Classic ref

Almost as bad as us.

he was shocking but that doesnt excuse our poor discipline, lack of a game plan, our lack of ability to complete sets and build pressure

Child is awful as a ref. I am surprised every game he refs does not end up with a brawl as he fails to control the game. He compounds his failure to control games with his mind numbingly baffling decisions. Today the Cats try that was reminiscent of a union try and the Leeds play of the ball after the hooter had gone for half time to name just two of many.
He is a referee who brings out the worst in players.

And at least we'll have the 'consolation' of Cummins coming out again this week to confirm that the Blanch try should never have been given

that ref was e but we were crap no game plan ,how far are we going to drop before we get bmd out

Only a chump who cared more about results of one game than the game as a whole would celebrate Child's performance

That's a Goon for ya

Lets face ir Childs is alway poor, I've yet to see him ref a Leeds game where he doesn't penalise the out of our team. Each side produces the same range on penalty type offences but he just does us. I'd like to see the number of games we've had him this year, how many we've won and what the penalty count was he's absolute $hi4te, whilst I admit the better side clearly won on the day the decison making through the game can clearly influence the end result. This was typified by the Blanche try for which he had the best view only standing a yard from the play.......he's a knob...nuff said

Or Buderus' either.

Ok - this post comes with the now familiar disclaimer.

This is not a [i"we was beat by the ref"[/i because we weren't. We were completely out played in every department and the scoreline flattered us, but...

Child is so far out of his depth it's embarrassing. This guy is would be out of his depth reffing a schoolboy under 12's nine's game.

Look up the word "inconsistent" in the Oxford English Dictionary and you'll be presented with a picture of James Child. He takes uselessness to a whole new level.

Although we wouldn't have won with a decent ref I have to say Child's is absolutely shocking!!

Nine's games are hard mate

Childs!!!!..Wasn*t Justin Morgan fined earlier in the season because he had the audacity to speak his mind about this idiot?...Bring back Ronnie Laughton...

Ganson, Kirkpatrick, Smith, Cummings....none of them would have allowed your boys to carry on with their shocking antics: look at your players' mistakes before thinking a different ref would have made any difference. And get a new coach before you drop into obscurity.

Edited for accuracy.

It was Richard Agar actually after our home match v Cas. £6000. A record fine I believe.

Didn't Noble go nuts at him on the touchline against Hull FC last year?

Many have mentioned his "performances" but like i've posted many times whilst Stuart Cummings remains in a job this is the kind of standard we can expect.

I agree 100%

27-Mar-11 ….. Won 6 - 28 ….. Wakefield V Leeds ….. Pens For 12 ….. Pens Agst 11
25-Apr-11 ….. Won 34 - 16 ….. Leeds v Crusaders ….. Pens For 11 ….. Pens Agst 6
27-May-11 ….. Lost 6 - 42 ….. Leeds V Warrington ….. Pens For 6 ….. Pens Agst 9
10-Jul-11 ….. Lost 38 - 18 ….. Les Catalans V Leeds ….. Pens For 4 ….. Pens Agst 12

On each of the four occasions Leeds have had James Child officiate the team winning the penalty count went on to win the game.

Coincidence or a basic lesson in the bleeding obvious?

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One rule I'm finding frustrating at the minute is when opposition players find Leeds defenders not stood square it appears to result in the guarantee of a soft penalty, when Leeds go looking for the same infringement it's invarably play on. Or so it seems.

Henderson won a couple of those today but when Buderus had a legitimate call for one he got waved away. Peacock knocked on in that set and Catalan scored.

Typifies where Leeds are at at the moment.

Child is and has been rubbish all season. With no penalty to him. There seems to be no come back on refs for crap games. However we lost and would have regardless of the ref

Spot on.
Plus it seemed to my unbiased eyes (

) that on a number of occasions the Dragons moved well off the mark to draw the penalty. Something Saints have got away with for years.
On one occasion (that didn't draw an immediate penalty) the player crawled forward about 3 metres nearer to our line before playing the ball.
Finally, in the second half Danny Mags was knocked over by one of their players retreating behind our line on one of the few times we got a quick PTB but again no penalty to us & arguably it should have been a sinbinning.
We were crap but IMV got the rough end of the refereeing stick.

At the risk of sounding bitter, the Catalans players were walking off the mark a lot this afternoon. It is a massive advantage as it nudges the markers out of line. Wigan (and dare I say it, Mr S Tomkins) utilise this tactic quite a lot, which is something referees should be clamping down on.

Lol Hull fan complaining about a play the ball after the hooter had gone?! Thats comical.

"You play to the whistle" as loads of Hull fans screamed on our board after you scored a try after the hooter had gone and you'd been tackled and played the ball after the hooter.