It's quite understandable when you consider who has the whistle and the cards in their pocket. I posted on the post-match thread that it seems inconceivable that the LotG mandate a caution for a player attempting to grab hold of someone and prevent them from making forward progress whilst finding nothing wrong with a player who persistently chops an opponent down and, er. prevents them from making forward progress. The first is likely to 'annoy' the recipient, whilst the latter is more than likely to put a player out of the game or even out of the season. Hooper was the epitome of dereliction in the first half, particularly when the Dippers thought they had a foothold in the game and could 'persuade' the ref to be lenient whilst they employed the usual 'rough house'! I never fail to be totally bemused, annoyed and frustrated with the performance of a ref, and the next match just conjures up a specimen who was infinitely worse than the previous one.
One could also pose the question that if Rodri was booked for holding the Dipper why was he not sent off when he tried it again!
Inconsistence and/or incompetence when applying the LotG. Surely it couldn't be utter confusion in attempting to apply judgement, PiGMOL directives, and a safe passage for those wearing red shirts?