Ref and Bunker Decisions

[Iamback]

No need to do anything if they just do a weekly data dump and let football fans/nerds do the work.

That is what I mean. They'd have a program that collects the data anything in individual games should be moved across

 

[T-Boon]

I’d get rid of the “6 again” penalty and replace it with making all penalties a “4 back” penalty (got to have 4 defenders in in goal) plus kick at goal (and if you get it you get it it’s a drop out by the opposition).

 

[ColdWetPanther]

I’d get rid of the “6 again” penalty and replace it with making all penalties a “4 back” penalty (got to have 4 defenders in in goal) plus kick at goal (and if you get it you get it it’s a drop out by the opposition).

I don’t always agree with your ideas, but I love their wackiness. Please keep it up; need more lateral thinking in the game.

 

[gerg]

I’d get rid of the “6 again” penalty and replace it with making all penalties a “4 back” penalty (got to have 4 defenders in in goal) plus kick at goal (and if you get it you get it it’s a drop out by the opposition).

Do those defenders need to hold hands around the goalpost and sing ring around the rosey and skip in a clockwise direction?

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Do those defenders need to hold hands around the goalpost and sing ring around the rosey and skip in a clockwise direction?

Anti clockwise so we don’t confuse the USA audience

 

[T-Boon]

Do those defenders need to hold hands around the goalpost and sing ring around the rosey and skip in a clockwise direction?

No. That would be silly. It would make a great rule into a silly rule. Come on brother, lift your game.

 

[gerg]

No. That would be silly. It would make a great rule into a silly rule. Come on brother, lift your game.

I'm still a rule change Rookie, but you're the Apex.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

I'm still a rule change Rookie, but you're the Apex.

I thought he was the scrotum?

 

[Penrith fan]

Some more terrible bunker decisions on the weekend

A few non decisions were Clearly tries.

One cost the Dolphins the win.

Shocking!

 

[Vee]

20th minute. Sualii challenges a loose carry and the bunker can't see cardigans hand after the tackle is complete.

Please...

 

[Vee]

33rd minute. Love this one. Walker offside on the left, broncos look and go right, f*ck up and turnover. Klein explains to teddy, "he had an impact ". I used to say "he influenced the play"

Well played ref.

 

[T-Boon]

I saw probably 2 tries last week that were allowed even thought the ref reviewed it (as they do all of them) and the play the ball was clearly not played with the foot.
This is an example of a rule change that they players/coaches have just implemented themselves.
Scrap the rule as it is in the book and make it whatever the players/coaches want.

 

[Meth]

I stayed away from this thread, but I thought the ruling on the tackle on DWZ was bizarre.

Probably the sensible decision would have been to sin bin Marzhew.

 

[nick87]

I stayed away from this thread, but I thought the ruling on the tackle on DWZ was bizarre.

Probably the sensible decision would have been to sin bin Marzhew.

It should be a penalty try
It's a deliberate penalty in the act of scoring a try and if the infringement didnt happen it's almost certain DWZ scores.

But you're right, if for whatever dumb f**king reason the NRL have decided tackled in mid air ingoal is just not going to be awarded a penalty try... then it's at the very least a professional foul and a sin bin. Bizarre shit indeed

 

[Meth]

It should be a penalty try
It's a deliberate penalty in the act of scoring a try and if the infringement didnt happen it's almost certain DWZ scores.

But you're right, if for whatever dumb f**king reason the NRL have decided tackled in mid air ingoal is just not going to be awarded a penalty try... then it's at the very least a professional foul and a sin bin. Bizarre shit indeed

Yeah I guess you can't be absolutely certain that Matthew's involvement was the sole contributor to the ball coming loose. But for a game that is so safety conscious, a penalty for a mid air tackle in any circumstances is so weird.

 

[nick87]

Yeah I guess you can't be absolutely certain that Matthew's involvement was the sole contributor to the ball coming loose. But for a game that is so safety conscious, a penalty for a mid air tackle in any circumstances is so weird.

Nothing is ever really certain but also the game has moved away from that distinction in recent years, the bar for a penalty try is not (and hasnt been for a few years) that high anymore, the bar is simply that in the opinion of the officials a try would have more than likely be scored.
Which was clearly the case with that incident. The only reason it's not a penalty try is the NRL decided for reasons unknown to anyone, that penalty try was simply not going to be awarded in such circumstances

 

[Valheru]

Annesely needs to quit before he reaches complete mental disintegration

He actually went on camera yesterday and said Sezar didn't commit a hip drop but it was still dangerous and should have been binned.

He is that desperate to back the bunker that he claims they were so focused on determining if it was a hip drop that they forgot to look at the "other dangerous aspects" of the tackle.

It was a hip drop Graham

 

[no name]

Annersley also pretty much implied that Butler lied to SJ when he said that they don’t give penalty tries for instances like the DWZ incident. He said that if either of the on field ref or bunker that he would have scored without the interference it could have been awarded a penalty try.

 

[Rising from the Ashes]

DWZ jumped into the defender, whats he meant to do? Disappear? or just let him score?

 

[nick87]

Annersley also pretty much implied that Butler lied to SJ when he said that they don’t give penalty tries for instances like the DWZ incident. He said that if either of the on field ref or bunker that he would have scored without the interference it could have been awarded a penalty try.

Oh really?
That's pretty funny in a "haha, what a mess" sort of way.