Gerard Sutton is a Cheat

[The Lip]

Too slow for dummy half though.

Yeah agree he is too slow - but seriously how disappointing is Conner in attack in the same role - he seems to have lost all of his spark

[milanja]

Yeah agree he is too slow - but seriously how disappointing is Conner in attack in the same role - he seems to have lost all of his spark

And at least hutch’s kicking game is good from dummy half.

[The Lip]

And at least hutch’s kicking game is good from dummy half.

Agree

[A Country Member]

It would be very interesting if someone was to release the conversation between Gerard Sutton and James Tedesco when he was trying to challenge a Lindsay Collins penalty in the 60th minute.

James Tedesco asked 4 times what the ruling was and every time Gerard Sutton just said “ruck interference”, Tedesco was trying to clarify whether he was ruling Collins had directly knocked the ball out or was to slow getting off the tackle, Sutton never clarified but regardless Tedesco still said look I’ll challenge and then Sutton said “it’s gone, you can’t challenge I’ve explained it to you”.

A perfect illustration of the contempt Gerard Sutton has for our club. In nearly every other instance this year the ref tries to work with the players and explains their decisions and allows them to challenge. Sutton was not willing to clarify his decision and seemed to be buying time so that Tedesco wouldn’t challenge, everything Sutton said that was picked up by the live coverage spoke to stalling tactics.

It’s this type of behaviour along with the new interpretations of rules that makes his performances really concerning.

I know the Roosters have complained about him multiple times in the past and now Robinson has just blown up publicly about him in the post match press conference saying “we won’t get those decisions in our colours and that’s just facts”.

I don’t see this situation getting any better any time soon.

We wouldn’t have had the call overturned. Ruck interference is such a broad term that we would’ve lost our challenge and likely why Tedesco didn’t make a formal contest.

[Carlos Parra]

We wouldn’t have had the call overturned. Ruck interference is such a broad term that we would’ve lost our challenge and likely why Tedesco didn’t make a formal contest.

Rugby League is becoming more and more unwatchable. I no longer religiously watch every match on every weekend. I didn't even bother watching the match last night because I knew they'd lose and I knew the ref would play a large part in the outcome.

The way they officiate is a joke. The rules are a joke. Anybody could read the rulebook and concoct an outcome that suits them. Everything is so bloody arbitrary and impossible to challenge on the run. A corrupt official could easily pluck a decision out his well paid-for arse to help his preferred team win a match.

You could turn a blind eye to a marginally forward pass, but suddenly find that a flat pass has gone forward when it suits your agenda.
There wouldn't be a single team on the planet that doesn't stand marginally offside when defending their own line, but when you need to, you can penalise them and let your preferred team get away with it.
You could probably find an obstruction, shepherd, shoulder charge, chicken wing, crusher tackle in EVERY bloody set, but only when it's to the disadvantage of the team you're biased against.

Sutton is the biggest blight on our game.

There needs to be an investigation.

[Easts to Win]

Fark the carnt and his carnt brother.

I used to love this sport. Live and breath it.

Now I just watch the Roosters with a carefree attitude.

These absolute turds for humans known as refs have broken me and contaminated by number one passion and hobby in life.

You have described exactly how I feel about Rugby League. It use to be my number one passion & I went to most away games. Now I go to zero away games, only home games and can barely stand to watch it.

[zac]

he's got a bit of the barry gomersall about him, gerard sutton, raising the arm to give a penalty and moving away from the scene of the crime like a grasshopper. similar body shape too.

[Seventy Five]

It would be very interesting if someone was to release the conversation between Gerard Sutton and James Tedesco when he was trying to challenge a Lindsay Collins penalty in the 60th minute.

James Tedesco asked 4 times what the ruling was and every time Gerard Sutton just said “ruck interference”, Tedesco was trying to clarify whether he was ruling Collins had directly knocked the ball out or was to slow getting off the tackle, Sutton never clarified but regardless Tedesco still said look I’ll challenge and then Sutton said “it’s gone, you can’t challenge I’ve explained it to you”.

A perfect illustration of the contempt Gerard Sutton has for our club. In nearly every other instance this year the ref tries to work with the players and explains their decisions and allows them to challenge. Sutton was not willing to clarify his decision and seemed to be buying time so that Tedesco wouldn’t challenge, everything Sutton said that was picked up by the live coverage spoke to stalling tactics.

It’s this type of behaviour along with the new interpretations of rules that makes his performances really concerning.

I know the Roosters have complained about him multiple times in the past and now Robinson has just blown up publicly about him in the post match press conference saying “we won’t get those decisions in our colours and that’s just facts”.

I don’t see this situation getting any better any time soon.

And of course it will be conveniently ignored by the powers that be that the NRL Laws and Interpretations state that "when a Referee penalises a player he must explain the nature of the offence".

Ruck interference is not an explanation as it encompasses multiple different infringements and makes it impossible for a Captain to gauge the likely success of a challenge. For mine, Sutton deliberately circumvented the laws of the game and his obligations as a Referee to disadvantage the Roosters.

In the words of one of the great Rugby League minds and orators "there needs to be an investigation"!

[Inflictor]

A lesser referee would be sacked for one week on that performance.
Over to Annesley to show some leadership.

[The Oracle]

I just watched Robbo's press conference. Did he say that if you wear a Rooster jumper, you will not be treated fairly? FMD Rugby league has gone 'Woke' against us!

[rented tracksuit]

A lesser referee would be sacked for one week on that performance.
Over to Annesley to show some leadership.

One week? With this pricks carry over points, he should get 2-4 weeks.

[bondi paul]

I posted during the week “ Sutton yet again and the Klein the Klown in the box”. There was some serious collusion going on with these two last night, incidentally both have been refs since 2009 and Cummins from 2006. As Robbo has said sometime ago we don’t get a fair go and has been going on for years.

[mightyrooster]

Unlike.

As much as I dislike him, that's over the top.

Thanks Jack. Clearly Danish has never seen a parent (or any loved one) die a painful death from cancer!

[bondi.boy]

Thought he was very poor tonight, over-ruling his touch judge on a forward pass is a first for mine. Can’t think of any other occasions where I’ve seen that, I’m sure it’s probably happened a couple of times but that surely can’t be NRL protocol.

You could tell Tedesco was having a real hard time talking to him all game.

A valuable lesson for Teddy...treat all referees with contempt, then you won't get frustrated.
Good on Trent for speaking out, but that alone won't change behaviour.
What might change behaviour...(like Trent said, the bias against the Roosters is in most games)....would be naming V'landys, Abdo, and all the ARL commissioners as presiding over it.

[Recky62]

A lesser referee would be sacked for one week on that performance.
Over to Annesley to show some leadership.

Annersley…leadership…BAHAHAHAHAHHAHA