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    Quote Originally Posted by shasta View Post
    Yes they did. And it's usually the case. That doesn't automatically mean that criticism of a referee turns into, "If a different referee had the match we would have won". The standard of refereeing has been OK this year at times and woeful at others. Andrew Merhtens is a pretty knowledgeable pundit and neutral in SR Au Id imagine. He, for one, doesn't agree. He has been scathing of the overall standard so far.
    And yet the only people complaining about the Referees are the "fans".

    The players aren't complaining. The Coaches aren't complaining.

    Just the Fans............

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    Not all of the fans

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    Quote Originally Posted by .X. View Post
    And yet the only people complaining about the Referees are the "fans".

    The players aren't complaining. The Coaches aren't complaining.

    Just the Fans............
    Of course they bloody do. They just have to refrain from doing it publicly most of the time. I can't be arsed looking it up but I'm pretty sure our coach mentioned his frustration in a presser earlier in the season. And he's a long way from being alone.

    P.S. I decided I could be arsed.

    https://thewest.com.au/sport/rugby-u...ng-b881801909z

    https://thewest.com.au/sport/rugby-u...-ng-b88976010z

    Your soap box is looking a little wobbly, mate.

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    Our defence tight was brilliant but totally outplayed wide . You can’t break the opposition line if you haven’t got the ball .... All the the good plays came from ball retention not box kicks and fairly aimless downfield torpedoes.
    We have the ability when we get phases together..... the second half was entertaining....14 all

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    That was game 1 after coops gave the Brumbies a clear and decisive leg up.

    Berry wasn't as bad as that though. We earned most of those penalties as a result of the Brumbies deciding to brutally pressurise us with one of the best rolling mauls in Aussie rugby.

    It was impressive confidence considering we'd driven them out multiple times, a number of them without penalty (which is bloody rare)

    We clearly matched their maul but they just kept hammering it, when a lesser team would have an attack of nerves and point to the sticks.

    Fair okay to them, they burnt all our gas in the first 30 minutes and we were pretty much fucked from there

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    Quote Originally Posted by shasta View Post

    Your soap box is looking a little wobbly, mate.
    Funny how every time you and I disagree I am "on the wrong track, mate" and I am on my soapbox or my high horse?

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    Quote Originally Posted by .X. View Post
    Funny how every time you and I disagree I am "on the wrong track, mate" and I am on my soapbox or my high horse?
    Ummm, you're describing both sides of every argument ever, don't get sensitive about it

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    Quote Originally Posted by shasta View Post
    Tell the truth, you switched over to watch you fave NRL team run amok.
    Dragons game started at 3 so I took an early knock off and watched that live then swapped to the Force game on a slight delay but caught up to the live broadcast by skipping the half time chit chat.

    Brumbies scored again in the 58th minute and I'd had enough and decided 25 year old Seinfeld repeats would be more entertaining.

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    My take on the game is this in the 7th minute or so we had an attacking scrum Force barrelled through held tight whooped the brumbies scrum, our scrum still had control of the ball, and Berry rest the scrum. Now 99% of the time this year thats a penalty for the attacking scrum except last night. X it set the tone for the next 30 minutes, 7 penalties to zip, as to which most teams cannot compete against. So yeah a pretty fucken critical decision if you ask me.
    Now if a player or coach gets up publicly and says that ref was shit well it then costs them or the club a hefty fine. so of course their not going to complain. THATS certainly not to say that they weren't the better team on the night but decisions like that set the tone for the rest of the game, certainly made his mind up on Slipper pretty quick as well.
    The most penalised team in the comp and they don't concede one in the first half, yet 75 seconds into the second half wallah penalised.

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    Someone in the Sea of Blue FB group posted this analysis of the rise of the Uruguayan team in the lead up to the 2019 World Cup. It’s a great watch. I think there are some similarities to where the Force is right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GIGS20 View Post
    Ummm, you're describing both sides of every argument ever, don't get sensitive about it
    I forgot that one

    Every time - I get accused of being on my high horse, and I question it.

    I am being sensitive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by .X. View Post
    I forgot that one

    Every time - I get accused of being on my high horse, and I question it.

    I am being sensitive.
    Sensitive new age unit you!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by .X. View Post
    Funny how every time you and I disagree I am "on the wrong track, mate" and I am on my soapbox or my high horse?
    X, a member posted some criticism of a few referee's. decisions. You turned that around to imply he meant they cost us the game. I took the opposite view. You furthered that by saying coaches and players never criticise. A head in the sand view, at best.
    If I have taken your posts as "preaching" but you're not intending that; I apologize.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jargan83 View Post
    Dragons game started at 3 so I took an early knock off and watched that live then swapped to the Force game on a slight delay .
    OH. I figured you wanted to cheer the Bunnies home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shasta View Post
    OH. I figured you wanted to cheer the Bunnies home.
    Probably should have instead of watching the insipid garbage from the Force.

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