The Bunker

[gregstar]

That’s just silly.

 

[Iafeta]

He lost control. He has to regain possession. You can only ground the ball like that if you are diving or falling on a loose ball. Been that way for many years, thus the wrong decision.

Enter Jared Maxmong.

 

[gregstar]

He did regain it. It was never out of either hand.
I don’t see what the fuss is about.

 

[avocado]

But in reality, it get most decisions correct and it is making those decisions a lot quicker than before.

lol. nope

Given the technology they're getting way too many wrong. In fact about the same level of ineptitude that the old video ref system displayed.

And how exactly are they making decisions a lot quicker than before? The ref blows time off and sends it upstairs while they look at it from 20 different angles, over and over.
The Radley no try for example, I could see within 30 seconds of replays that Mitchell got hands to the ball and it was a knock on. But they continued to play it back and forwards for another minute. From all different angles.

How exactly is it quicker?

 

[Canard]

lol. nope

Given the technology they're getting way too many wrong. In fact about the same level of ineptitude that the old video ref system displayed.

And how exactly are they making decisions a lot quicker than before? The ref blows time off and sends it upstairs while they look at it from 20 different angles, over and over.
The Radley no try for example, I could see within 30 seconds of replays that Mitchell got hands to the ball and it was a knock on. But they continued to play it back and forwards for another minute. From all different angles.

How exactly is it quicker?

The replay footage you see on TV isn't what the bunker is looking at.

In general the bunker is much quicker.

 

[KiamaSaint]

Any complaints for the Panthers try tonight? No?

 

[Card Shark]

He did regain it. It was never out of either hand.
I don’t see what the fuss is about.

I can understand your point mate. Whilst he lost grip with his hands, he always had some contact with the ball.

I wasn’t too upset with the decision, have seen the bunker get worse ones than that wrong.

On the other hand, I can see why people could see it being a no-try.

 

[Iafeta]

He did regain it. It was never out of either hand.
I don’t see what the fuss is about.

He’s touching it. He’s not gripping it. If he had a full palm grasp of the ball again it’d be classified as regaining control and a try. You can’t finger (well you can but it’s probably illegal) the ball or brush your hand over it in this situation. You can off say a kick or an opposition error and it’s merely sitting in goal.

 

[gregstar]

the best indicator of a try being scored is the actual player.

he said himself after the match that it was a try.

 

[Iafeta]

Hahaha. Agnatius Paasi the other week came up hooting and hollering and high fiving. On his one the ball was 2 foot off the ground.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

the best indicator of a try being scored is the actual player.

he said himself after the match that it was a try.

Lol. Ok. Then we can just get of refs and use the honesty system.

 

[gregstar]

absolutely.

they are closer to the action.

 

[avocado]

The replay footage you see on TV isn't what the bunker is looking at.

When we're watching the replays the comments from the fools in the bunker match exactly what we're seeing. I believe that what we see and what they see are the same thing.

In general the bunker is much quicker.

We'll just have to disagree on this.

 

[Canard]

When we're watching the replays the comments from the fools in the bunker match exactly what we're seeing. I believe that what we see and what they see are the same thing.

You would be wrong then.

 

[avocado]

You would be wrong then.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/inside-the-nrls-video-referee-bunker-20150602-ghf4gj.html

"What you see at home is essentially what the video referee sees at the moment," said Stuart Taggart, a consultant to the NRL on the feasibility of the central command centre.

 

[Canard]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/inside-the-nrls-video-referee-bunker-20150602-ghf4gj.html

That's from 3 years ago.

 

[avocado]

That's from 3 years ago.

Ah. Right.

 

[avocado]

Benji's try today was actually worse than McDonald's. The ball spun so it had to have come loose.
If the ref sent it upstairs as 'no try' it would have been just that. This business of 'not enough evidence to overturn' is a dumb way to run it. The ref should have the option of saying "Um .. General, I've got nfi. Check grounding"

 

[Surely]

I have a no try he’s out by 6 feet but we need to plug the five buck box again

 

[Sphagnum]

Cecchin surely gets a retainer from the Colonel.

Sends every single try upstairs. Old mate could run 100m and put it down with two hands under the post and he'd still send it up to check the grounding.