Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:00 am  

Just watching Super League Backchat,Rod Studd has come up with a brilliant idea regarding video refs. He reckons a try scored by Castleford on Sunday wouldn't of been given if the video ref was there.So he reckons to help pay for the video ref at every game, each club pays 50 grand.

I really hope the RFL were not watching this,I reckon our new owners could be getting a bill for 700 grand to pay for video refs at every game

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:29 am  

On the subject of VRs, in union the VR can rule in forward passes yet in league not? Why do they insist in saying this still?

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:23 am  

debaser wrote:

On the subject of VRs, in union the VR can rule in forward passes yet in league not? Why do they insist in saying this still?

It's an attempt to deter any passsing whatsoever in yawnion.

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:33 am  

Admittedly it is moving more slowly in Union but surely if they can, then we can.

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:15 am  

debaser wrote:

On the subject of VRs, in union the VR can rule in forward passes yet in league not? Why do they insist in saying this still?

Probably to avoid risible farces like the "forward" pass try their VR absurdly ruled out at the weekend.

[Bulliac]

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:24 am  

I don't think VR is ideal for forward passes, but if it shows the direction the hands are facing, or the fact the passer was stationary, therefore ruling out 'momentum', then maybe. It still wouldn't show the wind blowing it forward, of course, but if it's used as the servant and not totally deferred to as the master, it could have a place in the decision making.
There is also the problem that it might end up being used every 30 seconds.....

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:31 pm  

No need for it whatsoever. Virtually impossible to rule.

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:37 pm  

tigertot wrote:

No need for it whatsoever. Virtually impossible to rule.

I don't agree. We could have a 'default' position of Not Forward, unless the video shows that it was definitely forward. To my mind, it would be easier than judging if a player was offside at a kick, where the player and the kicker are often not in the same frame.

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:42 pm  

It is almost impossible to show if most passes are definitely forward. All it will show is the ball ended up in front of the passer. It will end up like American football or yawnion with prolonged breaks in play every few minutes.

Re: Super League Backchat : Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:49 pm  

I don't think it should be used for every possible forward pass, just for those in a lead-up to a try. otherwise, matches at Headingley would last 3 hours.....!!

There are some pretty obvious ones that get missed by the on-field officials, and I'd love to be able to eradicate these. Mind you, video refs don't always get it right, do they Mr Ganson?