Graham Annesley puts a controversial clanger to the fore in an NRL briefing, while also addressing why the Bunker can’t be used to turn over forward pass decisions.
I can't understand why on reviewing play leading up to a try if there has been a forward pass that is quite easy to see, what is the problem of ruling it forward? Its an illegal play like anything else?
Surely the bunker can have a word in the ear of the ref live when the pass is clearly forward like the one in the video and the ref can call it back. The commentators pick the worst of them up at the time and I'd say the incidence of howlers would reduce dramatically. If the bunker happens to make a mistake one or two times out of ten then it would be a vast improvement on what's going on now. If it's a close call let play go on.
It's no wonder he doesn't want the bunker ruling on forward passes when he, a former referee botches his explanation. I liked when he read from the rule book as though he was the only person able to understand the rule. Annesley is a perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
One problem is that Annesley doesn't know what he is talking about. The example he uses in the Broncos game (as a line ball, backwards pass that maybe went forward) is a bad one because the ball is clearly thrown forward, travels forward and is an obvious forward pass. If you look at the tape, the best example of what he is talking about is at the very start, a Broncos player runs, passes in a proper backwards motion just after the line, then the ball is caught a foot ahead of where it was passed, a better example of a proper pass travelling forward.
Stephen Graham
Guest
I can't understand why on reviewing play leading up to a try if there has been a forward pass that is quite easy to see, what is the problem of ruling it forward? Its an illegal play like anything else?
Forty Twenty
Roar Rookie
Surely the bunker can have a word in the ear of the ref live when the pass is clearly forward like the one in the video and the ref can call it back. The commentators pick the worst of them up at the time and I'd say the incidence of howlers would reduce dramatically. If the bunker happens to make a mistake one or two times out of ten then it would be a vast improvement on what's going on now. If it's a close call let play go on.
beachart
Roar Rookie
How about if the player who receives the ball, is in front of the player who passes the ball. The pass shall be deemed a forward pass. Discuss.
db
Guest
It's no wonder he doesn't want the bunker ruling on forward passes when he, a former referee botches his explanation. I liked when he read from the rule book as though he was the only person able to understand the rule. Annesley is a perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
One problem is that Annesley doesn't know what he is talking about. The example he uses in the Broncos game (as a line ball, backwards pass that maybe went forward) is a bad one because the ball is clearly thrown forward, travels forward and is an obvious forward pass. If you look at the tape, the best example of what he is talking about is at the very start, a Broncos player runs, passes in a proper backwards motion just after the line, then the ball is caught a foot ahead of where it was passed, a better example of a proper pass travelling forward.