Refereeing

[Ralphie]

I thought the refereeing on Friday night set a new appalling low standard for the season, but watching the Canberra - Newcastle game and it's clear Chechin has found a way to find an all time new low.

How this guy retains his job is utterly beyond me.

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And Matt Chechin wins the game

 

[torana355]

I was thinking the same thing.....

 

[The Who]

We all know that referees can influence the result of a match. One way to limit their influence is to reduce the impact of ' soft' penalties. Just like they do in rugby, penalties for piddling indiscretions are just tap-and-goes. They don't get to kick the ball out and restart play downfield. This 'short-arm' penalty would work well in league. You just receive a new set of six tackles for everything except foul play. To counter repeated infringements the player caught gets 10 minutes in the bin.

Teams pay too heavy a price for minor infringements. The kick for touch then new set of tackles is too harsh.

We can learn something from rugby; not much, but this short-arm penalty is a good idea.

 

[Jatz Crackers]

Spot on Who. you have to wonder why a common sense proposal such as this hasnt been pushed by Gould.

 

[eagles2win]

I thought the refereeing on Friday night set a new appalling low standard for the season, but watching the Canberra - Newcastle game and it's clear Chechin has found a way to find an all time new low.

How this guy retains his job is utterly beyond me.

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And Matt Chechin wins the game

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Ralphie if you think Chechin is bad if you ever get the chance watch James Child in the ESL. Makes Chechin look like the best ref in the world

 

[Dan]

Yeah it's hard to disagree with that and would help the fans deal with it all better.

It would take out a lot of soft 2 pointers aswell and lead to more attacking footy

 

[TokyoEagle]

Spot on Who. you have to wonder why a common sense proposal such as this hasnt been pushed by Gould.

He's not that smart.

Very good idea.