George Peponis, one of Canterbury's favourite sons and NSWRL chairman, wants the Bulldogs supporters who hurled missiles at match officials after their team's Good Friday loss to South Sydney banned from attending football games for life but said the standard of refereeing over the last 18 months had left fans seething.

Peponis, who captained the Bulldogs and Australia in the 1970s and '80s and is the chairman of the Canterbury Leagues Club, stressed he does not condone the madness that followed full-time at ANZ Stadium but he figured the wild scenes proved fans have pent-up frustration with the current standard of referees and video refs.

Outraged: Bulldogs fans show their anger at match officials after full-time during the controversial Good Friday clash. Credit:Getty Images

"Everyone who threw a bottle should be banned for life," he said. "I don't condone it and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to the official [Darren Alchin] who fractured his scapula when he slipped over. I wish him a speedy and full recovery on behalf of all sincere Bulldogs supporters and NSWRL supporters and officials. But I think it highlights the supporters' frustration over this year, and the last 18 months, about the refereeing standard which is appalling – as far as I'm concerned.

"Not only that, I think the video referees are probably worse. I mean, how many times this year have [you asked yourself] 'are we seeing the same thing the video referee is seeing?' We see things and ask, 'how could they possibly rule that way?'"