Steve Ganson : Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:18 pm  

In the League Express, “ Referees can penalise, advance the mark ten metres, sin-bin and even dismiss”.

Why are they not doing all of the above?”

Re: Steve Ganson : Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:08 pm  

reffy wrote:

In the League Express, “ Referees can penalise, advance the mark ten metres, sin-bin and even dismiss”.

Why are they not doing all of the above?”

Exactly. Penalties for dissent are quite rare. So either there’s a bit of over-hyping the “disrespect” toward referees, or referees aren’t using the tools available to them.

Re: Steve Ganson : Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:17 pm  

reffy wrote:

In the League Express, “ Referees can penalise, advance the mark ten metres, sin-bin and even dismiss”.

Why are they not doing all of the above?”

I would have a 10 second shock clock on disputing decisions with a forfeit of 10 metres.

Re: Steve Ganson : Tue Aug 13, 2019 7:08 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

I would have a 10 second shock clock on disputing decisions with a forfeit of 10 metres.

A 0s time would be more appropriate. Any disputing decisions should be 10m, repeated if the dispute continues and a yellow card, followed by a red if it still goes on.

Re: Steve Ganson : Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:07 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

I would have a 10 second shock clock on disputing decisions with a forfeit of 10 metres.

I like the sound of that, a 10 second shock for disputing decisions with mebbe...a taser

stuff the clock, the crowd can do the count...

Re: Steve Ganson : Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:23 am  

Him wrote:

Exactly. Penalties for dissent are quite rare. So either there’s a bit of over-hyping the “disrespect” toward referees, or referees aren’t using the tools available to them.

Hmm I wouldn't have said they were that rare tbh. Thaler in particular doesn't take any mouthing off from players and gave a penalty against a Saints player while he was in possession of the ball just last week.

Re: Steve Ganson : Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:19 am  

Him wrote:

Exactly. Penalties for dissent are quite rare. So either there’s a bit of over-hyping the “disrespect” toward referees, or referees aren’t using the tools available to them.

Russell Smith wasn't shy of marching teams back 10m for dissent. Above once he took them back another 10m because they carried on mouthing off!

Re: Steve Ganson : Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:35 am  

Upanunder wrote:

I like the sound of that, a 10 second shock for disputing decisions with mebbe...a taser

stuff the clock, the crowd can do the count...

Wouldn't work for Chris "Budgie" Hill though you could chop his head off and he would be still chirping away.

Re: Steve Ganson : Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:38 am  

Nothus wrote:

Hmm I wouldn't have said they were that rare tbh. Thaler in particular doesn't take any mouthing off from players and gave a penalty against a Saints player while he was in possession of the ball just last week.

The other week our LMS got sent off with a yellow card for not talking and not looking in the direction of the ref.

Re: Steve Ganson : Wed Aug 14, 2019 4:19 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

The other week our LMS got sent off with a yellow card for not talking and not looking in the direction of the ref.

That's fair enough, no complaints from me.