Fans of the Dolphins had an insult added to an injury, with their loss against brisbane broncos aggravated by a shocking failure by the officials of the Suncorp Stadium.
The Broncos fired to record the dolphins at a dreaded 0-4 of the year in a 20-12 victory at the Suncorp stadium.
And he came after the dolphins were left in shock after a controversial call when the broncos winger Selwyn Cobbo was stuck in play despite his appeared out of the limits.
The sensational series of play saw the broncos winger stop a dolphins 40/20 attempt, striking the ball in order to reece Walsh.
However, the reruns have shown that Cobbo had their foot on the sidelines when he contacted the ball.
The tactile judge was right next to the game, but did not raise his flag, allowing the game to continue.
Fans of the dolphins were furious when the touch judge did not see Selwyn Cobbo setting foot on the touch while hitting the ball on the ground
To add the insult to the injury, the Broncos Center Kotoni Staggs would continue to mark a decisive test at the other end of the field
Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf focuses more on defensive failures on his side that referee’s errors
A few minutes later, the broncos center of Brisbane, Kotoni Staggs, scored at the other end, leaving the coach of the dolphins Kristian Woolf frustrated but composed.
“I missed it live,” said Woolf.
“But when this kind of thing happens, they make a difference.”
Fans hid the touch judge for missing the flagrant howler.
“How does the touch miss this FFS!” He looks at him directly, “a fan has smoked.
Another asked, “Why do we even have affected judges?”
“This should clearly be called by the bunker and the reference and once again the referees have destroyed it again,” said another angry supporter.
“Stevie Wonder could have seen his foot on the line,” joked another.
Dolphins are hunting to sign the virile playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans for next season
Cherry-Evans was a junior of Redcliffe and could entertain the idea of a return home as a career final
However, Woolf refused to use the decision as an excuse for loss.
“What disappointed me was that when the match entered its cycles, we tended to be the one that made the mistake first and supported it with some poor things defensively,” he said.
The victory leaves the dolphins without victory after four laps, while the Broncos improved at 3-1 during the LNR season.
The pressure continues to get on the dolphins to find answers before their season moved away.
Meanwhile, Woolf refused to buy speculation, the club hunts the precious signature of Daly Cherry -Evans – a junior from Redcliffe – after half of the chestnuts announced that he would not be in Manly next season.
Dolphins are one of the many clubs interested in signing the veteran playmaker, but Woolf was no longer commenting after the defeat against broncos.
“We have to worry about how we are going to get a victory next week, not what could happen next year,” he said.
“I made a lot of comments on this subject, I no longer need to comment and what has not changed is that there have been no discussions.
“So we worry about this evening and we worry about how we are going to improve next week.”