Just watched another dispicable decision, this refs call is ruining the game.

And I turned on to watch a rugby game not a referee whistle test.

Turning this game of got better things to do.

Terrible start from Hicks, penalties left right and centre for nothing

What's it now 8 in 14 minutes about two of those were penalties. Low point for the game this might as well be touch rugby.

Just about to post the same.
2 great attacking teams not given the time to get into the game.
All the tries on the back of the penalties. What is Hicks thinking?!
Some very soft penalties.

You not turned it off yet

Hicks is a total tool.

This is shameful for super league refs, watching the nrl game this morning and now this you see the difference in refereeing, very few wrong decisions down under and not many penelties, they tend to let the game run, its faster and more exciting. Hicks is just slowing this game down so much.

This performance by Hicks is one of the worst i have witnessed for consistency. I can't bear to watch the game anymore. Pathetic.

But Terry said they were all penalties

What if the players stopped trying to bend the rules and cut out the holding down/laying on/hands in the tackles/high shots/facials etc?

Excellent performance by Hicks, and ironically it was exactly because THE PLAYERS were deliberately trying to slow the game down that he blew most of the earlier penalties. Every one was justified, and unless you take the view that every team should be allowed a number of free shots, you have to agree the pens were right.

Players see how far they can go with refs. They try to get away with stuff and play to the limits. All that happened was they didn't think Hicks would stick to his guns and so stupidly continued infringing. Blame them.

But that's the most infuriating thing, they weren't. As soon as a Salford player was tackled for instance and went to ground, Hicks blew for interference? If the Salford player was struggling to get up with the Wire players deliberately pushing down on him then I'd agree. But not as soon as the Salford players hits the ground.

There was a similar incident in the first half when Hicks blew interference for Wires favour - three Salford players tackled a Wire player. After the tackle was completed one of the Salford players out of no fault of his own could not move out of he way as a Wire tried to play the ball. He did not deliberately try to interfere.

Hicks was consistent - consistently crap. The refs think they are trying to clean up the play the ball but in actual fact they are doing the opposite.

Watching the manley-Canterbury game this morning it was easy to see the difference in ref quality. While hicks blew every time someone spilled the ball for a knock on, the Aussie ref actually let the game go if it was turned over and actually realised that it goes backwards sometimes, just made the game faster and flow more, it ultimately just made it more exciting. And that game this morning wasn't even the best.

Despite all the whistling not once for "travelling" from the play the ball. Very noticeable last night I thought.