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I suppose there is that skillset, at worst its cheating, more likely its seen as pushing the envelope, the e at tpotb the cats got away with in this game was diabolical, but it is clearly coached and practiced.

On the other hand, it all expends energy, I think that was evident in the second half when the cats, still rolling about in a pile were less effective, and looked a bit gassed at times.

Just talking about tpotb, with ball in hand I kinda feel Wakey have a different approach that conserves energy in that they don't roll about on the floor trying to make it appear they are trying to get up, unless the set has momentum.

So they don't get their milked penalties, but instead save effort for later in the game.....its a slow burn but allows them to maintain consistent performance for longer.

I'm not saying they do that every game but against the cats it was one of the few tactics available to them likely to impact on the outcome, they're a big skillful bunch les cats so a game plan targeting a possible weakness is essential prep.......[itips hat to Chester[/i

wotsupcas I agree with most of what you say. However as far as the David Taylor incident he looked square to me and still does each time I watch it. It was a darn good tackle with quick reactions as far as I'm concerned, even in red, white and blue tinted glasses.

I agree - he was square and just reacted more quickly; deceptive for a big lad.

Taylor may have been square but the second marker was stood alongside him. BJB could go right to milk the penalty that never comes to Wakefield or left into Taylor who was on him before he collected the ball. I am sure we would have been penalised if the roles were reversed.



The other thing becoming more prevalent is being penalised when players dummy the play the ball which I understood to also be an offence.



Definitely time for 2 referees as the current shower are incapable of officiating to a sufficiently high standard on their own and I'm absolutely sure it is time to scrap the video ref entirely.

Sorry I disagree. Penalty 99 times out of 100. If we had done it penalty definitely. Stupid penalties are only stupid if they get given and that is the problem....other teams commit stupid offences against us that are not given. Taylor was pulled for a ridiculous offside in the second half and then did exactly the same from the tap....not given.. Stupid , but not given.

I guess the fact that we see things differently illustrates the difficulty of refereeing a game with consistency - although they are paid to do it, so you'd hope at least for a more uniform interpretation of the rules.



I've been saying for several years that the game has got away from referees - coaches have become so adept at twisting and bending the rules, particularly around the ruck, that the sport is becoming painful to watch at times; when the contest is based on who can slow down the ruck or milk penalties, you know there's something up.



I would suggest, as I do every year, that the RFL, referees and coaches need to get together over the off-season to thrash out exactly how these crucial elements of the game will be refereed; make it very clear to coaches what is, and isn't, acceptable, then penalise the bejesus out of teams at the start of the season until they get the message. Back to back penalties and the odd sin-binning would educate them very quickly.

I agree with your sentiment here. I would like the same BUT with so much money at stake and the desperation not to be in the middle 8's I feel that coaches and players will always try to find ways to get an advantage, legal or otherwise. Managers want to keep their jobs, chairmen want to keep crowds coming, fans want their team near the top etc. etc. I'm not sure how we get rid of it. Certainly your ideas would be a start.