All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@dogmeat said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
Boo can add refs who review every try - just because. Gutless little pricks
A bit harsh calling them gutless little pricks. They do it because if they get something wrong they get crucified in social media and by the general media. Until we fans accept mistakes are going to be made, and not go postal when they are, the video checking is not going to stop.
If that's the reason they check it, then they are in the wrong profession.
In an ideal world perhaps, but they are humans not robots. I bet none of them want to be in the middle of a media shit storm.
I see you've never heard of Wayne Barnes. That's his bread and butter.
@taniwharugby we'll never know but I'm sure the uproar if that had remained a penalty would've been deafening. We most likely wouldn't have seen Poite/Garces in the RC that's for sure. Even as it stands we've got Plonkers coming out with stills of Reads knock on and clips of Read being offside not featuring Read. Imagine the shitstorm if Barrett had managed win it for us on a correct penalty.
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@Bones haha yeah I guess so, I still remember the whole dummy runners storm in 2002 I think it was, had a workmate in the UK that had admitted he knew little about rugby but proceeded to tell me what we were doing was cheating, another of Woodwards master strokes....
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@taniwharugby I agree but I am saying why I think refs generally tend to go to the video ref rather than make the call themselves in real time. I wasn't talking specifically about the call on the weekend.
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@Crazy-Horse How much is a professional ref paid? I agree with off-escalope. Not having the courage to rule on straightforward decisions is a blight on the game
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@dogmeat don't know how much refs are paid and not sure it is relevant. We have seen it in other sports, if the onus is on the official to decide what gets reviewed we see officials going upstairs more than people think they should. Tennis and cricket have it right in my opinion with the challange system. Umpires are not too scared to make a decision and the pressure is placed back on the players not to waste a review.
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While refs not making big calls may be a 'blight on the game', I'd argue it's because of a far bigger blight on the game - the carry on by media and fans after a ref gets it wrong. Craig Joubert is a prime example. He made a huge call in the 2015 QF, and while it was incorrect it was not a howler. The outcry from commentators, journalists and ex-players was frankly appalling. The bloke became a pariah and he hasn't been seen in big international matches since.
So now you see a risk averse approach in the big moments. After seeing what happened to Joubert, can you blame them?
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@barbarian said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
While refs not making big calls may be a 'blight on the game', I'd argue it's because of a far bigger blight on the game - the carry on by media and fans after a ref gets it wrong. Craig Joubert is a prime example. He made a huge call in the 2015 QF, and while it was incorrect it was not a howler. The outcry from commentators, journalists and ex-players was frankly appalling. The bloke became a pariah and he hasn't been seen in big international matches since.
So now you see a risk averse approach in the big moments. After seeing what happened to Joubert, can you blame them?
yep, this (i say, without irony given some of my posts in this thread). And it all starts with the game day commentators who pour over super slow-motion footage, often from angles the ref can't even see, and make disparaging comments (fuck you Marshall) about decision and call teams "hard done by".
And it snowballs from there.
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@barbarian Joubert hasn't been seen in big international matches because he chose to go ref in the 7s.
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Joubert copped it in the north too for his handling of the 2011 WC final , still see that brought up on social media even now from time to time ,
Ive watched it again and nothing stood out to me that he missed more than say the average game ,
there wasnt the big howler moment that Barnes had that you can put your finger on , so im a bit confused with that one ,
Im assuming they all watched a cheerleading commentary team that wanted France to win
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@Bones I would bet it had. It was a fucking circus for a while there.
These kind of things just enforce the fact that people in groups are fucking moronic, even my mom who has only seen one half of rugby in her life knows you can't play the ball in an offside position, but suddenly these professional players are given a free pass when they don't know a simple law like that? Give me a fucking break.
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@barbarian Totally disagree when it comes to Poite. He deserves whatever he is getting, not because he made the wrong call but because he changed his mind on a call once it had been made. No ref had ever done that before and this guy decides to ignore history and the rules of the game because he felt bad about the Lions losing on a technicality. SBW was rightfully criticised for his tackle and copped a four week ban, so why should Poite be let off for his incompetency?
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@akan004 said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@barbarian Totally disagree when it comes to Poite. He deserves whatever he is getting, not because he made the wrong call but because he changed his mind on a call once it had been made. No ref had ever done that before and this guy decides to ignore history and the rules of the game because he felt bad about the Lions losing on a technicality. SBW was rightfully criticised for his tackle and copped a four week ban, so why should Poite be let off for his incompetency?
'No ref had ever done that before' - that's just untrue. It happens all the time. I've seen multiple occasions where a referee has changed his decision after blowing the whistle. Often after something is shown on the big screen - like who feeds a scrum or lineout. What Poite did was rare but hardly unprecedented.
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Refs, like players will never be immune to criticism (nor should they) the media however do have alot to answer for though, not just sports, they just stoke the fires from whichever 'side' they decide to take, often ignoring facts and without being professional about what they are supposed to be doing (case in point the 'Ritchity Grub' and the 'clown' as a couple of recent ones)
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@barbarian True observations but the refs (and all authorities in the modern day) do have a "shield" to protect themselves.
And that's to follow the protocols and processes the lawmakers initiate
"Just following orders" is what most reasonable people attributed to the Joubert case.
But Poite (and Garces) dropped his shield and using a break in play to chat and change an onfield decision is squarely on them.
As mentioned above, that's not the process in rugby. You can't do that regardless of the fairness of the call.
It's the hidden figures behind WR refs and the lack of info coming out from them that adds to the discontent. Why not spend some time educating us stakeholders what the refs get up to. Doco type info on Training sessions, reviews, new law introductions etc would surely help soften the public perception.
Communicate with and inform the people who pay for this game
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@barbarian said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
While refs not making big calls may be a 'blight on the game', I'd argue it's because of a far bigger blight on the game - the carry on by media and fans after a ref gets it wrong. Craig Joubert is a prime example. He made a huge call in the 2015 QF, and while it was incorrect it was not a howler. The outcry from commentators, journalists and ex-players was frankly appalling. The bloke became a pariah and he hasn't been seen in big international matches since.
So now you see a risk averse approach in the big moments. After seeing what happened to Joubert, can you blame them?
Absolutely bang on point.
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@Bones said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@Catogrande said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@Bones Thanks
Edit: Bugger. The sarky comment I left earlier got lost. I meant to say Thanks. Mutter under breath, condescending bastard.
I disagree.
A poor response. A better one would have been "Condescending? My dear Cato, how clever of you to notice".
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@barbarian said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
While refs not making big calls may be a 'blight on the game', I'd argue it's because of a far bigger blight on the game - the carry on by media and fans after a ref gets it wrong. Craig Joubert is a prime example. He made a huge call in the 2015 QF, and while it was incorrect it was not a howler. The outcry from commentators, journalists and ex-players was frankly appalling. The bloke became a pariah and he hasn't been seen in big international matches since.
So now you see a risk averse approach in the big moments. After seeing what happened to Joubert, can you blame them?
Yes. I rank the treatment of Joubert in 2015 as the most depressing and disgusting of all the RWC 'ref-storms'. Because, as you say, it wasn't even a howler, and there was no recourse to change it. The carry on was pathetic.
However, I disagree with your point that ref's not making big calls is due to examples like Joubert '15. As the other major examples from the RWC which all pre-date 2015 RWC; Barnes 07, B Lawrence '11, and even Joubert '11 were examples of refs swallowing their whistle.
Poite managed to combine the two examples in a single decision/non-decision. But the stakes were much lower, so not that much of a shitstorm.
They are dammed if they do, damned if they don't.
