Ref and Bunker Decisions

[Mr. Shaman]

Seem worse binnings.

 

[dogslife]

Refs have been getting awfully comfortable using the sin bin in the last few seasons for just about anything. This is the result

 

[Miller was a legend]

Grants was penalty worthy. No contact with the kickers leg allowed. Doesn’t matter how clever he tried to hide that he knew where he was.

Sin Bin was weird. At the time I thought he must have given the ref a serve over the penalty, but the incident not worthy of going to the bin.

 

[Penrith fan]

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The NRL has doubled down on a controversial decision to send Harry Grant to the sin bin on Saturday night, with the match review committee slapping him with a $1000 fine for the incident.
Referee Grant Atkins sent the Melbourne hooker to the bin just before half-time, for clipping the leg of Cronulla five-eighth Daniel Atkinson while trying to pressure a kick.

 

[bubs]

Anyone who watches the Drizzle play, know full well they will test the refs to see what they could get away with. 'Bellamying' the Refs, if you like.
Grant was just testing out the refs. They perhaps over-reacted with the sin bin, but Grant could EASILY have avoided contact there. Easily.
And it's good for a months worth of favourable 50/50 decisions in Melbournes favour after a couple of back page headlines, too.

 

[Penrith fan]

Really, that's what you got out of that. Seriously the cognitive skills of some people on this site are border line the same as a potato.

 

[Penrith fan]

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“You saw Josh Aloiai for Manly. Cost his team against the Warriors when he bumped Shaun Johnson. He was penalised and no sin bin.

“It’s been a penalty- all year, and good on them for cracking down, but to send him to the sin bin … I’m a Sharks fan and I felt ordinary about him leaving the field of play. It was absolutely farcical. And for those two guys to stuff it up, what a joke!”

 

[Captain Apollo]

Annesley's message to bunker as Grant prepares to fight charge

NRL head of football Graham Annesley has instructed bunker officials to use their discretion when ruling on contentious collisions after a pair of incidents over the weekend.

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[Penrith fan]

In other words. "Whoops! we stuffed it up!"

 

[Penrith fan]

‘Gone too far’: Calls grow for ‘common sense’ after ‘embarrassing’ Grant sin bin

‘Gone too far’: Calls grow for ‘common sense’ after ‘embarrassing’ Grant sin bin

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There’s a concern the game has “gone too far” when it comes to protecting kickers in the wake of the “pathetic” and “embarrassing” sin-binning of Harry Grant.

“I’ve got stats to back it up, there have been 11 incidents this year where players charging down have come into contact with the kicker’s legs. Two of those 11 have gone to the sin bin."

“I think it’s embarrassing,” he said.

“For our game to send Harry Grant off for 10 minutes in a critical moment... it’s crazy.

 

[Apey]

Annesley's message to bunker as Grant prepares to fight charge

NRL head of football Graham Annesley has instructed bunker officials to use their discretion when ruling on contentious collisions after a pair of incidents over the weekend.

www.nrl.com

I like how he said there's been no edict from above about a crackdown on attacking the kickers feet. Sure thing buddy.

 

[ek999]

Atkins v the rules: discuss...

It wasn't Atkins that made the call.

 

[Penrith fan]

I like how he said there's been no edict from above about a crackdown on attacking the kickers feet. Sure thing buddy.

Lies, lies, lies...

 

[Valheru]

One issue that could possibly be addressed is the disconnect between the on field official and the bunker, even though they all do both roles. Too often we here "X refereed a bad game but the bunker didn't help" or a ref makes a decision that either seems right or we are happy to live with and the bunker over rules.

It might be worth looking at either involving the ref in the video review like union does or giving the on field ref complete control of the process like the American sports do. There would have to be some thought given as to how we prevent this from slowing things down too much.

 

[Penrith fan]

Agree, the relationship between the on field official and the bunker is totally toxic.

The bunker is like your mother-in-law.

 

[Penrith fan]

Grant found not guilty of dangerous contact at judiciary

Harry Grant successfully appealed to have his dangerous contact charge overturned at the judiciary on Tuesday night.

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Grant found not guilty of dangerous contact at judiciary​

ByBillie Eder​

May 14, 2024 — 8.05pm



The NRL may have opened up a can of worms on the kind of contact that can be made on kickers, after Harry Grant successfully appealed to have his dangerous contact charge dropped for making contact with the leg of Sharks playmaker Daniel Atkinson.
Judiciary panellists Sean Hampstead and Tony Puletua agreed that while Grant’s contact on Atkinson during Melbourne’s loss to Cronulla was dangerous, it was not careless and therefore didn’t fit the criteria for a guilty verdict.

 

[Penrith fan]

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Stuff up, front up: Time for NRL refs to face media​

For too long blundering match officials have hidden behind NRL head of football Graham Annesley. It’s time for them to take responsibility and front the media every Monday, writes DEAN RITCHIE.

 

[Pjf04b]

If we don’t want to have any refs then this is the way to go!

 

[Penrith fan]

Accountability...

it's not just a word!

 

[Vee]

Bump...

Caught a bit of Payten's presser, all about how Val's wasn't a hip drop and Klemmer's was.

Wasn't watching closely when Val was binned but saw enough to, " Well, that's the rule these days..." Heard K's mentioned but didn't see it or a replay.

Watching them as TP spoke, I can see his point. V was at full stretch and couldn't do much else where K's was much more a classic hip drop the rule is meant for.

I can live with V being binned but K certainly should have. Bad miss by the bunker imo. Thoughts?

And this is not in any way to excuse the Cowboys defence, we've been poor all season and again last night. TBF to TP, maybe he said that in the part I didn't see, I bloody hope so anyway.