Bobby has already signed for them.

Isa seems to have a bad game every week, like Clubb did, like Burgess (both) but for some reason they are un-droppable. Sean O'Loughlin towards the end had quite a few bad games, Handling errors and high tackles and it was clear he was slowing down but with Lockers, you knew damn well he wouldn't have a bad game the week after and he had more than earn't the right to have the odd bad game. Powell to me is different though. He infuriates me to watch but it might not be entirely his fault. There was a season under Lam (can't remember which) and he decided to throw his usual game out of the window. He was scooting, he was charging at the line and he was throwing long passes and he was brilliant. That's what infuriates me, he has it in his locker so why doesn't he play like that all the time? He get's it from dummy half and throws a 5 yard pass and that's him done in terms of attacking. It can't be the coach (can it?) surely because O'Neill was the polar opposite when he got a run and was exciting to watch, now Partington has took his place in the side who can't make a yard. Saints have had the best 2 hookers in Super League since it's inception and both of them play the way they want. Cunningham and Roby both brilliant in their own way. Roby for me is much better than Cunningham was, not to say Cunningham wasn't good because he was outstanding in his own right but Roby, even now strikes fear into the opposition defence and will tackle you for 80 mins. Just let the shackles off Powell and make him play like a hooker should play, there needs to be some invention in the opposition 20. Other sides must know as soon as he gets the ball a flat pass is going either to the left or the right and Farrell or Bateman will be running onto it. Mix it up a bit.

Anybody with any Knowledge of RL will be querying that decision, its unbelievable that 2 SL officials thought that was a try, even as a fan who's team benefited from it, its disturbing to see, between officiating and the Disciplinary, they're ruining our game.

The 'late' hit on Oledzki was another, absolutely bonkers decision, the Wigan player barley grazed him with his hand.

Games fu*ked if something dosnt change quickly

Yellow cards for pushing each other in the game last night as well.

In terms of officiating the season can’t end soon enough. It’s been the worst I’ve ever seen and they need a sit down with people around the game and a reset in time for 2023.

Add to that the "tip" tackle by French!!

It'll be interesting to see the referees appointments for next weekend?

I've heard the growing rumour about Thompson too and like yourself for me the lack of any quality centres (Halsall hopefully longer term) is quite stark and needs addressing with some urgency.
Maybe if the Thompson one is true Mago or Ellis may be returning home after the current season?

Yes.

Worse than Grace’s 'Try' against Leeds?

I didn’t think so

2 wrongs dont make a right,if it is wrong it is wrong.

It’s much better officiating in the NRL but Christ Wests have been badly done to today. Absolutely horrific decision by the bunker after a captains challenge that took place when there was no stoppage.

He escorted him off the ball so was a penalty all day. The captain has 10 seconds to challenge a decision regardless.

Not a chance. He wasn’t even looking behind him, he was running towards the ball. How can you challenge when it’s in play?

You literally cannot challenge something that hasn’t been called. Otherwise players could challenge at every play-the-ball, something the NRL have been adamant all season cannot be done.

That’s how most escorts tend to work via a touch of deceit. It was a penalty as I saw it however I didn’t realise that the referee hadn’t actually blown for anything so on that aspect of it your right… unless he got the nod from the bunker!

Some absolute shockers atm. Never an obstruction in the Wests game and yesterday Huddersfield were robbed of a penalty in the last minute (Catalans drop goal attempt off the post - Fages picks up and is tackled by offside players in front of the kicker).

Nothing will change until
1 - fans stop blindly agreeing with decisions when they go for their team, or against a rival. If it's wrong, then call it out as wrong.

2 - the owners of the clubs come out and say something publicly. The TMO decision on Thursday was absolutely atrocious, but nothing has been said by the club. It doesn't help anything. Call it/them out for it, go to town and put them in their place.

I've said it a million times, McManus was right with what he did after the CC Final. Sadly he was pillared by opposition fans, who simply didn't care, as it was an easy shot to the take at Saints.