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hull2524 wrote:moving of the mark and walking half a dozen steps needs sorting out ,
Agree with this as its an area that really needs to be sorted by the officials along with a number of players now releasing the ball in a tackle just to gain a penalty.
I really enjoy long walks especially when they are taken by people I don't like!
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hull2524 wrote:moving of the mark and walking half a dozen steps needs sorting out ,
I also agree strongly with this. Or at least I hope Rovers get better at it!
There's players who make impressive yards after contact, and there's those that do it after the tackle. The problem is, if a player 'stumbles' at worst the ref sends him back - it's rarely penalised. Obviously there's the risk of penalising a genuine stumble, but the way things are going it is worth it.
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Darrell wrote::SHOOT: We don't have enough quality refs as it is without having to field twice as many.
Pretty sure theirs 10 decent refs out there, just thr rfl been the rfl are to tight and lazy to find them, lack of quality is a feeble excuse not to implement same rules as the aussies, same goes for not having video ref for everygame, its a joke, 4th ref could cover that on tv monito, dont even need the big screen for non tv games
Tinkerman23 wrote:Pretty sure theirs 10 decent refs out there, just thr rfl been the rfl are to tight and lazy to find them, lack of quality is a feeble excuse not to implement same rules as the aussies, same goes for not having video ref for everygame, its a joke, 4th ref could cover that on tv monito, dont even need the big screen for non tv games
Was watching the union 7's last weekend and a lot of their refs are ex players and it told. Some of them was in as good nick as the players. They kept up with play and knew how to talk to the players. About time the rfl provided a clear path way for ex players a chance to stay involved and even earn a decent living from the game. Surely theres some lower league players who wouldn't mind reffing a grand final if the option was a serious one. Something needs changing as at the moment the standard has not kept up with the progression of the modern game
threepennystander wrote:Was watching the union 7's last weekend and a lot of their refs are ex players and it told. Some of them was in as good nick as the players. They kept up with play and knew how to talk to the players. About time the rfl provided a clear path way for ex players a chance to stay involved and even earn a decent living from the game. Surely theres some lower league players who wouldn't mind reffing a grand final if the option was a serious one. Something needs changing as at the moment the standard has not kept up with the progression of the modern game
Difference is that most RU pro players are ex public schoolboys with a decent education whilst most RL players struggle to string a sentence together
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Jake the Peg wrote:Difference is that most RU pro players are ex public schoolboys with a decent education whilst most RL players struggle to string a sentence together
You've been spending far to much time in golf clubs of a Sunday afternoon Jakester. It shows.
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