Chief government of the Warriors’ main sponsor One NZ has damaged his silence after it was revealed the NRL would assessment his extraordinary claims towards referees.
Jason Paris accused referees of “cheating of the highest order” following the Warriors’ 18-6 loss to the Panthers in Magic Round.
Two New Zealand gamers had been despatched to the sin bin and debutant Demitric Sifakula’s hanging motion on Nathan Cleary was essentially the most contentious determination of the sport.
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“Are you kidding me? How biased are the @NRL bunker and referees against the @NZWarriors? Have they got money on them to lose? It’s like we are permanently against 14 on the field and they want us to play with 12,” Paris wrote in a tweet.
“Imagine how the team feel – three games in 11 days and then this rubbish. Cheating of the highest order,” Paris additionally replied to a person’s tweet.
An NRL spokesman confirmed to The Daily Telegraph on Sunday that the league is “aware” of the feedback and would “review them closely”.
Now Paris has spoken out after his claims had been met with heavy criticism, praising NRL referees and withdrawing his preliminary stance.
“A bit of interest in my support for the mighty @NZWarriors Just to clear things up – I do not think the @NRL referees are cheating,” he tweeted.
“They come to work everyday to do their best job for the game. My comments were made in the heat of the moment as a passionate fan.”
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However, Paris went on to disclose he nonetheless believes there may be an “unconscious bias” towards the Warriors placing his staff at a “disadvantage”.
“However, I do believe that there is unconscious bias happening every week against the Warriors & it needs to be addressed,” he wrote.
“All we want is consistency, but we are not getting it. Take opinions out of it & analyse the video footage from past games & compare our decisions vrs other teams.
“I think it will find that we are being disadvantaged – then we can work out why & take steps to fix it.
“We will always back our team.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au