Referees

[ricardo]

I recall somewhere something about chechin being warned to tow the line or he was going to get punted. I reckon he is almost taking the piss and following instructions to the letter regarding penalties. Reckon he is having a laugh at greenturd

Nailed it

 

[Nice Beaver]

Jeez......this Greenberg bloke has really value added to the NRL.
F&@k me, if this scumbag lasts till end of the season I will be stunned.
This is going to be a very interesting month ahead.

 

[Jatz Crackers]

Beattie needs to wake up quickly that Greenberg is a stain on the game and worse still.......... a political beast that will stab him & the game in the back.

Sack him Peter

 

[Simonmyers11]

Channel 9 and Gus absolutely giving it to Todd Greenburg. Ruining the game.

Referees boss and Greenburg need to resign

 

[mave]

Are Souffs the most penalty assisted team in the comp..???

We won the penalty count against them, no ?

 

[Dee Why Eagle]

We won the penalty count against them, no ?

only because we were loosing the game!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

He still has Matt Hoopers full support though.

James but we knew who you meant!!

 

[Budgie]

Agree it's become tedious to watch and I'm pretty sure that the two penalties in the first minute put us on our backsides last week and we never got up BUT
Cechin sinbinned Cam Smith.
He is my hero forever.

 

[Andrew..]

Greenburg is a megalomaniac who actually thinks the game is his personal possession. In over 50 years I’ve never been so disillusioned.

 

[Spartan Eagle]

The refs outscored them all tonight...as much as I disliked the game, it is another nail in Greenturd's coffin.

 

[Harvies elbow]

I can see what they are trying to achieve in cleaning up the ruck and play the balls etc.
And I can't complain or disagree.
Because the disregard of the play the ball rules, which is something exclusive to our game, was rampant.
And the holding down and wrestle etc.
But as Clarke Griswold's old man said "you just cocked it up".
I don't have the answer but this one ain't it.
And it's not it because non rugby league people came up with it.
People like.....
Todd Greenberg.

 

[Dee Why Eagle]

About time Cam Smith pulled into line!

Shame Studs Up Slater not similarly dealt with.

 

[Budgie]

Interesting take from Dean Widders on the Twit:

"Everyone blowing up about penalties but I’m so glad they are cracking down on teams cheating the rules when defending their own line. They stay in tackles forever and are never onside, about time the defence stop dominating because refs in the past never penalised.
Wrestle, flop, hands in the ruck, 2nd attempt in the tackle, hands on the ball holding up play the ball, penalise them all. Teams been getting away with it for years let’s finally get rid of it all."

 

[Harvies elbow]

Interesting take from Dean Widders on the Twit:

"Everyone blowing up about penalties but I’m so glad they are cracking down on teams cheating the rules when defending their own line. They stay in tackles forever and are never onside, about time the defence stop dominating because refs in the past never penalised.
Wrestle, flop, hands in the ruck, 2nd attempt in the tackle, hands on the ball holding up play the ball, penalise them all. Teams been getting away with it for years let’s finally get rid of it all."

He's right.
And we've all complained about it.
But this way ain't working.
Maybe one penalty per player then sin bin.
At the moment the coaches are just waiting them out till they collapse again. Then the deplorable wrestle will begin again.
I'm happy with the clamp down but Toddy's penaltyathon is just disastrous.
Just bin them.

 

[HoldenV8]

There needs to be some middle ground found here.

Yes the players need to stop doing stuff that gives away penalties, but at the same time with the edict from above the referees aren't being allowed to let the games flow. A lot of the penalties that are being blown could be better off with the players getting a running warning from the refs to cut it out or they will get penalised. But right now they are being told to blow the whistle for just about everything.

Tonight I think we saw Matt Cecchin send a message to the NRL that this just isn't working. I'm not usually a fan of his, but if this is his way of taking a stand about what is currently happening then good on him.

 

[NewwyEagle]

No **** it, keep blowing the penalties. If the nrl backs down the players and coaches win. How many times a game do we scream to get em onside? Or to stop laying all over the ruck?
The problem right now is the media is blaming the refs when it's the players. They will learn eventually.

 

[rifraff]

Blow the whistle or change the rules. Players have been allowed to get away with too much for too long.. Otherwise get rid of the refs and let the players do whatever they want.

 

[KOMORI]

There’s been a trend, and it’s not just a recent thing either, to blatantly concede penalties when a team is defending its own goal line. The reasoning behind this is it gives the defense a little time to reset and steady, effectively giving away a penalty and a tackle or two as a trade off for having a set line and defensive pattern. Well... at least I think that’s what it is anyhow!

Now through careful, scientific and in-depth research (let’s call it “compelling, but not legally conclusive evidence” that I just made up) I’ve come to the conclusion that these penalties account for roughly 1 in 5 of the penalties that our dear referees blow with child like glee and an enthusiasm that can only be attributed to the finest cocaine the NRL can source... or perhaps because they feel the need to be more than just a supposedly impartial adjudicator and know that they can influence a game to a far greater extent than any mere player!!*

Forgive me, in my homicidal dislike for MY GAME TODD, NOT YOURS YOU EGOTISTICAL TWAT.. I’ve stumbled away from my point.

Oh.. ok so I’ve totally and utterly guesstimated my 1/5 (or 20% if you like!) of penalties being deliberately conceded to gain a small but tangible benefit to the defending team inside their own 10 meters.

Perhaps there’s a need to penalize the defenders more harshly? In spirit, it’s a professional foul. So either march the players involved for a spell, or perhaps give the attacking team 1 point and fresh set of six as well, with the option to give Toddy a noogy as well? I reckon that may pull them up reasonably quickly?

Anyhow... after 11ty beers and at 230am, this makes near perfect sense. Instantly drop an estimated 20% of penalties in any given game. I’m sure there’s a flaw in this logic somewhere, but I’ll happily fight Greensprog over it.

So with 20% of penalties per game now gone, we can get the average per game down to somewhere around 20-25 per game..

Or something..

 

[MadMarcus]

There’s been a trend, and it’s not just a recent thing either, to blatantly concede penalties when a team is defending its own goal line. The reasoning behind this is it gives the defense a little time to reset and steady, effectively giving away a penalty and a tackle or two as a trade off for having a set line and defensive pattern. Well... at least I think that’s what it is anyhow!

Now through careful, scientific and in-depth research (let’s call it “compelling, but not legally conclusive evidence” that I just made up) I’ve come to the conclusion that these penalties account for roughly 1 in 5 of the penalties that our dear referees blow with child like glee and an enthusiasm that can only be attributed to the finest cocaine the NRL can source... or perhaps because they feel the need to be more than just a supposedly impartial adjudicator and know that they can influence a game to a far greater extent than any mere player!!*

Forgive me, in my homicidal dislike for MY GAME TODD, NOT YOURS YOU EGOTISTICAL TWAT.. I’ve stumbled away from my point.

Oh.. ok so I’ve totally and utterly guesstimated my 1/5 (or 20% if you like!) of penalties being deliberately conceded to gain a small but tangible benefit to the defending team inside their own 10 meters.

Perhaps there’s a need to penalize the defenders more harshly? In spirit, it’s a professional foul. So either march the players involved for a spell, or perhaps give the attacking team 1 point and fresh set of six as well, with the option to give Toddy a noogy as well? I reckon that may pull them up reasonably quickly?

Anyhow... after 11ty beers and at 230am, this makes near perfect sense. Instantly drop an estimated 20% of penalties in any given game. I’m sure there’s a flaw in this logic somewhere, but I’ll happily fight Greensprog over it.

So with 20% of penalties per game now gone, we can get the average per game down to somewhere around 20-25 per game..

Or something..

Well said.

 

[globaleagle]

If I was a ref and smith pulled that 'not leaving the ground' b/s on me....I'd give him 10 more.