So it appears that the "neutrals" are in agreement the ref won the game for St Helens.

The "neutrals" that would have loaned out their wives, girlfriends, mothers, daughters and even the family pet for a Saints defeat.
Grow up, Salford were not disgraced they were beaten by the better side.

I think most are saying that it ruined any chance of the game being more closely contested, rather than change the result. I think Saints would have still won if those calls had gone the way they should have, but I'm betting it would have been a whole lot closer.

Dear me. It quite clearly was obstruction and the correct call.

I honestly can’t believe the stick that Kendall is getting. He got a couple of calls wrong- surely that happens every game. To suggest he was biased is ridiculous. Calls went both ways.
Something to give those of you moaning a bit of food for thought. The calls most are moaning about are mostly ones where players were attempting to cheat. So who really should you be having a go at? The ref- or those cheats?

You must have watched a different game...

I'm mostly having a go at the St Helens club whose disgraceful conduct the past couple of months deserves to be highlighted more than this Grand Final win.

Saints lose at Wembley. Not the refs fault.

Saints win at old Trafford. Was the refs fault.

Thankfully, unlike the jealous Wigan and Warrington fans, the Salford fans have shown their class being gracious in defeat.

Surely that is why there is a ref on the field - to ensure that both sides adhere to the rules and to do their best to sort out any "cheating".
Although there were some poor calls both ways, there were a couple at critical moments which caused a momentum shift back in Saints favour.

Saints were deserving winners and have been the best side all season, apart from resting half their squad (twice) against London.
Ashworth for Saints was a very lucky boy to stay on the field. A high shot followed with a deliberate "head butt" should have seen him off the field for 10 minutes, something which Kendall interpreted as a "natural coming together of heads", which is most definitely was not.

The majority of this thread is embarrassing. I agree Kendall didn’t have his best game but was he the reason why Saints won the game? Absolutely not, Saints were by far the best side on the night and have deservedly won the title after another excellent year. Salford have had a great year and gave it a good shot last night. I don’t understand why it’s so hard for rugby league fans to just leave it at that and accept that St Helens are deserved champions.

I also find the amount of abuse Kendall is getting quite staggering when you look at how Rob Hicks was defended after making far worse calls in the Cup Final. To summarise, the anti Saints drivel on this forum is pathetic and some people need to grow up. And no, I’m not a Saints fan either.

The Hicks abuse came from the top of the St Helens club. It wasn't more widespread than that because he had a pretty good game at Wembley. Kendall's performance last night was rather worse, unfortunately. He shouldn't be getting abuse for it because it wasn't premeditated but the St Helens club is rightly being ridiculed for its hypocrisy - and they should continue to be held accountable for their actions after the cup final.

Saints have always been a club most fans, pie eaters apart, seemed to have quite a bit of time for. If there is antipathy towards them right now it's not because they are the champions, it's because of the way they have conducted themselves the past two months.

I think you will find that no one at Saints abused Hicks, the only people to abuse Hicks and his family were from Warrington.

No death threats from Saints, so you need to re-prioritize what is really abuse.

I see there has been no action against Warrington this year for their continuing trend of violent behaviour

Pitch Brawls
Riots in the stands
Bricks thrown at coaches
Death threats


This faux bitterness is a massive deflection from fans of a club that have been let off by the RFL for some of the most reprehensible behaviour there has been in the last few years of SL.

This patterns follows an off-field altercation with Wigan players during last years final at half time.

How about taking the plank out your own eye before finding the splinter in ours.