UllFC wrote:The officials are wrecking the game, I am fed up of attending games and coming away (win or lose) and talking more about the officials performance rather than the game itself.
I will defend the referee's a little though by saying that the linesmen offer little support, they are usually either about 16 and on work experience, or 65 and struggling to keep up with play!
I would like to see us adopt the Aussie 2 Ref system, with the 2nd ref being a younger 'junior' ref that just monitors the ruck/play of the ball. This would hopefully mean less messing about at the play of the ball, and also gives an opportunity for a young or lower league ref to gain SL experience.
They don't need to change the system, they just need to identify higher calibre people, train them better and have them have to be responsible for their performances. At the moment the jokers on the field officiating are just there because they have put their hand up for it, the touch judges particularly and the video refs are always looking for ways they can give the opposite decision to the obvious one.