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I looked at it the next day and thought, 'Crikey! How angry is this!' I decided that it was bit over the top and was missing the point that we still had a great year. Sure, I still reckon that Saints won 60 minutes of the match and the ref won the final 20. Nevertheless, I decided to have the letter pulled down. I have since received a number of emails wanting to know why I took it off and asking for another look at the letter. So here it is, a letter to the NRL. Shots fired in anger. |
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This is the worst day of my life! At half time we were 14 nil up and super confident. Melb got back in the match, I can accept that. They are a good team, they deserve to come back. But I can't accept a Melb try off a forward pass. No vid ref for that forward pass! The Saints try copped heaps of scrutiny early in the 2nd half when they scored. Then there was the bloody penalty try! This decision is an out of the ordinary. Why did Whittacker insist on Harrigan being the ref. Why were the StGeorge - Illawarra team reluctant to accept their losers medals? (as just heard shortly after the match). Why are the new League so keen on Melbourne? We are shattered here. We can't understand why the National Rugby League endorses such match fixing. Sue me if you like you bastards. But you robbed us ... I saw it coming but I didnt pick up on on it. Saints are still the best. Melbourne are merely an NRL lackey. This is from someone who fully accepted the Manly win in 96. Even though Ref Manson stuffed up I still reckoned that the much hated Manly deserved to win. But this is about 1999 and I reckon Melb will know well that they made a comeback thanks to the crap administration and shocking politics of the modern rugby league. It is clear that you had the perfect Grand Final. The Merger vs the Franchise. But you got greedy didn't you? The nod was given to the ref to favour Melbourne in the 2nd half if given the opportunity. I've played against good cheats in the past. But today, the 3 card trick was there for all to see. You must think everyone is stupid. You silly arseholes! You've just lost about a million RL supporters worldwide. My son wants play soccer now. My 2nd son wants to give hockey a go. Heck, stop counting the dollars and think about the spirit! -Steve. |