Controversy Surrounding Souths V Bulldogs Ref. Decision

[Geo]

😱pen_mouth: Luke's TRY was an 8point TRY awarded

Anyhow Dogs fans don't need an excuse …

C'mon Geo, it was clearly a penalty try… Anyone complaining about that is living in the 80's

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Who's complaining…yes it clearly was a TRY because umm it was a TRY

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

It wasnt the refs that incited the dog members….it was their (C)


Wife said exactly the same thing and believes he should be stripped of the captaincy. Hard to argue that Graham did cause it now I think about it more. His over the top reaction is definitely what fired up the dogs fans because it gave them the strong belief they were outrageously robbed. If he stayed calm then the fans would be filthy at losing like that but they wouldn't have gone off like they did.

Political correct hog wash.

It was not Grahams actions that gave them the belief they were outrageously robbed.

Im a Tigers supporter who watched the game and they were outrageously robbed.

 

[Yossarian]

😱pen_mouth: Luke's TRY was an 8point TRY awarded

Anyhow Dogs fans don't need an excuse …

C'mon Geo, it was clearly a penalty try… Anyone complaining about that is living in the 80's

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It was a try not a penalty try. I.E. He actually scored the try. It would have been a penalty try in all probability if he didn't actually ground it. As Geo points out it ended up being an 8 point try (probably correctly) rather than a penalty try which is a different thing.

 

[Yossarian]

I don't like Graham or Ennis but I do enjoy their interactions with the refs when things go wrong. I know it's probably not a great look but it's certainly entertaining. He was right about the 8 point try but unfortunately for him the offence was a different one to what he was complaining about!

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

It wasnt the refs that incited the dog members….it was their (C)


Wife said exactly the same thing and believes he should be stripped of the captaincy. Hard to argue that Graham did cause it now I think about it more. His over the top reaction is definitely what fired up the dogs fans because it gave them the strong belief they were outrageously robbed. If he stayed calm then the fans would be filthy at losing like that but they wouldn't have gone off like they did.

Political correct hog wash.

It was not Grahams actions that gave them the belief they were outrageously robbed.

Im a Tigers supporter who watched the game and they were outrageously robbed.

No they weren't.

They kicked the player in the head and gave away 2 crucial points - doesn't happen we aren't talking about this. They dived illegally at a players leg. They acted like spoilt brats not getting their own way which no other team did. Their own actions cost them the game.

People blame the refs and so forth, the players where the ones who stuffed up not the refs.

Their captain was the worst offender setting an outstanding example to the juniors around the country on how to handle yourself when you don't agree with something.

Didn't see our boys chucking a tantrum or losing their cool when Graham tackled Robbie last week from an offside position at fulltime or losing the game after being 18pts up let alone any other club for that matter (warriors came back and lost it in the last minutes against the Broncos last week).

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[foreveratiger]

It wasnt the refs that incited the dog members….it was their (C)


Wife said exactly the same thing and believes he should be stripped of the captaincy. Hard to argue that Graham did cause it now I think about it more. His over the top reaction is definitely what fired up the dogs fans because it gave them the strong belief they were outrageously robbed. If he stayed calm then the fans would be filthy at losing like that but they wouldn't have gone off like they did.

Political correct hog wash.

It was not Grahams actions that gave them the belief they were outrageously robbed.

Im a Tigers supporter who watched the game and they were outrageously robbed.

Not sure about what bit they were robbed?
Graham's diving at his feet was a Penalty , i think you might be referring to the kick off after that penalty goal where Morris was pushed in the back and there was no Penalty but the question is ? does Hodkinson kick the winning goal 40 metres out 10 in from touch is another question.

It does not condone for the way they behaved themselves but yeah i can understand the Emotion got the better of them .
But James Graham was acting very poorly throughout the game , even when Issac Luke got the penalty Try he was in the Ref's face in a very wrong manner , when the halftime whistle had gone Jim Dymock had to tell Graham to walk up the tunnel cause he wanted to face the Ref and have it out with him .

 

[Yossarian]

I'll say one thing about Graham. He appeared to show genuine concern for Reynolds after the contentious "tackle". Inglis looked like a clown for pushing him away. Penalty or no penalty it seemed pretty obvious Graham's motive was to stop the FG rather than target Reynolds' legs.

 

[Russell]

I don't think Graham should be suspended for his rant at the Ref.

There maybe a case for the charge down - I don't think it was that bad. He was going for the ball. If he got a week or two I wouldn't object though. either or.

As for saying he was offside - so what! Both teams play offside every game they play.
Why pick out one of the teams, for one offside.

As for Klemmer - I would give him 4 weeks. Should have been nowhere near the Referee let alone be shouting at him. He is not the Captain.

 

[Yossarian]

4 weeks for yelling at a ref? That's a bit stiff.

 

[Newtown]

4:49am April 4, 2015
ninemsn 2015
Man charged after Bulldogs-Bunnies game 'pushed boy to ground

One of the men charged with assault after the violent conclusion to last night's Bulldogs-Rabbitohs NRL clash pushed an underage relative to the ground, causing facial injuries, police say. Two people have been charged with assault following the end to the match, which saw two other people taken to hospital including sideline official Darren Alchin who suffered a broken shoulder when he slipped over in an attempt to avoid a thrown water bottle. A 21-year-old man was also found by police after having been allegedly assaulted from behind as he left the ground. Witnesses said he had been shoulder-barged by a stranger. The victim received a cut above his eye but has been released from hospital. A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The man is believed to be a relative of the boy, who was attending the game with his parents. The boy received minor facial injuries but did not require medical treatment. Both men will face court later this month. Police are also continuing the search for two men they say were identified as having thrown bottles from the stands following the end to the match.

NRL Head of Football and former Bulldogs CEO Todd Greenberg said the organisation would also ban any culprits for life. "There are life bans available for us under the rules and we will work with the stadium, with the club and with the police to find those culprits," he said.

At the completing of the game, Bulldogs fans lined the stands and began throwing bottles – some full – towards referees and officials. Referee Gavin Morris was struck and slipped over, but told 9NEWS he was not injured. During the match four people were ejected from the stadium .

The Bulldogs said they would open an inquiry into the incident, which would include scouring images of the crowds for the culprits. Club CEO Raelene Castle said they would "work to find the culprits". The club could face sanctions from the NRL. The NRL's Todd Greenberg tweeted the behaviour of fans was "completely unacceptable". Bulldogs coach Des Hasler earlier apologised on behalf of the club.

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

Mighty and Forever.

I watched the entire game. I had turned the tv off in absolute disgust after the Inglis penalty.

I saw the preferential treatment Souths were getting last year. I and many others have had enough. It was only my gf that convinced me to watch the last few minutes.

If you dont see it you dont see it.

Thankfully a few switched on people here do. Ive liked their posts.

 

[Yossarian]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but gees they get a LOT of calls go their way… What was the penalty count last night? Obviously Morris getting pushed in the back at the end was okay too. Probably would have been a penalty try for the Bunnies.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Mighty and Forever.

I watched the entire game. I had turned the tv off in absolute disgust after the Inglis penalty.

I saw the preferential treatment Souths were getting last year. I and many others have had enough. It was only my gf that convinced me to watch the last few minutes.

If you dont see it you dont see it.

Thankfully a few switched on people here do. Ive liked their posts.

I don't disagree regarding Souths getting calls go their way however do disagree that the Refs gave the game to Souths. Crucial calls that led to points which cost the Bulldogs the game where due to the Bulldogs making mistakes. Cost them 4pts. If they didn't do those we wouldn't be talking about it today.

The Bulldogs where their own worst enemy.

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[Mighty_Tiger]

I'll say one thing about Graham. He appeared to show genuine concern for Reynolds after the contentious "tackle". Inglis looked like a clown for pushing him away. Penalty or no penalty it seemed pretty obvious Graham's motive was to stop the FG rather than target Reynolds' legs.

Agree, Graham is one of those what you see what you get players and has his emotion on his sleeve but does care about players - he has done that a few times, he plays the game hard like the old days but has respect for his opponent during battle, problem is yesterday it boiled over the top to the refs.

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[Mighty_Tiger]

4 weeks for yelling at a ref? That's a bit stiff.

Yeah that's a joke. Don't think it warrants suspension. Fine should be sufficient.

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[GNR4LIFE]

All this talk about a Sydney team being relocated, why not relocate the Dogs? You'd see a lot less of this bs

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Mighty and Forever.

I watched the entire game. I had turned the tv off in absolute disgust after the Inglis penalty.

I saw the preferential treatment Souths were getting last year. I and many others have had enough. It was only my gf that convinced me to watch the last few minutes.

If you dont see it you dont see it.

Thankfully a few switched on people here do. Ive liked their posts.

This is clearly a contentious issue. Opinions are going to be divided. I don't think anyone is either switched on or switched off over something like this, just comes down to which way you're leaning

I don't necessarily disagree with you, but I can see why people would think that the ideas of referees being corrupt is ludicrous. Not sure what the issue is with Graham, it was a penalty, and would have been a penalty if it had been Inglis diving at Hodkinson's legs.

 

[Sabre]

All this talk about a Sydney team being relocated, why not relocate the Dogs? You'd see a lot less of this bs

Relocating them to Silverwater would be convenient.

 

[gallagher]

All this talk about a Sydney team being relocated, why not relocate the Dogs? You'd see a lot less of this bs

It wont relocate their fans though. They'll only latch onto another team like us or Parra.

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

Mighty and Forever.

I watched the entire game. I had turned the tv off in absolute disgust after the Inglis penalty.

I saw the preferential treatment Souths were getting last year. I and many others have had enough. It was only my gf that convinced me to watch the last few minutes.

If you dont see it you dont see it.

Thankfully a few switched on people here do. Ive liked their posts.

I don't necessarily disagree with you

Thats the nicest thing youve ever said to me :wink: