Same Referee for London Game : Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:45 pm  

The RFL have appointed Scott Mikalauskas again to referee us against London Broncos in Championship Round 2.

I can think of at least 3 reasons why this might have happened.

- He did such a fantastic job refereeing us against Bradford last Sunday, then a repeat is justified
- They like to give Rob Chadwick at Hull KR.TV a tongue twisting pronunciation challenge, which he failed miserably last weekend
- They like to see our opposition slow us down at the ruck with unpunished second efforts and encourage repeated offside at the ptb with a skinny 10

Anybody got any other thoughts on this?

Re: Same Referee for London Game : Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:34 pm  

The third one.

Re: Same Referee for London Game : Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:42 pm  

Pickering Red wrote:

The RFL have appointed Scott Mikalauskas again to referee us against London Broncos in Championship Round 2.

I can think of at least 3 reasons why this might have happened.

- He did such a fantastic job refereeing us against Bradford last Sunday, then a repeat is justified
- They like to give Rob Chadwick at Hull KR.TV a tongue twisting pronunciation challenge, which he failed miserably last weekend
- They like to see our opposition slow us down at the ruck with unpunished second efforts and encourage repeated offside at the ptb with a skinny 10

Anybody got any other thoughts on this?

I would not even try to understand the basis on which the RFL make their decisions on referee appointments. I am sure that non of the three reasons given played any part however.

SL referee performances often leave a lot to be desired and I have seen worse in that league.

[R.B.A]

Re: Same Referee for London Game : Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:53 pm  

On the plus side, we know what to expect from him. Assuming of course he is consistent.

Re: Same Referee for London Game : Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:17 pm  

Yes. He was one-sidely tolerant of Bradford interference and second effort at the ruck, ensured a skinny 10 at the ptb, penalises ball loss at the ptb irrespective of loose control (for both sides) doesn't allow tackling in the air and is mustard on offensive offside chasing high balls. Aside from that and no doubt other indiscretions, he was suitably impressive.

Re: Same Referee for London Game : Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:45 pm  

I haven't seen enough of championship rugby of late to have an opinion on the standard of refereeing.
So it maybe better to accept Mr Mikalausas and his interpretation of the rules than finding someone who's hell bent on becoming the next Ganson

[Mild Rover]

Re: Same Referee for London Game : Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:34 pm  

Pickering Red wrote:

The RFL have appointed Scott Mikalauskas again to referee us against London Broncos in Championship Round 2.

I can think of at least 3 reasons why this might have happened.

- He did such a fantastic job refereeing us against Bradford last Sunday, then a repeat is justified
- They like to give Rob Chadwick at Hull KR.TV a tongue twisting pronunciation challenge, which he failed miserably last weekend
- They like to see our opposition slow us down at the ruck with unpunished second efforts and encourage repeated offside at the ptb with a skinny 10

Anybody got any other thoughts on this?

Obviously it helps that we won comfortably, but I didn't think he was that bad watching on HKRTV. A couple of WTF moments (Scruton's supposed shoulder charge and us getting pinged with a nothing interference call), but they happened in SL often enough. Tbh, I thought Bradford were a little unlucky not to be give the benefit of the doubt when we held up their winger over the line after a kick in the first half, when the scores were still quite close.