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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2859956, member: 8215"] I agree that the refs are doing their best at their job. But my main issue is with how the game is refereed, not necessarily how individual refs perform. I don't think there are many people left that truly believe that indiscretions are treated purely on merit. Penalties, and other calls, are always dealt with in response to the state of the match. * If a team is behind on the scoreboard, they'll be more likely to be rewarded a catch-up penalty. * If the penalty count is lopsided, the cleaner team will be penalised in order to even up the count. * Having a situation of 12 vs 13 men would make the contest extremely uneven, so players will not be sent off or sent to the bin unless they are clearly farcical (blatant professional fouls) or if the team that is behind on the scoreboard will benefit. Gould was having a stink about the refs, specifically during the Sharks game, how the Sharks have been "offside all year", and how Fifita never plays the ball correctly, and yet they don't get penalised for it. Why? Because "closest competition ever". Penalties aren't being used to punish foul play anymore, they are simply being used strategically to keep matches tight. That has to come from above. I'm not even talking Archer - he's in charge of the refs, but he's not in charge of the direction or commercial appeal of the game. I'm talking Greenturd, who once again, has escaped being mentioned in any of this talk. [/QUOTE]

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