Agree with all of the above. I'd go somewhere inbetween what we have now and what football has, with regards to video/4th ref involvement. As well as the points mentioned, it takes ages too, which detracts from the game as a spectacle, all while the viewers at home have to listen to the idiots on Sky debate a decision for 5minutes.

I didn't manage to watch the Summer Bash games, but I like the theory behind the changes to the VR they introduced. Did anyone watch the games, and did you think it worked?

I watched some games and it clearly didn’t work and showed they still need the video ref in some capacity.

It went ok, I think they went a bit OTT as they could not look at a couple of things such as tough in goal or offside. But it certainly quickened up the VR process which I think we can all agree on certainly helps.

They didn't disband the VR spuercat though, so were always going to be examples where they are needed. Like I say, it shouldn't be too difficult to ensure the VR only adds value and not contention, we as a game just have a great way of making easy things extremely difficult

And when Kelly was taken off the ball twice when kicking on the last tackle was nothing done.
Similar to the Masi tackle which he was carded for

No, ref was right there. The ball carrier can't go over/past the tackler and play the ball into him, which happened two or three times late on in the game. The ref's stamped that out earlier in the season when there was a spate of it. If they play the ball where they are tackled it's a penalty, but if they move to avoid the player underneath them, they can't play the ball into them and get the pen.

It's moving from a flawed system to another flawed system. It's quicker as they can't look at as many things with the video, which means less frustration and more accountability for the referee. BUT, it only works until there is an incorrect decision in a big game they have to get wrong because they can no longer use the video for it. One of those is obstruction. You could have the Grand Final decided by an NFL style block and if the ref misses it but goes upstairs for the grounding, they wouldn't be able to rule on it.

A far better system would be a review system. Each team gets 2 reviews per game and if they get it wrong, they lose one. Get it right and they keep it. And then keep the reviews to 1 minute of video time with a multi angle bunker system so they can see all available angles on multiple monitors. Shot clock on drop outs, conversions and penalties.

I think all this video reffing is ruining the game , the i've got a try / no try is killing it .Also the constant stops in play when someone is down , fare enough if its serious but there is too much stoppage time making it more like american football . And another thing the ref stops play and the big screen plays any indiscretion over and over turning it into trial by video . There had my rant for the day.

Crusher tackle was accidental caused by other F.C players joining the tackle. Never a yellow; it’s the use of videos slowing game down changes the perspective.
Sadly DW should know better, cheap shot which he has previous, regardless of the treatment he received. He should be more subtle.

Fully agree with this.
Think after the Fev game some thing has gone on [we know how secretive the game is], the reffs have started to try to tidy the game up.

Head high automatic sending off that is till your tackled and on the floor then can for arm smash, elbow or gouge never seems to get punished.

Fully agree with this.
Think after the Fev game some thing has gone on [we know how secretive the game is], the reffs have started to try to tidy the game up.

Head high automatic sending off that is till your tackled and on the floor then can for arm smash, elbow or gouge never seems to get punished.

Fully agree with this.
Think after the Fev game some thing has gone on [we know how secretive the game is], the reffs have started to try to tidy the game up.

Head high automatic sending off that is till your tackled and on the floor then can for arm smash, elbow or gouge never seems to get punished.

Fully agree with this.
Think after the Fev game some thing has gone on [we know how secretive the game is], the reffs have started to try to tidy the game up.

Head high automatic sending off that is till your tackled and on the floor then can for arm smash, elbow or gouge never seems to get punished.

Are you sure?

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