Think the RFL don't help themselves, they've gone half cocked in taking up the Aussie system.
Bentham awarded 'no try' for Swifts effort, when I thought he had a foot in touch but not when he grounded the ball.
The video ref made him look like a dick.
Get two refs on the field.

I thought the refereeing was good yesterday. The Sts v Catalan game could have got well out of hand and was kept under control well.

Generally good, but 'tackled in the air'? Wtf was all that about! Players are allowed to challenge for the ball, which is what he was doing.

I think it's fair to say that the game, and the referees, have started poorly on balance. This season will get better, much better!

Think the tackled in the air penalty was because in the air the Catalan player grabbed the saints players arm whilst he had just caught the ball and appeared to pull the arm.

The video ref obviously thought this comtributed to the saints player losing the ball. I don't think it was intentional but that's what I saw as the reason.

Personally, I don't think 2 refs would be any better than we have now, it's the quality of the refs that has to improve.
In the Widnes game on Thursday, the ref was about 6ft away from Matty Smith and his petulant kick at the Widnes player
but he was happy with what he'd seen.
It was only the intervention of one of the other officials that caused the sin binning, the ref was "happy" to let it go.

Having said that, who would want their job ?

Personally, I don't think 2 refs would be any better than we have now, it's the quality of the refs that has to improve.
In the Widnes game on Thursday, the ref was about 6ft away from Matty Smith and his petulant kick at the Widnes player
but he was happy with what he'd seen.
It was only the intervention of one of the other officials that caused the sin binning, the ref was "happy" to let it go.

Having said that, who would want their job ?

if you watch it in slow mo his hand slaps the arm which makes it go backwards which favours him' kind of going for the ball with the chance of the ball coming free.

I called this while watching game so expected that decision

If you're relying on Robert Hicks to advise you on correct decision-making, you're in serious bother...

James child having another blinder today!!! He hasn't got a clue!!!

Cas denied a perfectly good try because they haven't got enough cameras

I thought he was in danger of losing control prior to the sin binnings. Lack of discipline from both sides not helping though.

Based on last weeks sending off by the same ref Carney should have walked? I usually give the refs some slack but the inconsistency is beyond a joke they seem to go from one extreme to another. Maybe they over compensate for a mistake the previous week. For the record I don't think either was a sending off.

James Child set the bar pretty low last week - then failed to hurdle it today; Carney's attempt on Escare was a more clear cut offence than Ah Van, yet he deems a penalty to be sufficient. Manna from heaven when Les Cats do their annual 'Why the ref's hate us' video montage.

Did he make a single decision today that wasn't referred upstairs?