Referee for Friday

[josie andrews]

WIGAN WARRIORS V ST HELENS
FRIDAY 19TH AUGUST

DW STADIUM
KO : 20:00

Referee: B Thaler

Touch Judges: J Smith A Martin

Reserve Referee: G Dolan
Reserve Touch Judge: R Gaskell

Video Referee: J Child

M Com: K Leyland
Time Keeper: T Brown

http://www.rugby-league.com/the_rfl/ref ... gQPNJ.dpuf

[Warrior1872]

OH SHIT :eusa4:

[medlocke]

Like i said we won't win

[butt monkey]

When our play has become so dependent on who is actually refereeing the game you know you have issues :eh:

[moto748]

All refs make mistakes of course, but Thaler is still the best in the comp in my book. I'd sooner have him than most of the rest.

[Southern Softy]

There certain referees that I see officiating that fill me with dread (Child, Hicks, Bentham) but our fate is in our own hands with the others.

[Wiganer Ted]

One way of overcoming refs mistakes would be a Captain's Challenge. In TV games the VR would be asked to replay it and see the incident again.

One from last weekend in the Saints/Cats game was when Saints knocked on, the Cats player picked the ball up clean and was off under the posts. Child blew up for a double knock on which it clearly wasn't.

With a C.C. then Cats would have continued to run with the ball, score and when Child blew knock on their Captain would put in a formal Challenge.

Agree Thaler is one of the best if not the best.
The C.C. would stop refs from making errors on scores which could and do affect the results.

[Southern Softy]

Perhaps CC could be Child Challenge as well as Captain's Challenge