Never ever in the history if respect that if you treat people differently do your earn respect.
The players do go too far because they lack respect for the refs because the refs do not treat all players equally.
And you can start with harrigans dossier on which players shouldnt get the rub of the green because they are difficult , and end with would you like an ice cream with your kick for touch mr smith. Is this mark ok cameron or would you like a different angle
My very earliest memory of archer was him yelling at a player. You, you, come here. No come here, come here, player x come here. The player walks over to him and he yells now go away, go away with all the bravado and hand waving thata french referee practices in night clubs to pull the chicks.Ill never forget that ****
I think the refs are on a hiding to nothing and it needs to change but you can only fix it if you talk about the real problem
The constant rule changes, interpretations of the rules, the desire to keep fans confused to allow dodgy decisions to sneak through
And we havnt even talked about the refs favorite. Even steven, to even up the penalties in the second half, and for ffs the slow mo, the bunker and the dudes that oversee all if this need to be sent off
The nrls need for the clubs to just accept constant inequality, is the problem that the nrl and all its media partners are fighting, and they are pissing the fans off in a right royal way. Essentially they are calling us all whinging piss ants for knowing the game and having an expectation of a fair contest.
Well as fair as possible considering the draw, tv scheduling, 3 rd party, the judiciary, the howlers from the refs and the integrity unit
Fans get butt hurt but get over it , always have always will if its borderline fair, or have faith that the whole system isnt geared toward ****ing over some.
The problem is very few have trust in the NRL and the refs are on the front line. David smith was fair for the game and he was driven out of town by self interests with access to unlimited media . If that doesnt say it all then what does
