NRL biased against Radley?

[Andrew Walker]

So if there is no charge then who got it wrong the Bunker or the MRC? I think we all know the answer but once again highlights either bias against us or complete incompetence from the NRL officials.
There seems to be a reluctance by the Roosters to call out bias (whether conscious or not) or incompetence by referees and the bunker. We are just getting way to many wrong calls against us. Last night Robbo should have spent some of Uncle Nicks cash and really gone to town on the officials……and then gone to town on the players for that woeful first half.

Nah the blue up is best saved for a game we play well in but get stitched up Be patient there is still minimum 20 games left

[Judge Smails]

Another site labelled it the “ Radley Tax” ..

Incredibly accurate.

[Qld Chook]

So if there is no charge then who got it wrong the Bunker or the MRC? I think we all know the answer but once again highlights either bias against us or complete incompetence from the NRL officials.
There seems to be a reluctance by the Roosters to call out bias (whether conscious or not) or incompetence by referees and the bunker. We are just getting way to many wrong calls against us. Last night Robbo should have spent some of Uncle Nicks cash and really gone to town on the officials……and then gone to town on the players for that woeful first half.

100% agree. Some of the calls we have copped haven't been poor but just blatantly bias imo and needs calling out. These calls have eliminated any chance of us getting the 2 points and I'd like to think it'll level out over the course of the year but I just don't think it will. They are not even 50/50's, they are just obvious incorrect decisions..

The Turbo interference on Teddy for the Manly in round 2, we lose by 7, costly
The obstruction call last week, which the NRL admitted was wrong, we lose by 6, costly
Last night, the Burton obvious strip on Manu when we are on their line and then the Rads sin bin, where he doesn't cop any charge (NRL basically admitting it was the wrong call again) and we lose by 4, costly

Even if we jagged one of these, it makes a huge difference to our season. Im honestly sick of it and don't even enjoy watching our games anymore when they marred like this by the officials

[Carlos Parra]

100% agree. Some of the calls we have copped haven't been poor but just blatantly bias imo and needs calling out. These calls have eliminated any chance of us getting the 2 points and I'd like to think it'll level out over the course of the year but I just don't think it will. They are not even 50/50's, they are just obvious incorrect decisions..

The Turbo interference on Teddy for the Manly in round 2, we lose by 7, costly
The obstruction call last week, which the NRL admitted was wrong, we lose by 6, costly
Last night, the Burton obvious strip on Manu when we are on their line and then the Rads sin bin, where he doesn't cop any charge (NRL basically admitting it was the wrong call again) and we lose by 4, costly

Even if we jagged one of these, it makes a huge difference to our season. Im honestly sick of it and don't even enjoy watching our games anymore when they marred like this by the officials

Well said. I agree on every point.

[ccfc bondi]

That awful decision killed off our chances last night! ...not to mention a few minutes earlier the howler when Joey had the ball cynically ripped from his arms in the play-the-ball 10 metres out and instead of the Bulldog player being penalised and sin-binned, they get a scrum feed! Yet the refs supposedly love us according to the clueless haters!

[Kentucky_Fried_Rooster]

There are plenty of players from all teams that get handled harder then most players but generally those player do have form and sail close to the wind and come under more scrutiny.
Same tackle preformed by Teddy who is seen as a clean skin it would be play on or maybe a penalty on the rare occasion and very unlikely to be placed on report.

Unfortunately we have a few players that sail close to the wind and love to bully the opposition, most of the time it works but when it doesn't it cost us dearly.

[zac]

Just to clarify with Crichton kneeing Walker Are you saying he should have to run around him and not try to hurdle him which is what he did ?

he raised his knee in the vicinity of walker's head. sure, it was an accident but no more an accident than when a defender hits the head of a falling ball runner. wasn't a sin bin but if they're consistent it should have been a penalty

[roosterchook]

100% agree. Some of the calls we have copped haven't been poor but just blatantly bias imo and needs calling out. These calls have eliminated any chance of us getting the 2 points and I'd like to think it'll level out over the course of the year but I just don't think it will. They are not even 50/50's, they are just obvious incorrect decisions..

The Turbo interference on Teddy for the Manly in round 2, we lose by 7, costly
The obstruction call last week, which the NRL admitted was wrong, we lose by 6, costly
Last night, the Burton obvious strip on Manu when we are on their line and then the Rads sin bin, where he doesn't cop any charge (NRL basically admitting it was the wrong call again) and we lose by 4, costly

Even if we jagged one of these, it makes a huge difference to our season. Im honestly sick of it and don't even enjoy watching our games anymore when they marred like this by the officials

We just have to be good enough to rise above the bias and bad ref decisions because we’re a permanent target of the NRL.

[player 1]

To answer the thread title, obviously yes.

[Billy Gunn]

The bunker have Victor goggles that makes them see something different than reality.

Victor has been in career best form and hasn't done anything dumb that we have come to expect

[Qld Chook]

We just have to be good enough to rise above the bias and bad ref decisions because we’re a permanent target of the NRL.

We shouldn't have to. We should have officials that are competent.

But I agree with what you are saying, as a club that is the only way we can react. Unfortunately our performances aren't there yet, so a little less one sided reffing is needed.

I would've loved to have seen Robbo give them both barrels last night.

[The Brain]

despite form in the games thats 3 games I have seen The chooks robbed of a chance..I you dont think refs and officials only have eyes for one team when they adjudicate. Well they do . They can not make excuses every week or be forgiving as 13 ... its not just us either. They can not get away with it .There is strength in numbers . Seriously I cant watch this shit anymore no wonder I usually watch one game a week but saw 2 last week and had to laugh as the ref tried to cost the tigers the game. Some how we can vent our voice to that farken NRL imbeciles.I dont mind loosing Im old enough to not give a fark but these officials...what is this gonna be our 3rd sorry this year.
Anessley should be sacked Vlandys should resign for making brown paper bag jokes about us last week a bit rich coming from a bloke involved in the most crooked sport in th Australia. These Bunker blokes should get banned for life .
So who were the touchys and refs keeping the 10 second half> ..no penalties for them slowing the game up in the second half which gave them enough rest to back up and score the winner ..Nothing happened to Crighton either he was not hurt.

[King Salvo]

crichton's kneeing of walker was more deserving of the bin. just because a defensive player isn't looking at you doesn't mean he disappears - you still have to do everything you can to avoid kneeing him in the head

Reading up on the NRL position, which seems to change weekly, they are slowly but surely ruling out accidental contact as a mitigating factor, citing duty of care by the defender and the actions of the defender elevating the risk of injury.

The same factors should be applied to ball carriers; you have seen Suaalii charged and suspended for his running style of lifting his knees prior to the point of contact with defenders.

Crichton as the ball carrier also has a duty of care to defenders to avoid actions that could elevate the risk of injury.

Accidental doesn't come into and the Ref could well have penalised Crichton for this incident which would have been fair enough taking into account the "evolving" NRL position on contact to head incidents.

Would come under the Dangerous Contact category grading system.

[milanja]

Reading up on the NRL position, which seems to change weekly, they are slowly but surely ruling out accidental contact as a mitigating factor, citing duty of care by the defender and the actions of the defender elevating the risk of injury.

The same factors should be applied to ball carriers; you have seen Suaalii charged and suspended for his running style of lifting his knees prior to the point of contact with defenders.

Crichton as the ball carrier also has a duty of care to defenders to avoid actions that could elevate the risk of injury.

Accidental doesn't come into and the Ref could well have penalised Crichton for this incident which would have been fair enough taking into account the "evolving" NRL position on contact to head incidents.

Would come under the Dangerous Contact category grading system.

I always find it strange that an attacking player can lead with the shoulder or forearm, but a defender cannot. Will take a lot to make it the attacker’s responsibility to not do this, and would make the game worse than it already is.

[Rooster_6]

Latrell Mitchell just deliberately elbowed Shaun Johnson and yet remains on the field.. have we had a change in bunker sentiment?

Fair play to Shaun Johnson, didn’t stay down just got on with it. Probably what saved Latrell in the end as we all know if you feign injury there’s a better chance of a sin bin.