sportal.com.au/news-display/two- ... stay-99196 there have been some calls to go back to one ref but for me its improved the game markedly. previously the whole wrestling thing was ruining the game. the pocket referree has cleaned this up. initially both refs shared powers but now there is a controlling ref and the pocket who just watches the PTB/ruck

sportal.com.au/news-display/two- ... stay-99196 there have been some calls to go back to one ref but for me its improved the game markedly. previously the whole wrestling thing was ruining the game. the pocket referree has cleaned this up. initially both refs shared powers but now there is a controlling ref and the pocket who just watches the PTB/ruck

Think it's proved to be a bad thing. The two referee's have two different interpretations of what's a dominate tackle.



To make matters worst this system isn't recognised for International games

the 'shared power' system was never going to work due to different interpretations. however if the system stays as the pocket ref is only an advisor, like a touch judge, then it has a good chance of working & being adopted over here

yeh its been such an outstanding success hasn't it? Surprised they aren't going for three, eventually if they keep adding you think they would be able to get the decisions right the majority of the time!



Lets see:

Head of refs sacked

More bloopers than a bad Sunday evening video outakes show

4 officials (one with video replay) not enough to get it right, add another, oops getting even more wrong

Last few weeks done away with swapping over during games and now just have one dominant ref all game



its hardly made any difference, many would argue its made it worse. oh and its costin prob another million $'s to pay for it.

Is there any LOGICAL reason for there to be two match officials on the park?



Unless this a slow prelude to ..................





















































Grid Iron & Flags!!!!





Go Go USA!!!!

No, I don't think so. It's just that the NRL feels is has to be innovative and try to force its changes on everyone else by pushing for them to be regarded as international rules. I have it on good authority that next year it's a toss up between making the ball 10 per cent smaller or reducing the width of the goalposts. The other option of insisting that the grass at every ground was exactly the same shade of green was thrown out, apparently it being regarded as "silly" and "not serving any useful purpose".

What about having two additional posts and doing away with the cross bar? That looks innovative and unusual. The act of scoring tries is too controversial and puts too much pressure on the ref, they should be done away with and instead players should kick the ball between the four posts!



I can't see two refs being brought into SL; we can't get enough SL standard refs as it, how we going to double the amount? I mean Alibert is a ref for christsake!

and you are not



So!!!!

Leaguefan.. you moan and moan about Leeds' tactics yet the one thing that would sort this issue out is 2 referees. Lets get SL to the pace of the NRL using this system, it makes so much more sense

Can I ask you to elaborate on where you get this idea from please and what evidence you have to support it?

I cant belive im going to say this but Alibert isn't the worst ref in SL.

He was but he seems to be finding his feet others have gone backwards.