Re: Referee for wigan game. : Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:56 pm  

Wakefield City wrote:

U12s clubs usually install good fair play ethics as a discipline and junior refs and players will know where a restart will be taken from according to the rules of the game.

Up the Trin

Are you suggesting that no Wakefield player has ever tried to take a tap off the mark? Or no one at under 12's level? Not quite sure of your point here.

Absolute howler by the ref btw. Not the first and won't be the last.

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Tue Sep 03, 2019 1:22 pm  

Having watched the SL show, I'd say
First Wigan try dubious. Need full angles to be sure. Probably a try
Ditto Batchelor try
Wigan tap restart and BJB definitely no tries.
In fact the last two are scandalous decisions and ref needs a sound chat at HQ.
For the tap he runs at the ref. How on earth did he let that go? Staggering decision.
But we only have ourselves to blame. All three tries the result of errors. All in a game we matched Wigan every step of the way in.

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Tue Sep 03, 2019 4:09 pm  

charlie63wildcat wrote:

Having watched the SL show, I'd say
First Wigan try dubious. Need full angles to be sure. Probably a try
Ditto Batchelor try
Wigan tap restart and BJB definitely no tries.
In fact the last two are scandalous decisions and ref needs a sound chat at HQ.
For the tap he runs at the ref. How on earth did he let that go? Staggering decision.
But we only have ourselves to blame. All three tries the result of errors. All in a game we matched Wigan every step of the way in.

I was in the flats so had a different angle and the first Wigan try certainly looked like a knock on. I'd have to watch it again on Trin TV though but it certainly looks different than the official TV highlights angle.

We thought the BJB try wasn't yet after watching the highlights you can see the in touch official and the linesmen were both very close with good views, so you could say it was the decision of 3 officials that it was a try. If it was a televised match then I guess we'd really know.

The tap 20 though is no dispute, one of the worst errors by a ref I've ever seen in over 30 years of watching the sport. Inexcusable.

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:52 pm  

Well, being dropped to championship to ref for one week really rectifies that situation, "wheeell" - still I suppose I will have to abide by the Ganson rule, & respect he was right !
Get over it until next time ( like next 2 weeks ) sorry about the sarcasm, I feel better now !

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:40 am  

wildshot wrote:

The tap 20 though is no dispute, one of the worst errors by a ref I've ever seen in over 30 years of watching the sport. Inexcusable.

3rd in the table behind, Bradford player tackled 2 yds short and try awarded, and first Hanley dropping the ball behind the posts and try given.

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:05 am  

The BJB try was a try. Just watched replay . Touched it down in play next to his left foot.

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:10 pm  

metallicat wrote:

3rd in the table behind, Bradford player tackled 2 yds short and try awarded, and first Hanley dropping the ball behind the posts and try given.

Yep they were absolute stinkers and irk in the memory. I'll never forget that constant chant of "Cheat" around Belle Vue after the Hanley incident.

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:04 pm  

metallicat wrote:

3rd in the table behind, Bradford player tackled 2 yds short and try awarded, and first Hanley dropping the ball behind the posts and try given.

Seem to recall it was Brian Noble, wasn't it ??
Think he intercepted a pass around their 20 metre line and ran up field leaving the ref about 30 metres behind but then got tackled short of the line, but both the ref and linesman were too far away to see and gave the try !!!

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:49 pm  

TrinTrin wrote:

Well, being dropped to championship to ref for one week really rectifies that situation, "wheeell" - still I suppose I will have to abide by the Ganson rule, & respect he was right !
Get over it until next time ( like next 2 weeks ) sorry about the sarcasm, I feel better now !

This referee must be having a good laugh, he’s been given a trip to Toronto this weekend. Perhaps the Canadian fans don’t know the 20 restart rule just as this referee.

Re: Referee for wigan game. : Wed Sep 04, 2019 6:49 pm  

FIL wrote:

Seem to recall it was Brian Noble, wasn't it ??
Think he intercepted a pass around their 20 metre line and ran up field leaving the ref about 30 metres behind but then got tackled short of the line, but both the ref and linesman were too far away to see and gave the try !!!

Nah, it was Neil Summers.