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http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2014/8/time-to-fix-video-referees-says-dan-ginnane/
I wouldn't mind seeing how his proposal would work. I for one am also fed up with our video refereeing system. Encouraging your officials to stand there blank-minded, relying on lazily guessing the outcome every time a potential try is scored, because of this vid-ref "I've got a try/no-try" fallback option, is utterly mindless. How can we call this professional? The referees just simply can't be bothered/are too scared to make a decision these days. There are instances where we are checking for obstructions that obviously did not exist. And yet, the NRL tries to bullshit to us that this recently new system is about 'referees being allowed to back themselves'. I sometimes feel there's no point in having on-field ref for tries anymore, because we know the guy upstairs will have to sort it out anyway. They should be asking for a pay-rise with this increase in work volume...
I wouldn't mind seeing how his proposal would work. I for one am also fed up with our video refereeing system. Encouraging your officials to stand there blank-minded, relying on lazily guessing the outcome every time a potential try is scored, because of this vid-ref "I've got a try/no-try" fallback option, is utterly mindless. How can we call this professional? The referees just simply can't be bothered/are too scared to make a decision these days. There are instances where we are checking for obstructions that obviously did not exist. And yet, the NRL tries to bullshit to us that this recently new system is about 'referees being allowed to back themselves'. I sometimes feel there's no point in having on-field ref for tries anymore, because we know the guy upstairs will have to sort it out anyway. They should be asking for a pay-rise with this increase in work volume...