Mr Doug
Dick Tooth (41)
An 'interesting' reply, Hawko. EOD and Higgers rolling around on top of each other being likened to "ugly brutality"?!
The "serial offernder" reference is after Walsh failed to assert his authority on the Reds v Brumbies match, when the TMO said 'nothing to see here' after Steve Moore, (a person I admire and respect as a player), was allowed to stay on the field after throwing a very public punch. Last Saturday, as you say, Walsh proceeded with play, but only long enough for him to be told by the TMO to cancel a penalty to the Reds, spend ages determining the contents of a melee, then send EOD off and award a penalty to the Rebel in front of the posts! A stronger referee would have said: "sorry mate, I've moved on, if you've seen something, send it to the Match Review Committee". I say again, the 23,000 fans were there to watch a Rugby match, not a lengthy adjudication between two Match Officials. As soon as that penalty was awarded, fans started streaming out of Suncorp Stadium.
To make you happy, I shall substitute the word 'serial' for 'repeat'. Walsh can be deemed a 'repeat offender' in that he didn't have the strength to say "no" to the TMO, in two Reds matches, where both decisions were critical to the final result of each match.
Last Saturday, neither team was dominant in both defence or attack, so a 27-27 result would have been appropriate.
My final comment on this topic is to say that Mrs Doug and I have been Reds members for 9 years. This year, we only have 'three-match memberships', the last match being the Reds v Warratahs. If Steve Walsh is allocated the "Field Referee" job, we wont be making the trip up from the Gold Coast, and next year we will probably subscribe to Foxtel.
When you get to the 'wrong side of 65', I can assure you that you don't go looking for more ways to load up on stress!!
The "serial offernder" reference is after Walsh failed to assert his authority on the Reds v Brumbies match, when the TMO said 'nothing to see here' after Steve Moore, (a person I admire and respect as a player), was allowed to stay on the field after throwing a very public punch. Last Saturday, as you say, Walsh proceeded with play, but only long enough for him to be told by the TMO to cancel a penalty to the Reds, spend ages determining the contents of a melee, then send EOD off and award a penalty to the Rebel in front of the posts! A stronger referee would have said: "sorry mate, I've moved on, if you've seen something, send it to the Match Review Committee". I say again, the 23,000 fans were there to watch a Rugby match, not a lengthy adjudication between two Match Officials. As soon as that penalty was awarded, fans started streaming out of Suncorp Stadium.
To make you happy, I shall substitute the word 'serial' for 'repeat'. Walsh can be deemed a 'repeat offender' in that he didn't have the strength to say "no" to the TMO, in two Reds matches, where both decisions were critical to the final result of each match.
Last Saturday, neither team was dominant in both defence or attack, so a 27-27 result would have been appropriate.
My final comment on this topic is to say that Mrs Doug and I have been Reds members for 9 years. This year, we only have 'three-match memberships', the last match being the Reds v Warratahs. If Steve Walsh is allocated the "Field Referee" job, we wont be making the trip up from the Gold Coast, and next year we will probably subscribe to Foxtel.
When you get to the 'wrong side of 65', I can assure you that you don't go looking for more ways to load up on stress!!
