REFEREE'S STORIES FROM THE BIFF ERA.
REF'S CALL - Is all about stories from or involving
the 'Whistleblowers' from the Biff Era.
It is a fun thing as many of the 'Men in Charge' were characters,
celebrities or as this old front rower of absolutely no repute considered
them an unnecessary evil to spoil all our fun.
Longer stories will be linked out to a separate page.. See
Refs Call No#
From former Referee Laurie Bruyers as told to Tony Lewis of www.kellyskids.info
- sent to the biff July 07
I (Laurie Bruyers) was at Phillip st one Monday night waiting outside the judiciary and Noel Kelly ( who had been sent off that weekend) came walking along the corridor with his arm in a sling. It was the best looking sling I had ever seen. It must have been put on by a doctor it looked so good. I said to Noel what's happen to your arm. He smiled and said " nothing but those blokes in there don't know that." Noel received a caution.
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I never wore a mouthguard... hated them... too uncomfortable
and, besides, you couldn't abuse the referee.
Cliff Watson
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Referee Keith Page just tapped Satts
on the shoulder and as the front rower peeled away from the scrum
he said to him, "I don't know if it was you or not but you
are off. Someone has got to go, I think he is dead", indicating
the prone body still on the back of the backrowers.
Refs Call No1:
Story about Test hard man Jim Morgan by ex First Grade and International
Referee Laurie Bruyeres
As told to Tony Lewis.
Refs Call No2 :
How things can come back to haunt you (1979) Player involved Reg
Nolte playing for Narooma Reserve Grade in Group 16 Far South Coast
of NSW
So the whistle went and the finger pointed to the sheds
- even more laughter as Jim
Mills turned to walk off, continuing to chuckle
to himself. Referee Billy Thompson couldn't
stand it any more and had to ask what was so funny. Jim
turned and pointed to billy's hair. "where did you get
that f@x@in' rug" was all he said before turning to leave
the field for yet another early bath, and leaving the
remaining members of both sides in fits.
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Jim Mills
to Referee Ronnie Campbell,"have u got
any idea of the bus timetables back to Widnes,"
referee Campbell had got a lift to the game with Jim ( a distance of app 120miles) but was about to march Jim for continual foul play
Refs Call No3 :
(10/06/06) - Noel Kelly, George Piggens, Peter Dimond and Ref Laurie
Bruyeres as told by Roy Masters
"As we ran onto the field I said to Dickie; "I think we're
going to be having an early shower today if we're not careful. What
are we going to do about this?" Noel
Kelly (Wests) to opposing Hooker Dick Wilson
of Balmain after reading in the papers that a blitz was going to
occur on repeated scrum infringements - both were marched early
in the game.
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English Referees, I don't want to talk about them, I haven't
found a good one yet Ray
Price
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I got marched a lot I suppose but I never lost any sleep
over it. - Noel Kelly
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The funniest thing was that I Reported to RFL headquarters
that I had sent 2 players both from Cardiff off for fighting
with each other!!!! - The Referee in John Bevans
testimonial match between Warrington and Cardiff
involving Mike
Nicholas and Chris Seldon
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"(Referee) Manson's called out Coyne, Holmes and Strasser
for Valleys. And McKay, Wharton and Evans for Norths."
"If Manson sends one, he could send ten." TV Commentator
at the 1990
Brisbane grand final - Valleys v Norths
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"why thats my first offence" Bill
Ashurst to ref after being sent off for stiff arming
Stan Owen. Ref replied, "I know, it's for your own good cause
when he comes round he will kill you"
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Referee to Jim Dymock (Parramatta)"You were the agressor.."in 1999
when called out and cautioned after a fight. "Of course I was. I
f*cken smashed him!" Jim Dymock replied
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His nickname was Grasshopper, but that was the nicest
thing anyone from NSW ever called him, Ray
Price on (Queensland Referee) Barry
Gomersall
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