Quote: ccs "They're only penalties if the referee decides that they are.
How many times [idoes [/ithe ref give a penalty when we all think he shouldn't have, and how many times [idoesn't [/ihe give a penalty...... you get the drift.
Every tackle needs the ref to make a judgement, and they're getting it wrong too many times (for both teams).'"
It's the apparent randomness of a lot of it that frustrates everyone.
A lot of the time I'm on edge when we are defending because you can never tell when the ref will blow his whistle. For every clear cut penalty there is an apparently arbitrary decision. If it puts me on edge then what does it do to the players.