Warriors players gather behind their line to watch another try being converted. Photo / Cameron Spencer, Getty Images, File
EDITORIAL
Warriors fans might well be right: It’s plausible that NRL referees unconsciously favour Aussie teams playing against the sole Kiwi side in the competition.
It certainly feels that way – it’s not so much that 50/50 calls go against the team from Mt Smart, it’s the steady flow of
nine-times-out-of-10 calls that raises the eyebrows.
Don’t expect anything to change in a hurry. Jason Paris’ impassioned and possibly foolhardy declaration of “cheating” last weekend had defamation lawyers on both sides of the Tasman tuning in. It’s possible the One NZ CEO knew Warriors boss Cam George planned a trip to Sydney with a dossier of bad calls to discuss with NRL bosses, and wanted to lend voluble support to the mission.
