Already hating the Captain’s Challenge

[jbb/james]

Apparently cameron smith has already submitted his challenges for the year. He won them all and will be using them randomly. The NRL are also using this test case of 100% accuracy to base the success of yet another greenberg pilot

 

[2830 Eagle]

I like it

 

[Woodsie]

With up to 30 contestable incidents per game ..... this rule is a piss in the ocean and only designed to get another sponsor .... . Captains challenge brought to you by KFC ......

it should be all decisions are challenged or none are .... I vote none .....

It is a lottery .... if DCE is 30 metres away or unsighted ... he needs to rely on the players involved or closer to make the call .... good luck ....

 

[Chip and Chase]

Lucky for us we don't have Shane Watson as captain

 

[Shoe1]

On Sunday they are trialing the ref’s challenge, where the referee gets 1 chance to challenge a Cameron smith ruling.

 

[double hoops]

The sooner they extend it so that the bunker video ref can't be used except for that one captain's challenge the better.

#lessenthegamebeingreffedinslowmo.

 

[maxta]

The sooner they extend it so that the bunker video ref can't be used except for that one captain's challenge the better.

#lessenthegamebeingreffedinslowmo.

Definitely a preferred option

 

[globaleagle]

It’s a good idea but poorly used last night. Should be saved for game changing howlers.

Yup.

I'm more than happy to let it continue. there's been some shockers that really need an avenue to be questioned.

I certainly don't put parra up there as a test of whether anything is good for the nrl. Bad on the other hand.

 

[HoldenV8]

Hands up all those who were not surprised when the first ever successful challenge came from a bad Henry Perenara call?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Hands up all those who were not surprised when the first ever successful challenge came from a bad Henry Perenara call?

Captains 1
Refs 9

At this stage.

 

[globaleagle]

Captains 1
Refs 9

At this stage.

I thought there was one in the souths v sharks game where it was pretty obvious shaun johnson tapped the ball with his hand. fingers moved, ball changed trajectory.....

vid ref went "nah...didn't touch it, challenge unsuccessful"

I thought ~sigh~ different rule, same ref b/s

 

[HoldenV8]

Captains 1
Refs 9

At this stage.

What does that say about Perenara?

 

[HoldenV8]

Captains 1
Refs 9

At this stage.

I didn't see last night's game but after Cherry successfully Ceccined Cecchin ...Captains 2, Refs 9.

And Cecchin was not happy about that. The look on his face and his body language said enough.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Lucky for us we don't have Shane Watson as captain

or Tim Paine

 

[globaleagle]

D'you reckon sCam won't use the Captains challenge to say to the refs "We always agree with your decisions, aren't we nice?"

And in that way they get all the 50-50 calls (even more so than usual)?