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Mr Raper you have got to be kidding me.
Is this what we have come to? Referees making an incorrect decision are actually being congratulated because they made a decision?
They justify the fact that it was only picked up by a slow motion replay as cause for applauding the referee... surely he has just made a justification for the point that he is arguing against, that it should have been sent to the video ref?
Oh no, apparently not, because Mr. Raper had this to say
What? Furner never indicated that. And in any case, I didn't realise we were in the business of judging what might happen over 20 metres if the play is allowed to play out. You certainly won't see a penalty try being given for an infringement 20 metres from the line, so why is it ok in this instance to rely on what ifs to justify a bad call?
Fair enough, but McCrone didn't touch it you geniused mongoloid.
So now it's ok for the referee to make a blatantly incorrect call because a player from the team that was wronged made a mistake 4 minutes earlier? Am I the only one who thinks that is completely batshit insane?
This just takes the cake, it really does. They will encourage the referees to continue to get it wrong, because they are actually making a decision. What kind of world are we living in where that makes any sense whatsoever?
Stuart Raper and Bill Harrigan are the worst referees bosses we have ever had. Even Robert Finch was miles better than these two f**ktards.
The refereeing this weekend was the worst I have ever seen it. From the disgraceful way Cecchin handed the Knights the game against the Raiders, to the comedy capers in the Storm vs Warriors game, to the unbelievably ridiculous officiating between the Dragons and Roosters, it has been absolutely abominable.
And yet instead of admonishing the referees, or even admitting that there is a problem, they praise them for making incorrect calls that cost teams dearly.
That'll just about do me!
All quotes from http://www.nrl.com/official-view-pl...spx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
What did you make of the knock-on decisions around Bulldogs Andrew Ryan and Raiders Josh McCrone? Could they not have been sent to the video referee?
The decision against Raider Josh McCrone was a wrong call, but it was only picked up as a wrong call with a super-slow motion replay. Live it looked like a knock-on and the referee made his decision based on that.
We applaud referees for being decisive.
http://www.nrl.com/official-view-pl...spx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Is this what we have come to? Referees making an incorrect decision are actually being congratulated because they made a decision?
They justify the fact that it was only picked up by a slow motion replay as cause for applauding the referee... surely he has just made a justification for the point that he is arguing against, that it should have been sent to the video ref?
Oh no, apparently not, because Mr. Raper had this to say
In reality it was very doubtful that McCrone would have scored, as Raiders Coach Dave Furner indicated in the press conference, Jarrod Mullen had him covered and only stopped when he heard the whistle. So to suggest the use of the video referee is premature.
What? Furner never indicated that. And in any case, I didn't realise we were in the business of judging what might happen over 20 metres if the play is allowed to play out. You certainly won't see a penalty try being given for an infringement 20 metres from the line, so why is it ok in this instance to rely on what ifs to justify a bad call?
It was very similar to the Bulldogs game when Andrew Ryan plays at the arm but gets the ball and knocks-on before Ben Barba picks it up and races away.
They are both similar incidents, the commentators were saying that the referees had got it wrong, but when the replay was shown, Ryan clearly touches the ball and the correct call was made.
The interpretation of the rule is that; if a player is tackling with a wrapping motion with his hands and he touches the ball, he is playing at the ball.
This is the interpretation because a lot of the time players will hedge their bets, they go in for the tackle but if there is an overlap created on the outside they will also try to knock the ball down and diffuse the situation.
The interpretation is there because it is the best way to rule on these knock-ons and gives us much more consistency.
Fair enough, but McCrone didn't touch it you geniused mongoloid.
In this instance we got one right and one wrong, both in similar circumstances. It is unfortunate for the Raiders and McCrone but to suggest this was the turning point is wrong. Only four minutes earlier Alan Tongue dropped the ball when he looked a certainty to score under the posts.
So now it's ok for the referee to make a blatantly incorrect call because a player from the team that was wronged made a mistake 4 minutes earlier? Am I the only one who thinks that is completely batshit insane?
We will encourage referees to continue to make calls, if they see something and are confident in what they have seen, theyll make an immediate decision.
We think the referees have been doing a great job and a large majority of the time, they have been making the right calls in those split-second decisions.
If McCrone or Barba get tackled before the line, the window of opportunity to make a decision is gone. We dont want every decision being sent upstairs, if the referee thinks its a knock-on, hell call it.
This just takes the cake, it really does. They will encourage the referees to continue to get it wrong, because they are actually making a decision. What kind of world are we living in where that makes any sense whatsoever?
Stuart Raper and Bill Harrigan are the worst referees bosses we have ever had. Even Robert Finch was miles better than these two f**ktards.
The refereeing this weekend was the worst I have ever seen it. From the disgraceful way Cecchin handed the Knights the game against the Raiders, to the comedy capers in the Storm vs Warriors game, to the unbelievably ridiculous officiating between the Dragons and Roosters, it has been absolutely abominable.
And yet instead of admonishing the referees, or even admitting that there is a problem, they praise them for making incorrect calls that cost teams dearly.
That'll just about do me!
All quotes from http://www.nrl.com/official-view-pl...spx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter