Quote from Twitter from NZ sponsor.
"However, I do believe that there is unconscious bias happening every week against the Warriors & it needs to be addressed. All we want is consistency, but we are not getting it. Take opinions out of it & analyse the video footage from past games & compare our decisions vrs other teams. I think it will find that we are being disadvantaged - then we can work out why & take steps to fix it."
I would love to say that I disagree but some of the calls against Parramatta on the weekend where just weird. If you listen to the Refs audio he was constantly calling out eels players but was quiet as a mouse the other way around. Paramatta for only the second time in the year won the ruck easily and yet only 2 penalties to the eels an no 6 agains is extraordinary. (let me know if my stats are wrong)
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I absolutely positively disagree with old mate , there's no unconscious bias at all. They fucking know exactly what they're doing. It's not just the Warriors .
Titans A&B markers were told to get on side, ours were penalized.
It is 'magic' round, so all QLD teams won. There's the magic!
The response from Graham Annesley is interesting. "if we think there is an integrity issue with the NRL referees then we need to have a good look at ourselves across the whole NRL management" (paraphrased) I hope he actually listened to what he said because there is an integrity issue across the whole NRL. It does need to be looked at. E.g. when he does his video reviews he is not held accountable A representative from each team should be doing this with him. Others are the salary cap, the draw not being random so prone to favour some teams. People on the board with conflicts of interest and then the worst of all encouraging rampant gambling in the game e.g. lets get Los Vegas involved? A full independant review should be held.