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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 3169948, member: 8215"] The 6-again call has merit in that it is supposed to prevent the wrestling and slow-down tactics of certain teams. It all falls over though when the calls are used to "manage" the game, and are not called on their individual merit. How far down the conspiracy hole do you want to go? Think about going from one to two refs. Was it [I]really [/I]about saving money? Consider what I've been claiming for a long time - the video ref holds an unprecedented sway over the game, as they are constantly guiding the refs, yet are hidden away and only scrutinised when asked to officially adjudicate something. We don't hear what they are saying the other 98% of the time. The two ref system had one dedicated to the ruck, which in my opinion would work [I]far[/I] better with the 6-again rule, as the rule itself is there to discourage ruck infringements. So who is monitoring these infringements? We saw evidence last night when Deardon was supposedly the victim of an attempted strip - the call came from the video ref, the on-field ref had no idea. So by switching to one ref, the game is able to be managed even further by the video ref - if, like last night, the tacklers are being held down by their shirts in order to milk a 6-again, the on-field ref can only see a slow ruck and calls a 6-again, and us viewers are expected to believe it. Yet, we [I]know[/I] the video ref is watching it, and can see exactly what is happening, and does nothing about it. [/QUOTE]

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