HoldenV8
Journey Man
Make up your own minds on this one. For mine he has lost control of the ball and didn't regain it until after the ball had hit the ground.
As for Killers comments.....maybe it was the wrong place and time to say it, but he was dead right and only said what most fair minded league fans think when watching every NRL game regardless if their team is playing.
One thing I will say though is that Perenara actually handled it pretty well. I know he's a crap ref most times and is living proof that not all ex-first graders made for good referees, but the reality is that he could have blown up delux at Killer for his comments, but he didn't. He just told Killer that it was up to him as Manly captain to make sure we didn't give cause for him to award those penalties and then got on with the game. He could have made a big issue out of it but let it slide. There are one or two other refs in the NRL (e.g. Horsehead and Cecchin) who would have overreacted.
As for Killers comments.....maybe it was the wrong place and time to say it, but he was dead right and only said what most fair minded league fans think when watching every NRL game regardless if their team is playing.
One thing I will say though is that Perenara actually handled it pretty well. I know he's a crap ref most times and is living proof that not all ex-first graders made for good referees, but the reality is that he could have blown up delux at Killer for his comments, but he didn't. He just told Killer that it was up to him as Manly captain to make sure we didn't give cause for him to award those penalties and then got on with the game. He could have made a big issue out of it but let it slide. There are one or two other refs in the NRL (e.g. Horsehead and Cecchin) who would have overreacted.