Refs lower team bias

Well, we have all thought for years that lower placed teams get the rough end of the referees penalty wand. At least Richo is now expressing these views openly. I would go further and suggest that the NRL have an agenda and need to keep certain teams winning to maximise interest in the sport.

See article on ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-13/tigers-ceo-claims-nrl-refs-have-inherent-bias-lower-teams/105414512?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf277621309&utm_campaign=abc_grandstand&utm_source=m.facebook.com&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5kBGfmMUChCeEFDNGSehWcMCrB2NU-XkYbSYs5AMlISNCrOouSYqCJEdDC_g_aem_G4P6R3NjrK6ZpEs2hngB8A

You need to be a member of 1Eyed Eel to add comments!

Join 1Eyed Eel

Votes: 0
Email me when people reply –

Replies

  • Better teams with higher end talent will usually dominate the game as well and get more calls in their favour but he's not totally wrong either. 

  • Totally agree. I listened to that game on the ABC and the commentars were going ballstic over some of the calls, even when the aDogs played Parra, we were hard done by...By the way, we won't get the spoon. Though we've lost our key player, Moses, I still beolieve we'll end up around 12th by the season end. Next year will be better. No Brown, No Carty, No Matto, no Lane. We have young players coming up through the grades, thanks to Nathan Brown and Ryles

    • Where is Matterson going?

This reply was deleted.

More stuff to read

Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him replied to Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin's discussion Friday 13th look away
"In Greek it's a girls name.  Think it means something like " girl warrior " or something along those lines.  My Greek mates sisters name is Coryn. "
55 seconds ago
Coryn Hughes replied to Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin's discussion Friday 13th look away
"Another great point mate it's definitely something we need to keep an eye on for sure."
1 minute ago
Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him replied to Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin's discussion Friday 13th look away
"Kim is a girls name , like Kelly.  Any parent that names their boys these types of names are boneheads looking for attention. "
2 minutes ago
The Badger replied to Longfin Eel's discussion Refs lower team bias
"Where is Matterson going?"
16 minutes ago
More…