Quote: andymacca "I was thinking this morning about the forward pass situation, having had two games changed this season by poor refereeing decisions with regard to forward passes. Currently, the video ref can't judge because sometimes certain camera angles could be viewed as being mis leading. On the face of it that is fine. Or is it? No, its total rubbish. The exact same principle applies to the referee. Surely his opinion is altered depending on where he is stood! So he is in no better place to judge than a video replay.
So...with that in mind, surely the RFL should experiment with allowing the VR to judge on whether a pass is forward or not. You can still use the Benefit of the doubt rule if its not clear, but in cases such as the Salford cup game and last night, a quick look at the video would have clearly proved the refereeing decisions to be incorrect. Thoughts?'"
Good post and one I agree with. My opinion is that although some passes may still be incorrectly called even with a VR the number that are called wrong would be reduced which should be what everyone wants.
