: Fri May 15, 2009 10:23 am  

manxviking wrote:

Video ref gave one shocking decision, but I'm not going to blame him or Hewer.

What was the shocking decision Manx??

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:23 am  

In EnemyTerritory wrote:

Durbin.. he was shoved.. but he completely over-reacted.

Not seen the replay, but I thought Doran dipped in his shoulder, and it was undeniably late.

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:32 am  

In EnemyTerritory wrote:

What was the shocking decision Manx??

Hobson(?)'s try. Clearly knocked on - no downward pressure and frankly, I didn't think it was even on the line when he touched it. Certainly had no control.

None of the commentary team thought it was a try - even Bill Arthur giggled and had to bite his lip from saying "how the heck did he come up with that one!"

Grrrrrrrrrrr

But we should have buried them after going 10-0 up when we were all over them.

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:33 am  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

Not seen the replay, but I thought Doran dipped in his shoulder, and it was undeniably late.

He did - had he stood with his arms up, the try would have been given, but there is no doubt in my mind Hicks got that one right.


Grrrrrrrrr

(But that's meant for Lee)

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:36 am  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

Not seen the replay, but I thought Doran dipped in his shoulder, and it was undeniably late.

Yep.. I was just trying to say that there was definately an intentional obstruction.. but did Durbin really need to lie on the ground for the next 10 minutes and spring to life when the penalty was given?

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:53 am  

manxviking wrote:

Hobson(?)'s try. Clearly knocked on - no downward pressure and frankly, I didn't think it was even on the line when he touched it. Certainly had no control.

None of the commentary team thought it was a try - even Bill Arthur giggled and had to bite his lip from saying "how the heck did he come up with that one!"

last week mr hicks gave Featherstone Rovers a try, it never touch the whitewash, even Iestyn Harris could not belive it, anybody could see it was sort, the players had set up for a play of the ball,, dont know where he gets them from, not fit to be a video ref, infact is he fit to be a ref at all, ??

: Fri May 15, 2009 10:55 am  

In EnemyTerritory wrote:

Yep.. I was just trying to say that there was definately an intentional obstruction.. but did Durbin really need to lie on the ground for the next 10 minutes and spring to life when the penalty was given?

Durbin was chasing a kick so would have been going at a fair pace - only fair to suggest that there would have been a fair amount of force in the connection, even if it was largely from the pace of Durbin rather than the force of the collision.

: Fri May 15, 2009 1:59 pm  

I really do feel you lot blew it again last night with the decision to go for the 2

4 Penalties in a row and we were on the back foot , did you lot hear the cheer at our end when the ref pointed to the sticks

2 to level scores , yes

2 to take the lead , yes

2 to take the score past 6 or 12 , yes

2 to take a deficit from 6 to 4 on a night when there is a good chance you;ll not manage to complete a set from your own half , no

2 Weeks running now you've had the chance to take the initiative and both times a bad call has allowed the opposition to settle down and regroup

Cullen eh

: Fri May 15, 2009 3:06 pm  

Starbug wrote:

I really do feel you lot blew it again last night with the decision to go for the 2

4 Penalties in a row and we were on the back foot , did you lot hear the cheer at our end when the ref pointed to the sticks

2 to level scores , yes

2 to take the lead , yes

2 to take the score past 6 or 12 , yes

2 to take a deficit from 6 to 4 on a night when there is a good chance you;ll not manage to complete a set from your own half , no

2 Weeks running now you've had the chance to take the initiative and both times a bad call has allowed the opposition to settle down and regroup

Cullen eh

Actually, it was blowing the 4 on 1 overlap and choosing to kick that riled me more.

: Fri May 15, 2009 4:21 pm  

In EnemyTerritory wrote:

What was the shocking decision Manx??

It was not by Hicks, it was by Hewer for alowing Widnes' first try from a blatant forward pass.......but of course the Widnesians are hardly likely to mention this

By the way, for what its worth, Hobsons was a 50-50 call so benefit of the doubt should go to the attacking team but i would have been a little upset if this was given against Leigh, like I was upset for the first try by Widnes