does the nrl owe cowboys a rematch...

[Guest]

Lets face it - if it happened to us everyone would be be screaming blue murder and it would be further proof of the NRL doing everything to screw us over (for our conspiracy theorists out there).

In reality though, as someone has already said they had most of the match to overcome a bad call. Yes a try was awarded so an extreme result but I would argue that a wrongly awarded penalty is a worse screw up 99.9999% of the time.... not only do you give up field position the opposition gets an extra 6 tackles not just 1.

[Sydney_Roosters_4_Life]

Who cares!

Doesn't affect Easts at all.

Wrong section btw

[Guest]

I agree But now it is done and dusted The fools who lost count of what tackle it was must be sacked

Not sacked as in never to ref a game again but should play no further part in semi final football and have a fair stint in nsw cup or 20's next year.

[stringaz]

I can assure you replays have never happened due to bad refereeing decisions. If they did then there would be replays left right and centre and the players would be unable from both teams to backup the following week.

fair enough, but like I said that was twenty years ago and to add to that you are right it would be a farce in the game today. But doesn't the nrl have responsibility to account for the human error in the refs? If the load is to great, then perhaps more eyes are needed just not on the field? Or are we just discussing something that was noticed and chosen to be ignored at the time?

[Hawkeye]

Having a chat to an older eels supporter today said they used to replay non result, monumental screw up decision games on the tues night up till 20 years ago, apparently parra played three times in one week! That's a bit hectic but I still question why it wasn't fixed at half time? What repercussions would that of had? We already know the other side of the story. Poor cows....

Ummmm.....

GO EASTS!!

Naah ..that's not right.
They used to replay games when there were draws or they played mid week play offs when the final position for the semis had teams finishing level on comp points, and they had a playoff rather than rely on for and against.
They have never replayed games based on a wrongful ref's decision !

[stringaz]

Naah ..that's not right.I
They used to replay games when there were draws or they played mid week play offs when the final position for the semis had teams finishing level on comp points, and they had a playoff rather than rely on for and against.
They have never replayed games based on a wrongful ref's decision !

Wonderful, now I know that x2. I have been duped by the elderly! :s

[Rooster_6]

I actually think far more has been made of this than really should have.

Sure it was a really, really poor decision. And of course the Cowboys club have a right to feel aggrieved but it was still poor defence on their behalf and like Gus said, it's not like the ref scored the try for them. The best teams all season control what they can control and that's why they're still in the competition.

All this conspiracy crap is embarrassing and I hope Thurston & Henry are given fines because it's quite frankly not acceptable for the coach & captain to be pushing such an agenda.

[Guest]

It's easy to judge this as opposition fans, however I'd love to see if this thread had the same replies as the above if it were indeed us that had been robbed in that game.

I reckon you lot would be calling for the exact same thing.

[Rooster_6]

It's easy to judge this as opposition fans, however I'd love to see if this thread had the same replies as the above if it were indeed us that had been robbed in that game.

I reckon you lot would be calling for the exact same thing.

I wouldn't expect Robbo & Mini to be coming out with tin foil hats on though and if they did I would be embarrassed.

What's said by fans and behind closed doors in private conversations is one thing but those interviews going out across Australia are just a really bad look for the game and if you're ever going to fine a coach for crossing the line in a press conference then Neil Henry did it last night.

It's one thing to question the competence of a referee and a whole other to question their integrity. I thought it was poor form by the Cowboys club.

I do feel for everyone involved in the club who's put so much time, money & energy to be absolutely robbed two years in a row but they needed to show a little more class than they have.

That goes for Paul Gallen too who showed no hint of humility or empathy in his post match press conference.

[Guest]

I think that's besides the point though R6. The original question the poster is asking is if the cowboys are deserving of a rematch, which majority here seem to have replied with a firm no (for the reasoning that apparently blunders like this one happen each weekend in the nrl and that if it were reversed and a rematch were to occur, then we'd "apparently" be getting rematches all the time).

My question is, if roles were reversed and if it were us on the receiving end of a such a ridiculous blunder, would we all feel the same as we are in this thread?

[Guest]

No remach but surly they could have done something to correct it at half time.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Maybe if the Cowboys players gave a crap for the first 21 rounds instead of going through the motions until there coach was sacked then they may not be in a sudden death final. Anybody who thinks the NRL favours Sydney teams must never have seen Brisbane win 6 grand finals and Melbourne 4 (2 stripped) in the last 20 or so years. I won't even get started on origin.

[stringaz]

No remach but surly they could have done something to correct it at half time.

that logic doesn't fly in this world brutha

[Cockadoodledoo]

No remach but surly they could have done something to correct it at half time.

What exactly? Who is to know what would have happened if tackle 5 was called one play earlier. Carney could have put up a bomb that the Cowboys dropped and got 6 more and scored. Shit happens unfortunately.

[stringaz]

What exactly? Who is to know what would have happened if tackle 5 was called one play earlier. Carney could have put up a bomb that the Cowboys dropped and got 6 more and scored. Shit happens unfortunately.

we can only act after the fact, the mistake was made, fix the mistake then, (ok they missed it) hence halftime, it then weighs up the sharks "not putting up a bomb" against the cowboys losing the game altogether. Shit happens? Nah, that's just a major advantage to cronulla that should have been rescinded asap.