Show some fuking professionalism you pack of gormless c***s and then the players and coaches won't have anything to complain about. Bust your guts for 80 mins only to have a bunch of incompetent or agenda driven clowns take it away from you. What the fuk do they expect. Nothing will change , we'll continue to get ref arse raped at every opportunity.
I particularly like the 'agenda driven clowns '
Even as a very young boy growing up in Forestville as a Ferret, I got the distinct feeling that
Keith Page was refereeing against my Manly boys in club matches.
Yet, in the '72 & '73 Grand Finals which Manly won, he was refereeing those matches.
Though as I've said a million times, a footy team has to beat/overcome bias refereeing.
I'd have to do a DAVID MIDDLETON and check all the Manly games for the times Manly won the game yet lost the penalty count.
I remember Terry Randall and his killer illegal tackles, John ' elbows ' Harvey running with his lethal elbows smashing the defenders. Malcolm Reilly trying to kill the opposition with his brutality. Watmough with his eyes rolling into the back of his head causing chaos and mayhem,
John Gray not only kicked goals, he kicked ass, baby face Les Boyd was lethal and just a little insane,
Ron Gibbs did some damage, Kevin Ward loved some argy bargy, Ian Roberts was hard as nails, Mark Carroll could run through a wall, David 'Cement ' Gillespie, Steve Matai could cut a player in half, Darcy Lussick was a maniac,
Allan Thomson ( my 3rd Grade Teacher ) used to come into class on a Monday morning with a broken nose, blackeyes and a cheeky grin on his face.
These are just a few Manly players I recall that did a lot of damage and got penalised for trying to destroy their opposition. I'm sure I've missed a few.
Col Pearce seemed to give us a fair go, Keith Holman was OK.
Some referees are blatantly bias, just as some commentators are.
Reading between the lines ( as I do ) I've noticed that Brad Fittler is anti-Manly and Joey Johns is a card carrying Manly supporter.
Go Manly!!!!!