Re: rules that you think would improve our game : Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:26 pm
Andy Gilder wrote:
Just when we've finally got the referee's judgement out of the obstruction rule and made it a matter of physical fact, we've taken a massive step backwards on it IMO.
The whole "was the defender disadvantaged" is a subjective judgement that creates inconsistency. I'll give it a couple of controversial big decisions before fans and pundits are screaming for clarity again.
How - after the Ryan Hall decision in the Four Nations - anyone can suggest the VR having to find incontrovertible evidence to overturn the on-field decision is workable simply amazes me. Nothing wrong with the VR system as it was.
I like the idea of the sin bin now being an option for crusher/chicken wing tackles and other foul play. Just hope referees have the guts to use it rather than cop out.
The whole "was the defender disadvantaged" is a subjective judgement that creates inconsistency. I'll give it a couple of controversial big decisions before fans and pundits are screaming for clarity again.
How - after the Ryan Hall decision in the Four Nations - anyone can suggest the VR having to find incontrovertible evidence to overturn the on-field decision is workable simply amazes me. Nothing wrong with the VR system as it was.
I like the idea of the sin bin now being an option for crusher/chicken wing tackles and other foul play. Just hope referees have the guts to use it rather than cop out.
I can understand the issue with the obstruction rule. It had been redrafted to being a matter of fact rather than opinion, but that left us in a silly position of having an obstruction penalty when nobody was obstructed. I like that a player has to be obstructed for it, I think that is right. I think having tries ruled out on such 'technicalities' is not what the game is about. However that will lead to more inconsistency. It does give the referees an easy out though. "I didn't think he was sufficiently obstructed" can't really be argued with.
Agree entirely with you about the VR. Stupid and ridiculous decision.
Id go even further with the sin bin, mandatory sin bin for any high-tackle. I think we would see the amount of them drop drastically, and tackling change slightly which would allow more offloads and promoting of the ball. All good things in my opinion.