Dan Anderson on the Video Ref

[Bansai Pipeline]

There's a good column by Daniel Anderson on NRL.com about the refereeing controversies in Origin One. He particularly takes aim at the standard of Video Refereeing in today's game, specifically mentioning the Mortimer no try on the weekend.


"For me, if there is one area of officiating that really grates me, it is the video ref. I enjoy and expect that we use the technology available to make a better informed decision on try scoring plays and areas of foul play (Ask Andy Carroll at Liverpool if he would appreciate some goal line technology in the World Game). But I do not understand why some video ref officials need to extract or fashion an interpretation from what appear to be different threads of rules in our game.

Greg Inglis lost the ball over the line. 99 percent of viewers saw this happen. Whether Robbie Farah “initiated contacted with the ball in the act of scoring a try” does not seem relevant even if correct. I saw GI drop the ball over the line = NO TRY.

If this incident occurred at the 50m line, do we seriously think the referee would restart the tackle count?

I watched Daniel Mortimer denied a try against Manly. Does the video ref feel the pressure to deliver the one percent interpretation? Are they conscious that their decisions may be setting precedents? It’s not a court of law, it’s a sport. Can’t we go with the 99 percent interpretation?"

http://www.nrl.com/still-singing-the...6/default.aspx

In the words of Paul Gallen, video refereeing is out of control.

[Guest]

Gallen is spot on, the vid refs are out of control and it's Bill Harrigan's fault 100%.

Chook.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

There's a good column by Daniel Anderson on NRL.com about the refereeing controversies in Origin One. He particularly takes aim at the standard of Video Refereeing in today's game, specifically mentioning the Mortimer no try on the weekend.


"For me, if there is one area of officiating that really grates me, it is the video ref. I enjoy and expect that we use the technology available to make a better informed decision on try scoring plays and areas of foul play (Ask Andy Carroll at Liverpool if he would appreciate some goal line technology in the World Game). But I do not understand why some video ref officials need to extract or fashion an interpretation from what appear to be different threads of rules in our game.

Greg Inglis lost the ball over the line. 99 percent of viewers saw this happen. Whether Robbie Farah “initiated contacted with the ball in the act of scoring a try” does not seem relevant even if correct. I saw GI drop the ball over the line = NO TRY.

If this incident occurred at the 50m line, do we seriously think the referee would restart the tackle count?

I watched Daniel Mortimer denied a try against Manly. Does the video ref feel the pressure to deliver the one percent interpretation? Are they conscious that their decisions may be setting precedents? It’s not a court of law, it’s a sport. Can’t we go with the 99 percent interpretation?"

http://www.nrl.com/still-singing-the...6/default.aspx

In the words of Paul Gallen, video refereeing is out of control.

Thanks pipe.

Thats a very smart read by Ando of a pathetic situation existing with the game officials at present.

[chook 56]

Thanks pipe.

Thats a very smart read by Ando of a pathetic situation existing with the game officials at present.

And a bigger one.......who do we put there, if Hollywod moves on?

[chook 56]

Oh, yeah.
Nice avatar, Pipe.
Who is it? Next years Dally M winner?

[Bansai Pipeline]

It's not an easy fix.

Maybe the policy should be to only go to Video Refs sparingly.

[novice chook]

And a bigger one.......who do we put there, if Hollywod moves on?

I might be shouted down here but - Greg McCallum?

NC

[chook 56]

I might be shouted down here but - Greg McCallum?

NC

Not from me.
Always thought he was mostly genuine & fair.

[BallyChook]

The game preview on NRL.com for the chooks v the bullogs states that we have been denied scoring plays on 14 occasions when the ref has referred to the video ref, more than any other team. Now obviously that doesn't mean we should have been allowed all those decisions but the more you have referred to those idiots the more your going to have wrongly denied. Also, that stat doesn't take into account the number of times opposing teams have scored tries against us and how often they've been allowed when they shouldn't be - I suspect we'd be high on that list as well. It's a double whammy......they've got to stop watching the game in slow motion (which is what the video refs mainly do) and start applying some effin common sense!

[Guest]

Not from me.
Always thought he was mostly genuine & fair.

Greg Hartley - the original Hollywood Ref.

[novice chook]

Not from me.
Always thought he was mostly genuine & fair.

I totally agree, I actually wanted him to get the gig instead of Harrigan when Finch was punted. Unfortunately, the jobs for the boys juggernaut continued, to the detriment of the game itself.

NC

[chook 56]

Greg Hartley - the original Hollywood Ref.

Hell no.
Best thing I remember was him falling arse over head & then springing up dusting himself off so that he still looked good for the camera & then awarding a try.
Tosser.

[Guest]

Guess where all the money was on Wednesday night? Queensland with the -5.5 point start.

This game is getting into dangerous territory if the ref and an anonymous man in a booth (at the time) can have that much influence on a result.

[player 1]

For mine, this game of rugby league is starting to die. After recent events, for the first time I can remember I have no idea who is playing the Ch 9 game tonight, won't be watching it and don't care. There are plenty of other sports to watch that are not dominated by poofter referees.

I don't think I am alone. The reason? The game has been killed by the lowest refereeing standards in the game's history and, obviously in particular, the video referee. The video referee needs to be killed off as soon as possible.

At this rate the new TV rights deal will be irrelevant, because I think viewers will be switching off in droves.

[Guest]

I say yes to Hartley...headbutt an opposing player and you are rewarded with a penalty...play on, nothing to see here...LOL this is classic stuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVv4cZdW3YM