mol2 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:54 am
Pathetic.
The review generally worked ok with some inconsistencies that seemed ironed out as the tournament progressed.
Red deserved by NZ & rightly the yellow wasn’t upgraded for SA. Both high but the first was straight to the head and the second mainly contacted the chest/shoulder and rode up before making head contact.
If there is a query about forward passes, give the TMO virtual lines a cross the pitch and if the pass crosses the one in line with the passer it is forwards. Just as in the laws. No more interpretations of which way the hands were pointing.
New Zealand historically have got away with far more than their opponents and now squeal when the technology catches them out.
They didn't complain in 2011 when the ref let them do anything they wanted to.
Leicester Tigers 1995-
Nottingham 1995-2000
Swansea (Whites) 1988-95
A game played on grass in the open air by teams of XV.
It does make you smile when NZ complain about the ref, after all the innovations that the AB's have bought to the game like dummy runners, running blocking lines, forwards clearing miles beyond the ruck and a certain Mr Macaw using his cloak of invisibility and somehow always falling accidentally on the wrong side etc.
You have to admire their cheek!
BengalTiger wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:52 pm
It does make you smile when NZ complain about the ref, after all the innovations that the AB's have bought to the game like dummy runners, running blocking lines, forwards clearing miles beyond the ruck and a certain Mr Macaw using his cloak of invisibility and somehow always falling accidentally on the wrong side etc.
You have to admire their cheek!
I agree - but if only it were just the Kiwis moaning and complaining, it's virtually every nation unfortunately.......except England for which we get zero credit.
If there is a query about forward passes, give the TMO virtual lines a cross the pitch and if the pass crosses the one in line with the passer it is forwards. Just as in the laws. No more interpretations of which way the hands were pointing.
Unfortunately the laws have been changed to be this stupid interpretation of hands. I agree lines on the pitch would be better. The smart ball seems to have disappeared. That was supposed to be able to detect its motion relative to the pitch. The talk of momentum meaning the ball goes forward is fine but the player then needs to compensate by passing it effectively backwards.
jgriffin wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:09 pm
It's getting worse, even more stuff being posted on social media
Thoroughly boring constant nit picking. The ref is right end of. (Sometimes he is and sometimes he isnt. Thats life. Over the course of a season it evens out)
Offside wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:28 am
If there is a query about forward passes, give the TMO virtual lines a cross the pitch and if the pass crosses the one in line with the passer it is forwards. Just as in the laws. No more interpretations of which way the hands were pointing.
Unfortunately the laws have been changed to be this stupid interpretation of hands. I agree lines on the pitch would be better. The smart ball seems to have disappeared. That was supposed to be able to detect its motion relative to the pitch. The talk of momentum meaning the ball goes forward is fine but the player then needs to compensate by passing it effectively backwards.
All those decades ago it was drummed into us " if it's not backwards it's forward" - simples!
