Just happened.
Saints' Coote has just done a goal line drop out, AFTER the shot clock has run out. Why no penalty?
WE HAVE A RULE.

Ive no idea why we have try/no try onfield. It makes absolutely no sense.

Totally agree. The VR's decision should always trump that of the on-field ref, because he has access to far more reliable evidence.

You're aware Ben Flower got sent off after 3 minutes of a Grand Final, right?

Come on.
Even OJ Simpson's lawyer, couldn't have kept Flower on the pitch, that night

A blind mans guide dog could of called that one.

Another reffing f00k up
A second Saints player has his hands all over the ball, trying to strip the ball. The penalty should be Cas'
Saints get head and feed, score. Ridiculous reffing.

I'm not sure it's an all time low, the refereeing standard has stank for years and years. It makes rugby league look pathetic. Its never helped that the commentary teams over the years have pointed it out and ridiculed their own sport. It really needs sorting, call the game as it is, I wouldn't be too fussed if it's different game to game so long as both sides in any particular game get the same treatment. There is scope for referees interpretations and more respect. The trouble is you have to be able to trust a referee and I don't think we have any that are in that bracket. We need our own version of nigel owens.

The grand final is the worst, the amount of niggling and messing at the ptb, lying on that goes unpunished just leans itself to a poor spectacle and the masters of the spoil Leeds and Wigan taking the prize every year. When was the last truly classic grand final?

only reason the refs we have still have a job is because there is literally no one to replace them.

As for the Grand Final , the refereeing is so shoddy & the rules so lax that it is becoming unwatchable.

Last nights match got switched off before half time in my house.

I’m absolutely fed up with all this Sky/RFL nonsense. I would not be sad if the Sky contract was not renewed, yes it would send us back to the dark ages but it wouldn’t be any worse than it is now. I enjoyed Rugby before Sky so I’m not bothered if it left.At very least take VR away.

Consistently inconsistent.

Trouble is the clubs rely on the income. The game is propped up by Sky money.

I must admit I enjoyed Rugby League just fine before Sky.

They do need to scrap the on-field call, it can rule out perfectly good tries as we’ve seen. Also, I think they should check for everything. Case in point, that wakey try with the kicks, if there’s boot touching the ball, check everyone is onside regardless of whether the idiot on the pitch has asked to check. Check every possibility, it really wouldn’t take that much longer to draw a yellow line on the screen in line with the ball, like football’s offside graphic, and then its indisputable. Just do it automatically. Rule any doubt about any incident.

Just say “I want to check the grounding but can you make sure everything else is ok?”.

Then again, I’d also check for forward passes. Perhaps we’d be here all day!?

It’s also bloody annoying how it’s clear sometimes they get a word in their ear, such as when someone shouldn’t be getting head and feed at the scrum and it’s overturned, yet, other things that are blindingly obvious get ignored, the cynic in me says, to keep the game close or interesting. I’m also fed up of referees not calling held and still penalising a player, such as Charnley on Thursday when he piled that Wakey lad into touch. The linesman raised his flag, that’s our ball. The goons on tv agreed that’s why he’d raised the flag. Nobody shouted held, Josh had every right to continue the contest.

Anyway, like many other things, officiating is killing my love of the game, slowly.