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Message: [QUOTE="HarryAllan7, post: 3475966, member: 9372"] I've seen you use this argument before and I don't feel like this is what [USER=8423]@Sproj[/USER] or anyone who complains about the inconsistency in refereeing is implying. I don't think anyone believes that the NRL is a WWE-style completely manipulated and scripted affair, but objectively watching the games and denying that there is a systemic inconsistency in how the rules are applied and interpreted to different teams is equally ridiculous on the other end of the spectrum. It's not a criminal conspiracy, but there is very obviously subtle biases and factors which impact how the game is refereed. Such a huge portion of the officiating comes down to discretion and as you point out, referees are human... If a team has a reputation as being particularly slow to get off the ruck and in the referees meeting their point of emphasis for the week is cleaning and speeding up the ruck, then due to normal human factors, the referee is more likely to see / notice / penalise the team which in their mind has the reputation for being lacking in this particular area. That's one very simple example of a team being treated differently from another due to normal human factors and bias, and its an incontrovertible part of officiating in ANY sport. Deflecting comments about the poor and inconsistent standard of refereeing in the NRL (and it is very clearly BOTH) by framing it as a 'criminal conspiracy' is silly and unnecessary. [/QUOTE]

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