Mixed reviews on this. I however Love it. The shot of Micky Higham breaking the line and giving it to Morely is fantastic. The smoothness of it as it follows the runner looks amazing, it gives new angles on the play which I would assume helps the VR. and the way it can get close to the kicker for a penalty or conversion also impressed me.

Do other people on here think the same? Or if you dislike it then why?

I think it is brilliant, a better version of the 'foxcopter' used down under. Not sure how often it will be used but no doubt they will get better with it over time. Also think Sky did a better job with the RefCam than Premier Sports did, particularly liked how you could see the players running up to the ref etc.

I wasn't happy at all with it. I watched every game on TV but didn't really concentrate fully on all games. When I really wanted to see what was going on (in the Warrington game and the Leeds v Wigan game) I found myself swearing a the telly as I couldn't get my bearings and found it difficult to see how close the try line was. For me it was a gimmick which didn't help. Not for me.

I thought it was awful and took away from the Morley try, couldn't gauge distance or speed.

i thought it was appalling. Not a fan at all.

Dreadful.

Could probably give one or two decent replay angles per game but that's about it. Consign to the dustbin alongside Stuart Cummings and the margin-meter/traffic light key performance indicator thing.

Certainly didn't do mr ganson any favours hahaha

Think i spent to much time watching it and trying to see how it worked

Not for me it was like watching the game through a milk bottle, could not get any perspective on distance, attacking or defensive lines which had me shouting at the TV every time they switched to it. possibly ok for replays but not live action

Interesting how you say you couldn't guage the distance or speed.. To me it made it look how difficult it can be finding gaps as you are basically there in the line.

Liked it when used during replays, but found it disorientating trying to follow the 'live' action.

I watched the Wigan Leeds game and found it very unsettling. I could swear it looped the loop at one point and I fell off my bar stool, though that's not entirely uncommon.

It's nice to see SKY trying new things but it needs a bit of tweaking - once or twice the crucial aspect of the play was lost or the wider view of the field was truncated.

Think I dislike Spidercam more than I dislike Ryan Bailey!

Just another soon to be short lived toy....No sense of perspective when it's being used...Almost as annoying as lingering shots of random individuals in the crowd when all we want to see is the playing of the game.

Does it do what a spider can?



Agree that it was disorientating at times, better for the replays.

It seemed to stay behind the line of attack, but I wonder what would happen if a kicked ball hit it?

I liked it on the whole, though it was a bit like watching a video game at times.

I like it. Adds something different to the viewing experience.

That red, amber green thing is rubbish. Doesn't really tell you anything.

Quote ="Winchester Wire"Does it do what a spider can? Agree that it was disorientating at times, better for the replays. It seemed to stay behind the line of attack, but I wonder what would happen if a kicked ball hit it?'" It would be likley to restart from the last POB or a scrum (who has feed would be the tricky one). In football it is a drop ball. Video from 2012 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGx2fE8P-w where is happened twice in 30 seconds. In cricket the last ball bowled is simply not counted www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh34NN422gI More worrying might be this (30 seconds - 60 seconds in) www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Vn-ITAIPY

Quote ="Winchester Wire"Does it do what a spider can? Agree that it was disorientating at times, better for the replays. It seemed to stay behind the line of attack, but I wonder what would happen if a kicked ball hit it?'" It would be likley to restart from the last POB or a scrum (who has feed would be the tricky one). In football it is a drop ball. Video from 2012 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGx2fE8P-w where is happened twice in 30 seconds. In cricket the last ball bowled is simply not counted www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh34NN422gI More worrying might be this (30 seconds - 60 seconds in) www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Vn-ITAIPY

not for me looked at times like watching video game, found myself trying to move players around with the controller

as for ref cam, made me sea sick _ something a ship has failed to do

Try gettting the fast craft from Portsmouth on a choppy day!

Yeah that's how i found it to be.

Would be better to use it just for replays or the odd full set of attacking or defending moves for each team, perhaps two sets each team per half. Switching back and forth sends the veiwers daft.