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Aug 17, 2010 · 1999 Earns the eternal ire of Dragons fans with role in awarding eight-point try to Storm winger Craig Smith in the grand final. 2000 Queensland forward Gorden Tallis sent off in Origin I for ...
- 1999 NRL Grand Final – Melbourne Storm Awarded A Penalty Try
- 1990 AFL Grand Final – Quarter Time Brawl
- 1963 Grand Final – Referee Accused of Placing A Bet
- 2006 AFL Grand Final – West Coast Eagles Players Allegedly on Stimulants
- 1978 NRL Grand Final – Manly Scores A Try on Seventh Tackle
- 1989 AFL Grand Final – Brereton Taken Out Early
What Happened: The St George Illawarra Dragons looked as though they had the Grand Final won when they skipped away to a 14-0 half-time lead, but they did not take advantage of their second half opportunities and they let the Melbourne Storm back into the game. The Storm trailed by four points with just three minutes left to play when Jamie Ainscou...
What Happened: At the end of the first quarter a massive brawl started between players and officials from both Collingwood and Essendon that required police intervention to break up. The most memorable exchanged involved Essendon doorman John Synan wrestling on the ground with Collingwood team manager Eddie Hillgrove. The Conspiracy: It has always ...
What Happened: The 1963 Grand Final between St George and Wests was made famous by the Gladiators embrace between opposing captains Norm Provan and Arthur Summons, but the embrace was not the incredible act of sportsmanship that it appears Summons was actually taking the opportunity to call Provan a cheat due to a couple of questions refereeing dec...
What Happened: The West Coast Eagles bounce back from their defeat at the hands of the Sydney Swans 12 months earlier to take out the 2006 AFL Grand Final in another absolute thriller. The Conspiracy: Former West Coast Eagles player Daniel Chick claimed earlier this week that there was excessive prescription drug use by Eagles players during their ...
What Happened: The Cronulla Sharks were denied their maiden premiership in the 1978 NSWRL Grand Final Replay when the Manly Sea-Eagles scored a try on the seventh tackle. The Conspiracy: Manly received a great deal of assistance from referee Greg Hartley throughout the finals series and he allowed the Sea-Eagles to score tries on the seventh tackle...
What Happened: Hawthorn star Dermott Brereton was viciously attacked at the opening bounce of the 1989 VFL Grand Final and he played the rest of the game with two broken ribs and a ruptured kidney. Hawthorn were still able to win the Premiership in arguably the most memorable Grand Final in the history of the AFL. The Conspiracy: Geelong coach Malc...
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Jun 24, 2021 · It’s Bill Harrigan’s fault the NRL is in the mess that it is. Not really, but hear me out…. Harrigan is probably rugby league’s best known referee. Greg Hartley and Barry Gommersall would ...
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May 27, 2012 · Hartley meanwhile praised Harrigan's confidence but then warned: "Things are either black or white with Billy . . . there's no grey areas. For him to admit he is wrong . . . I think it has only ...
The NRL, to the best of my knowledge, is the only rugby league competition in the world with benefit of the doubt. In fact, common sense indicates that the decision should be based on balance of ...
May 30, 2012 · The final frustration for the referees was how Harrigan has managed to justify Inglis's try, ruling it the result of a "rebound". Harrigan insisted the decision was correct when he met Gallop for ...
May 26, 2021 · Legendary referee Bill “Hollywood” Harrigan, who controlled a record 10 first grade grand finals, has provocatively called for all tackles to be completed beneath the nipple line of NRL players.
