: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:58 pm  

Vic Mackey wrote:

That probably says more about who your household were supporting (there's no such thing as a neutral when you support a team in the same division)

The ref obviously saw it as he specifically asked the VR to check for a knock on.

It was a clear knock on and would have been disallowed anyway.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:00 pm  

if the ref saw the knock on why didnt he stop play when it happened why play on

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:02 pm  

rugbyreddog wrote:

It evens itself out over the season.

As our friends on here pointed out after Kleingate at MM...

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:02 pm  

southstander4life wrote:

if the ref saw the knock on why didnt he stop play when it happened why play on

Because you don't have to when there's a VR - you can let play go on and have another look at it if you see fit.

Are you saying he didn't see a knock on, then decided to ask the VR to check for a knock on for the sake of it?

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:02 pm  

southstander4life wrote:

if the ref saw the knock on why didnt he stop play when it happened why play on

To let the VR get a better look than he was able to have himself.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:06 pm  

your saying he difinatly saw one so would have chalked it off even if they wasnt a VF. im saying if he definatly thought it was a knock on why go up to the VF

Re: If they were right they were right but : Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:09 pm  

Tony Ferrino wrote:

Leeds V Bulls not on sky

what would the score have been?

Time to get rid of the unfair advantage Sky brings?

Would we have won at Craven Park earlier in the year had it not been on Sky? I very much doubt the very slight Hull KR knock on would have been picked up without the video referee referaral.

Re: If they were right they were right but : Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:11 pm  

FoxyRhino wrote:

Would we have won at Craven Park earlier in the year had it not been on Sky? I very much doubt the very slight Hull KR knock on would have been picked up without the video referee referaral.

Very good point

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:23 pm  

The interesting thing about last night is that in both cases last night the touch judges took up positions to say that they thought that there was something wrong with the tries (i.e. they stood approx 2 meteres away from the corner flag.) So in effect Smith went to the VR to confirm what had already been spotted.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:36 pm  

Well that time when Webb "diffused" the ball, we would have probably been given benefit of doubt. Whats done is done, it was on sky so get over it.