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Message: [QUOTE="Flutterby, post: 2383415, member: 1853"] So it's been a few years now since the NRL has operated under a two referee system. Notably no other country or level of RL or the international arena have adopted the system. So what do people think? Is two referees working or should we go back to just one referee? What are the pros and cons? For me, I was a supporter of the 2 ref system when it was first introduced; but now I am not so sure. I don't think the standard of refereeing has gotten any better, which is what was supposed to happen. One of the prime reasons for the introduction of the second referee was specifically to better police the ruck area (esp given at the time the amount of furoure over Melbourne's grapple tackles); however there is still so much in the ruck that is not being seen or penalised when it should. If there has been no improvement in policing of this area, then the main point of the second ref is redundant. With two referees there is never really any referee fully in control of the game. And not to mention the fact highlighted by the JT case this week - there is now more likelikhood of players and referees colliding. In fact there have been 3 times as many collisions since the system was introduced (according to Sports Data). On the positive side, it does give younger, newer referees the opportunity to referee at NRL level as there are more spots up for grabs each weekend (however this could also been seen as a negative with referees being given NRL matches before they are really ready). There are more discussion points and this topic was prompted by this article [url="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/jts-bingle-shows-field-has-one-ref-too-many-20110624-1gjef.html"]http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/rugby-l ... 1gjef.html[/url] So what's everyone's thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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