Re: Petition to improve the standard of officiating - SIGN N : Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:35 am  

Twitter's RFL Referees? asked about some of the decisions made by Roby in the Leeds game, a few days later, I received the response, "can hardly see a thing with this beard in the way. TR"

Re: Petition to improve the standard of officiating - SIGN N : Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:44 am  

jaybs wrote:

Twitter's RFL Referees? asked about some of the decisions made by Roby in the Leeds game, a few days later, I received the response, "can hardly see a thing with this beard in the way. TR"

You're question was facetious and childish. You got the response you deserved.

Re: Petition to improve the standard of officiating - SIGN N : Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:47 am  

Tre Cool wrote:

You're question was facetious and childish. You got the response you deserved.

You have got a real angry head on today! So that's the type of response you feel referees should make in public???

Re: Petition to improve the standard of officiating - SIGN N : Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:56 am  

jaybs wrote:

You have got a real angry head on today! So that's the type of response you feel referees should make in public???

Yeah I'm really hungry and it makes me grouchy!

I have no problem with them responding with humour to questions like yours that are non-specific and fatuous.

: Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:11 pm  

There I was thinking, I was trying to defuse the churlish comments you were making about a petition! Which I never even looked at, as I don't see that necessary.

I do feel that some of the young referees, currently are at an all time low with standards of levels of competence, and show very little all round statute on the pitch. Week in week out there seems to be so many bad calls and bad decisions, but if you see it as all fine, that's your opinion!

Re: : Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:29 pm  

jaybs wrote:

There I was thinking, I was trying to defuse the churlish comments you were making about a petition! Which I never even looked at, as I don't see that necessary.

I do feel that some of the young referees, currently are at an all time low with standards of levels of competence, and show very little all round statute on the pitch. Week in week out there seems to be so many bad calls and bad decisions, but if you see it as all fine, that's your opinion!

Youre question was along the lines of 'why does he ignore all high shots on Broncos players'. RL is a massively difficult sport to referee, its v high intensity, v fast, doesn't stop. There will always be 'mistakes'.

Re: Petition to improve the standard of officiating - SIGN N : Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:14 pm  

scottHKR just one question, are you a ref?

Looking at the petition, I agree with some and not others
Technology at all games or no games!
Forward pass!! what about momentum?
Two refs rubbish idea
Aus use this system where ref is happy that try has been scored they then ask for infringement leading up too the try.
How do you give linesmen more responsibility, they are miked up anyhow, the "advise" the ref they don't make the decision what do you want to do give em a whistle? that would make 4 refs if you went for 2 on the field
Why is on report a cop out?

Re: Petition to improve the standard of officiating - SIGN N : Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:28 pm  

its funny reffing from the stands is easy, 50-60-70 mtrs from the play seeing something that a ref misses from 5mtrs away! yes I have done it, then looked at the tv later and thought yep good call from the ref.

You only have to listen to the calls from the stands to realise a lot of supporters have an interesting perspective on the rules, and its funny its only the other team who are offside never the team you are supporting
Its a fast fluid sport, reffing this season has generally been pretty good, if you want to sanistise the sport to the point where every single thing is picked up lets call it American football and play at their speed. Lets go the yawnion way and spend 3 mins setting every scrum! or maybe accept that the occasional error will be made and put up with it.

Re: Petition to improve the standard of officiating - SIGN N : Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:37 pm  

I'd love to know where the money to pay for all these extra refs/video refs/cameras/cameramen is going to come from.

Re: Petition to improve the standard of officiating - SIGN N : Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:15 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

scottHKR just one question, are you a ref?

Looking at the petition, I agree with some and not others
Technology at all games or no games!
Forward pass!! what about momentum?
Two refs rubbish idea
Aus use this system where ref is happy that try has been scored they then ask for infringement leading up too the try.
How do you give linesmen more responsibility, they are miked up anyhow, the "advise" the ref they don't make the decision what do you want to do give em a whistle? that would make 4 refs if you went for 2 on the field
Why is on report a cop out?

You don't need to be a ref to have an opinion on them.

The forward pass momentum thing is stupid. The ball should go backwards from the player passing. End of.

Report is a cop out because it is no longer only used for offenses the ref didn't see. They put high shots on report. What for? They saw it was high. The fact that you don't need to be put on report to be cited post game speaks volumes for what little power putting someone on report has.