Strange that Ganson is involved in both. Incompetent doesn't come near to describing him. And now they've put him in charge of the referees. Only in Superleague!!!!!

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I think you're forgetting a decision in the 1968 Challenge Cup Final.

Mine are both Ian Smith in Saints derbies at the JJB


2004 - we knock on whilst attacking the line. Lockers inexplicably opts to pat the ball upwards into Ade Gardners' hands rather than diving on it. Ian Smith is too quick to the whistle and blows a knock on as Gardener is going the full length. There is probably worse than that, but you don't tend to remember the ones that go your way.

2005 - Terry Newton knocks out Lee Gilmour and breaks Sean Long's jaw but stays on the field. Meanwhile, they get two sin bins for minor infringements. Saints, minus Long, became the first side to finish top of the league and not make the final, losing to both grand finalists by 3 and 5 points in the play offs with a 17 year old Moore, then a 19 year old out of position Roby deputising at scrum half. I think Newton cost them both the final and the trophy to be honest, when really he should have been sent off well before he got to Long.

I was going to mention that too! Early 90s for Bradford Northern. Neil Summers (our stand off that day Vastman) seemed to drop the ball about 3m from the line yet the try was given. Completely bizarre.

Whitfield was capable of some bizarre reffing at times.

There was nothing wrong with it.

Russell Smith has still never been forgiven by wire fans for giving wigan an imaginary penalty on the hooter in the early 90s. Scores were tied at 6-6 and that point would've seen wire crowned champions that season. No wonder the little git went scurrying off to Australia.

1989 title decider at Naughton Park. Wigan looked the better side all first half, a couple of minutes before half time we throw the ball around, Mike O'Neill makes a half break for us and in contact just throws the ball forward. Darren Wright kicked it ahead and Offiah pounced for a try. Holdsworth must have decided Wigan had won enough, and to let somebody else win something so totally ignored it. It got us back in the game only trailing 10-12 at ht. We scored first second half and went on to be crowned champs. As an aside, in the same game I saw the greatest try I've ever seen live, Offiah's hat trick try where he left Mark Preston for dead and rounded Hampson in the corner. A bit better than how we've done this year. Not sure if we are allowed to post youtube links but you can see the Mike O'Neill touchdown pass here, around the 12 minute mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTayd_n_s_4

1989 title decider at Naughton Park. Wigan looked the better side all first half, a couple of minutes before half time we throw the ball around, Mike O'Neill makes a half break for us and in contact just throws the ball forward. Darren Wright kicked it ahead and Offiah pounced for a try. Holdsworth must have decided Wigan had won enough, and to let somebody else win something so totally ignored it. It got us back in the game only trailing 10-12 at ht. We scored first second half and went on to be crowned champs. As an aside, in the same game I saw the greatest try I've ever seen live, Offiah's hat trick try where he left Mark Preston for dead and rounded Hampson in the corner. A bit better than how we've done this year. Not sure if we are allowed to post youtube links but you can see the Mike O'Neill touchdown pass here, around the 12 minute mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTayd_n_s_4

HKR v Queensland 1983. Queensland were playing dirty all first half so after being tackled, Mark Broadhurst stood up and just floored the player at marker. Robin Whitfiield just gave a penalty and the Queensland player had to be helped off iirc. Hull KR went on to inflict Queensland's only defeat of their tour. The hit in today's game would result in a minimum 5 game ban.

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I liked the way Whitfield gestures to the player to get up when he’s clearly been knocked out

I wasn't there - twenty odd years before I was born, but my Grandad went to the 1953 Challenge Cup Final and he always swore blind that Peter Ramsden's first try was a double movement. He still won the Lance Todd though! Here's the try - about 25 seconds in. I think his momentum carries him over, but my Grandad didn't have the benefit of the big screen replay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWk_elHkLC4

I wasn't there - twenty odd years before I was born, but my Grandad went to the 1953 Challenge Cup Final and he always swore blind that Peter Ramsden's first try was a double movement. He still won the Lance Todd though! Here's the try - about 25 seconds in. I think his momentum carries him over, but my Grandad didn't have the benefit of the big screen replay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWk_elHkLC4