To me this is probably the easiest job for all referees. They can watch the tape over and over again from multiple angles, yet there is still inconsistancies in their decision, especially on the obstruction rule.
I can understand to a certain degree an on-field referee making errors due to the pace of the game and sometimes not being in the proper position.
I say chuck a mic on the Video Ref during the referal so we can hear how they made the decision. Not just for fans but for coaches and players to hear..
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What p!sses me off is if they're willing to overturn one thing but not even consider looking at another, the inconsistency's are ruining the game, if they're going to look at one thing they need to be willing to look at everything or nothing at all, who remembers the year they would look at potential strips? I cant remember the year but it was a bloody painful year, players would cry foul just to see if maybe it was stripped then there was the argument it was a loose carry, it became one big grey area, slowed the game down way to much I think we're heading in that direction again but this time its going to be everything they check.
TONY ARCHER IS A FVCK WIT
Couldn't agree more.
I also think ALL decisions should not only be made after looking at slow motion replays, but also in real time.
Sometimes things look like errors during slowmo when they actually were not.
Great idea Hayne (C)
I think one of the worst VideoR calls against us would have to be the Gower crusher tackle one.
Would love to know how they came to that decision but would prefer to know how the ref kept his job after it.
Also how the Mannah chicken wing which still has him on the sidelines weeks later, was overlooked?
Honest question, is the MRC still around?
I think most the blame must go the Nrl board as something has gone very fundamentally wrong with all things refereeing this season.
I think sooner rather than later the NRL will adopt what happens in the NFL in the states and there will be a Central Control room at Moore Park where all Video decisions will come from.
ground control to Major Tom.
Grey & fluffy rules are a significant part of the issue also I think. They may well be sitting there looking at a reasonably clear piece of video but then trying to subsequently interpret that in line with the rules is the difficulty - the bloody obstruction rule is a perfect example of this mess. The footage is clear enough, at normal speed or slo-mo, but it's the rule that presents the difficulties. Listen to them on the replays now - "did he catch that on the inside or outside...".
FFS - did a defender get blocked or smashed out of the way? Yes. Would that defender have had a good chance of preventing the try? Yes. Okay - obstruction.
The refs are generally sub-standard, I agree with that... but perhaps the rules themselves are creating a degree of confusion and misinterpretation that makes it difficult to actually ref a game 'cleanly'?
Video refs can't push the right decision button...on field jokers can't point their arm in the right direction....the touch judges are virtually redundant....but they still are law unto themselves...fans are just totally pissed off with whole crap refereeing system...
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