Touch judge ruins Nines

[Penrose Warrior]

Unpopular opinion, 9s rugby league is shit.

Pretty sure that's a sweeping and populist opinion. Or it should be.

I bet clubs f*cking hate it. I don't hate it, because that would require me to give one f**k about it.

The only way I'd care if if someone bought me a corporate box pass. And even then I'd get home hammered, not having watched.

 

[Dave's mate]

Lots of edgelords in here hating on a fun preseason comp

 

[Grapple]

I haven't read the thread because it's 4 pages and only 2 i can manage, however i think The Nines competition is missing a trick. The real news is unearthing the next level talent.

Fox did well in talking up the Cowboys and Dragons speedsters. NRL should follow suit to bring back people to the game. Forget the farce of this T20 version of NRL that is the nines, and use it as showcase for genuine un-recruited, undeveloped, raw talent, mixed with a few regular players and old timers. Get the fans excited for potential and reliving the glory days. Get them buying in now and celebrating the past. That's what ol' mate Grapple would do.

 

[T-Boon]

Edgelords?
Cool name.
Central Coast Edgelords.

 

[Smack]

Look I’m sure Dragon supporters will just take it on the chin if they get robbed on a decision in a game in the NRL that costs them the 2 points or even in a finals game..........

They are very philosophical about it in their forum.

 

[Pommy]

Lots of edgelords in here hating on a fun preseason comp

Fun is a relative term. For what it’s worth I’m not a fan international 9s either.

 

[Xcalibre]

It was the highlight of the tournament tbh. It was such a bad decision and so far from a legit try, it was hilarious.

It does concern me as a fan going forward that they could get such an obvious call wrong though. I could tell he was out from a similar angle the touchy had. They probably didn’t listen to her because she’s not a man.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

But was it 6 again?

 

[Vee]

My blame is 100% on the ingoal judge. Touchie was obscured, ref was probably still coming igj had one OFJ!

 

[jargan83]

The NRL ruined the 9's before a ball was kicked with it's rubbish schedule.

 

[siv]

For those who haven't seen it lol

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/pe...s/news-story/14db298d31bd9db026e5c722efd80f54

Sideline touch judge was blindsided

So I suspect she said she couldn't see and said he didn't step out

 

[siv]

My blame is 100% on the ingoal judge. Touchie was obscured, ref was probably still coming igj had one OFJ!

Agree was a ingoal touch judge call

but if you look at it from behind the posts you probably can't tell

For corner post calls the camera has the best view and there are so many items in motion. Arm legs ball and we have a clear line to rule on - rather than blurry vision

Corner post calls is the one time in a game where video is better than human call

 

[franklin2323]

It was the highlight of the tournament tbh. It was such a bad decision and so far from a legit try, it was hilarious.

It does concern me as a fan going forward that they could get such an obvious call wrong though. I could tell he was out from a similar angle the touchy had. They probably didn’t listen to her because she’s not a man.

That is the thing. 9’s are some fun and mean nothing for what will come in the season proper but the officals are the same that will be making those calls in September.

so need to get their act together looked nothing like a try in normal speed or slowed down

 

[Welsh RL & RU watcher]

Show this to anyone who ever complains about the existence of the video ref.

Players as a whole make more mistakes during matches. Benefit of the doubt to the attacking side.

 

[LineBall]

IMO this was more the in-goal judge's call. The touch judge from that position would have been obstructed with regards to the put down.

I would still rather see the NRL reffed like the 9's, with the bunker only used when a captain challenges a call. This would have been the perfect example of how that could have worked.

 

[Frailty]

Ruined the nines?

It improved it. Got rid of Penrith, Dragons benefit again because they're allowed outside the touchlines, and everyone else was just laughing.

For the record, the touch judge had an obstructed view and it was the in goal judge that should wear the criticism.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Main issue is even though it was a prerty badly run comp there were plenty of highlights to show off the brand to the the country and overseas but the replay the majority of people would have seen the most was this call.

Great look for the NRL

 

[Dragonwest]

Just because no one has mentioned it ... Under the new rule where you can't tackle the attacking player in the air would it be considered a penalty or penalty try this year?

 

[siv]

There were a few line ball items like that

Refs seem to be ignoring the situation unless obvious or careless

 

[Hutty1986]

Felt incredibly strange to actually get a call go our way. Though i note the mouth breathers already mentioned B.Moz's grand final moment.