The Fresh Oil
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Delusional is a bit strong. LH flat out said legal action was on the cards. Is LH delusional? Be careful. You know he reads everything posted about him.
Captain’s challenge rule ‘to be reviewed’ but NRL won’t overturn Tigers-Cowboys result
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Delusional is a bit strong. LH flat out said legal action was on the cards. Is LH delusional? Be careful. You know he reads everything posted about him.
BAGNF05
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When was the last time we spent $ well? Peachey? Nah Reynolds / Mbye LOL
These flogs could have a billion $ in the bank and would probably sign another reserve grade rugby player anyway
"The NRL owes us one." That's rich. They had an opportunity to pay up and paid with hot air.
The NRL does not represent sport, at least not free and fair sport. It represents gambling pure and simple. If it represented free and fair sport it would have overturned the result. Something else got in the way. Think about that before deciding who is the mug.
Im hearing you Halbrowne61, I just hate the passive acceptance of what is a blatant miscarriage of justice and our sponsers(that word makes me want to vomit) are supposed to be lawyers. When what happened with that Cowboys game was so blatantly wrong that EVERYONE aknowledged,and it was not corrected , what stops them altereing the course of games in the future? Absolutely nothing.The upside is I suppose though the NRL will have plenty of support from the betting agencies for years to come.
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momo_amp_medo
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Listen my friend I’ve been on this forum lot longer than LH was around.
So as a relative newcomer on this forum I would suggest that you get (what you call the space between your ears) in some sort of order before you further embarrass yourself.
The governing body of Rugby League in Australia employs staff that made error upon error. This resulted in a team losing a game that the governing body admits they should have won. The governing body then created a smoke-screen of differing interpretations of their rules to account for the actions of their staff.
Any Rugby League supporter that believes in free and fair competition, but accepts the above from the sport's governing body is the definition of a mug.
The Fresh Oil
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Yea sit back whippersnapper and listen to the old timers. Your opinion only counts with a post count above 20000.
The only embarrassment, my friend, is the lack of character shown by some Tiger supporters to stand up & be counted when required. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.
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jirskyr
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You'll have to quote LH for me... I am pretty sure he said he would seek legal counsel and weigh up his legal options, which he did.
If ever LH is going to play his cards properly, it's in a legal situation.
jirskyr
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That holds no logic.
Just because you may or may not have spent money poorly in the past is no excuse to piss more money down the drain now.
I'll say it again, because I know it is a passion of yours - to take this case to court, despite receiving expert advice that it was not a strong case, would be the definition of bad management.
jirskyr
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None of that has anything to do with bringing a legal case on the result of a ref's decision.
The ARLC aren't the enemy here, they run the whole shebang and Tigers participate at the invitation of the NRL. The ARLC is rugby league in Australia.
Fair enough if you don't like how they run the show - you might find another sport that may be more impartial.
jirskyr
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Tigers are not touching my salary to spend on frivolous lawsuits. Volunteer your own income.
Dennisspicer1
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The NRL owes us one bloody what, we knew we were getting screwed, just did not know how deep the screwdriver was going.
We were never getting the 2 points, but we had the word of the NRL that we would get video of incidents that occurred plus all voice recordings of the on field chatter between referee & Bunker, and that was the day after the game, and I think everyone should have access to all of this, as we want to know the facts, forget the points, but let the league prove that everything was above board, why have they held this information back, if nothing bad was said or done, that info would have been made public, but the fact it has been kept in the NRL vault, indicates, some shit went down here.
That makes no sense. If the ARLc run the "whole shebang" then they are liable for the crap that takes place under their oversight.
You do make a point I will agree with. The NRL will never give the Tigers a fair go, that has become abundantly clear with what has transpired in last weeks. Coupled with the lack of support from the front office management from this club I have seen lately, its time for me , after years supporting The Balmain Tigers & the West Tigers to admit defeat and as you say"find another sport that is impartial".
jirskyr
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It makes entire sense.
ARLC literally run rugby league in Australia. They set the rules. There is no precedent that says the rules need to be crystal clear, nor that all officials will never make mistakes. The NRL in this case are operating entirely within their own rules, and they are the sole arbiter of interpretations and policing of the rules.
There is no liability there whatsoever.
Liability would extend to fraud, misconduct, corruption etc. You would have to prove that in court. It does not apply to bad ref decisions.
As a head of a large legal firm he certainly had the nrl quaking in their boots.
I'm guessing he's probably better at marketing than the law.
stryker 69
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Better at wearing capes and driving shit cars
I’d rather they “play the game” than fight for nothing and embarrass themselves in the process. The audio would be interesting, but no matter what happened, the rules and officiating are so open to interpretation that the NRL could just about make a case to get out of any situation on a technicality.
mikey
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We all know we were robbed. We all know they were wrong. Trouble is while we think it's always us, it, in fact, happens to other teams as well.
We would never have won a legal case. All the NRL had to do was to state that mistakes happen nd they admitted the decision was incorrect.
Even if we had, the fallout would have been quite negative the club. A number of mates I talked to said yes the decision was wrong but it would be stupid to take it to court. It would also open a Pandora's box of never-ending legal challenges every time a club felt it was on the wrong end of a decision.
We would never have won a legal case. All the NRL had to do was to state that mistakes happen nd they admitted the decision was incorrect.
Even if we had, the fallout would have been quite negative the club. A number of mates I talked to said yes the decision was wrong but it would be stupid to take it to court. It would also open a Pandora's box of never-ending legal challenges every time a club felt it was on the wrong end of a decision.
Siberian Kitten
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There would never be a better case to make than this one, since the decision was made after the game was finished. Mistakes happen during a game, fine, but the game was over and the result reversed.
The moment Holmes stepped over the line to kick off, the game was over. There were so many problems. Klein's instant decision, made without due consideration, the offside kick off, allowing a Cowboys challenge without a stop in play, the denial of Tigers to challenge, and Phelps very obviously running into a WT player and theatrically falling over.
Now, without Jacko, we look like specials for a wooden spoon we don't (quite) deserve.
Very disappointed. This should have gone to court IMO. It would also put the NRL on notice to fix its officiating of weaker clubs. One week holiday for Klein after arguably the worst decision in NRL history was a pathetic response.
The moment Holmes stepped over the line to kick off, the game was over. There were so many problems. Klein's instant decision, made without due consideration, the offside kick off, allowing a Cowboys challenge without a stop in play, the denial of Tigers to challenge, and Phelps very obviously running into a WT player and theatrically falling over.
Now, without Jacko, we look like specials for a wooden spoon we don't (quite) deserve.
Very disappointed. This should have gone to court IMO. It would also put the NRL on notice to fix its officiating of weaker clubs. One week holiday for Klein after arguably the worst decision in NRL history was a pathetic response.