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It is time for referee’s boss, Robert Finch, to either step in and do something or let somebody else do the job. Week in, week out, our beloved game is being ruined by a bunch of clowns wearing pink.
Every fan in the NRL is sick and tired of hearing Finch give out apologies for his colleagues’ blunders. Has he done anything about it? No.
Finch persists with the same referees every week, and every week the same mistakes are being made.
There is no consistency in today’s game. I don’t know what the referees do in the off-season, but they definitely don’t get together and talk about their approach to the new season.
The last round alone saw some disgraceful calls by the men in pink. There are two referees and two touch judges, and they still can’t get it right.
On Friday night in the Bulldogs/West Tigers clash, the referees had absolutely no idea.
One of the first instances was when the Bulldogs put a bomb up in their attacking 20. The chasing Dogs clearly took out the fullback. No penalty!
The Dogs picked the ball up, ran 10 metres before losing the ball. The referee deemed there was no advantage and it was a Tigers knock on. I think both teams were just as confused as the referees.
A few plays later, the Dogs put up another bomb.
This time Goodwin leapt for the football, only to get called for a penalty for taking out his opponent. The replay clearly showed Goody contesting the football and out-leaping his opponent.
Some may say the refs were making up for their mistake earlier. I say they have no clue.
The Eels/Rabbits clash on Sunday will be remembered for the final 15 minutes. It won’t be remembered because of a classic try or a last minute field goal, but for the men in pink ruining the match.
With the game still in the balance, and both teams giving their all, the referees stepped in. I don’t know if a ref has ever had a bigger power trip in a game.
Firstly, Nathan Cayless was sent to the sin bin for a strip, when there were clearly three men in the tackle. The replay showed that it wasn’t even Cayless who stripped the ball.
A few minutes later, South’s centre, Beau Champion, was penalised for a high shot. He was also sent to the bin!
The replay also showed that there was nothing in the tackle. He won’t even get suspended for the tackle. I’ve seen at least 50 tackles this year worse than that, and all escaped a report.
Also, the referees need to grow some balls and make some calls based on their own judgement. They have been hiding behind the man upstairs for way too long now.
The game has slowed down considerably due to this.
Sometimes the players and the fans are waiting for up to three minutes for a decision to be made. When at the actual game you could probably dart off to the toilet or the bar, come back, and they’d still be checking the replay out.
I think the benefit of the doubt rule should be scrapped. It’s either a try or no try.
Finch says the “referees need to have an ego”; I say you have got to be kidding.
There are already 26 egos out on the field. There is no need for an extra two, especially with a whistle in their mouth.
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