‘I don’t want to hear it’: Manly enforcer rips into ref who Hasler told to ‘review his game’
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Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler has taken aim at referee Ben Cummins following his side’s 22-20 loss to the Eels on Friday night.
Manly were on the wrong side of a 9-2 penalty count and Hasler took particular issue with a late penalty for a high shot while his men were defending their own line.
Christian Tuipulotu looked to have made a try-saving tackle on Hayze Perham in the dying minutes.
Perham was slipping when he was hit but Parramatta were awarded the penalty.
But Eels coach Brad Arthur said the rules were clear and it was an obvious penalty.
“Hayze might have slipped, but at the end of the day, if you make contact with someone in the head, you get penalised,” he said.
“We have, all year. You make contact with someone in the head, and you get penalised.
“Simple as that.”