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Manly Sea Eagles boss Des Hasler faces potential consequences following referee comments

Rugby league referees are constantly under scrutiny for the way they officiate games.

But, in the aftermath of Manly Sea Eagles’ loss to Parramatta Eels, Manly boss Des Hasler launched a tirade against the referees, calling out a number of incidents from the game.

Hasler believed those incidents led to his side failing to take home the two points and now NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has confirmed he is reviewing those comments.

“His comments are under review, so I won’t talk specifically about his comments, but I will talk generally,” Abdo said.

“Everyone needs to take a bit of a breath and show respect for what is a very difficult job.

“I think we all need to move towards being more respectful and more professional generally.

“Respect for match officials and referees is important, not just at the NRL level … we all have a job to do to recognise, respect and acknowledge the difficult job the match officials do. They do a good job.

“They make mistakes from time to time, that’s normal. It’s a professional sport, there are a lot of 50/50 calls that could go either way.

“Our fans are passionate, there will always be debate in any sport, but this concept of thinking referees are deliberately making mistakes or not heavily scrutinised following the match on an independent basis, is not true.”

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