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Best referee lines

At the Snakepit (the original), in a game being reffed by ex-Hawk Kevin Marsh. Hawks player on a fastbreak. Some pretty minor contact by opposing player trying to stop fastbreak but, never-the-less contact, crowd go up. Hawks score unopposed layup but still some complaints to Marsh as he ran back down court. These people would know Marshy.

His response: "Lay-up or sideball"!

So much tougher than footy

Ref was a bit aroused by a good looking bloke on the court was he?

Anyway a couple of lines from refs which aren't funny but just don't know the rules.

In a big v game a few years ago player from my team took his second free throw, was bouncing on the ring guy from the other team tried to knock it away but instead knocked it in the basket, I straight away said to the ref that's 2 points isn't it and he replied just be happy it went in.

Second one, loose ball on the floor guy dives into player standing upright takes out his legs and my teammate falls over lucky not to have broken his leg. Play on was the call, I said to the ref that's a free kick in footy and he replied with this isn't footy.
Like basketball is so much tougher than basketball

I think the vast majority are bad referee jokes that just aren't funny, ref at starplex Friday nights is the unfunniest human I have ever met. Thinks he's Seinfeld. Biggest jokes are his calls

How long? 2.9 recurring...

Was playing in a reserves game once and the opposition kept pinching me on the arm. Showed the ref the bruises, could tell he didn't like it either but said he couldn't see the pinches. Next quarter on a fast break gave the puncher a punch to the guts behind play and he went down. When he complained to the ref he came back with, "Couldn't see that either like you pinching him"

Nothing beats Rugby referee Nigel Owens' one liners!

Thats not even funny. I would like to say thanks for sharing but I can't.

6'10 teammate took a knee to the genitals while trying to take a charge on a lay-up

"High tackle, play on, advantage"

Teammate was out of position, moving when contact occurred and never going to get the charge call

I coached in a game where a player complained about a call and the ref told him not to act like a dickhead.

Player complained to me and I told him to do as he ref told him.

cheers to anyone who can help me get in contact with the nbl melb office for marketing? i called 03 96974316 but it went to the wrong person, trying to get a hold of the marketing honcho.
also tried the syd number for nbl but it went to a diff company (?) i did check the no several times.
have they all moved office?

ty peeps