Kudos to Ian Henderson, Laurent Frayssinous & David Waite for the post-match interviews - Would have been very easy for them to feel extremely hard done by.

just look on every board and see if your opinion fits, usually the majority are correct.

Atrocious refereeing display, what little chance the tired Catalan side had was spoilt by Silverwood and co

we had a try disallowed last week, a try that would have probably won us the game..no qualms,it was a correct call.
tonight i see the same thing happen twice by a saints player and yet it's allowed!

consistency!!

Crowds are going down because the product on offer is getting worse.

It's always been that way to my knowledge, games can be ruined by poor reffing, always have. Only difference between watching a game now and in the 80's is the amount of HD camera angles and scrutiny the refs are under. I'd be surprised if the refs have much to do with the crowds imo, but hey what do I know.

Not that's an excuse because Silverwood was garbage.

Catalans only got past Leeds because of two dreadful refereeing decisions giving them tries that shouldn't have been allowed but no fuss was made because they were the underdogs. Too many important games are being decided by the sort of weak, poor or lopsided refereeing performances that full time officials and video technology were supposed to eliminate. It's embarrassing.

I counted 5 calls that went against Catalans in the first 15 minutes of the match. Not even 50-50 calls, absolute objective clear-cut decisions that required no interpretation at all. Stopped caring too much after that. You know it's come to something when even Stuart Cummins admits on more than one occasion that the referee has been biased in favor of one team.
Which decisions were these?

The Zeb Taia try was either a knock on or a double movement - he came down with the ball in his right hand and his left hand on the g ground in the in goal, then his right hand appeared empty (because he'd lost the ball) and he dragged it forward with his left hand to ground it. Watch it again and it's clear there is no possible way he legitimately scored a try.

The second one is the decisive try where half the Dragons defensive line was two yards ahead of the ref at the play the ball - it was irresponsible to not ask to check for onside.

Oh right, you mean the decisions that were categorically proved to be correct via numerous replays, as opposed to the decisions against Catalans tonight that were categorically proved to be wrong?

Well said Headhunter

Watch that Zeb Taia try again and you tell me how it's physically possible for him to have scored a legal try. Just because everybody agreed with a wrong decision doesn't make it right, categorically or otherwise.

I know it's been said a thousand times already on this thread (honest), but it bears repetition. Well done Saints on reaching the GF with several key pivot players out.

I know this can't ever compare to being a bit tired (did sky mention Catalans had played more games?)

Also, heaven forbid you might tie in the supposed "negative" (for saints, for Leeds translate as "big game rugby", for Wigan as "relentless" etc) with how saints are being forced to play in the circumstances with the personnel available.

Poor Catalans finding it tiring to reach a grand final from 7th, it's nasty saints fault for finishing top.

Eh?

Anyway, back on topic - Silverwood was that bad he nearly forced me to turn over to watch Wendyball. I had a kip instead.