The real problem here is that Des is blaming the touchies.
Why?
I was at the game and the touchies were constantly back the 10 metres with the defensive line. Again, if we have two refs and one is marking the 10 then why are the touchies doing ti?
So the touchies might not have been in a position that was in line with the pass, meanwhile the two refs are probably waiting for one of the touchies to call it. With all them waiting for someone else to do the job none of them are sure, so no-one does it.
The problem seems to be that no-one actually knows who's job it is to call these things, including the refs on field. They've brought in two refs but done it so haphazardly that everyone is confused. It's just like the video ref - how long did it take them to get some semblance of common sense to the way they use it.
Quite simply, and everone in Rugby League knows this - Finch and his administrators aren't up to the job.