Queensland coach Billy Slater refused to criticise the officiating of Ashley Klein after he sin-binned QLDmaroons backrower Felise Kaufusi at a critical stage in State of Origin II on Sunday. Origin 7NEWS
But Klein showed he was willing to send infringing players to the sin bin when Kaufusi was dismissed for a 10-minute spell late in the first half.While the Maroons battled when reduced to 12 men, the Blues’ period of numerical advantage began to tell late on with“Fatigue plays a part in the game and when you’re down to 12 men you are a lot more fatigued,” Slater said.
Referee Ashley Klein sends Felise Kaufusi of the Maroons to the sin bin during game two of the State of Origin series between New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons.Speaking on Channel 7’s Sunrise, Tate also declared his belief that Klein officiated Origin II differently from game one. Klein had penalised the Maroons for a quartet of infringements late in the first half when NSW were camped on Queensland’s line.Skipper Daly Cherry-Evans twice handed NSW fresh sets of six, while hooker Harry Grant gifted one to the Blues with an attempt to slow down the ruck.
Former NSW coach Phil Gould took issue with Klein’s decision in commentary for the Nine Network, claiming the Maroons deserved a team warning before being reduced to 12. “All those six agains he gave to get them into sin bin territory, you’d need a magnifying glass to work out exactly what had gone wrong or why it needed to be penalised.
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