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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2829115, member: 8215"] The refs shouldn't need video ref help to check for off-side. The touch judges are there for a reason. Do they tell the head ref that the defence is off-side ( but it gets ignored) or are they the ones that are too gutless to say something? This is what I hate about discretionary refereeing. It just creates a circular escalation of foul play. They don't blow penalties because it ruins the flow of the game so the teams cheat more but they don't blow penalties because... It's so fucking backwards, reactionary, and gutless, which is of course completely reflecting the NRL's leadership. And it also creates that grey area that would be infuriating for players. I'd be blowing up after every penalty too, because even if it was blatant and deliberate, someone probably did the same thing against you not even 2 minutes ago and nothing was done about it. And as to it ruining the flow on the game, I've harped on before about teams learning that they'll get penalised out of the contest if the keep infringing, and change their tactics. But on top of that we'd also get more open games, just like the NRL keep striving for by reducing interchanges, because teams won't be able to smother each other in defence through illegal tactics. It seems pretty obvious to me. And even though they've had no problems in the past with moving the metaphoric goal posts mid-season in regards to rules / crackdowns, I'd be happy for something like this to be announced at the end of the season, and have the refs work with every club in the off-season on what is to be expected. Zero tolerance. If they put their boatloads of TV Rights money to good use, they'd be able to market the rules crackdown in a positive way too. Cleaner games, more open attack, and if the media do their normal "but it'll ruin the game" whinge, stay strong and repeat that the onus is on the players and the coaches to clean up their act, not on the referees to turn a blind eye. Offend repeatedly, lose the game. [/QUOTE]

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