Not a biggie, just some folks wanted a royal commission. lol
I think it was more to do with it not going to Committee (even though both captains and referees agreed to it).
Don't want to dig up old bones but the discussions are here:
http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=371909 (starts post #36)
and here:
http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=373741
Actual match thread:
http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=373440
As mentioned, it was for the 2010 F7s 4 Nations Final. FTR, it had been discussed a number of times before (since 2002).
Looking back at both match threads (2010 and 2013), it seemed to be quite successful. Just needs some tweaking.
The two main issues in 2010 were:
1. Available personnel. That is, do we have enough refs to do it consistently every round? Probably not.
So it seems to work best in Finals - as it did here in the Cup Final and in 4N Final in 2010. Perhaps it would work well in the Grand Final as well.
2. The other issue was what to do with the records.
Perhaps rather than adding the scores together, we could get an average score per player (from the two marks). Same for total team scores.
It also means the POTM may be shared - but that happens anyway.
Bottom line is that two refs are fine if that's what people want. The idea of trying it out is just to gauge the response and to see if it is practical. If the general consensus is positive, then you work from there.
And on having a 'Committee' for every decision - it was the first thing we banned after moving the F7s away from rleague. Seems to sneak back in every now and then lol. IMO, you have a few key personnel such yourselves: Monk, Drew, joshie and NT, and the captains. That's all you need.