Referee Review: Oh no, Munro TMO video

I thought our ref against the Reds had a quiet week the week after?

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Originally Posted by Sheikh

Hoffman, who has been demoted (but was the ref when we beat the Tahs!)

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Hoffman is a strange fish, I noted in the first half that he was a real 'Tahs man, and in the second half, when I expected him to go wild, he seemed to be a little pro-Force - amazing. Then again, I'm sure I'll be told the statistics don't back it up.

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Originally Posted by Ralto

Hoffman is a strange fish, I noted in the first half that he was a real 'Tahs man, and in the second half, when I expected him to go wild, he seemed to be a little pro-Force - amazing. Then again, I'm sure I'll be told the statistics don't back it up.

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Sometimes the ref supports whomever is playing in one particular direction on the field. That way both sides get support but it switches at halftime.

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Originally Posted by blueandblack

Sometimes the ref supports whomever is playing in one particular direction on the field. That way both sides get support but it switches at halftime.

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So you're saying Hoffman is either pro-Shed or anti-Shed?

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Originally Posted by Sheikh

So you're saying Hoffman is either pro-Shed or anti-Shed?

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No. Refs tend to favour one direction (not meant to be a music/audio output reference) all night at whatever stadium. For example at nib stadium, they support whichever team is running south all night). Thus they favour one team in the first half and the other team in the second.