Brissie Kid
Bencher
Manly were robbed of the right for a fair contest. The game goes for 80 minutes. We all found that out throughout 2010.
Early on Cowboys got two very soft penalties. One against Ballin for a hold down. Another penalty for an inncocous tackle from Stewart that went off the ball.
2nd Cowboys try came via Hoppa getting smacked in the head and dropped the ball as a result. Compare that tackle to what Stewart was penalised for earlier.[/b]
3rd Cowboys try came after penalty for off side at kick off that was borderline. Manly drew Cowboys off side at repeated scrums and the refs called them off but refused to penalise.
Hoppa gets kneed in the head in act of scoring a try. The tackler came in knee first 3m away. Should have been an 8 point try and if there was no video ref would have been an 8 point try.
The Oldfield no try call was a disgrace. A dropped ball is not a knock forward. Simms knocked it on and then held Stewart off the ball forcing Lyon to try and pick it up. Should have been a try, a Cowboys knock on or a Manly penalty for holding Stewart off the ball.
Just atrocious. Manly are a fit team that play out the full 80 minutes as we saw against Souths and Cronulla. They don't deserve what was served up tonight.
Early on Cowboys got two very soft penalties. One against Ballin for a hold down. Another penalty for an inncocous tackle from Stewart that went off the ball.
2nd Cowboys try came via Hoppa getting smacked in the head and dropped the ball as a result. Compare that tackle to what Stewart was penalised for earlier.[/b]
3rd Cowboys try came after penalty for off side at kick off that was borderline. Manly drew Cowboys off side at repeated scrums and the refs called them off but refused to penalise.
Hoppa gets kneed in the head in act of scoring a try. The tackler came in knee first 3m away. Should have been an 8 point try and if there was no video ref would have been an 8 point try.
The Oldfield no try call was a disgrace. A dropped ball is not a knock forward. Simms knocked it on and then held Stewart off the ball forcing Lyon to try and pick it up. Should have been a try, a Cowboys knock on or a Manly penalty for holding Stewart off the ball.
Just atrocious. Manly are a fit team that play out the full 80 minutes as we saw against Souths and Cronulla. They don't deserve what was served up tonight.