The standard of refereeing is certainly not "crap". Could it be better? What couldn't? The standard of refereeing in terms of mistakes made is IMHO 1000% better than the standard of the bulk of the players. And it seems to be an obvious fact that on analysis, the vast majority of decisions which fans (and certain commentators) scream for during the match prove to be correct on slo-mo analysis.

I don't agree that the standard of refereeing is crap, but I do think it's time to have that conversation. Too much for a single post on here, so happily I [url=http://littlegrubbers.blogspot.com/2012/08/balance-of-probabilities.htmlexpanded on it here[/url

I think it is - there is little consistency, poor use of available resources and a total lack of transparency or accountability from the top.



I'm not convinced that all of the individuals delivering the service are crap - rather, that the structure they're working within doesn't promote good performance.

Our game of rugby league is a fast game, mistakes will be made by the officials, especially the ones like was the ball stripped or dropped by the ball carrier for example or was he offside or not ? I think we just have to accept human error in these instances for the flow of the game but in my opinion the one that infuriates the fans most of all is when the oposition scores a try where there's a blatent forward pass involved in the build up !! For god's sake, a guy in the street outside knows it's a forward pass !! So everyone knows except the guy in the middle with the white stick and tin can !! If a try is scored the game has stopped. In the time it takes for the ref to make up his mind, look at both his touch judges to see if they're still awake the video ref would almost have the time to have a quick look and help the ref make his decision and most importantly check if there was a forward pass involved it's about time they used the technology at their disposal !!!

I think a part of it is our owner pointing out in a round about way that we are important to SLE in our own way now.

There talking about bringing a coaches challenge into the nrl, what a disaster that will be!

Spoken like a true Rhino!! Of course you haven't seen the ref decide any game because 99% of the time they are working in your favour.

Here we go again...

nah, no takers for that one



bad news for Catalans though - the ref is apparently Mr Child..............





Leeds by 30 points at least...

So you think Child is bent, either for Leeds or against Catalans then?



If you do, RL doesn't need you.

don't try telling me what i'm thinking - it's demeaning



Mr Child isn't bent - he's just an inconsistent ref and with the Catalans on a downward spiral and Leeds on the up I can't see anything other than a very one-sided contest with a big win for Leeds



to say that RL doesn't need me is a huge insult to someone who has followed the game since the mid sixties - I will treat your comments with the contempt they deserve

But he didn't tell you what you were thinking, with respect you actually said:







YOU made the direct link between Child's appointment as ref, and this being bad news for Catalans, who would thus lose by 30 points at least. You may not have meant to, but it is 100% how it reads, and having for several pages argued for the proposition that refs are biased against Catalan, it could hardly be read any other way.