Penalty to Eels at the end

Dont think it was on the same level as the Feldt one. I think Bula should do better in the catch as the is minimal interference from Harper. Letter of the law it was probably the wrong call, but it was not as blatantly wrong as the one a few years ago.
 
Tcat said:
Wouldve been a nice time to pull out our challenge, but we wasted it earlier on loose carry that wasn't even close to a strip.
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Actually I think Stefano was hard done by there. Campbell Gillard clearly pulls back his leg and knees the ball purposely with force. It was a deliberate act to dislodge the ball.
 
lathami said:
Rubbish, ref had a good game??? Are u kidding me?? What about the first disrupter penalty not given to us when penis-ini ran through on Tupou not looking at the ball just throwing his hands in the air to put Tupou off! They just changed the rule this off season, so it should be fresh in their peanut brains. But No they forgot the rules, again!!
Then again at the end on bula same shit different smell!
And of course pawa we’re not offside once that game but us continuously, gee where were we playing again??
Yer ref had a great game?!?
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Agreed. Ref was shit.
 
Tom Shines said:
Yikes …

A real sliding doors moment there … Gutho, who had his typical great game against the Tigers missed that game winner ., that win today could have a big bearing on the WT season…

But was it the right call for the Penalty to be awarded ? I’m sure we can all remember the Cowboys loss 2 years ago in similar circumstances…

At the end of the day… these are subjective calls getting made by the referee that they seem willing …even eager to award against the Tigers … call me a cynic, but I’m not sure that call is going against the Roosters or Broncos … maybe it’s just me 🤔
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For far too long mate we have been on the receiving end of bad luck, I wouldn’t even say bad karma because we haven’t sent any bad karma.

Finally, we had some good luck fall our way for a change - and we will take it.
 
batboy said:
Papalii was offside....
Bula batted the ball forward into him.

You could 'Argue' a disrupter (the new buzz word)
but I didn't see anything that definitively indicates Harper wasn't trying to do the same thing as Bula and Bat the ball to a team mate....
Just harder to position when you're under the ball.
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Harper held onto I think bulas hand.. Impeding him
 
Tom Shines said:
I’m not talking any penalty awarded at the end .. but in this manner which has now happened to us twice in 2 years..

taking the lead with seconds left ..attempting to then field a short kick and being penalised … the penalty yesterday should have gone our way…
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I assumed it had given how quickly the whistle was blown.

But no, of course not - these decisions ALWAYS go against the Tigers. And the (numerous) Tigers coaches have refused to arc up about this for years now.
 
Yossarian said:
I didn’t say it was made up - I can see the justification. I just disagree with the ruling.

With respect Hal, your post is a rambling nonsense about something I neither stated or suggested. At no time did I suggest there was anything untoward, corrupt or anything like that. I don’t believe there was a bunker discussion yesterday, I believe the call was just made on the field.
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Two questions Y:
1. Why couldn’t it have been a deliberate penalty to give Parra a chance to win the game, you say it was justified but you disagree with the ruling. It was either a valid penalty or not, so I don’t quite get that.
2. Do you think the League is squeaky clean or have you seen enough evidence, like me, to think that their is some manipulation by the officials, at key times ? Eg a penalty or some other ruling that makes everyone scratch their heads.
I know people say it’s interpretation but imo it shouldn’t be. The rules are clear so all refs need to do is administer the rules, each and every time.
 
Wearyfan22 said:
Dont think it was on the same level as the Feldt one. I think Bula should do better in the catch as the is minimal interference from Harper. Letter of the law it was probably the wrong call, but it was not as blatantly wrong as the one a few years ago.
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So it was only half wrong ! Come on it was either wrong or right, no half measures. And if it was wrong and they got a penalty it could be construed as trying to manipulate the final result.
 
This 'impeding the catcher' rule is going to be the murkiest rule of 2024. Can we honestly, without a shadow of doubt, say Harper wasn't trying to catch the ball?

In the Tupou incident- regardless of the Parra players actions- Tupou needs to get off the ground. Stationary & flinching away at the last minute- bad look. And I'm one of Tupou's bigger fans on here.
 
The Chad said:
This 'impeding the catcher' rule is going to be the murkiest rule of 2024. Can we honestly, without a shadow of doubt, say Harper wasn't trying to catch the ball?

In the Tupou incident- regardless of the Parra players actions- Tupou needs to get off the ground. Stationary & flinching away at the last minute- bad look. And I'm one of Tupou's bigger fans on here.
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Without a shadow of doubt one of harpers hands holds back bulas hand
Harper catching one handed now?
 
innsaneink said:
Harper held onto I think bulas hand.. Impeding him
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Possible that was the outcome of the contact...

To think Harper jumped in the air looking 'only' to grab Bulas arm is a bit far fetched
(Especially since it's Harper)

Went up with an arm up at a chance something would come of it... And made contact no doubt.
Harper also following the ball from the underneath, Much less chance of getting close.

I saw nothing in it, certainly not a penalty.
If the exact situation was reversed here - I have little to no doubt there'd be as many arguments the other way....
In fact - If I cared to, I could probably find some from previous games...
 
batboy said:
Possible that was the outcome of the contact...

To think Harper jumped in the air looking 'only' to grab Bulas arm is a bit far fetched
(Especially since it's Harper)

Went up with an arm up at a chance something would come of it... And made contact no doubt.
Harper also following the ball from the underneath, Much less chance of getting close.

I saw nothing in it, certainly not a penalty.
If the exact situation was reversed here - I have little to no doubt there'd be as many arguments the other way....
In fact - If I cared to, I could probably find some from previous games...
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Exactly, which endorses my point about the ref throwing Parra a bone .
 
innsaneink said:
Without a shadow of doubt one of harpers hands holds back bulas hand
Harper catching one handed now?
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That could easily have just been a mistimed jump. This rule is going to be more judgement call than evidence as the year goes on.

Tough one for the Ref's to get 100% right IMO.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Two questions Y:
1. Why couldn’t it have been a deliberate penalty to give Parra a chance to win the game, you say it was justified but you disagree with the ruling. It was either a valid penalty or not, so I don’t quite get that.
2. Do you think the League is squeaky clean or have you seen enough evidence, like me, to think that their is some manipulation by the officials, at key times ? Eg a penalty or some other ruling that makes everyone scratch their heads.
I know people say it’s interpretation but imo it shouldn’t be. The rules are clear so all refs need to do is administer the rules, each and every time.
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No, I’m saying I understand why the decision was made even though I didn’t agree with the ruling. It’s like an lbw in cricket - you may disagree with the decision but you understand why it was given out. Ice is in front of Bula. Ref thought Bula touched it and Ice regathered from an offside position. I understand how he reached that conclusion. I just don’t think he was correct.

I don’t know about manipulation. That suggests some grander conspiracy. I think some teams get a better run than others based on how they’re travelling at the time or where they’re playing. We’ve conceded over 10 penalties in the two away games we’ve played and three in the one home game.

Something like offside or whether a player touches the ball is always tricky because it depends on where the official is and what they observe from that viewpoint.
 
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