There was one against Screen and the other was on Jo Hill.

Very bad calls, both of them. Not because the tech fouls stuffed Lightning, but because the calls were inconsistent with the flow of the game and the way fouls had been called all game. In fact, an exact copy of the situation was called the other way about 30 seconds later. That's where players, coaches and indeed fans, get so pissed off at the inconsistency of the calls.

Yes, I agree those two calls moved the momentum of the game towards Rangers.

Lightning = screwed in that match.

Girls played well but those inconsistent calls f....d them.

They were right with them, in fact looked likely to win. I wanted to punch the screen. Not much the team could do.

I thought they were shocking calls too.

2nd try. I was of the understanding that the result doesn't matter as long as Angela gets to start in the 1 spot.

The ref just reached his boiling point in the 4th after already giving them a warning in the first quarter. He was just as annoyed as I was with the constant screaming like they got shot on every contact and flailing about. I hate it in soccer and in basketball. Players need to get a hold of this and change the culture Refs can't do it.

spoken like a true ref michael..

the complaint here is more about the consistency of the calls and WHEN they were called..

when will refs realise they're NOT there to dictate or manipulate game results?

I think at the end of the day you don't want to watch any sport which ultimately seems controlled by the officials to the point where this is an influential factor in the result. I didn't see the calls, so can't really comment on them directly, but I do know it's disappointing when officiating determines a result.

Disgraceful and inconsistent. Ruined what otherwise was a great game to watch. A block call would have sufficed. I am really not a fan of the tech foul for flopping.

Why did the referees feel that they had to take control of the game?

Screen had taken a few legitimate charges earlier in the game, and the questionable offensive fouls against Dandy weren't even due to flopping e.g. the Hill-Ardossi 'collision'.

Moreover, the referees had been calling incredibly soft (non-existent) blocking fouls on both teams all game.

Confusing and frustrating to watch. I can hardly imagine how it would have been for the coaches and players.

"No need to punch it. Even if you had just barely tapped the screen it would have gone flying back across the room."

Lol

Boti covers the issue well here.

http://www.botinagy.com/blog/round-about-nbl15wnbl16/

They got a warning. They continued to flop.
Dumb by the players rather than the refs. If they were in such good position they should of stayed on their feet and it would of been good D. Falling over after being tapped... is flopping.

screen retire??? her and hodges are the only two that are keeping that team going at the moment

"They got a warning. They continued to flop."

Screen copped Jenna O'Hea's shoulder fair and square, and O'Hea is a powerful athlete, there was no way that was a flop and Mills was not in the best position to call it anyway.

Screen flops often, she got called this week. That's it.

Screen's technical was rubbish. Jo Hill however was asking for a technical all game - too lippy for a veteran and the constant remonstrating ultimately caused it (O'hea missed the 2 fts anyway).

Honest assessment is Adelaide never looked likely beyond half time. Their 2nd qtr was horrible and they went away from everything in the 1st quarter.

A great game nonetheless.