I'm sure you don't genuinely think that refs would try to improve the optics by ignoring indiscretions by one team as some form of payback for past ref errors. If so, then, as a professional sport where millions of dollars are gambled, the game is dead in the water. It's more likely that the refs/officials were as incompetent as they always are, and this time WT benefitted. For the future of the game, let's hope so.Referees association slam NRL over lack of Richardson response
Pretty crazy that the Ref's association have made an issue out of this publicly after so long. Calling out the NRL over what I thought were not overly controversial comments by Richo. If I was PVL I would be telling them to pull their heads in. Geez the refs must really hate our club.
Seems like a bit of an over the top reaction to a pretty fair evaluation of what we all see in the game (at least amongst those of us who support struggling teams).
When its all said and done we did get our share of the 50/50 calls this week, so maybe Richo was on the mark with his comments or at the very least drew attention to ref bias and they tried to improve the optics this week.
Fair call.
In fact, the more I see from the NRL, the more it's obvious that it's run by imbeciles who care little about attention to detail or accountability. Hence, dodgy calls, from incompetent match officials.
I googled NRL to find out where the Dragons v Sharks game is being played tomorrow, to help with my tipping comp selections.
According to the NRL website, as of 8am 0n 8/8/25, the game is being played at Armavir Stadium, which, if you click on the live link tells us that it's also called Jubilee Stadium. IN ARMENIA !! I kid you not. Incredible.
That's not the NRL website, it's a google search response. Blame shoddy AI rather than the NRL.
