Referees....

[Geo]

Referees: Ben Cummins, Jon Stone
Sideline Officials: Michael Wise, Tim Roby
Video Referees: Ashley Klein, Luke Patten

:bash

 

[hugh1954]

Klein owes us big time in the Video box if there is a close one

 

[stevied]

Has Ben Cummins crueled us recently? Against a top three team and at their home ground, I am worried, once again, that one side will be favoured…..and, unfortunately, it won't be us.

 

[newtiger]

Has Ben Cummins crueled us recently? Against a top three team and at their home ground, I am worried, once again, that one side will be favoured…..and, unfortunately, it won't be us.

Not really just 2 in the sin bin against the Warriors, nothing just hates us like the rest of them.

 

[maxxy86]

Penaltyathon coming

 

[underdog]

Could be worse. Cummins is ok.

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

Penaltyathon coming

Hope so that helps us more than them.

 

[maxxy86]

Only if we win a penalty count tho

 

[Eddie]

What a shocking game to watch it was.

Whatever the refs are trying to achieve - its not working.

 

[happy_tiger]

What a shocking game to watch it was.

Whatever the refs are trying to achieve - its not working.

Pretty simple to see what the refs are trying to achieve

What are the coaches and players trying to achieve ??

 

[maxxy86]

After watching not only this game but every game B Cummings has reffed this season, all I can say is 'Its OVER'

 

[underdog]

Could be worse. Cummins is ok.

Oh dear. I'll eat these words. Never have I seen a more insipid and uninspiring refereeing display in my life.

Cummins deadset couldn't organise a root in a brothel.

 

[Geo]

Cummins has the most punchable face in Rugby League…yep that's right ahead of Cammy and Maloney..

 

[supercoach]

Barry Gomersell could have been in charge last night and we would have still lost. Agreed Cummins killed off any chance for the game to flow but I get the feeling if it was a free flowing game Penrith would have put plenty on us.

My beef is..1st tackle penalties just give the other team a breather, on the other hand 5th tackle penalties are like gold and as usual we got a lot of 1st tackle penalties and very few if any late tackle penalties

 

[Eddie]

What a shocking game to watch it was.

Whatever the refs are trying to achieve - its not working.

Pretty simple to see what the refs are trying to achieve

What are the coaches and players trying to achieve ??

Just make the refs the 17th team in the NRL.

You could find a penalty in nearly every tackle if you want.

I think they have lost the plot.

How does one team give up an 8-0 penalty count and then all of a sudden its 11-11 at the end of the game?

Its a joke? They even it up because thats how they are conditioned.

Rule changes might save the product. However it going down hill.

 

[innsaneink]

Many games are now impossible to watch due to Over-officiating… Yet some games are allowed to flow, the players are allowed to play... Yet in both game situations the players are still breaching the rules
It's turning me. Off and I nearly switched off last night

 

[Eddie]

Its true Ink.

Several games have been close to unwatchable.

If there were no Tigers last night I would have switched off at half time.

 

[FreddyK]

Many games are now impossible to watch due to Over-officiating… Yet some games are allowed to flow, the players are allowed to play... Yet in both game situations the players are still breaching the rules
It's turning me. Off and I nearly switched off last night

Ink - I did turn it off. The contest between teams is now gone thanks to the NRL and the refs. Watch the crowds disappear.

 

[barra]

We have some serious issues in our game and perhaps the main ones is refereeing consistency. There is no consistency in the way the grey areas are officiated.

The biggest for me is the ruck. It's an absolute turn-off.

Last night we had one ref calling "Milking!" against the Panthers then the other ref comes running in and penalises us???

The leeway tacklers are allowed varies greatly from one set to the next, let alone one game to another.

It's become ridiculous.

 

[happy_tiger]

What a shocking game to watch it was.

Whatever the refs are trying to achieve - its not working.

Pretty simple to see what the refs are trying to achieve

What are the coaches and players trying to achieve ??

Just make the refs the 17th team in the NRL.

You could find a penalty in nearly every tackle if you want.

I think they have lost the plot.

How does one team give up an 8-0 penalty count and then all of a sudden its 11-11 at the end of the game?

Its a joke? They even it up because thats how they are conditioned.

Rule changes might save the product. However it going down hill.

Its very obvious some teams are giving away penalties and backing their defence to do the job when they face attacks that rely on being on a consistent roll

We are one of those sides on both sides , you slow our attack down and make it stop start we struggle to deal with it

We give away penalties close to our line and back our defence

Cleary and many other clubs have seen the benefits , it keeps us in games most weeks