Video Refs : Thu May 21, 2015 9:55 pm  

What a disgrace, two of the Giants tries were a complete joke. The crabtree try was unbelievable. If as been suggested about having video refs at all games then god help us.

Re: Video Refs : Fri May 22, 2015 6:09 am  

This new system puts too much pressure on the on field referee. The Crabtree one, he had NO IDEA what happened, and only seen the ball on the line once everyone got off Crabtree, but has to make a guess.

Might as well give the ref a coin

Re: Video Refs : Fri May 22, 2015 11:46 am  

Looked an absolute double movement. Have just watched it on Sky and he completely stops before rolling the ball forward.

Re: Video Refs : Fri May 22, 2015 12:18 pm  

For me Huby had the ball stripped and grounded with upper body, it was clear to see Tansey stripping the ball. Crabtree was guilty of moving his body to ensure the ball was on the line when the ref arrived, giving him no choice but to call try because he saw the ball on the line. The video refs couldn't concur that there was a double movement. Victims of our own process I'm afraid.

Re: Video Refs : Fri May 22, 2015 1:52 pm  

I can forgive the Huby one because it can be argued that Tansey purposely pulls at the ball in desperation as he falls away from the tackle, but the Crabtree one was a farce, he clearly stops when the ball is short, he then visibly pushes his upper body a couple of inches forward making the ball roll just enough to get over the line. Stuart Cummings trying to justify it was absolute bullshine and I'm glad everyone was disagreeing with him.

Re: Video Refs : Fri May 22, 2015 4:29 pm  

Cummins makes a fool of himself every week, trying to justify blatantly wrong decisions.

Having technology is all well and good, but if the people viewing the footage are incompetent what's the point?

Re: Video Refs : Fri May 22, 2015 5:33 pm  

OK - a lot of negativity on here about video refs.

2 points
1. Crabtree was no try for me but it took a dozen replays to come to that conclusion. Huby try was not clear and even now could have gone either way - so I don't think you can criticize the VR for the second one. I like the process whereby the ref has the first call and unless the VR sees uncontrovertable reasons to disallow it, the try stands.
2. Overall if we didn't have the VR would more decision have been made correctly or incorrectly? For me incorrectly. So the VR stays.
Only issue is that every match does not have a VR, but given that all teams get on Sky (although not all the same number) I don't think it's a major problem.

Re: Video Refs : Fri May 22, 2015 9:29 pm  

Watch the other Hudds try as well...pay close attention to Magilverey's hands, the ball hits them and the fingers bend back and it's a knock-on. The exact same thing happened the other week with the same player v Leeds and both incidents went on to be awarded as a try.

I always look at the fingers bending back when someone goes up for the bomb and it seems the video refs don't.

Re: Video Refs : Fri May 22, 2015 9:40 pm  

is the vid refs to blame for a game now lasting 2 hours like ours tonight..it seems to take these bafoons ages to make the most obvious of decisions...why do we have to watch something over and over again when its plainly obvious what the end result should be..