I'd like to see more from the merry flag wavers. I think the RLIF is essentially Wood and his foreign counterparts, who get together once a year and discuss not a lot. The ARL Commission drag their feet which doesn't help.

So SL aren't outlawing shoulder charges like they are in the NRL then ?

Yet to be decided, I am told.

I'd like to see the refs able to make more use of the video screen at televised games. Even to go so far as to allow the ref to pick the angles and replays to be shown and for him to tell the video ref whether he thinks its a try or not. Afterall when the decisions "goes upstairs" its the ref who knows exactly why he didnt award the try on the pitch.

I really can't stand the video ref, drives me mad. If anyone saw Featherstone v Leigh in September it was ridiculous the amount of calls that got sent upstairs. To be fair the referee does tell the VR what he wants looked at and tells them what they saw etc, we just don't always here it due to the commentators. You get a better idea with games on Premier Sports.

I would like to see them scrap 'benefit of the doubt' and send it back down to the referee. Credit where it is due though, our video refs do a pretty good job when compared to the imbeciles the NRL had working as video refs this year!

Why send it back to the ref when he isnt clear, hence why he sent it to the VR in the first instance!!

Because a lot of the time the ref and TJs had a better view than the cameras for something like grounding. Let the referee make a decision, rather than hoping for the best with benefit of the doubt.

Dare I suggest that we may end up with the question used in Rugby union......"Can you see any reason why I cannot award the try?" (translates as I think it was a try but I'm not sure).

Must abmit GO as a result of SKY you do tend to just hear the inital question Eh:- "Can you check the grounding?" and never hear the reason. Did the ref think he bounced it, didnt apply DOWNWARD pressure, defender got to it first?

With regards to the VF I think we should have a similar approach to union, as in 'is there any reason I can't award the try?' on close calls, or have a 'Ref's call' like they do in the NRL

The above is to be trialled on Boxing Day. Nice of them to tell us.

I still don't understand why the linos don't offer more especially when something happens right under their noses, perhaps some refs don't like them joining in
As mentioned earlier on this post some refs calls that either players pretend not to hear or genuinely do not hear when man handling a player into touch have been contentious especially when the tackled player appears to have not stopped moving. Cull has pointed out on several occasions that some refs decisions had not rewarded what he felt was good robust defence.

Possibly. Ganson ignored the TJ when we played at the KC this year for example, although on that occasion Ganson had it right and that TJ didn't.

just come across this www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20837595 like the one regarding charge downs,how often our team goes for this and just give 6 more to opposing team.

just come across this www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20837595 like the one regarding charge downs,how often our team goes for this and just give 6 more to opposing team.

About time they fixed the 20 to 40 for restart after a kick straight out. Leeds were the biggest culprit of that flaw