: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:32 am  

WANDERER wrote:

I'd have to say that the video ref had a big impact last night.

The Bradford v Leeds game should have finished a 6-6 draw as there is clearly foul play in the build up to the try. The referee had a suspicion of this as it was one of the things the VR was asked to look at but it was a poor decision by Mr Alibert to ignore this and allow the try to stand.

That's one of what twenty games or so I've seen this season which makes it 5% excluding all the other games that I've not seen. If it was happening at every game fair enough (and don't get me wrong there have been some poor video ref decisions recently) but refs tend to get decisions right the vast majority of the time.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:41 am  

roughyedspud wrote:

so it's ok for them to miss forward passes,knock on's,offsides etc...?

So it's OK for the players to do this etc.......?

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:42 am  

it's not the players job to police the game

Re: Inconsistency : Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:44 am  

Dave Lister wrote:

Having seen 3 games this weekend the levels of inconsistency among the officials on the pitch has been painful to watch.

Alibert in the Quins match made a series of bizzare, random decisions, picking and choosing when he would penalise certain offences.

Ganson ignored offside for the WHOLE of the Hull derby. Fine, the game flowed, but then in the Quins match players were getting pinged all over the place. Leeds and Bradford players were getting done for it as well. Smith was diabolical tonight and his performance embarrassing.

I would be interested to hear how the other officials have fared up this weekend.

Probably the inconsistancy was of of the same "HIGH", we are perfect, we can so no wrong, players!

I would be interested to hear about how all the other players have had "perfect" games this weekend!

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:57 am  

hfc herts wrote:

http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=401815

This is clearly a trend. He is shocking, but I am sure there are those who will simply say, why don't you go out and do it better.

Well that's usually the way!

Can you do better.


What I do now know is that the players don't win games anymore it is the neutral match officials.

Don't you learn something every day.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:14 am  

Dead right AdeyBull, Bull's have seemed to have pee'd off a lot of folks by having the audacity to win...

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Thaler, Alibert, Smith – refs in general : Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:57 am  

As we seem to be getting drowned in repetitive discussions of the perceived collective and individual failings: time to gaher it all in one place methinsk …

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:39 pm  

Leaguefan wrote:

What I do now know is that the players don't win games anymore it is the neutral match officials.

Don't you learn something every day.

Just wait until we get robot-refs who never make a mistake....someone will still find fault. Refs are human. Players are human. Posters on here, by and large, are human. We all mistakes (except posters on here, natch.)

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:42 pm  

Alibert is a disgrace, didn't seem to have a clue what he was doing when he was ref for us a few weeks ago.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:55 pm  

Ever since McCallum left, the standard of refereeing has gone completely down the pan.