How about an appeal system similar to that in Cricket?

At games where the video ref would usually be used teams would be allowed 2 appeals each, where they can challenge the call of the on field referee in a try scoring/saving situation - the video ref would then review the footage and either agree with the original decision of the on field ref, or overturn the decision if the video evidence suggested the original call was incorrect. If video footage is inconclusive the original decision of the on field referee should stand.

That would explain why JJB is growing a helmut.

For me that will simply make the refs job even harder.

ATM the VR process gives the ref a chance for both a mental and physical break. If he's the one making the VR decisions he won't be getting these breaks, and ultimately his decisions will suffer because of fatigue.

He'll also receive more pressuring from players to make the *right* decision. He'll also be risking hassle after making an error like Friday's.

I don't think you can do away with the video ref, all decisions would then be left to an unsighted referee who has problems making desicions when he has an unobstructed view !!

They will if there are any more freebies going

'Nuff said .