NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster, and club captain Tohu Harris have rejected claims NRL referees are biased against them.
It comes after the boss of the club's primary sponsor described the performance of the officials in last week's defeat to Penrith Panthers as "cheating of the highest order".
While many fans of both the Warriors and rival NRL clubs agreed with One NZ Jason Paris' comments on social media, others criticised the remarks.
That includes NRL referees boss Graham Annesley, and former competition whistle-blower Henry Perenara.
Instead of dwelling on their luckless performances, the Warriors are refusing to dwell on what they consider the uncontrollable.
Harris is content with the level of communication he's received from the referees in-game, and isn't interested in any outside noise.
"It's important that we can't buy into it," he said. "We can't start feeling sorry for ourselves, because once we start doing that, the important focus areas slip away, and you'll just get a team that feels hard done by all the time.
"We've got to make sure that we leave nothing to chance and that we do a better job in terms of our actions on the field, and not letting those 50/50 calls affect the game.
"There are plenty of opportunities for us to do that, to make sure that we're better at certain areas, and those are the things we're focusing on at training this week.
"I don't think I've had a moment where they've brushed me off just yet, which is pretty good, and they've tried to explain their decisions at the time.
"There's not too much in those moments, because the referee is never going to change his mind.
"It all comes down to how we respond to those sorts of calls, we've just got to get on with the job, and have a better set, the next set.
"That's all as players we can control, but in terms of them communicating their decisions, they all do, they all explain why they've given a penalty."
The Warriors have now lost their last three straight matches, with contentious calls stealing the headlines in each fixture.
But much like Harris, Webster isn't looking for any favours for the Warriors, and outright rejected allegations that officials are out to intentionally hurt their chances.
"I don't think there's an NRL coach who isn't upset that things don't go differently for them," he said.
"I get frustrated like everyone, and I've said that in press conferences, I'm like everyone else. I get frustrated.
"But I can't be clearer when I say this, there is not one part of us that thinks the referees are going out there to purposefully hurt the Warriors' opportunities to win a game of football.
"I feel like their integrity is being attacked, and they're doing a great job. There are times when we get frustrated, but that's not our stance, and that;'s not how we feel. If anything, we're looking within ourselves."
