So that helps prove that refs always favour Saints at home ...

At the end of the day, Catalan go high and mess about at the PTB, everyone knows they do, it shows in the amount of penalties they have conceded, Saints also do this, but they don't get penalised as much for it, Saints are talented and have the skill to win, they don't need to mess about at the PTB but they seem to do this.
In my own opinion of course. =].
Also, how did this thread go on to, Saints vs Leeds - whos best. Saints vs Wigan - whos best? :S

Another Saints fan that doesnt remotely read whats been posted so far...

I read what had been posted up to your post, to which I responded.

This thread was started about a particular team 'bending' the rules.

Another poster claimed that refs are 'nice' to a particular team – especially when that team is at home.

It was subsequently pointed out that a particular 'bending of the rules' was happening across the board. Which, unless, penalties were only applied to one team for such an offence, suggests that this 'bending of ye old world rules' is not limited to any one team.

Ergo, the title and main tenet of this thread is bølløcks.

Top teams get the 50/50 calls going in their favour, doesnt matter what the sport, what the ref, so yes, in context of the thread title, it is innacturate, Leeds should also be in there

As it happens I think for the most part Thaler had a good game, and wasnt giving calls in anyones favour (though I do think the forward pass call to deny cats was wrong)

My personal point was that at a stage where the game was still in reach of a Cats side who have shown the can make a big come back Thaler made two calls that were utterly incorrect and within a couple of minutes the game was over as a contest.

So in this case two, almost identical, bad calls turned the game from a contest to a whitewash.

I love all this anti-saints stuff. It just goes to show that you all still fear them.

When has that ever stopped them

Mintball supports Saints?

She continues to go up in my estimations...

They were both at best 50:50 - had they been given Catalans way, I wouldnt have complained too heartily. Does the benefit of doubt to the attacking team not come into this?

Saints were in possession, the ball rattled round and both times a player from each team was holding onto the ball, it seems logical to play on with the attacking team in possession in that situation.

Anyway, on the second one Carlaw knocked on, so it should have been a scrum to Saints anyway.

I don't agree. I think Thaler's interpretation was pretty much spot-on. I have to fault him on his communication though - he don't call who had the ball and there was also the panalty against Baile where Thaler had called "play on" and then he penalised Baile for a "second" tackle.
I don't think the decisions would have changed the match result, as I think Saints wanted it more than we did and our game plan was not the right one to beat Saints at KR.
What it does change is 3 penalties on the stats that allows tim791 to spout the kind of nonsence he does.

UTTER TOSH load of Bollax
Saints and Leeds have won more Honours together than Wigan Fact