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Message: [QUOTE="Brent81, post: 2691671, member: 8195"] This is the game I was talking about in my post. I was cranky at the time (yelling that video ref can't rule on a forward pass) and yet, in retrospect, they got the decision right, which is all the fans ask. Fans can live with contentious. They won't cop obviously bad decisions (like the Dogs try on the weekend) which were made just to keep up the alleged integrity of the 'process'. Why can't a ref say 'I have a try. I think that ball touched Gillett's hand. If it didn't I'm going to rule forward pass. Can you check if it hits the hand'? Video ref 'This is video ref x. Ball doesn't touch Gillett's hand'. Onfield ref 'Ta. Forward pass boys. Scrum to Brisbane. No James, I've ruled on the forward pass. I'm not having another look.' James Graham 'No but....' Onfield ref 'No. You are close to being penalised James'. Onfield ref 'right, penalty, backchat (quacks hand like duck and marches Dogs 10 metres)'. [/QUOTE]

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