Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:Thaler kept a poor 10 metres but did it for both sides in fairness.
It looks as though Huddersfield have introduced the flat pass more into their game this year and that must be difficult to referee.
As ive said in another thread Thaler did miss two blatent forward passes but knock on's in the next tackle prevented them being major talking points.
I didnt see anything untoward with the tackle in which Lovegrove was injured.
Teams will seek advantages and its upto the referee to impose himself, if Hudds are guilty of laying on and getting away with it then more fool Rovers for not doing likewise.
Although i hope this is looked at more closely or it will promote the Aussie style of defence orientated games.
Having interviewed JM afterwards he was clearly very annoyed but he did credit Hudds for the win.
He obviously felt he needed to make a point but to describe it as a rant is just untrue.
When Thaler reffed the NRL Cup Final in 2005 between us and Cas in 2005 i thought he would kick on to be a really good official.
I dont think he has progressed enough to be considered a top referee yet.

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:Thaler kept a poor 10 metres but did it for both sides in fairness.
It looks as though Huddersfield have introduced the flat pass more into their game this year and that must be difficult to referee.
As ive said in another thread Thaler did miss two blatent forward passes but knock on's in the next tackle prevented them being major talking points.
I didnt see anything untoward with the tackle in which Lovegrove was injured.
Teams will seek advantages and its upto the referee to impose himself, if Hudds are guilty of laying on and getting away with it then more fool Rovers for not doing likewise.
Although i hope this is looked at more closely or it will promote the Aussie style of defence orientated games.
Having interviewed JM afterwards he was clearly very annoyed but he did credit Hudds for the win.
He obviously felt he needed to make a point but to describe it as a rant is just untrue.
When Thaler reffed the NRL Cup Final in 2005 between us and Cas in 2005 i thought he would kick on to be a really good official.
I dont think he has progressed enough to be considered a top referee yet.

piglet19 wrote:maybe we are "getting away with" laying on etc but the so called top four have been doing it for years and nothing said.

SaintsFan wrote:If you're including Saints in that then you would be wrong. Saints' trademark under Daniel Anderson was a fast PTB, not giving the other side chance to get back 10 and leaving them with either a penalty against them or eating dust while we scamper off. A slow PTB is frustrating to Saints and we've had to adapt to it this season, which has spoiled our game certainly. But to win I guess teams have to adapt their playing styles according to their opposition either by playing them at their own game or by creating new ways of fooling/challenging them.

Mad_Jack_Mcmad wrote:Ah I see Saints don't hold down because they like to play off the back of a quick PTB. Hmm I think there may be just the slightest flaw in your logic there.

His Bobness wrote:Huddersfield are going to become a problem for Super League the way things are going.

They seem to have a coach who wants to introduce wrestling techniques and spoiling tactics. Or anything else on the borderline of legality that might give his side an edge.

That's very good for Huddersfield but very bad for Super League as a spectacle.

I do believe that last season they wouldn't have got away with half of it. But the stats show that refs are awarding only half the penalties this year than last. Great news for the spoilers.

Sooner or later if this is not stopped every team will follow suit. For the good of Super League as a whole the RFL must instruct referees to clamp down.