Dan Anderson on the Video Ref

[chook 56]

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

Trouble is with the old Hollywood we would never win another game EVER against the Flying Vermin :/
Bastard was in their pocket, I am sure.
I am not the first to suggest this.

[Guest]

Trouble is with the old Hollywood we would never win another game EVER against the Flying Vermin :/
Bastard was in their pocket, I am sure.
I am not the first to suggest this.

Yeah but we would win all the dirty dogs games by the looks of it.

[Andrew Walker]

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.

Good post I wont be watching the game tonight I do know who is playing tjhough I have no idea who is playing tomorrow and Sunday though The only game I have any interest in this week is our game on Monday night

This game is dying They are killing it wirth all these rule interpretations Some of them You can use to suit whatever agenda you have for whom you want to win or think should win There is a terrible problem with the rules and the weay they are interpreted when some people think that the try to Canterbury was a try But most think it was not Then a small percentage think Inglis was a try and the majority do not I can how they gave it Yet I am admant it was no try That is itself creates a big bvig problem

[chook 56]

Good post I wont be watching the game tonight I do know who is playing tjhough I have no idea who is playing tomorrow and Sunday though The only game I have any interest in this week is our game on Monday night

This game is dying They are killing it wirth all these rule interpretations Some of them You can use to suit whatever agenda you have for whom you want to win or think should win There is a terrible problem with the rules and the weay they are interpreted when some people think that the try to Canterbury was a try But most think it was not Then a small percentage think Inglis was a try and the majority do not I can how they gave it Yet I am admant it was no try That is itself creates a big bvig problem

Thank you Mr Walker.

Come to QLD & tell it like it is.

[Guest]

Refereeing in the NRL on the whole is being bogged down by 'letter-of-the-law' interpretations. They actively seek to blow penalties, deny tries and give tries. When looked at simply, the GI 'try' was a dropped ball. Anderson is 100% spot on when he asks whether QLD would have retained the ball had the incident happened anywhere but in the in goal.

The Mortimer 'no-try' exposes the great weakness we have in our officiating. Rules are there to protect players and stop teams from unfairly trying to take advantage. Takarangi in raising his elbow did not injure another player and nor did he take an unfair advantage in the play. Mortimer's ability to score was in no way advanced by the incident and Manly's ability to defend was in no way restricted by it either. It's a great injustice in our game that stupid things like that can be picked out of video replay to deny a genuine try. The rules and the referees are starting to control and decide matches and that should never, ever happen.

Harrigan is sanctimonious, arrogant twit. Gallop and the Independent Commission are there to protect the spirit of this game. It's high-time they do something proactive and pull that tool into their office and talk to him about the performances of his charges. One of them gets stood down every other week for indefensibly bad decisions.

[Headless Chook]

Refereeing in the NRL on the whole is being bogged down by 'letter-of-the-law' interpretations. They actively seek to blow penalties, deny tries and give tries. When looked at simply, the GI 'try' was a dropped ball. Anderson is 100% spot on when he asks whether QLD would have retained the ball had the incident happened anywhere but in the in goal.

The Mortimer 'no-try' exposes the great weakness we have in our officiating. Rules are there to protect players and stop teams from unfairly trying to take advantage. Takarangi in raising his elbow did not injure another player and nor did he take an unfair advantage in the play. Mortimer's ability to score was in no way advanced by the incident and Manly's ability to defend was in no way restricted by it either. It's a great injustice in our game that stupid things like that can be picked out of video replay to deny a genuine try. The rules and the referees are starting to control and decide matches and that should never, ever happen.

Harrigan is sanctimonious, arrogant twit. Gallop and the Independent Commission are there to protect the spirit of this game. It's high-time they do something proactive and pull that tool into their office and talk to him about the performances of his charges. One of them gets stood down every other week for indefensibly bad decisions.

That is a great post Cindy....I couldn't have summed it up better or more succinctly!

I think the biggest flaw with our refs is that they have no real understanding of the game. When I played the game the best refs were always the ex-players. They knew how to let things flow....and how much latitude to give everyone. I suppose the video has cut a lot of that out but a ref with a genuine 'feel' for the game would have acted differently on the following occasions:

1) The Mortimer Try - very innoccuous play by Taka...see it a hundred times a game

2) The Bird tackle - wow...great hit!

3) The Inglis try - if it looks like a pineapple and smells like a pineaplle....its probably a pineapple. By the letter of the law it was a try, but geez....seriously!?!

[Bansai Pipeline]

Refereeing in the NRL on the whole is being bogged down by 'letter-of-the-law' interpretations. They actively seek to blow penalties, deny tries and give tries. When looked at simply, the GI 'try' was a dropped ball. Anderson is 100% spot on when he asks whether QLD would have retained the ball had the incident happened anywhere but in the in goal ... Harrigan is sanctimonious, arrogant twit. Gallop and the Independent Commission are there to protect the spirit of this game ...

The thing that I find strange is that as a referee, Harrigan's stong suit was letting games flow. He was famous for blowing the least penalties.

Now that he's in charge, the number of penalties is through the roof.

That'd have something to do with their being 2 refs on the field (who feel the need to justify their presence and blow the pea) and the way the ruck is in modern footy (wrestlemania).

But still, fcuk me.

It's non stop penalties these days. And more often than not a penalty means points. Particularly when they're against Easts.

Personally I think the game is being over-officiated.

[Guest]

The two referee system is stupid and wrong. Two different interpretations of rules, two differnt opionins on high tackles, two different types of mistakes, etc. etc. equates to more penalties. The Anzac Day test with one referre made it blatanly obvious that one referre makes for a better game.

[Guest]

The two referee system is stupid and wrong. Two different interpretations of rules, two differnt opionins on high tackles, two different types of mistakes, etc. etc. equates to more penalties. The Anzac Day test with one referre made it blatanly obvious that one referre makes for a better game.

Exactly right. For any decision that isn't blatantly a penalty (which the refs tend to miss against us even when they are), 2 refs means twice as likely they'll blow the whistle. Makes for tough viewing.

[trewhella]

Don't blame the refs.

Please focus on who pays them...

Gallop is such a corrupt lacky for news limited its embarrassing.

[Guest]

The thing that I find strange is that as a referee, Harrigan's stong suit was letting games flow. He was famous for blowing the least penalties.

Now that he's in charge, the number of penalties is through the roof.

That'd have something to do with their being 2 refs on the field (who feel the need to justify their presence and blow the pea) and the way the ruck is in modern footy (wrestlemania).

But still, fcuk me.

It's non stop penalties these days. And more often than not a penalty means points. Particularly when they're against Easts.

Personally I think the game is being over-officiated.

The games still do flow, overall there would be less than 12 penalties a game & thats because players test the limits.
I cant but watch a game of Rugby & see how many penalties are given per match.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

The two refereessystem is bad news too...players need to get used to the style of a particular referee in games..not two of them each who want to make their own impact.

[Guest]

Don't blame the refs.

Please focus on who pays them...

Gallop is such a corrupt lacky for news limited its embarrassing.

Ding ding ding, fight's over!

[Jacks Fur Coat]

The two refereessystem is bad news too...players need to get used to the style of a particular referee in games..not two of them each who want to make their own impact.

Just noticed this point has already been made in this thread.

Read first, speak later Jack.