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So the word is out that Associates (through the Union of course) have had their recent loss to Southern Lions overturned, and the points awarded to themselves. How smugly satisfying for them.
Whatever happened to abiding by the referee's decision and the referee being the sole arbiter of fact and law? Only when it suits it seems.
And this act of bastardry and nepotism isn't over yet, I very much suspect.
won't get them into the play offs anyway?
So why award competition points to Associates, Ecky?
Is this in relation to the Soaks V Southern Lions match where the Soaks player got injured.....? As highlighted in a previous Thread?
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
I don't know enough about it, sorry. There was a serious injury and the injured player remained on the ground where he fell for a very, very long time. I understand that there was another pitch obviously available but, when the offer was made to both camps, they could not come to agreement to move the game to finish on the second pitch. I can only imagine that there was an opportunity to complete the match on the main pitch, but this would have been after nightfall by the time the injured player was finally ambulanced away. How good the lights are for the actual playing of a match (not just training) is presumably one consideration. What seems to have happened on the day was that either (a) "no side" was called, or (b) match was abandoned. I know not which for sure and certain.
Why and how the decision alluded to in your first post was made would be up to those Movers and Shakers in RWA to provide detail about.
Didn't help them too much, I just saw the ladder and saw Soaks are in the Povo division