The Bunker

Clifferd · Apr 10, 2016

That was an absolute howler

some11 · Apr 10, 2016

I think we just have to accept that it's just as shit as before albeit a little bit faster.. in some cases.

Worth the investment? hard to say.

ZEROMISSTACKLES · Apr 10, 2016

The bunker is now getting slow especially when Patten is on, he replays and replays about as much as the TMO. The bunker is no different from the TMO.

DiegoNT · Apr 10, 2016

How people are starting to feel about the bunker

ZEROMISSTACKLES · Apr 10, 2016

Danny-Boy said:
Mate the commentators said 'is that a tip off from the bunker?' It was pure speculation. We wouldn't be having this conversation if they don't mention the bunker. The pocket ref was trying to signal the main ref immediately. It was the correct call either way so no point complaining.

No you got it wrong. It was an incorrect call and the bunker for the first time did intervene.

You'll hear more during the week. Tony Archer to address to the press sometime this week. Most likely another apology..

Bretto · Apr 10, 2016

Is Luke Patten vision impaired?

Penrose Warrior · Apr 10, 2016

Bretto said:
Is Luke Patten vision impaired?

That's a rhetorical question, right? Google image him.

What happened in the Titans game?

I Bleed Maroon · Apr 10, 2016

How the Bunker didn't intervene when that second ball came on the field and influenced the play is just bewildering. They do it to reverse calls made by the on field refs whenever they like yet they let that slide. Were they having a f**king smoke break?

some11 · Apr 10, 2016

They stop games in QLD Cup if there's a second ball on the field.. f**king get it together.

Bretto · Apr 10, 2016

Penrose Warrior said:
That's a rhetorical question, right? Google image him.

What happened in the Titans game?

The merkin looks like Quasimodo. So is that a yes?

Vic Mackey · Apr 10, 2016

I Bleed Maroon said:
How the Bunker didn't intervene when that second ball came on the field and influenced the play is just bewildering. They do it to reverse calls made by the on field refs whenever they like yet they let that slide. Were they having a f**king smoke break?

A second ball on the field.

Kicked by an attacking player at a defender contesting a bomb.

Defender drops bomb.

Refs say 'there's nothing we can do'

Knights get the scrum feed and score. End up winning by 2.

I fail to see how this influenced the game?

Dr Crane · Apr 10, 2016

Iafeta said:
As above, Lyon grounded in goal but was allowed to exit without being told to take a drop out. Irrespective of whether you think the decision was right or wrong, the process was absolutely a reversal on what Tony Archer said should happen no less than a week ago. And then was not consistently applied in the same game on the opposition. I would like to hear the Minister of Justification defend a clearly botched process.

If the ball carrying arm/hands touching the ball on the ground in the in-goal is always a drop out, any time a player picks up the ball in goal it's a drop out.

sensesmaybenumbed · Apr 10, 2016

The bunker really dropped the ball there.

Fortunately, there was a second one on the field.

McLovin · Apr 10, 2016

Vic Mackey said:
A second ball on the field.

Kicked by an attacking player at a defender contesting a bomb.

Defender drops bomb.

Refs say 'there's nothing we can do'

Knights get the scrum feed and score. End up winning by 2.

I fail to see how this influenced the game?

:lol: It was quite pathetic that they couldn't do a thing about it. Perhaps common sense courses are needed for some of these referees.

Vic Mackey · Apr 10, 2016

McLovin said:
:lol: It was quite pathetic that they couldn't do a thing about it. Perhaps common sense courses are needed for some of these referees.

Maybe they could have pulled out Bill Harrigans 'not in the spirit of the game' penalty that he made up in the 89 GF.

Vic Mackey · Apr 10, 2016

sensesmaybenumbed said:
The bunker really dropped the ball there.

Fortunately, there was a second one on the field.

:lol:

I hate that we laugh at how shit we are

phatnonphatness · Apr 10, 2016

Dr Crane said:
If the ball carrying arm/hands touching the ball on the ground in the in-goal is always a drop out, any time a player picks up the ball in goal it's a drop out.

Cowboys v Manly in the 2012 finals. Manly ground the ball in-goal trying to pick it up. Thurston asked the ref why it wasn't a drop out, and he said something about it not being intentional grounding. Though I've never heard that before or since.

Iafeta · Apr 10, 2016

McLovin said:
:lol: It was quite pathetic that they couldn't do a thing about it. Perhaps common sense courses are needed for some of these referees.

Come on! You're kidding. We heard till we were blue in the face earlier in this thread that black and white is best, not common sense.

bfoord · Apr 10, 2016

McLovin said:
:lol: It was quite pathetic that they couldn't do a thing about it. Perhaps common sense courses are needed for some of these referees.

the problem is that the refs didn't seem to know the rules

According to the courier mail (i know ... but) in that situation it should not have been a drop out, but a turnover, giving the Tigers the ball back

Unscrupulous · Apr 10, 2016

phatnonphatness said:
Cowboys v Manly in the 2012 finals. Manly ground the ball in-goal trying to pick it up. Thurston asked the ref why it wasn't a drop out, and he said something about it not being intentional grounding. Though I've never heard that before or since.

http://www.nrl.com/how-good-is-roger-tuivasa-sheck/tabid/11387/newsid/75375/default.aspx

Watch the video at 1:15.

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