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New South Wales coach Laurie Daley has said he will ask the NRL to not appoint referees Gerard Sutton and Ben Cummins for Game 2 of the State of Origin series after their performance in the series opener.
When fronting the media, Daley didn’t hold back on what he felt about their performance, insisting there should be some fresh faces in charge of the game in Brisbane.
“Put it this way, I will be asking for those two referees not to be officiating in game two … there is your story,” Daley said.
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“There were plenty of big calls that happened.”
It certainly is a story, as Sutton and Cummins have been in charge of the last four State of Origin matches, and although there were a few calls that went against the Blues at ANZ Stadium, it wasn’t as if the referees had a shocker.
The call not to award Josh Morris a try in the second half proved decisive for the Blues, with the Bunker ruling that the ball had been short. But the on-field referees had awarded it a try live, with the vision showing that the ball didn’t reach the line.
Blues players were upset about the Morris call, and Daley was puzzled.
“I’ve got no idea,” Daley said when asked his thoughts on it.
Not long after the Morris try was turned down a NSW scrumfeed 10m out from the Queensland line was handed to the Maroons when their centre Justin O’Neill was ruled not to have knocked on.
“I don’t know,” Daley said when quizzed about that.
Queensland coach Kevin Walters agreed his side got the rub of the green.
“A couple of good calls went our way,” he told Channel Nine after the game.
What did you make of the game Roarers? Does Daley have a point? Should the refs be sacked?
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