Quote: Dead Man Walking "I agree.'"
In theory, the on report rule is a good rule, for instances where the ref doesn't get a good view of an incident, but as you say, it is generally a cop out for refs.
I would like to see every game under the scrutiny of a video ref (as in Oz) and if an incident is put on report, that could be quickly scrutinised by a video ref and if appropriate, a player could be sent off and thus the team being sinned against could gain some kind of recompense for maybe an illegal tackle or serious foul play, anything in fact that could result in a ban should see the culprit sent off.