It's just such a shame that the outcome of games is decided before they are played. GB can't possibly win with an NRL referee as its a completely different game.
At the end of the day it's not about which referee is better (Which on decision making is Klein anyway) but about 'our way or your way'. At the moment the game in Super League is ultra fast. Play the balls are clamped down on to the extreme with teams trying to slow things down being caned by the ref. This has led to the current tactics employed by teams like St Helens where they use the pack and nippy hookers to run from dummy half. This results in the game being fast, attack minded and very open but also that because its so fast, there are 10 minutes in each half of most games where one or both sides just collapse and the quality plummets.
Contrast to the NRL where on the evidence of Simpkins interpretations holding down is simply not penalised. If the tacklers end up on top they can basically wait until every player is stood still in a line, messing about and pushing is also allowed. This means a very slow, ponderous slug out, probably contributing to the comparatively low scores in the NRL. As an outsider with no interest in the NRL, it bores the shi$ out of me, but it does mean that in order to break a defence down there needs to be a well organised and cohesive attack.
It would be arrogant for either side of the disussion to claim their way as being 'right'. What we probably need is a middle ground, policed and interpreted EXACTLY the same in every league that plays the sport.
It would not cost much (A few thousand) to get all the referees together in one place with a few respected coaches and figures from both sides. Sit them down and thrash out how the game should be, and to school the referees in what they should be looking for. This do this in football all the time, for example prior to World Cup Finals the refs are schooled and assessed.
