Now it is tempting to think that Richard Silverwood is, in fact, Satan's apostle and master of the dark art of Super League match fixing but, much as I would have loved a few words with him at full time today, I would have to say that the modern game is too much for one man to referee, especially when you are as incompetent as Richard Silverwood, Thierry Halibut, James Child and Steve Ganson. Having watched a few Australian games on sky, I would have to say it works well and ought to be adopted here. I have a strong suspicion that Hudds last try was well forward, but to be fair to our friend in the middle, Usain Bolt would have been about the only person capable of being up with it. We need more refs in the pool as these guys have no competition and get away with murder as they seem to be the treasured few, but we also need 2 per match for me, at least at the ultra high pace of SL.

Answered your own when you said we need more refs in the pool as we aint got enough good refs let alone have 2 per match.

There are 2 touch judges to help him, that should be enough. It is pointless filling the playing area with officials.
Watched 2 or 3 Aussie matches last season where the officials got in the way of moves.

Time it was more of a priority to recruit then, because performances like RS today are not unusual and managed to tarnish a good match, yet again; and I say that watching games as a neutral as well as today. It just isn't good enough to have a great product being spoiled by such poor reffing

I thought the Grand Final was superbly officiated and with hardly a forward pass and players more on side as I suspect the players know much more is seen. Though I agree, it might not be necessary if those spare parts on the touchline were involved more

Think there's a big difference between Ganson and Alibert who are just inconsistent and Silverwood and Bentham who favour certain teams.

As I hint at above, although it seems refs are leaning one way at times, it seems improbable that they ACTUALLY are. I just think there aren't enough of them to create competetion and allow for sidelining when they have a stinker, as our man did today. 2 refs...maybe an answer, but I must admit, it is hard to understand why touch judges who MUST be seeing the same forward passes and offsides as us, aren't a more primary part of the officiating.

Two refs on the field would be like blind leading the blind.

Sounds like both of us had it rough with the officials today. 35 seconds to go, Cas 17 -17 Catalan, Hauraki driving forward 30 yards out, walloped, blatant high tackle, Child gives nothing. Hauraki (man of the match) has to leave the field, with a broken nose.

Child is indeed the worst ref in SL consistently.
Re Blind leading the blind...probably a fair point but the primary thing is SL have to WAKE UP to how bad a lot of reffing is in this country. That said, I thought Ben Thaler was superb in the Leeds Melbourne game; very few errors and kept the game flowing

Ours could have been ordered, come what may, just to make Super League XV more exciting than any other so season so far??????????????????????????????????

There is no need for another ref - just give the touchies more responsibility to help out the man in the middle; there are times when they stand there like rabbits in the headlights, knowing full well they've just witnessed a forward pass, but are too frightened to raise the flag.

No point adding more officials when we're not using the ones already out there to the full potential.

What a mouth watering prospect, Silverback in one half of the field and the demon uncle Albert in t'other half waiting to inflict more farce upon us

there are enough penalties given by one official, we dont need more.

i've thought for years that the game needs two referres, problem is there aren't enough good ones for one a game let alone two. The refereeing (and touch judges) is as bad as i've ever seen it which bearing in mind they are fulltime is a poor state of affairs.