Quote ="mean_machine"I think the westerman was difficult as it was still in the process of the tackle so could be perceived as losing it attempting to play the ball etc. [uSpringer was already past that stage and clearly disorientated and as someone mentioned ref had already called time off ( just) before losing it.[/u If we take our club specs off we can surely see that is the better call by Kendall.
I think as a whole this season the ref's have started the season alright. You are still going to get errors the way the game is played and speed, but tell me a player who doesn't make efforts and I will call you a liar. I think all Sky games plus the KR games I have been too have flown fairly well, not a massive amount of penalties and generally have been better enjoyment then this time last year.
Think it's about time as a sport we grow up and stop bagging refs for miniscule decisions and technicalities and get on with the game. Big Big errors then fair enough, but I don't think you could classify any of them last night as that'"
But that's not true.
I'm sat here watching it and just as I watched dit last night at the game Springer droppped/played the ball incorrectly BEFORE kendall blew.
That was the whole reason for Hastings complaint.
If kendall had blown BEFORE then no one would be having this conversarion.
May be harsh, but if a player releases the ball BEFORE the referee blows it has to be a knock on.
Otherwise players could drop the ball and then claim to be injured.
PS
I'm not a referee complainer, and you can search as much as you want you'll struggle to find me complaining about referees.
Magic last year tautai was injured, lay on the floor and placed the ball down and I think it was the same Ref called knock on.
