Quote ="east stander"Are you saying the TJ went to the corner flag to indicate he had seen a good try scored which Thaler over ruled? Or are you saying he didnt belive a good try was scored hence why he stood on the touch line and then spoke to the ref and between them decided to go to the VR. Can I suggest you watch the referees actions just before they award a try. See if they look left and right to see if the TJ’s are stood by the corner flags. If they are not there (particularly if they are stood 5 metres up the touch line) see what they do.
What sort of pay do you believe the TJ received for officiating the game yesterday? I suspect I spent more on beer yesterday than he received in pay.
Out of curiosity why do you think he wouldn’t give something you believe he had seen?'"
What I'm saying is that the TJ (or idiot TJ (ITJ) to be more accurate) is obviously incapable of making a proper decision despite being right on the spot. I accept he had no more indicated a try than in touch. He had indicated nothing, making his presence there utterly pointless. May as well get rid of ITJs at games with the VR, and save the RFL some beer money.
From his position he should have seen that the player was in touch and that the ball was not grounded - therefore no TRY. Being unsure how to restart the game might be his only get out, but even that should have been obvious to anyone qualified to run the line, and frankly I don't buy it given what happened in the last home game. Decisions like that are the type that officials should NEVER get wrong, like giving a knock on when you're facing your own line (Thaler!!). I can accept there are some terribly tricky decisions that even the VR cannot really help with, but these two were not them.
The bottom line is that he should have had his flag up in the Castleford game and also in this game. Both were shocking decisions (or non-decisions in this case) and indicative of his inability to do his job. In such a climate it makes it pretty impossible to 'respect' the officials.
End on a positive though, the team were great against admittedly limited opposition. Would have been easy to have let the events of the week affect the players. You could see they wanted to win so badly and this can sometimes have a negative effect. A fitting tribute from the fans too. The PA announcer's mess up actually served to make capture the mood even more - rather than a quick minutes silence and then onto the game. Made me feel very proud to be a Quins fan, and an RL fan. Sure the crowd was small in number but that probably makes us a closer bunch. Credit to the Crusaders fans too. Made it a special day both on and off the pitch.
