Referees
DISCORD
The problem with crying wolf every week
Steve Mascord From all accounts, referees Shayne Hayne and Matt Cecchin and their touch judges Steve Carrall and Nick Beashall were the subject of intense and sustained abuse as the left AAMI Park at halftime in...
Rugby League
Storm captain denies sweet-talking referees
Steve Mascord Melbourne Storm and Australian captain Cameron Smith has denied 'playing' referees, but says some rivals do themselves no favours with their overly aggressive approach to match officials.
League
Elliott blasts referees after Storm loss
Steve Mascord Matthew Elliott became the latest coach to blast referees before admitting the Warriors would have to win 11 of their remaining 17 games to make the finals.
League
Hoffman makes it count as referees lose count
Steve Mascord There were allegations of a bungled tackle count as both sides questioned match officials after an epic Queensland derby.
'Get those referees in here to talk about their bulls--t errors': Ricky Stuart
Phil Lutton had a ringside seat for Ricky Stuart’s press conference as he machine-gunned referees Jason Robinson and Adam Gee following Parramatta’s 28-22 loss to the Titans
Sticky point: Stuart hits out at referees after loss to Gold Coast
Steve Mascord Eels coach Ricky Stuart claims rugby league is "going backwards" as a result of "unfair" and "bullshit" refereeing.
Furious Furner slams referees over non-calls
Jon Tuxworth Canberra chief executive Don Furner has launched a stinging attack on the refereeing in Sunday's loss to Newcastle, after whistle-blowers Brett Suttor and Gerard Sutton were dumped from officiating...
Referees' boss stands ground over policing of obstruction
Glenn Jackson Referees' boss Daniel Anderson has no intention of backing down from the ''black and white'' policing of obstruction in the face of increasing hostility, but says the NRL competition committee will...
Trial games thumbs up for referees
Michael Chammas REFEREES boss Daniel Anderson said NRL coaches were ''comfortable'' with the way the pre-season trials were officiated after the final coaches meeting before round one.
Referees under the pump to cut blunders
Daniel Lane The NRL's squad of referees needed to be exposed to stress and pressure at training on a daily basis if the number of errors was to be dramatically reduced, one of Australia's leading sports...
League
Referees' bosses Bill Harrigan and Stuart Raper dumped by NRL
Adrian Proszenko Bill Harrigan and Stuart Raper have been sacked as the NRL referees’ co-coaches.
Video referees dumped after Friday night blights
Michael Chammas Video referees Steve Clark and Paul Simpkins, the pair responsible for wrongly awarding Manly a try against the Cowboys last Friday night, have been dropped.
Roy Masters
Whistle-shy referees could affect finals results
Roy Masters It's a truth acknowledged by most rugby league fans that referees keep the whistle in their pockets at semi-final time.
Weekend talking points
Time to blow whistle on referees' bosses
Greg Prichard The ARL Commission has got to blow up the refereeing department at the end of the season and start again.
League
Obstruction of justice continues from referees
Russell Jackson Confusion over the NRL obstruction rule continued yesterday with referees' co-coach Stuart Raper admitting officials missed a shepherd by Brisbane's Corey Parker against Manly.
Bellamy speaks out about referees
Stathi Paxinos CRAIG Bellamy has added his voice to the chorus of concern about refereeing in the NRL with the Melbourne Storm coach saying the consistency of decisions must be improved.
League
Leave decision-making in the hands of referees
David Shillington REFEREES have a tough enough job as it is without players and coaches having another crack at them.
Furious Hasler takes aim at referees
Josh Rakic IT WASN'T just Des Hasler's players who made a statement last night in their dominant 26-10 win over the Knights but the Bulldogs coach himself, launching a scathing attack on the NRL's refereeing...
Are you for real? Gallen blue in the face after referees' calls
Chris Barrett A FURIOUS NSW captain Paul Gallen blasted State of Origin referees Matt Cecchin and Ben Cummins, telling them ''this is out of control'' as Queensland took a 1-0 series lead on the back of three...
Referees' boss Harrigan furious at Stuart's try concession claim
Brad Walter Referees' boss Bill Harrigan has denied telling NSW coach Ricky Stuart that Greg Inglis's match-winning try for Queensland in last night's State of Origin should not have been awarded.
