QUEENSLAND hierarchy will lobby for Ashley Klein to be sacked for the Origin decider, accusing the referee of failing to police NSW spoiling tactics which sparked the infamous brawl in Game Two. NRL referees boss Daniel Anderson is under mounting pressure to wield the axe for Game Three, with his predecessor Bill Harrigan last night rating Klein not up to Origin standard. And Harrigan also lashed the NRL's no-biff crackdown, calling for the new edict to be rescinded immediately to avoid the sin-binning "farce" that marred Queensland's 26-6 win on Wednesday night. QRL chairman Peter Betros said yesterday the Maroons were alarmed on dual fronts. The mass dismissals aside, the...
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