MM refs decisions were wrong.

Last night they were right. No payback at all.

The referee is always right.......

I'd have to say it does matter. Without reviewable evidence the chance of understanding and interpreting any incidents correctly will be severely impaired.

Newton took out/ ran a defensive block in front of the Bradford kicker that led to Bradford's winning try. I'd take the view that was a penalisable offence. Had Newton's run been made North - South it would have been different but he didn't so I'd interpret that as an obstruction.

Well we WAS robbed at MM, but 2 wrongs dont make a right & the MM decision was so obviously a mistake, whereas the Video ref & official last night had a chance to make the right decision & they seemed determined to make us Bulls win & give 50/50 calls to us.

Its ok by me as a supporter, but it makes our sport a bit of a joke if we have to depend on Referee decisions in order to have "talking points".

Absolute and utter twaddle and you know it! Teddy out of cot cos your lover Deacon was not playing!

Wonder if Bluey requests that Smith be banned from Headingley? The precedent was set last year with the Scousers obtaining a ban.

I'd ban all referees and the sooner the better.

How would that work? You'd have Leon Pryce running all round the pitch openly ttting everyone and fondling their bollox!!

I'd replace them with fans of the away side. It'd be a scream.

Everyone excluding the player playing the ball and the acting half back, as he would have been playing the ball he would never have been offside in those occasions

Webb was not playing the ball or acting half back and as a result offside

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Tvoc and King Monkey are right. Outstanding spot by Ian Smith, well done the officials on that one. I'd argue with KM though that Webb is offside until he gets behind the play the ball. I don't buy any of the 'attempting to get back' business. You're either offside or you're not. Webb was out of the play, until the next play the ball, which he would have been able to get behind.
I cannot remember any occurence of someone coming from infront of their own play the ball to support, although I'm sure it's probably happened on rare occasions. It can only happen in 2 sitiuations (mostly).

1. As last night, support runner goes through, doesn't recieve it, starts infront of his own play the ball.

2. Fullback returns kick and is tackled. Winger picks up from dummy half and breaks the line. Players that have failed to retreat onside support.

(Remember that it's different if a fullback or winger breaks the line straight from a kick)