cut it in a situation like this from a compliance point of view. Like I said yesterday, in any other industry, this would warrant further investigation. Like someone else said about duty of care, this is similar to a workplace accident that was not handled correctly. No player should ever take the field to play sport and then end up in a trauma ward afterwards due to the contrary conduct of an opposition player.

^ 100% This. Wish I could have put it as clear as you.

I guess we can call the game a workplace and everyones got their job. I mean Hutch suffered a real serious injury one that I cant remember in a game and caused by dirty play.

Image in (God Forbid) the injury was even worse ? No a 1 match sacking dont cut it. I dont want weazel wordds from the suits I demand action, If at my work I was careless and that cause another bloke to go to hospital.....imagine the penalty. This is a workplace the refs represent the NRL and they failed in their response. Allowing this kind of shit that was bloody obvious to everyone puts all players at serious risk.

[Noosa Rooster]

did jmoz knock it on? i'm assuming he did but i never saw conclusive evidence. when hutch scored he did the who me. could have been 18 all

Not only have I not seen any conclusive evidence anywhere but what irks me is that the bunker cannot rule on a forward pass but can rule on the ball travelling forward from Jmoz's shoulder, head or anywhere else it may have contacted. Surely no difference if its out of the hands or from contact with another body part.

[roosterproud]

No mention about the obstruction from parras 3rd try. Look at the replay and you will see the parra player obstructs 2 roosters defenders. We complained and cheetin said nahhh. Didnt review it.

[stringaz]

Pretty much. I dunno what being 'stood down' means when you're not set to lose any pay or status and you'll be back the next week.

Again... I think the issue is that nobody can replace him. They don't have a list of reserve-grade refs who they can promote. Also (from a practical perspective), they probably can't terminate his contract just because he stuffed up one game. People make mistakes and move on in all professions.

Not siding with him but I didn't see the incident live (was putting my kid to bed so only saw the second half). Injury aside, all I saw was:
- An idiot committing to the tackle, missing and then falling over Hutcho. I get why they mighta been hesitant to call a penalty, but IMO it was 100% an 'on report' kinda thing.
- Teddy copping a coat-hanger while passing the ball (late and malicious... so me that's a sens-off, I'm sick of seeing Teddy getting that treatment and people getting away with it!!! It's a disgrace given his profile in the game).
- Incompetence from the refs/bunker because 'ON REPORT' means just that... 'can you please check this one for us?!?' They shoulda made the

A broader issue I see is that our attack is top notch and tricks everybody. Thus, clobbering us late/high is okay because 'whoops I missed the tackle, that was an accident!!!' Whereas the Eels et al are more... 6 again... 6 again... 6 again... 6 again... FINALLY some bozo crashes over for a 100% gratuitous, slow, lumbering try. Oh and if our forwards tackles the guy and he flops down in a way that his chin taps SST/JWH/Radley's forearm (or they simply get hurt by a big hit) then STAIGHT AWAY... 'PEEEEP... PENALTY... ON REPORT!!! IN THE BIN FOR 10 AS WELL!!!' IMO there's a double standard that comes about because they get dominated more easily (so flop down & get hurt in tackles) and we do more high-speed tricks, so dog shots are 'okay'. IMO it should be the opposite... show some respect when you're up against guys like Teddy or you WILL be in trouble. No dog shots please as his salary's worth 10 of you...

Teddy gets hit high every game. He's what I refer to as a "low runner" Pretty much the opposite style to Martin Lang lol.

But he uses that technique as his style of play mainly to break tackles, back out of them and keep the play alive etc.

All players have their own physicality and stature when they either run the ball or even defend. Regardless it's illegal to make contact with the head!

[Jacks Fur Coat]

"It was one of the most red hot robberies we've seen in many years".

James Hooper tonight on Fox League Live.

Speculating with Suaalii allowed on against 12 or possibly 11 men at only 18-10 down....Easts probably win the game.

[TheLoneRooster]

"It was one of the most red hot robberies we've seen in many years".

James Hooper tonight on Fox League Live.

Speculating with Suaalii allowed on against 12 or possibly 11 men at only 18-10 down....Easts probably win the game.

WOW, just WOW. I know a lot of you have got no time for James Hooper but he said what many of us think and for that he has my thanks.

[TheLoneRooster]

Teddy gets hit high every game. He's what I refer to as a "low runner" Pretty much the opposite style to Martin Lang lol.

But he uses that technique as his style of play mainly to break tackles, back out of them and keep the play alive etc.

All players have their own physicality and stature when they either run the ball or even defend. Regardless it's illegal to make contact with the head!

Anyone catch issac luke's tweet that essentially blames Teddy for being hit in the head? According to luke, Teddy's been doing it for years.

[The Brain]

The big point ignored in all this is it was blantant cheating by the video ref and the ref .it was ignorance and biased on the highest level ..2 blokes should of been sinbinned and one sent off..our advantage became a disadvantage.
Also im truly sick and tired of seeing Tedeso copping all types of shots to the head week in week out for past year..He is going to end up on the scap heap soon.