Elimination Final: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs. Canberra Raiders Saturday 3rd October 5:40pm @ GIO Stadium Canberra

[Milkshark]

Yeah it wasn't crucial in the end but definitely should have been a binning.

Mmm but if if we put 1 or 2 try’s on them in that time, changes things a lot.

We do know how to score trys also, so it’s not unlikely we wouldn’t have our a couple on

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

Result was what i saw coming. However, first half especially was a lot better than i expected. We turned up ready for the match.

The intercept try from williams really hurt. As did Brailey going off. Probsbly really took the pep out of the boys at half time

The wighton try i dont agree with. Even if it wasnt challengable, the ref should have called it back and had wighton tap again. We see that every week.

Forget the binning for Bateman, i might have been drunk but i saw a trip there than the commentators and bunker never mentioned

 

[Pishposh46]

I just finished watching the game, remember the trip from Bateman in the first half in Uele I think it was? Since when is a trip just a penalty?

The thing is if you watch it again it isn't even a trip, it's a kick, which should be an instant send-off. Would have changed the game even further.

 

[Milkshark]

Yeah I can’t believe the commentators never even said a thing about it either

 

[bort]

No charge for any Raider
Two of our players fined

 

[sharkboy18]

No charge for any Raider
Two of our players fined

What for? The complaining we did to the referee after they scored their 1st try I think it was after 1/2 time after the quick tap & run?

 

[common]

Looking over the highlight video of that BS call, he didn't even tap the ball. Just pick up and run with it. So should have been called back for multiple reasons. 1. Didn't tap it. 2. Wade was already yelling out to the ref.

 

[snowman]

Looking over the highlight video of that BS call, he didn't even tap the ball. Just pick up and run with it. So should have been called back for multiple reasons. 1. Didn't tap it. 2. Wade was already yelling out to the ref.

Wade can yell what ever he wants, he cant challenge a ruck infringement. He needs to know the rules there.

Wighton also tapped the ball with his left foot.

 

[Proud Shark]

Yeah I can’t believe the commentators never even said a thing about it either

I was watching 9 and they had a lot to say about it.

 

[Milkshark]

I was watching 9 and they had a lot to say about it.

Good to hear mate, I was on kayo and it was as if it never happened

 

[Proud Shark]

Good to hear mate, I was on kayo and it was as if it never happened

Think it was fitler calling for the bin. The exchange between him and gould was mind numbing, but at least it was mentioned.

 

[bort]

Anasta did say he thought penalty but would have been okay with bin. They weren’t worried about it being a trip

 

[stormshark]

We were better in nrly every stat,except missed tackles (and scoreboard of course).The game really was in part a reflection of our year.Well On our way,but a fair way to go.

 

[common]

Wade can yell what ever he wants, he cant challenge a ruck infringement. He needs to know the rules there.

Wighton also tapped the ball with his left foot.

From what I saw, never saw him tap it. Not saying he didn't, just from what I saw it didn't look like he tapped it at all. More of a pick up and run.

 

[CHOGM]

Wade can yell what ever he wants, he cant challenge a ruck infringement. He needs to know the rules there.

Wighton also tapped the ball with his left foot.

They refs never allow the quick tap, I wouldn’t have thought finals were a time to suddenly start doing it.

That’s why the whole sharks side stop playing. Because they never allow a quick tap. And what the **** was he waiving time on for when Wighton was already halfway to tryline.

 

[BurgoShark]

Wade can yell what ever he wants, he cant challenge a ruck infringement. He needs to know the rules there.

Wighton also tapped the ball with his left foot.

While this is technically true, Wade could not have known it is a ruck penalty. He just hears a whistle, and it is very common for challenges after drops leading up to the play the ball. Common sense says the ref should have stopped play and explained to Wade that it is not challengeable because the penalty was for holding down rather than playing at the ball.

IMO this is an issue with the rule rather than a mistake by the ref.

 

[vicsharkfan]

While this is technically true, Wade could not have known it is a ruck penalty. He just hears a whistle, and it is very common for challenges after drops leading up to the play the ball. Common sense says the ref should have stopped play and explained to Wade that it is not challengeable because the penalty was for holding down rather than playing at the ball.

IMO this is an issue with the rule rather than a mistake by the ref.

Talk about long or qik calls, see the one with the storm for Bromwich bring off side, they watched the replay on the big screen then appealed seriously must have been 20+ seconds... was annoying call against us and changed momentum against us but we need to learn to be more resilient after a crap call.

 

[snowman]

They refs never allow the quick tap, I wouldn’t have thought finals were a time to suddenly start doing it.

That’s why the whole sharks side stop playing. Because they never allow a quick tap. And what the **** was he waiving time on for when Wighton was already halfway to tryline.

Refs have allowed quick taps for ruck infringements, most teams have generally taken the 2 though

And atkins never once waived time on, he was waving play on

 

[snowman]

While this is technically true, Wade could not have known it is a ruck penalty. He just hears a whistle, and it is very common for challenges after drops leading up to the play the ball. Common sense says the ref should have stopped play and explained to Wade that it is not challengeable because the penalty was for holding down rather than playing at the ball.

IMO this is an issue with the rule rather than a mistake by the ref.

I dont buy that at all. Fifita fell asleep on top of wighton to reset our line

No one reset though, smart from the Raiders, dumb by us, again

 

[Gards]

Geez Kotoa has the worst hands in the NRL

I think you mean some of the best

Katoa has a knack of knocking on

not this season

I'm not distressed by this. Roosters will lap Raiders

Knights are out now just need the Raiders finished (ideally with controversy lol) by the Roosters and I can sit back and enjoy the finals, although a panthers premiership will be a bit unbearable in it's own way at least they will have deserved it

They refs never allow the quick tap, I wouldn’t have thought finals were a time to suddenly start doing it.

That’s why the whole sharks side stop playing. Because they never allow a quick tap. And what the **** was he waiving time on for when Wighton was already halfway to tryline.

yea Aitkens was not expecting that quick tap and was not planning on allowing one but by the time it happened he was caught off guard by Wighton, shat his pants and thought **** better let this go in case it's legit. Don't want any complaints from the raiders camp. it was his little way of saying sorry from the NRL for the 6 again call in the GF last year technically Wighton played the ball off the mark had already run many metres before time was started. but a ref can't really signal time on in advance anticipating a quick tap if you know what I mean

However IIRC as long as no raider is in front of Wighton and it's outside the opponents 10 metre the quick tap is allowed. the captains challenge makes things a bit murkier, in theory you could make a bogus challenge just to prevent a team from doing the quick tap

the amount of 6 again calls against us second half I would take less issue with if we were afforded the same as the raiders were not perfect in the ruck or even with being onside. the second half square up, give the other team a go kinda referring lottery is a **** show and has been for alot of years

our discipline and defense did genuinely fall away though so we have to take alot of the blame ourselves