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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3504335, member: 9853"] The refs are rugby league nerds. They live and breathe the minutiae of the rules. Individually, they probably all do believe they understand what constitutes a "hip drop," or at least have their own impression of what the administration is trying to achieve with the crackdown. But, going by the discussion at all levels of the game during the course of this round, it appears the comprehension disconnect goes higher than the on-field referees. I think we can all see how the NRL is trying to protect players from this kind of tackle, but they haven't been able to instruct players on how to avoid it short of shirking their defensive duties. We're not privy to the referees pushing back against rules they're being asked to enforce, but I bet they've been jumping up and down over this one. It's a mess. [/QUOTE]

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