You are not wrong.

But if the product is cr@p nobody will buy it.

The referees don't help, and as I said in the petition, mistakes happen. I do appreciate that.

But why can't we video ref the forward pass? Why has putting a player on report taken the place of a sin bin? Why are video referees getting decisions so blatantly wrong?

Questions like that need answering.

The "product" isn't cr@p
Referees have always made errors, some small and some real blooprs.
I agree about the "on report" system which gives the ref an "easy out" and whilst some forward
passes are really obvious, others are borderline and can be proved either way and the cameras would
only complicate things.

It's a fair call - the standard of refereeing in this country is at an all time low; it's particularly depressing when one observes the tender years of Messrs Child, Roby and Hicks for example, who are likely to be officiating at the top level for many years to come - we can only hope they get better with experience.

The mistake is with the RFL - they should be working really hard to ensure quality and consistency from the grassroots level, and as someone who has been on the wrong end of some truly dreadful refereeing performances at junior level in recent years, they don't appear to be doing that. Succession planning is not that difficult but it does require foresight and some creativity - I don't see much evidence of either.

Quote ="ScottHKR"Please read the petition linked below, and if you agree and would like to see change, then sign. Thank you. www.ipetitions.com/petition/rlreferees/'" He's right. Totally agree. RL reffing, the 3rd ref and the idiots at Sky that support them are abysmal

Quote ="ScottHKR"Please read the petition linked below, and if you agree and would like to see change, then sign. Thank you. www.ipetitions.com/petition/rlreferees/'" He's right. Totally agree. RL reffing, the 3rd ref and the idiots at Sky that support them are abysmal

I'll be honest, I haven't watched too many 2 ref Aussie games, but the ones I have, it seems to impove matters. The game is indeed fast and when was it ever possible to look at 2 things at once? How can you judge the offside line and watch the play of the ball at the same time for example? But...and its so boring to repeat, what are the touch judges doing? Perfect for the offside and forward passes; it only needs radio comms of some kind and the imperative to do it to clamp down on both...SURELY??!!

I totally agree - no point throwing lots of extra cash and technology at a problem when you're not making best use of the resources that are already deployed.