Still not watched the game, but with how close it was and how crazily close we were to winning it, gives me hope for the rest of the season.
If Williams had been match fit, if we had Walker in the team and Ashton in the squad i think the game was ours.
We'll get Walker back this year, Dufty once he's recovered, and William will gain more and more fitness and sharpness.
Disappointing to lose like that but from what i've seen the performance from ourselves was brilliant, Time to rest up, recover, roll our sleeves up and make a big play for the final (fingers crossed)

My annoyance with the final isn't just about this Orwellian rewrite of the rules to justify the decision but a general feeling that with incompetent, weak officials and subjective rules we have a perfect storm for injustice.


On the final seconds, in full view of a linesman Waerea Hargreaves piles into Tai who is lying prone on the floor, in touch.  Nothing given.


Two incidents resulting in MRP charges that would have been yellow cards in a SL game.


Moore's ludicrous call of a try in the playoff semi last year.


When matches are decided by refs and men in booths making guesses which cannot be proven or disproven by technology or clear, unambiguous rules the net result is spectators walk away

I wonder if there is a rule against using your captains challenge to challenge the “I’ve got a try” stuff. If the Holroyd one goes up as a try it is likely to get given, there’s a hand on the ball but it’s not ‘conclusive’ evidence. Similarly with the Davies try, if they’re going to look for a reason to NOT give the try, they’d find it. 

We would have all accepted the decision in the reciprocal circumstances. 


We should have scored some points in the 2nd half rather than try to defend a 4 point lead. 

I’ve watched that incident a couple of times and I can’t see how that’s a reefing action, another dodgy call in my opinion 

Correct, we should have, but given that both teams only scored off of ricocheted kicks, I think that is evidence that the defences were excellent and the conditions difficult. 

In truth, we were playing for a penalty for the second half. But, to their credit, it didn’t come.  Currie will be disappointed with himself for giving that one away under the sticks, which was ultimately the difference, but even the most biased anti-Burgess folk would have a hard time picking fault with the performance he got out of his team.