Hard to believe a conspiracy on betting markets does not exist.The Sydney cricket Test against Pakistan,Hansie Cronje,the league game detailed in John Elias,s book Sin Bin all clear possibilities.Whenever there is money to be made in any situation time and time again the rule book goes out the window regardless of the consequences.Were we naive to think that Melbourne were under the salary cap and are we just as naive to think no other team is.
Drawing an even longer bow consider all the stupid easily avoidable penalties professional players give away on occasions at critical points in a game. Stripping the ball,laying on the tackled player etc, often on 5th tackle plays. Referees poor decisions,remember there is 5 of them including the touch judges and the one that can look at the video,making match result changing decisions like the sharks no try against the tigers every week.The only thing for punters and supporters to do is to take it all for what it is,don't analyse any situation and realise ignorance is truly bliss.