Well Blake, the truth is they would love to but they havn’t got the guts.
Another week. another call to try and stiff the Warriors.
This time the “Bunker” spent an eternity to finally decide that Adam Blair had impeded a Manly player in an instant that even a Manly supporter watching real time replays would struggle to find at fault. But when slowed to frame-by-frame the bias continued with the “Bunker” (called the video ref in rugby union) deciding they could call out the Warriors back rower – with 15 minutes to play and “their” team in the doo doos – for turning to defend his line, possibly impeding a Manly attacker. Sheesh desperation in spades. Will there be a “Claytons apology this week”? Recent form suggests a unanimous YES.
Adam Blair expelled for ten minutes and Manly find the try line three times in eight minutes all on Blair’s wing?. Finally Warriors Halfback Blake Green explodes with his entirely pertinent call. The Aussie refs wear appropriate Yellow – just like Trev and his Brother Greg all those years ago in the final ball of the final over, bowling a bloody underarm ball impossible to hit over the rope as was needed, by Bryan McKechnie.
Weeks of dud calls from refs with zero credibility as impartial: calls prevent the Warriors from reaching the top eight.
One of the Warriors best games in a while and Manly struggling. Referee Ben Cummings is a fraud. is it impolite to ask who his best mate had put his money on?
Sorry Mr Kearney, your chaps need to score more points. Oh hang on, eighteen should have done it. Great finish though!!?? Well done.