Referree's decisions : Sat May 30, 2009 8:26 pm  

Some shockers both ways; discuss.

Re: Referree's decisions : Sat May 30, 2009 8:27 pm  

the_next_morley wrote:

Some shockers both ways; discuss.

No thanks, rather not discuss the ref, just want to carry on basking in the feelings of the win and we are in the Semis

: Sat May 30, 2009 8:28 pm  

the ref and the hooter????

briers would of dropped a goal from the scrum and that would of been that.

Re: Referree's decisions : Sat May 30, 2009 8:28 pm  

the_next_morley wrote:

Some shockers both ways; discuss.

I didn't watch the whole match so cannot honourably comment on Phil's performance. However, i feel he was unfairly backed into a corner by the Hull KR Timekeeper. The siren should have been postponed until after play had been restarted after a clock stoppage. Would have been fuming if it had cost us the match.

: Sat May 30, 2009 8:38 pm  

The reefing incident that tied the scores at 24 all ...looked like the HKR player just lost control of the ball. The last scrum should have been a penalty to us ...the HKR player clearly put the ball through his legs therefore it wasn't played properly ,before he lost control of the ball.

I am completely confused as to why when a scrum is formed near the end of a game that the clock is stopped when in normal play the clock is not stopped for scrums.

: Sat May 30, 2009 8:48 pm  

It wasn't the best game from Bentham, he made some bad decisions.

: Sat May 30, 2009 8:51 pm  

[quote="ninearches"]The reefing incident that tied the scores at 24 all ...looked like the HKR player just lost control of the ball. The last scrum should have been a penalty to us ...the HKR player clearly put the ball through his legs therefore it wasn't played properly ,before he lost control of the ball.

I am completely confused as to why when a scrum is formed near the end of a game that the clock is stopped when in normal play the clock is not stopped for scrums. :?[/quote]



it is stopped once a team has got ready to pack down - its done as theyre ready and to stop the opposition running down the clock by slowing the play - it happens at any time in the game not just near the end of course near the end teams do rush to get set up if theyre chasing the game.

Only explanation for the 80th minute i can guess is the timekeepers didnt see the ref stop the clock , the official is right though , the ball was dead so the game ended when the hooter went

: Sat May 30, 2009 9:17 pm  

ninearches wrote:

The reefing incident that tied the scores at 24 all ...looked like the HKR player just lost control of the ball. The last scrum should have been a penalty to us ...the HKR player clearly put the ball through his legs therefore it wasn't played properly ,before he lost control of the ball.

I am completely confused as to why when a scrum is formed near the end of a game that the clock is stopped when in normal play the clock is not stopped for scrums.

I also thought it was a penalty, but at the end of the day - who cares!

: Sat May 30, 2009 10:17 pm  

Wire Legend wrote:

It wasn't the best game from Bentham, he made some bad decisions.

he nearly cost us the game.

: Sat May 30, 2009 10:19 pm  

The more I see Galea's try, the more I think it should not have been given... He did not, ever, have downward pressure on it. He bounced it!