Reds v Highlanders

Chris

Fuck I hate Harrison you could hear the delight in his voice when Hunt missed that kick.

Bones

@Bones said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Stargazer said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo Agree, but Berry is a former Reds player. He shouldn't be officiating this game. He's notoriously biased.

Is he really?

I doubt any referees are actually biased. I just don't think it's possible to referee a game with a conscious bias.

He's clearly unconscious

He might be rubbish but I won't let you call him a cheat.

If anything he probably be biased the other way.

Eh? I didn't call him a cheat! It was a joke.

Mattasaurus

Reds miles offside again... No call

Chris

That was dumb Hunt .

Bones

Jesus fucking fuck Hunt you will be the death of me. You learn when you're ten you can't do that.

KiwiMurph

Petaia loves a loose offload

Stargazer

You just can feel that red card coming .... just wait for it. It will come ...

Nepia

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Stargazer said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo Agree, but Berry is a former Reds player. He shouldn't be officiating this game. He's notoriously biased.

Is he really?

I doubt any referees are actually biased. I just don't think it's possible to referee a game with a conscious bias.

A lot of ABs who toured SA in the old days would likely dispute that.

I also watched a match between Hamilton Boys and Hastings Boys where the ref was a straight up cheat. Was during Hikas time. One of my mates who was watching (an Of Plenty-er) actually made a complaint to Waikato Rugby.

KiwiMurph

@Stargazer said in Reds v Highlanders:

You just can feel that red card coming .... just wait for it. It will come ...

Potentially a double yellow = red later in the game

Damo

@Bones said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Bones said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Stargazer said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo Agree, but Berry is a former Reds player. He shouldn't be officiating this game. He's notoriously biased.

Is he really?

I doubt any referees are actually biased. I just don't think it's possible to referee a game with a conscious bias.

He's clearly unconscious

He might be rubbish but I won't let you call him a cheat.

If anything he probably be biased the other way.

Eh? I didn't call him a cheat! It was a joke.

Fair enough. Wrong target. My bad.

Nobody should call him a cheat though. I don't believe it's possible.

Chris

@Mattasaurus said in Reds v Highlanders:

Reds miles offside again... No call

Got that one the other way though lol

Chris

@Nepia said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Stargazer said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo Agree, but Berry is a former Reds player. He shouldn't be officiating this game. He's notoriously biased.

Is he really?

I doubt any referees are actually biased. I just don't think it's possible to referee a game with a conscious bias.

A lot of ABs who toured SA in the old days would likely dispute that.

I also watched a match between Hamilton Boys and Hastings Boys where the ref was a straight up cheat. Was during Hikas time. One of my mates who was watching (an Of Plenty-er) actually made a complaint to Waikato Rugby.

Yes like the penalties that didn’t go through the posts that got awarded.
Some shockers back then .

Bones

Ok game over, I'm just going to watch and enjoy the comedy Hunt now.

Canes4life

So a Reds player blows a Highlanders player out with no arms right in front of the ref and he ignores it. Knob.

Bones

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Bones said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Bones said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Stargazer said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Damo Agree, but Berry is a former Reds player. He shouldn't be officiating this game. He's notoriously biased.

Is he really?

I doubt any referees are actually biased. I just don't think it's possible to referee a game with a conscious bias.

He's clearly unconscious

He might be rubbish but I won't let you call him a cheat.

If anything he probably be biased the other way.

Eh? I didn't call him a cheat! It was a joke.

Fair enough. Wrong target. My bad.

Nobody should call him a cheat though. I don't believe it's possible.

It's definitely possible to have an unconscious bias though. Refs really shouldn't be officiating their team when it's easily avoidable.

Chris

@Bones said in Reds v Highlanders:

Ok game over, I'm just going to watch and enjoy the comedy Hunt now.

Short arsed FBs are a liability these days.

Mattasaurus

Ref certainly need to be taken to task here.. One team under a microscop other on perpetual play on..

Bones

@Chris said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Bones said in Reds v Highlanders:

Ok game over, I'm just going to watch and enjoy the comedy Hunt now.

~~Short arsed FBs are~~ Hunt is a liability ~~these days~~.

Yes

Victor Meldrew

@Nepia said in Reds v Highlanders:

A lot of ABs who toured SA in the old days would likely dispute that.

IIRC, one of the Saffa Refs in that era admitted as much a few years back.

Seen some crap refereeing but nothing I'd call biased for decades

Bones

That's an AB midfielder

The Silver Fern

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