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Date Posted: Thu, July 19 2007, 16:47:07 GMT-10
Author: Mick Stone
Subject: Re: Are Referees Hesitating?
In reply to: Rhyss 's message, "Are Referees Hesitating?" on Thu, July 12 2007, 14:06:56 GMT-10

>I'm writing to ask if the NRL Referees are wary of
>getting a mouthful from players if they penalise them
>if they tackle high or do a grapel tackle? You see it
>all the time and they don't act...about 18 months ago
>you saw lots of these penalities, it seems to be a fad
>you have a lot of penalities for something and then
>you don't e.g obstruction and incorrect play the
>ball...if the players don't like it march them 10,I
>have done it as a junior ref, we are there as
>REFEREE'S AND TO CONSISTENTLY APPLY THE RULES OF THE
>GAME,I know you need to communicate and use
>commonsense as well as effective penalities,you can't
>go overboard but I fear that some players appear to
>have too much influence over the refs now.Look at the
>way we get spoken to by players out there it's
>appalling not just in the NRL but in any sport,they
>are suppossed to be ROLE MODELS for juniors and in the
>public in general.
>These are just my opinions as a junior ref,and I
>respect others opinions equally,whether they be junior
>or senior/officials.
I don't agree. In the Comms session this morning, we only had seven items for discussion and the referees are indeed bemoaning the fact that they can't practice ALARMS because there just aren't any any more. As for dissent, I can't recall a season where there has been so little. I don't know where you come from Rhyss, but maybe it is a problem there. If you are seriously concerned, give me times and games where you believe these things are happening and I will personnally address them for you. Post them on the forum and I will see them.

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