Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 12:57 pm  

Big topic for me this so far this season, been quite vocal about the lack of quality and consistency from the officials . James Child's was awful officiating in the Hull Wigan first game, total lack of consistency with decisions, Connors penalty/Batemans shove to Cators face, set restarts, high tackles. Watched Saints/Huddersfield last night and he was at it again , Watson has echoed what a few of us have been seeing, my question is their a biased towards the big teams when it comes to decision making? https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/r ... ns-3229182

Big topic for me this so far this season, been quite vocal about the lack of quality and consistency from the officials . James Child's was awful officiating in the Hull Wigan first game, total lack of consistency with decisions, Connors penalty/Batemans shove to Cators face, set restarts, high tackles. Watched Saints/Huddersfield last night and he was at it again , Watson has echoed what a few of us have been seeing, my question is their a biased towards the big teams when it comes to decision making? https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/r ... ns-3229182

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 1:29 pm  

There is no bias.

Saints have conceded more penalties than anyone else this season and Wigan are fifth. Last year Wigan were the most penalised team and with Warrington had the most yellow cards. Three of the six most penalised players last year were from Saints or Wigan.

That said the officiating needs looking at, the game is perhaps too fast these days for one referee especially when it comes to checking offsides.

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 2:03 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

There is no bias.

Saints have conceded more penalties than anyone else this season and Wigan are fifth. Last year Wigan were the most penalised team and with Warrington had the most yellow cards. Three of the six most penalised players last year were from Saints or Wigan.

That said the officiating needs looking at, the game is perhaps too fast these days for one referee especially when it comes to checking offsides.

Are the 6 against counted on the penalty stats? They seem to be a big factor too this year.

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 2:11 pm  

Tell me there's no bias after the cannonball tackles

Powell on Griffins

Brown on hathard

Talk me through them

Jonathan Davies has just said the same

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 2:14 pm  

There's no bias. That doesn't mean the referees don't make bad decisions.

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 2:20 pm  

Why do they mainly all favour the top two? We're talking big game effecting calls that always seem to swing Wigan/saints way

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 2:23 pm  

Rocknrolla69er wrote:

Why do they mainly all favour the top two? We're talking big game effecting calls that always seem to swing Wigan/saints way

The stats don't bear that out.

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 3:49 pm  

I'm of the opinion that this season Ref's seem to pick out 1 team (whoever that may be) and batter them with 6 again or penalties. At half time the 4th official points out just how one sided it has been and they then try to even it up in the 2nd half.

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 4:07 pm  

It's the inconsistency rather than been bias thats blighting the game .

Re: Standard of offcials : Sat May 08, 2021 5:28 pm  

No bias, just poor refs, making the game a poor watch