Quote: Les Boyd Is God "refs control forward passes nowt to do with the lino...however if a ball moves in a backwards direction and hits an opposing player and the ball goes in a forward direction how the bloody hell can it be classed as a knock on..it defies the laws of physics...ask m. gleeson in the2nd half...bloody fool'"
That is completely and utterly wrong. 'Linos', or 'Touch Judges' as they're otherwise known, are supposed to look for forward passes. It has plenty to do with them - when they see one, they'll stand still and hold their flag against their middrift pointing up. Doesn't mean the referee is forced to give it but more often than not they will do.
