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Message: [QUOTE="LittleDavey, post: 3477352, member: 8255"] So much this!! It might only be an extra second, but that's all it takes for the attack to be on the back foot. Every. Single. Play. It's not just the Panthers either, but they're certainly one of the best at it. It's blatant. This is also another area where conscious or unconscious bias plays a part. For example, Penrith have the reputation for good line speed so they are likely to get the benefit of the doubt if they're up early. The Broncos are known for shit line speed, so if the Broncos are in their opponents' face they are likely to be called as offside. I don't even see how this can be controversial, the ref can only be looking in one direction at a time - they cannot possibly be watching the ruck as well as the 10m to either side of them. So there absolutely must be an element of subjectiveness in "inside the 10" calls where that bias will play a part. Leading to 6-agains etc etc etc. [/QUOTE]

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