No warriors fan but seriously some of the worst refereeing or more so inaction of the bunker that I’ve ever seen. This game has gone to shit. The Cherry Evans no penalty / sin bin was bad enough but that shit was just appeasing the betting agencies.. and to think all NRL execs voted crooked valandyas in.
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Did the warriors get ripped on more than a few calls?, yes they did but they only have themselves to blame for the loss. They totally dominated the first have but only managed to score 6 points, they should have scored at least 18. The warriors halves were terrible and their fullback was a handbrake on their attack.
Swings and roundabouts. It's just magnified because of the finals.
Warriors halves were ordinary. That's where they lost the game.
Warriors were also lucky not to be penalised more. They had blockers a few times protecting the catcher under high ball. Also, the guy who hit Ponga in the head early in the game would have gotten 10 in the bin if it wasca regular season games game or not in NZ.
They got shafted a couple of times for sure, but they had enough ball and enough chances to smash the knights. Their halves in my mind, are almost completely to blame for the loss. Wether from deep in own half or in the attacking zone, the warriors halves kicking game and decision making were total garbage all game and a gift to the knights.
Is it really relevant who should have won the game because they didn't take their opportunities?
That should play no part whatsoever in the referee's officiating by the referee. They need to apply the rules irrespective of what should have done , what could have done, errors, etc.
Klein has paid the penalty for not sticking to the rules. The NRL have agreed- he is not officiating this week.
The game has gotten to complicated as teams are coached to push the limits and break the rules knowing referees will mostly let it go. Despite every rules crack down the NRL fold once media complain about refs getting too involved.
The commentators were praising Klein all through the game about how he let the game flow. That means he ignored breaches of the rules throughout the game, but then was roasted for ignoring the rules as he did all game in the last minute. How can media and fans praise him for ignoring rules but celebrate him getting dropped for missing 1 call late in the game (2 other calls were the bunker)
I'm sure if you watch back the whole game there were at least 2 or 3 other opportunities to penalise for running a player off the ball which were let go. I bet there will be another contentious call for blocking kick chasers this week or in Grand final as ref and bunker doubt themselves after all the speculation this week.
Last week there was a blow up about the Souths no try when AJ knocked on. That definitely played a part in bunker ruling against the Wahs on the strip call this weekend. If it happens next week or grand final it will go back to a loose carry call.
Manly used to run the game now the Roosters do and to a lesser extent the Storm....it has always been that way.
Thats what makes the chocolate soliders success even more remarkable....
https://youtube.com/shorts/6GyH8wvDBjs?si=2sgBuMTOIQvvdFwn
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