Video ref solution

[langpark]

Problem: Video ref gets used way too often in Rugby League.

What I suggest as a solution: 'Tennis-style' video referees. What do I mean by that?

Essentially, the on-field referee is solely responsible for awarding tries. However, a team can 'challenge' if they believe the try about to be awarded is not a try. Then, and only then, does it ever get referred to the video ref.

Each team can be entitled to two challenges per half. This will drastically reduce our dependence on the video referees plus the time wasted looking at loads of replays.

Thoughts?

 

[adamkungl]

A captains challenge has been suggest countless times - based on NFL probably moreso than tennis.

It was my preferred solution over a multi-million dollar bunker than slightly increases the speed of decisions - I believe the problem lies in the frequency of video ref use more than than length of the decision time, making the bunker a solution to the wrong problem.

But it's what we've got now and it's hard to see them going the other way on it or using it less after spending millions.