Quote: uglybug "Watched the Aus v New Zealand game, first penalty was late in the second half, the game flowed and was a cracking advert for RL.
Perhaps players are a little more disciplined down under, but referees dont let players milk penalties all the time. Perhaps we need 2 refs, one with experience to mentor younger ones, just as long as one isn't Chlds, I'll be happy'"
Been saying this for a while after watching the NRL games on Premier Sports. Think it works better with the 2 refs system really but just by allowing an extra second at the PTB allows the game to flow much better. Obviously if its scrappy and players falling over and getting in the way or having a deliberate second effort to slow the play down then its a penalty but often the refs here listen to the crowd shouting and blow up too soon, resulting in a very stop-start game which isnt what RL should be about. Silverwood reffed the Aus/NZ game excellently last week I thought.