Rd 12: Reds v Sunwolves, Lang Park, 3/5/19 @ 7:45pm
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Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
I don’t know the context of this but going to assume it’s an insult..
Like I said, no fight here..
Dctarget
John Eales (66)
Nay, it is the highest of compliments. Comes from a near mythical poster, who was the most erudite and reasoned person to ever grace these hallowed forums.
TSR
Mark Ella (57)
That seems a contradiction to me. As you point out both teams were ill disciplined.
The only way Gardiner could control it was to penalise and issue cards. He was clearly talking to the players to try and get them to toe the line.
Not meaning to be smart - but what would you have done different as a ref to control it.
Edit: sorry was typing my last post as you were typing yours. Understand what you are saying now.
Strewthcobber
Mark Ella (57)
Always a good sign when you're defending your line to save the game with minutes to go against the worst team in the comp who have 12 players on the field.
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
No, I like Angus Gardner..
A referee should remain invisible, he shouldn’t need to blow the whistle or make game changing decisions, to me that’s the role of a referee and the best way a referee could control a game. As a referee myself, if I need to issue penalties and cards or the teams are playing outside the law, I feel I’ve lose control of the game. My role is to guide them, make sure they play within the rules and laws.
LearningCurve
Bill Watson (15)
And meanwhile junior representative girls teams are trying to find ways to scrape money together to fund sending a team to Sydney to play NSW while a coach gets taught how to communicate? Something is wrong there.
Strewthcobber
Mark Ella (57)
second in the conference and 9th on the table!
dillyboy
Nev Cottrell (35)
Yeah but a BP would have put us into 7th....
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
What on earth happened in this game. I get home, turn on the TV and there's 5 minutes to go, TMO referral red card for a boot to the head and yellow for provoking it. I look at the scoreboard and there's already two other players off and it's 12 against 14.
I assume that both sides played with no discipline whatsoever. I expect more from a professional rugby player than that silly boot to the head. Just dumb.
And slightly off topic, not being a regular super rugby watcher I couldn't help but notice that there seemed to be a distinct lack of Japanese players in the Sunwolves. As there isn't support for the team from the JRU (the official reason for SANZAAR booting them out), why doesn't SANZAAR relocate them somewhere? Perth for example?
I assume that both sides played with no discipline whatsoever. I expect more from a professional rugby player than that silly boot to the head. Just dumb.
And slightly off topic, not being a regular super rugby watcher I couldn't help but notice that there seemed to be a distinct lack of Japanese players in the Sunwolves. As there isn't support for the team from the JRU (the official reason for SANZAAR booting them out), why doesn't SANZAAR relocate them somewhere? Perth for example?
redstragic
Alan Cameron (40)
Gardiner did a good job, the number of times he called out the captain's and talked to them, trying to get them to get the players to behave was crazy.
The Reds of previous years would have let the Sun Wolves get under their skins too much and lost that game. I thought it a massive win.
The Reds of previous years would have let the Sun Wolves get under their skins too much and lost that game. I thought it a massive win.
The torpedo
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Far out we can he inconsistent week to week
formerflanker
Ken Catchpole (46)
Angus had great control over teams who insisted on breaching the laws.
He gave the captains plenty of opportunity to control their own players.
One of his comments included "I'm backing off a bit here" iirc so we were spared the disaster of even more cards.
I can't think of a way any ref could have done better.
He gave the captains plenty of opportunity to control their own players.
One of his comments included "I'm backing off a bit here" iirc so we were spared the disaster of even more cards.
I can't think of a way any ref could have done better.
Strewthcobber
Mark Ella (57)
Yellow card for offside?
Dan54
Tim Horan (67)
I agree Strewth, I was amazed that was called offside when at the game. I went to game as I usually do and saw nothing that would really make you think there was anything that would help increase the crowd in future games!
And although I was there supporting Reds I thought a couple of myths were dispelled last night,
1 I continually read on here that SA parks keep replaying incidents to influence the ref, well Suncorp were masterful at that last night I thought.
2 Gus Gardiner is a good ref, but not as top drawer as some indicate, he seems to be having a few off games, he looked like he didn't quite know where he should be last night, how the 'offside' above deserved a YC perplexed me a bit. I menetioned a couple of weeks ago I thought maybe he had a game he would rather forget, and refs like players have off nights, he just having a few at moment I think!
And although I was there supporting Reds I thought a couple of myths were dispelled last night,
1 I continually read on here that SA parks keep replaying incidents to influence the ref, well Suncorp were masterful at that last night I thought.
2 Gus Gardiner is a good ref, but not as top drawer as some indicate, he seems to be having a few off games, he looked like he didn't quite know where he should be last night, how the 'offside' above deserved a YC perplexed me a bit. I menetioned a couple of weeks ago I thought maybe he had a game he would rather forget, and refs like players have off nights, he just having a few at moment I think!