Quote: bootie "When i see a forward pass by any team on sky it's wrong if it isn't picked up. If it was cas i would say so. We keep getting told that over the course of a season it all levels out, i don't buy into this as a previous poster mentioned saints are well known for it.
The problem is not the players it's the refs and linesmen which let teams get away with it because if they did pull it every time we wouldn't have a free flowing game. What we need to do IS PULL IT UP EVERY TIME then the players would have no choice but to comply. It would spoil the game but in the long term supporters wouldn't think the refs are bent.
Will it happen no, not a chance imagine playing the kiwis/aussies we would be playing different games. Does it need to happen? something needs to happen because too many fans are becoming fed up.'"
It's the RFL that are completely at fault, they want what they think is best for the game and sadly that hasn't been the case for decades.
In terms of refereeing the game, stricter & consistant enforcement of the rules which are being broken by players/coaches (deliberately or not) would ensure that we have a much cleaner game with fewer perceptible infringments in the long run. If players know they are going to be pulled up then they won't do it, simple. The knock on (pardon the pun) effect means as you say fans are no longer left feeling bitter about results/decisions made on any given match.
By allowing such things as wrestling and 'flat' or slightly forward passes go by it means coaches and players push the legality of the rules to such an extent that to pull each infringement up is deemed poor refereeing. The players are then at fault NOT the officials.
I'd have to disagree with whowever said it is harder to spot a forward pass when it is short, the short penultimate pass for the Leeds try in question was by far the easiest to see (AND clearly FORWAAAAARD..lol), the 2 Cas one's were 50/50 however based on previous officating standards throughout SL for years they should have stood.
