Re: Penalties conceded. : Wed May 25, 2016 8:31 am
I guess the fact that we see things differently illustrates the difficulty of refereeing a game with consistency - although they are paid to do it, so you'd hope at least for a more uniform interpretation of the rules.I've been saying for several years that the game has got away from referees - coaches have become so adept at twisting and bending the rules, particularly around the ruck, that the sport is becoming painful to watch at times; when the contest is based on who can slow down the ruck or milk penalties, you know there's something up.
I would suggest, as I do every year, that the RFL, referees and coaches need to get together over the off-season to thrash out exactly how these crucial elements of the game will be refereed; make it very clear to coaches what is, and isn't, acceptable, then penalise the bejesus out of teams at the start of the season until they get the message. Back to back penalties and the odd sin-binning would educate them very quickly.