: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:26 pm  

York79 wrote:

I have seen smith give absolutely nothing to us and everything to cas in an 18-0 defeat for us there a few years ago worst ref perfomance i have ever seen.

York 79

It was shocking, the 2 touchies and ref were both policing the offsides, i actually screamed at one of them to police the play the ball and monitor the passes at one point

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:28 pm  

WireFanatic II wrote:

Actually, the touch judges are the ones that should be checking for offside.

The referee's job is to patrol the ruck area.

Wish someone would tell the David Gallop that.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:41 pm  

refs control forward passes nowt to do with the lino...however if a ball moves in a backwards direction and hits an opposing player and the ball goes in a forward direction how the bloody hell can it be classed as a knock on..it defies the laws of physics...ask m. gleeson in the2nd half...bloody fool

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:28 am  

Les Boyd Is God wrote:

refs control forward passes nowt to do with the lino...however if a ball moves in a backwards direction and hits an opposing player and the ball goes in a forward direction how the bloody hell can it be classed as a knock on..it defies the laws of physics...ask m. gleeson in the2nd half...bloody fool

That is completely and utterly wrong. 'Linos', or 'Touch Judges' as they're otherwise known, are supposed to look for forward passes. It has plenty to do with them - when they see one, they'll stand still and hold their flag against their middrift pointing up. Doesn't mean the referee is forced to give it but more often than not they will do.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:30 pm  

darren mapp, http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplin ... php?id=871 got picked up for undue pressure on a shoulder.

darren mapp, http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplin ... php?id=871 got picked up for undue pressure on a shoulder.