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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3036425, member: 1899"] I didn't think it should have gone that far. The referees completely made up a six again call and if ever the conspiracy theorists had any weight for a tight finish, that was it. It reminded me a lot of the phantom penalty Greg Bird received in Game II 2014 that Hodkinson happened to score off of but I digress. I'm leaning towards it being the right call but it would have been interesting to see if Ashley Klein would have had the same opinion as Grant Atkins. Over the years I believe Ashley has had an over-active imagination and his ability to manufacture intent has been incredibily curious. Never the less, I believe people accusing Darius Boyd of taking a dive are also using some creative license. If you see the replay, Darius actually reads the Keary play very early on which is why he pushes hard from the inside. He did exactly what a defensive player should do in that situation. However, Warea-Hargreaves happens to push forward and you can see Boyd bracing as you would if you had somebody with a 193cm and 108kg frame charging at you. Jared had to realise in that situation that he had to run at the inside shoulder of any opponent but Warea didn't make any attempt other than to hit the outside shoulder. Whatever benefit of the doubt had to be eradicated from that point on. Did you see it the same way or is that just my Maroon and Gold glasses getting in the way? I actually think it's a good lesson for Darius. That his defence which he built his performance on against Manly was rewarded and ensured the Broncos won the game. I made mention of it with Ben Hunt, but if a player can fix one aspect of their game, it's amazing how everything else just seems to fall into place. [/QUOTE]

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