Frustrated Manly coach Des Hasler has demanded referees front players and offer face-to-face apologies for game-changing mistakes.

Hasler's dramatic call comes after referees' boss Robert Finch admitted match officials blundered in allowing the Roosters a try at a critical period in their come-from-behind 30-14 win over the Sea Eagles on Sunday.

It's the second time in a month Finch has been forced to offer Manly an apology and explanation for a major error, video referee Bill Harrigan was sacked earlier this month after wrongly awarding St George Illawarra centre Mark Gasnier a try.

Hasler has had enough of the excuses coming out of NRL headquarters, saying the refereeing problem is a 'cultural thing' and the standard way below that accepted in other codes.

His captain Jamie Lyon said he had lost all faith in match officials.

"They probably need to tell the players... come out and tell the players why they got it wrong, come out and tell the fans why they got it wrong," an unimpressed Hasler said on Tuesday.

"(Admitting their mistakes) doesn't help us, doesn't help our cause. It's the same old thing."

"The whole refereeing scenario needs upturning. It's a cultural thing which needs to be looked at."

"At the moment the referees just aren't viewed like other referees from other codes…they aren't viewed the way that they should be."

"That's obviously an area for (NRL boss) David Gallop and his entourage to look at."

A terse Finch said of Hasler's call for referees to front players directly to confess their sins: "We'll apologise when they apologise for their errors."

But it's clear Finch and his team have a fight on their hands to restore credibility and respect heading into the finals.

Asked if he had lost confidence in match officials, Lyon said: "Yeah, sometimes. I think so."

"I know it's a very tough job, but there are some calls out there where we seem to get the wrong end of the stick."

"It is a bit of a worry, especially in a tight semi-final where it is do or die."

"I know it's a pressure situation for the refs - they are under extreme pressure - but I think we've got to try and get the decisions right."

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