Why didn't The Bunker intervene?

[StuBoot]

Yep but they can't rule for offside at the play the ball. Odd rule I know

Interesting that.
Annesley said on his weekly dribblefest that if the Titans had their challenge left they could've have challenged that Hargreaves was offside and impeded the charge down attempt.
He did say it would have been a tough call to rule on though.

 

[The better Robbo]

Interesting that.
Annesley said on his weekly dribblefest that if the Titans had their challenge left they could've have challenged that Hargreaves was offside and impeded the charge down attempt.
He did say it would have been a tough call to rule on though.

That is a different ruling altogether as they were in attack at the time.

 

[The Who]

That is a different ruling altogether as they were in attack at the time.

When you give approval to The Bunker to intercede any time it wants to make a ruling it makes the Captain's Challenge irrelevant. The Bunker doesn't need to be asked before it gets involved.
I think the Captain's Challenge has failed. It was introduced in order to get controversial rulings correct yet the only challenges I've seen lodged are for minor indiscretions, not blatant offsides or forward passes which are often critical to the winning or losing of a match.

 

[Eagle 1]

The Bunker needs to rule on forward passes, surely we have the technology for this now.

 

[George Rose's Butcher]

Time to roast some chickens....

BBQ dem birds!

 

[mickqld]

BBQ dem birds!

Stuff them, right up the ar*e with sage and onions.

 

[NYEagle]

In that last play by the Tits, most of the Easts defenders were way offside. They never got on side, and just scrambled back and illegally forced Herbert to throw that dumb pass.
Now, why didn't The Bunker get involved like it does at other random times? This time it meant the difference in an important finals match. The Bunker should have awarded a penalty to the Tits in front, or even a penalty try because the Easts defenders were guilty of a professional foul.
I think we know the reason; Easts are a protected species.
So, why didn't the Tits opt for a Captain's Challenge? It was so obvious the defenders were never on side.
It's just frustrating. If we have to have the bloody Bunker then you'd think a match-defining play would come under scrutiny, wouldn't you?

The only saving Grace about all of this is that we will consign those protected Roosters to the dustbin Friday night.
It will be humiliating for them.

NYEagle