Australians seeking favourable treatment?

It's been a week of scoops here at Hayman's Beard. First we broke the story of George Gregan's DUI arrest in France last year, and now we bring you an exclusive look at the politiking that goes on behind closed doors in the lead up to a test.

Coaches will often seek a meeting with the ref in the week before a big game, usually to stamp their feet about Ritchie being "not fair" and begging the officials to make Carl shave before the game.

However we've never seen anything like the following. It's a note which apparently was given to the ref by Stirling Mortlock moments before the test against South Africa. It certainly explains a lot, but should this kind of thing be allowed? Where do we draw the line?

We can only hope that their knee is feeling better in Auckland next week.