Re: Ref of the year : Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:42 pm  

Thaler by far.

Bentham has become far too reliant on video technology, which is disappointing.

Silverwood is inconsistent IMO. Can have a good game one week then a bit of a mare next week.

They are still the best three refs though mainly due to their experience.

Re: Ref of the year : Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:34 pm  

Him wrote:

You're right in that Silverwood let's the game go and it sometimes makes for a better game. Though sometimes it can be frustrating if your team is being held down etc while Silverwood is letting the game go.

Sometimes he takes it too far.

Of course it can. We (saints) used that well vs Leeds the other week.

I don't mind a controlled ptb tbh. If the defender wins the tackle they have every right to slow it down IMO. Although I admit that the wrestle in Aus can be seen to be boring as hell

Re: Ref of the year : Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:24 am  

Thaler for me.

TOP 10 SUPER LEAGUE OFFICIALS
1. Thaler
2. Silverwood
3. Bentham
4.
5.
6.70,000 Rugby League fans
7.
8.
9. Stuart Cummins
10. Child/Hicks/Roby/Stokes

Interesting fact:
In 1000th place is Eddie and Stevo who demonstrate in every broadcast that they know Sweet Fanny Adams about the rules of Rugby League (or commentating for that matter)

Re: Ref of the year : Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:15 am  

Leaguefan wrote:

Welcome to the new batch of match officials.

I look forward to seeing your perfect performances in the near future.

I personally can't do it anytime soon as I've coaches badges to take because I was critical of Cummins earlier this season. I've also been disappointed with Adam Henry in the Bradford side so I've centre-play to master. Not to mention IS, I've been very critical of them and the governments handling of the situation, so I've a bit of training to do over in the hills of Pakistan.

But after that, and after I've done a week in a British Gas call centre, then I'll do a referees course.

As a Bradford fan, and the Bulls have had Hicks referee 10 (TEN) times in SL this year, then my vote can only go to one man; Thaler. (Who along with Child hasn't refereed a Bulls SL game all season).

: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:28 pm  

Not sure who is the worst but Bentham is absolutely dreadful

Re: Ref of the year : Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:31 pm  

Tim Roby!

Re: : Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:45 pm  

i hate pies wrote:

Not sure who is the worst but Bentham is absolutely dreadful

I'm sorry but "absolutely dreadful" is just a silly position to take. For one thing, he's reffed in SL for ten years or so and his games have seemingly muddled along quite well, so I reckon he must get at least 95% of all the decisions passably correct.

For another, if he is "absolutely dreadful", that's odd for a man given the 2011 and 2013 CCF to ref; wouldn't they have given that to someone who earned it, or at least to someone only pretty dreadful?

I'm with Ganson's Optician. I don't think that many fans actually obsess about refs, and if they watched a game as a neutral they would find that actually the ref is doing overall a bloody good job. But most ref obsessives, like attendance obsessives, tend to congregate on forums.

I do recall though when Bentham got his broken leg, the great round of applause that the fans gave him, as he was stretchered off. To me, while we all enjoy giving stick to the officials, that incident showed better than most things that in fact, the officials in general and Bentham in particular are respected and held in high regard by the substantial majority of fans. Most of the complaints people have it seems to me would be better directed at the RFL edicts that dictate how various aspects of play in games shall be refereed, and anyway as I understand it, the coaches are in on those edicts so they get what they ask for.

Re: Ref of the year : Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:07 pm  

I think Bentham has convinced himself a Giants player broke his leg

Re: Ref of the year : Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:07 pm  

LeedsDave wrote:

Worst is Silverwood for false post-match statements accusing players of homophobic abuse

Perfect opportunity to call him bent and you screwed it up and threw it away.

Re: Ref of the year : Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:37 pm  

Surprised Kevin Sinfield hasn't made most peoples lists so far.