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After watching five matches this weekend, I saw a real muck up by the referees as they call “Crouch, touch, pause, engage”. This alone led to unnecessary and avoidable penalties. My solution is to dispense with “Pause”.
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Mick Gold Coast QLD is based in Gold Coast QLD
A member since August 2008
Mick Gold Coast QLD loves: AFL, Rugby, Cricket, Golf, Motor
Mick Gold Coast QLD's favourite sporting team is Eastwood Rugby, whoever is playing those Randwick mongrels, any team playing England at anything
Mick Gold Coast QLD says:
34 year old son (another intelligent but eminently more capable tight head) asked recently about any disappointments in life, expecting something profound (from a bloke who believes his mates are entitled - nay, owe it to themselves - to hear his opinion). He bloody near belted me when all I could come up with was "I never saw Frank Sinatra live."
No team mates yet.
I would hope the New Zealanders pursue him relentlessly – there’s no doubt the Australians would.
Perhaps it will remind him what his real job is, what he gets paid for and how much more tough minded he needs to be to succeed.
I have grave doubts about his maturity, at 28 now, for getting himself into his mess, and prolonging the return to a semblance of sound judgement.
There’s no accounting for poor taste.
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Was E Gregious playing that night?
Reports say referee Marks sacked after controversy (70)
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“Marks erred and pays the appropriate price.”
And that’s about it – as John Smit said, acceptingly, in the post match “We are not getting the rub of the green.”
It’s a shame the poofteen other officials wired up to the referee via real time Facebook cannot whisper in his ear “Reckon that is a penalty try, mate”, but we cannot have such independence of authority without a 328 page work method statement, Broadcasting Tribunal voice analysis and parliamentary committee oversight.
I thought it was a penalty try, especially so when Beale the Useless was penalised and yellow carded. All this forensic analysis to determine yesterday’s wonder boy was sincerely attempting an intercept, à la Law & Order “the murderer was left handed – we can tell by the upward motion of the blood splatter”, is subjective clap trap; more so when the bloke with the whistle said not.
In any event Beale’s refusal to tackle pretty much limits his options when real rugby players approach him at speed.
The referees make mistakes, like players (little acknowledged, that) yet the players contribute mightily to their own misfortune by continually Greganising them on the field, offering advice that MUST be heeded; demanding coronial enquiries into their very own knock ons; acting as QCs when a try is scored – “he lied about grounding it in the 5th round last year – do not be deceived, sir”; and constantly Mitchellising them with petulant cry-baby dissension. Did you see Tellytubby in Round 1 debating Steve Walsh’s several decisions long after the whistle blows and whingeing like a useless fat never-was until he was pulled after 30 minutes?
Some of these players cannot walk and chew gum simultaneously, or throw a straight pass whilst in motion, but they expect the ref to operate effectively while they are all chirping like a budgerigar cage.
So, Marks made a blue and has paid the price. I cannot recall his previous mistakes – if they are a problem then he should be dumped. It’s a pity we don’t see some of the more deserving non performing players dispensed with so readily.
Reports say referee Marks sacked after controversy (70)
March 11th, 2010