
“It’s not that hard”: Robbo attacks Bunker after Roosters receive a “really clear” call.
The NRL Bunker has come under fire from Roosters coach Trent Robinson, who says the review official’s choices “haven’t been good enough.”
On home turf, the Tricolours lost to the Storm 18–12. Robinson and captain James Tedesco were both stunned by a particular try.
Robinson was seen getting upset during Fox League’s coverage after Melbourne back rower Eliesa Katoa received assistance from teammate Nelson Asofa-Solomona in getting over the line.
Robinson didn’t hold back when asked about the Bunker’s disregard for Asofa-Solomona’s pile-driver during the post-match press conference.
It’s really evident. He declared, “The rules are very clear.”
“The rules were announced at the end of the season, and if you assist a tackler with forward or stationary motion, it will either be stopped, or if it is in a scenario where a try is being scored, it will result in a penalty.
“It’s quite easy. He dashes in, gives his player some weight, and touches Michael Jennings. Did he give the play more substance? Indeed, he did. It’s not that difficult. It was rather evident.
Robinson also cited the game-winning try by Xavier Coates, saying two of his players were prevented from contesting the kick by a disruptor.
The final attempt by Coates was the same. Graham Annesley spoke to us for around seven or eight minutes about disruptors and kick competitions, Robinson added.
“Connor Watson was standing in a stance, staring at the ball. He merely stood there, neither moving or providing an escort.
“Reimis is free to go after the ball; however, he loses his balance and pushes Joey Manu in the back by going over the back.”
But you must attend the contest in order to get in touch with our athlete. That causes disruptions. It’s really evident.
“Those choices have been made far too frequently. From Round 2 onward, I made three or four decisions, starting with a try against Teddy on a disruptor when they went over the top and scored above him.
It hasn’t performed up to par. These were very easy options to make tonight.
Tedesco was obviously dissatisfied with the Bunker’s choices as well, and he brought up Annesley’s press conference on Monday afternoon, during which he goes over the decisions made over the weekend.
He stated, “We’ve had a lot of these from Round 2 where they’ll come back on Monday and say it wasn’t worth trying.”
Ashley Klein claimed he had no influence on the momentum, but I have little doubt they will return for a purpose.
Robinson then added another comment, sharpening his critique even further, asking, “Did he lean weight? Yes, he did, so there’s no chance of it; they’re making things too hard right now.
“With that one, there haven’t been too many of those because the guys are aware of the entry-only regulation. They’ve done a pretty good job of driving the game out of them.
The regulation in question has been in place for a while, but it wasn’t an accident—someone intentionally pushed in, realized what he was doing, and pulled out. Not even attempt.
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