Abe Frohman wrote: It happened down the line as I viewed from the SS - a straight red should have been what the ref produced.
correct, halley had got past him, the ball had gone, it was a deliberate attempt to bring a player down. it was a disgrace, but it was typically mathers
Abe Frohman wrote: However, without sounding like the ref was to blame for the result, he was poor.
Both teams were not square 80% of the time and looked offside for a good 50%+ too.
if
both teams were not square 80% of the time and if
both teams looked offside a good 50% + of the time as well, surely thats still a level playing field? i sense you are suggesting that
both teams cheated, if so, cheats never prosper - so something had to give ay?
the standards of refereeing will always be a talking point in every game and it is an easy way out to say " the ref was biased against us today "
Abe Frohman wrote: If the Demetriou attempt at decapitating Feka is deemed as "acceptable" and not worthy of any card then we shouldnt see another player sent from the field in any game again this season. Sadly we will and look back to this incident and wonder why[/b].
demetrious tackle was high yes, but if you have any idea about the game you would have noticed that JD was comitted to the tackle, feka put a bit of nifty footwork together and JD caught him high - it was a grab more than a swinging arm, it wasnt mallicious and it wasnt off the ball in a last ditch attampt to stop a player scoring a try.
take the blinkers off for a second and admit you were second best today - some of us do it on a regular basis and can take it on the chin when we come out 2nd best.