What is the point of the linesman

[Fluffy]

The guy on the hill side in the second half did nothing.

Most plays the panthers were leaving early yet he didn't make a single call and there were a few forward passes that he was perfectly in line with again nothing.

Are they volunteers on work experience or do they get paid, surely if its the latter that is a form of fraud?

 

[HappilyManly]

Most are the same. Apart from marking where a kick has landed

The pocket Ref last night let Sowie's knock on go - he was right there and it was a simple call as we had just kicked out from goal

 

[cava2323]

Inept clowns. Won't even 50/50s. Still, we had our chances.

Resembled NFL at times.

 

[wombatgc]

They're only there to run decoy for the ref at half and fulltime so the bottlethrowers don't have a solitary target.

 

[KOMORI]

We didn't play at all well in the second half but we got no help whatsoever from the pink idiots (green idiots?)

 

[Fluffy]

there was a lot of deja moo (the feeling I had seen this bullsh!t before) last night in the second half.

Had a small lead, refs start blowing little things, panfers get in front, whistle then gets put in the pocket.

We completed 13/15 in the second half so you cannot blame the boys for handing of posetion cheaply yet we had only 40%. There is a disconnect somewhere

 

[MadMarcus]

He linesmen are just cheerleaders for the refs right? That's why they have flags.

 

[Kevinward777]

It was an inept performance from all the officials last night. Disgraceful really.

 

[Chip and Chase]

Touchies are there to take some of the heat from the refs by sharing around the decision to send tries upstairs for video referral.

 

[The Who]

Funny, isn't it, the more officials the NRL employs the more controversy they cause.