Re: RD 9 | Leeds Rhinos (H) : Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:12 pm
I don't think, on first viewing, that Hicks was *that* bad. The Manfredi tackle-in-the air is always going to be judgement call which could go either way, like loose carries. For the ridiculous Whinos try, he was relying on a call from the touchie. If the touchie does nothing, he is never going to disallow it. Really bad official error. Mind you, I don't think French was onside for that last try. In fact, I'd say, the NRL Bunker would never have given that in a million years. On the Gale card, it did strike me that yapping to the referee like he does all game long, every game, this one not least, is not going to get you on the ref's side when he's weighing up whether to get the card out of his pocket.But, at the end of the day, we beat Leeds!
And were comfortably the better side. But 'better than Leeds' may not be saying that much.