And Macalorums spear tackle went unpunished....

Officials are scared of Wigan. You lot cry for a penalty whenever anyone even touches Sam Tomkins. That said, scoring a Try whilst unconconscious takes some beating from last season (?)

The only times in that game that hull kr had a kickable penalty was when they were a try or more down on the scoreboard.

Away at wigan, more than 2 points down, you take the tap and go for the try.

To suggest they should be going for the 2 shows a lack of understanding of the modern game.

Bradford in 2011 iirc, after Raynor smashed him in the head?

Don't actually remember the spear tackle, Not that I'm saying it didn't happen, Just didn't see it.


Like I say, Hull KR tried their best to slow Wigan down. Eventually Wigan got involved in the arm wrestle and the result was nothing but slow niggly rucks and play the balls and a ref who seemed more than happy to let it happen until he eventually started to penalise.

The ref's are becoming a talking point of games more than the players themselves these days and it is getting ridiculous. Every game almost there is one team feeling aggrieved about decisions. I like the way the NRL games are reffed with 1 ref on either side looking at different areas of play. But we don't have enough good enough refs over here to pull it off. But the players attitudes are different too. If something isn't given they generally speaking get on with it where as here players just moan like school kids.

Yep, think that's the one. Time flys....

Anyway. As I've stated. All officials were bad tonight and Wigan just edged it in the decision stakes although I know some decisions for you were equally bad.

Stange how the refs have got worse since Ganson's started coaching them....

Who would have thought it eh!?...


It says it all when you wish the likes of Fitzpatrick and Russel Smith where around, Heck I'd even take back Ashley Klein!

I'd take back Bob Connolly.

Wonder Who's turn it was to drive to the bookies? Silverwood or Child?

Loads of terrible decisions, all 1 way is the shocking part!!

As a Hull fan I fear for us at Wembley when even the mighty hull kr are humbled by wigan reserves

Wow glad Rovers where at full strength to face Wigan.......................Oh wait we had six players missing and lost Coxy after four minutes of the game.

Laugh now. Cry into your beer next Sunday at about 3.30.

Hull KR had plenty of chances of their own and didn't convert them.

Oh that makes it alright then



Child's decision was that it touched the try line first...........Erm James that is as poor an excuse as 'tracked the wrong player' as in it makes no sense to anyone with eyes.

Exhibit D. Hansen was blatantly obstructed thus allowing Dobson a clear run for his try.

Oh sorry, is this just a thread for the calls that went Wigan's way?

So, after stating....

O'Laughlin's spear tackle going unpunished
The in touch try by Charnley that shouldn't have been given
The no try by Charnley that probably should have been given
The two forward passes from Rovers that weren't
The forward pass leading to a Wigan try that was missed
The sin bin of Withers for either a dangerous tackle (see O'Laughlin's spear tackle above) or team warning from a century ago

You come up with this?

Weak.

Would you like a monocle for your one eye?

Just because those 2 clowns Eddie and Stevo say it wasn't forward, doesn't make it so.

It was a forward pass !

That's why they have lines on the field, to help in making decisions.

None of this momentum rule rubbish applys, as he was almost on the floor and grounded anyway.

The Charnley try I thought was debatable, as it could well have been into touch in goal.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH

The team warning is the biggest bs rule change I've seen. Sin binning a player is a game changer in the modern game and should only be used for bad offences like spear tackles, constant penalties by same player or a prof foul that stops a try being scored. Seeing a game decided by a laying on or simple offside is just shocking.

Great win by a very young Wigan side. Hull KR have always provided a very tough test.

Charnley first try was not as we all know, hopefully will see the end to child indefo.

Second was a try, i was looking at Edens arms and thought knock on until i noticed Farrell touching down on the replay.

Dobson try was obstruction clearly but no comment from anyone..lol

Overall a scrappy game, two teams not up to scratch..

The forward pass was, to anyone but the blind, a blatant forward pass, the Sky blather about "momentum" was ridiculous.

The try was rightly awarded. The only available freeze frame was AFTER the ball had touched down. At this point, as seen from behind the try line, it was touching the sideline with one side, but the centre of the ball was 100% definitely not in touch.

A ball is round. As it is grounded, the centre section touches first. That section MUST have touched the ground first, within the field of play, before the ball was compressed into the ground, so that the left side (as viewed) came to touch the line.

If the ball is in the field of play, i.e. the centre line of the ball is not in touch, then the shape of the ball and the fact that that part of the ball is nearer the ground than the rest of the ball means it is fact of physics that the part of the ball that touched the ground first was in play.

It was quite pathetic listening to Stevo cry about the forward passes and then having to listen to Cummings go on about the momentum rule. Riddle me this... How the hell can a ball have forward momentum when the person who passes the ball is on the floor not moving?... you can clearly see from the replay that the ball is caught forward from where the ball is passed.

The likes of Stevo only make situations like this worse because for some reason his "opinion" is seen as gospel when we all know he doesn't have a clue.

Psst it was just Eddie and Stevo but the former head of ref's as well and anyone who eyes function properly or and/or are not a Wigan fan.
Apart from that crack on.

Shame then that the angle of the ball was such that the edge nearest the dead all line was lowest. I mean you had actually taken time to draw/find a diagram on the other thread showing your flawed logic which in itself is a little worrying for us and upsetting for you.

Have you forgotten the incorrect Videoref decision which should have given Charnley a try when he managed to ground the ball around Hodgson?

I have to say I thought the decision on the try was fine.
Also thought one forward passes was ok decision too.

It was only Henmings hysteria that put it in question.