Full time referees : Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:18 pm  

I understand that there are now nine full time referees, which means that there are full time refs available for Championship games.
With any luck this will help to improve the standard of refereeing. Cannot say in the first two games I have seen, that has been the case.

Re: Full time referees : Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:46 pm  

Not sure whether making the refs full time has made a blind bit of difference really.

Re: Full time referees : Wed Feb 10, 2016 5:10 pm  

You probably haven't noticed the difference as the game has sped up over the same period due to increased professionalism.

PT refs and FT players just doesn't go at SL level.

Re: Full time referees : Wed Feb 10, 2016 5:53 pm  

Fitness levels of full time refs has improved massively, and being full time they spend a lot of time reviewing and prepping for games.
Was there any complaints about the ref we had last week
If you drop the elite refs to championship that means grade1 refs get less challenging games and never improve
We can't all have Ben thaler

Re: Full time referees : Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:47 pm  

3 will get dropped each week I believe Ganson said. I assume they will appear in the championship

Re: Full time referees : Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:06 pm  

Jamie Bloem again this week.

Re: Full time referees : Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:47 pm  

I can see the benefits of a growing pool of full time refs and it should ultimately improve standards. However as some improve, the differences from one week to another may become more magnified. Know all refs differ slightly but will it result in players become more frustrated.

Re: Full time referees : Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:36 pm  

It's not a case of 3 getting dropped, there are only 6 elite games each week so having 9 elite refs available means competition for games and gives them some redundancy when they have injuries etc. They were down to 5 available elite level refs a couple of rounds last year so they needed an increase from the 6.

Re: Full time referees : Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:09 pm  

Games stretch from Thur to Sun over a weekend is 2 games to much to ask.

Ganson has said refs will be dropped. Don't hide behind injuries. Accountability Michael

Re: Full time referees : Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:26 pm  

Exiled down south wrote:

Accountability Michael

No one is held accountable in micky's world.

It's why he still loves Broncos so much.