KNIGHTS COACH CALLS OUT 'BIZARRE' REFEREEING CALLS. PLANS TO QUIZ THE NRL
0Knights coach calls out 'bizarre' refereeing calls. plans to quiz the NRL
FShareTTweetBEmail Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien says the referees have made 'bizarre' decisions in recent weeks and indicated that he had an ever growing list of issues to take to the NRL. The Knights mentor said he'd add to the list after the Knights' 21 16 loss to the Dragons in Wollongong on Sunday night. in which the visitors' hopes of victory were dashed by an off side non call in the 78th minute. After Dragons centre Zac Lomax slotted a field goal to hand his side a 17 16 lead. Knights five eighth Jake Clifford opted for a short kick off. READ MORE: Joey shoots down shock Kalyn Ponga report READ MORE: Warriors burned by bizarre Bunker decision during loss And although Dragons back rower Jaydn Su'A caught the ball in an off side position off a Lomax fumble. a penalty wasn't awarded. Instead. play kept rolling as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened. before the Dragons put the result beyond doubt through a Mathew Feagai try later in the set. If a penalty had been awarded to the Knights. they could have snatched the lead at the death through a try or penalty goal. or levelled the scores with a field goal of their own. O'Brien suggested he was stunned at the off side non call but said he was also confused about other refereeing decisions in the sixth round match. which he plans on addressing in a meeting with officials this week. Stream the NRL premiership 2022 live and free on 9Now. 'Ridiculous' Lomax antics slammed by icon 'I don't want to be that coach.' O'Brien said in his post match press conference. 'We had some guys have an off day. I reckon there were some other people that had an off day today. 'More scenarios than (the off side non call). 'Anyway. I'll take that up during the week. I'm getting sick of taking it up (with the NRL).' Rugby league Immortal and Knights consultant Andrew Johns was staggered by the off side non call. 'Are you serious?' Johns said on Nine's coverage. 'What is the touch judge doing?' O'Brien's men conceded three ruck infringements to the hosts' zero and two inside the 10 calls to St George Illawarra's nought. Newcastle also failed to gain a single set restart. NRL Highlights: The Dragons beat the knights in an unreal finish Round 6 'I'm trying to get some clarity. I've scheduled a meeting next week with (the NRL).' O'Brien said. 'I have left it alone for the first five rounds but there are inconsistencies that keep happening in the game... I need some clarity on it and tonight I'll add more. I'll have to add to that list that I need to go through. 'There's some bizarre stuff.' The Knights are floundering in 11th on the ladder with just two wins from six games. And a four match losing streak is likely to become a six game skid. as clashes with title contenders Parramatta and Melbourne lie ahead. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports. subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!
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