ARL Commission chairman John Grant has conceded the bunker needs to lift its game as the NRL’s central command centre continues to be hit hard by criticism.
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson was scathing in his comments on the bunker in the wake of the controversial Anzac Day loss to St George Illawarra, saying the technology was making the game “soft”.
One of the Roosters’ main concerns was the inconsistency in the use of the bunker, a point Grant conceded.
“We would expect more consistency of our decision making as distinct from the technology,” Grant said.
“There are some interpretations which are suffering through some lack of consistency at the moment and we acknowledge that amongst ourselves.
“One of the benefits of the bunker is to give transparency to our fans and at the moment we are not doing that.
“We are not in sync where we need to be with the broadcasters.”
Grant said he could see where the last-placed Roosters’ frustration was coming from.
“They are a successful club, they have successful leaders and they are not used to being in the position they are in,” he said
“So I can understand that frustration. But there are channels to air those frustrations.”
The Roosters have been hit with a $40,000 fine after Robinson approached referee Ben Cummins following the defeat to the Dragons and for his post-match comments critical of the match officials and the bunker.
Muzz
Guest
Apparently it has a number of features that they're now discovering. The Zoom button The MRC button which automatically tosses a coin and decides if a player should be placed on report. The Integrity Unit button. Simply upload the footage and and select which club the co accused plays for and it randomly selects the appropriate punishment. The Rub and Tug button. Simply...........................
The Barry
Roar Guru
Maybe...but the point stands ?
Con Scortis
Roar Guru
You mean blue and white wearing, not red and green Barry. Ha-ha
Con Scortis
Roar Guru
The NRL is currently infested with more politicians than Canberra.
Emcie
Roar Guru
It doesn't help when rabs and Gus are blowing up about a decision being wrong when what they're blowing up about isn't even what the ref ruled. It's happened soo many times this year
Syd Barrett
Guest
they should play the replays at normal speed for starters and be used only for ref referrals - not as a pseduo match review committee
up in the north
Roar Rookie
At least he made one acknowledgement towards a simple fix by saying the bunker footage is not being used by ch 9. The lack of use creates confusion among fans due to nines insistence on doing whatever they want to. Of course that's not the major problem at the moment, but the ceaseless white anting doesn't add anything positive either.
MAX
Guest
Agreed TB. Mr. Grant has given the fans an Eveleigh shunt.
The Barry
Roar Guru
Thanks John Grant. What a wonderful contribution. The most backwards, toothless, protruding browed, inbred, red and green wearing fan on the street knows everything you just said. Fans don't need to hear from you what the problem is they want to know what you're doing about it...