Badger and Checcin are by far the best two
Ashley Klein, Ben Cummins & Perenara are all fine
To be honest, I don't have a problem with on field officiating - I really don't
If you're running and there are people getting in between you and what is going on, you're occasionally going to get things wrong. Rugby League is a fast paced game and by and large the referees do a decent job. I can live with the odd mistake
However, I have a serious issue with the way the game manages the referees
Having two men on the field doesn't halve the number of issues, it doubles them
GO BACK TO ONE REFEREE
Finding a brilliant, first class referee is a hard thing to do. So instead of looking for 8 guys, we look for 16 and expect the quality of what is returned to go UP. Are we f**king insane? That's like doubling the number of teams and expecting the quality of the games to suddenly get better. Stupid, stupid, stupid. stupid f**king stupid
Get the hell out of the referees ears - back them to do a job and let them get on with it
The more technology we have introduced into the game the worse things have gotten
If you are running around trying to concentrate on what is unfolding in front of you, fatigue starts to play a part and the more information you receive the less you can concentrate on what is happening. You need to simplify what is happening, not make it exponentially more difficult.
The referees are seeing one thing, the man in stands is seeing something else, the bloke watching on TV sees something different again. What other job in the World has blokes in a different part of the Country getting in your ear, confusing you whilst you're working? The person BEST qualified to see what is going on is the bloke standing on the spot looking at it in real life. That's the referee. Not the bunker, not someone at HQ, not the refs boss. Let the referees control the game without interference
Stop referring decisions to the bunker for anything other than going into touch and groundings
If someone has created an obstruction and the referee hasn't seen it then good on them. Don't sit there for two or three minutes running plays backwards and forwards trying to see if this person ran this line, or caught the ball on the inside or outside shoulder or if a defender came in or the attacker ran into the defender until we all die of boredom. Stop it. Just bloody stop it. The NRL places a massive amount of importance on quick play the balls and speeding the game up and then we put the game on hold for 20 minutes per game looking at replays. It's great for K F f**king C but it's absolute dog shite for the rest of us.
No, I am not Phil Gould. f**king hell, I sound like him
