Sending a boy out to do a mans Job : Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:22 am  

Harlequins RL v St Helens 3pm Ref J Child TJ G Dolan TJ C Sharrad IG C Neilson IG S Matthews RR G Jones MC J Connolly. Haven't heard anything about this guy. His SLSTATS show we are only his 7th top flight game...Cunningham will have a field day

Harlequins RL v St Helens 3pm Ref J Child TJ G Dolan TJ C Sharrad IG C Neilson IG S Matthews RR G Jones MC J Connolly. Haven't heard anything about this guy. His SLSTATS show we are only his 7th top flight game...Cunningham will have a field day

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:12 am  

They clearly think it is child's play!

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:37 am  

He's been officiating for a number of years in the lower leagues as ref/touch judge, and I've seen him touch judge at grand finals and ccfinals. Not seen him ref SL.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:40 am  

I was surprised Cunningham got away with a warning from last Friday!

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:58 am  

jaybs wrote:

I was surprised Cunningham got away with a warning from last Friday!

What's that got to do with the Child reffing?

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:35 pm  

Oh dear. This guy has been around the NL's for the last couple of years and I can confirm that he is absolutely terrible.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:26 pm  

I've seen him do a fair few of the games that Sky have covered in the National Leagues/Championship over the last couple of years and he doesn't look great. Still, he can't be worse than Terry Halibut.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:20 pm  

He's Garbage

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:50 pm  

I'd love to see the stats on the number of referees whose first super league appointment was a game involving us.

Edit: If this is his first appointment, I haven't seen the name before.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:58 pm  

He's ran the line on many occasions before, has he not?