Dragons skipper Damien Cook has unloaded on the officiating in a passionate press conference following his side’s 20-12 loss to the Warriors.

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Cook believes the Dragons are too often on the wrong side of 50/50 calls, raising that the team’s spot on the ladder is contributing to how the club is refereed.

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Against the Warriors, the Dragons were pinged for a contentious escort penalty which gifted the home side two points late in the game.

Another decision which frustrated Cook and interim coach Dean Young was an apparent forward pass which led to a Dallin Watene-Zelezniak try soon after half time which gave the Warriors the lead.

“We’re not getting rewarded for the effort we’re putting in,” a frustrated Cook said.

“The Warriors got a lot of stuff out there, we’re putting a lot of effort, we’re fighting for play the balls, we’re not getting the same six agains.

“We come out of half time, they throw a forward pass, we’re chasing points straight away when we’re in control of that game. It’s just not right.”

”I feel sorry for the fans that have to have to watch that, but it’s happening too many times to us.

“I don’t know if it’s because we’re sitting down the bottom, it’s an easy one to throw off because you know the Warriors should win today. I think it’s unfair, and we deserve better moving forward.

”It’s a tough place to come to, but I’m proud of the boys in how we fought through the whole game and got on with it.”

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There was also a strange passage of play when winger Setu Tu scored after being allowed to play on despite being tackled. It meant play stopped to refer to the Bunker which ruled a no try instead of the Dragons being able to play on when they had a clear numbers advantage.

”The ref said he wasn’t held, so he gets up and scores a try but then the Bunker goes against the ref, but if he called held, we probably score on the next play because there’s no warriors ready to defend us,” interim coach Dean Young said.

“It was a big turning point in the game and it hurt.”

Young, who did credit the opposition for their performance, also took issue with the flow of the game.

The club legend says the amount of stoppages played against his side.

“I’m not taking away anything from the Warriors. The Warriors are a good well-coached team, and they played really well tonight. We’re just frustrated,” he said.

“There’s a lot um stoppages in play as well tonight. When some of the Warriors players were injured, they stopped the game.

“The Warriors players get back up in the defensive line, they’ve reset their D line and they’re in a better position to defend us, so that was frustrating as well.

“I think there was two or three of those. I’m not saying we just shouldn’t show care towards the players, but let the play go on with the Warriors man out of play, and then if he’s still on the ground after 30 seconds and it’s something serious, stop the game, and then let’s go help the player then.”