Maybe Braith has a point?

[Spirit of 66]

The tip sheets explain a lot. What a ridiculous concept. I can't imagine that any other sport in the world has tip sheets for officials.

It's not from the world of sport. It's from the world of the police which trained Harrigan.

Sydney Roosters = "the usual suspects"

[Bansai Pipeline]

They way they ref NRL is classic Australia.

Over-regulation of everything.

It's paternalism writ large.

We like to think we're a nation of anti-authoritarian larrikins when we're really rule obsessed ex-convicts.

[TheLoneRooster]

I have to applaud player 1 and Spirit of 66 once more for their findings.

Surely, SURELY, Roosters management have to issue a request for clarification to someone in authority in this "game" and not stop until the bias ends.

[Guest]

i find it hard to believe that roosters management are unaware of this trend, but what are they doing about it? my concern is that despite the overwhelming appearance of bias, it does not prove there is bias and refs can fall back on saying we are just ill diciplined. it seems as though chooks are just willing to cop it with braiths on field sprays the only form of protest i can see. what annoys me is that this is probably the smartest thing to do from their POV, if they bag refs they are hit with a fine and there is probably a note marked in harrigans little black book of revenge and more focus will be placed on our players. there is way too much protection offered to the referees.

[player 1]

I can imagine Bill Harrigan reading all of this damning evidence of malpractice by his organisation.

If he was face to face with me, I could see him saying something along the lines of one of those southern USA sherriffs:

"Well now, those figures you got there are purdy. Mighty purdy. But cha know what boy? They don't mean shit in this here county!"

He would then blow my head off with a Smith and Wesson 45.

[stephenj]

we all feel it in our bones and expect to be penalised out of the game, it situation normal for easts fansd, one of the things the3 great jack gibson did when he came to coach easts in 1967 was to crank up our defence abnd reduce our penalties, it worked we went from not winning a game in 66 to semi finalists in 67! how he did this i dont know, pehaps he took the secret to his grave but it woulkd be great to know and to emulate those situations again?

[Waylander]

The bigger fuss you make of it, the more likely you are to achieve the opposite result to the desired one. If it is to be raised, it has to be done very carefully and respectfully, or we run the risk of becoming even bigger pariahs than now. Something like, "We've been looking at these stats, and would like some help in understanding how this could be the case" would be much more likely to achieve a positive outcome than "Look at this you bloody cheats!!! Now give us a fair go or we'll .... " etc. You never achieve anything by abusing the refs, as we've come to learn.

[Bansai Pipeline]

We could do that, or we could torch League HQ.

[player 1]

I'm with the pipe man.

I've never had crack, but I am confident watching our games would have to be better on it.

[SConcierge]

The bigger fuss you make of it, the more likely you are to achieve the opposite result to the desired one. If it is to be raised, it has to be done very carefully and respectfully, or we run the risk of becoming even bigger pariahs than now. Something like, "We've been looking at these stats, and would like some help in understanding how this could be the case" would be much more likely to achieve a positive outcome than "Look at this you bloody cheats!!! Now give us a fair go or we'll .... " etc. You never achieve anything by abusing the refs, as we've come to learn.

Yes there has to be tacked, I think Easts should look at a third party raising the issue like Fittler to get the media talking about it at least.

[Guest]

I can imagine Bill Harrigan reading all of this damning evidence of malpractice by his organisation.

If he was face to face with me, I could see him saying something along the lines of one of those southern USA sherriffs:

"Well now, those figures you got there are purdy. Mighty purdy. But cha know what boy? They don't mean shit in this here county!"

He would then blow my head off with a Smith and Wesson 45.

And claim it was self defence.

Pipe's on the right path, we need a full blown revolution. Anyone with authority is first up against the Freedom wall.

Chook.

[Bansai Pipeline]

Yes there has to be tacked, I think Easts should look at a third party raising the issue like Fittler to get the media talking about it at least.

Club's too busy planning home games in Darwin to get onto that shite.

[Juggler]

I want him to march the team.

We'd go down in infamy for ever.

A lot of thin-skinned pussies on here would go to water about the negative press. The same weak willed queers who wanted Carney gone.

But it'd be a strong move.

Do it Braith.

Walk Easts. Walk!

Agreed. Can't think of anything else.

[Guest]

The only thing us supporters can really do is get more vocal at the games, maybe come up with a new chant or something and hammer the refs,show our boys we're right behind them...

[Guest]

If you take out the 78 penalties a year for Braith putting it dead on the full from the kick-off, it doesn't look so bad