prem grade

[Piston]

Tackler release,some refs give you no chance to even let go and others let the tackler lie all over the tackled player.Some refs ping players for going off their feet and some ref it as a free for all.Coops is obviously the one on the way up and his style is quite different to everyone else's and that's fine but everyone else needs to ref like him because teams shouldn't have to adjust their play because of the ref and that is currently what is happening.I am not bagging out the refs because I think the standard is on the rise and quite markedly too but consistency is all we are after.Sorry the grade I am refering to is prem's

Westie I understand that teams want consistency, but to suggests refs should all ref like a certain ref is impossible. Teams needs to adapt to refs interpretation every week. That's counts for club, S15 and Test matches. The teams that adapt the quickest are the better teams. The problem in club land is that the difference in ref interpretation is greater than at the higher levels, and the average club player cant adapt as much as the pro's.
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[RugbyRef]

So Westie, was he harsh on the tackler or did he let them lay all over the tackle?

Also, it's hard to get consistency when teams are not consistent either, one week they'll be fired up and everything goes right (and generally ref gets praised), other times things just don't click and they lose the ball often (and the ref gets criticised for ruining their game).

It's not as easy as it looks.

The other issue is teams train together, and play together. Referees don't train together, and have a maximum of 2 assistants at prem grades who are generally lower level refs. Our only chance of consistency is watching the Pros and our education meetings, which are only 2 hours every 2 weeks. It's difficult to get consistency in any level, but more so ours because of the above. We are working on changing it.

Refs also review their DVD's, so any wrong calls can be reviewed and the ref see how they can avoid making the same issue again.

[westies man]

So Westie, was he harsh on the tackler or did he let them lay all over the tackle?
Ref yesterday was good never had him before but just seemed to let tackler both ways stay there a little bit longer than usual and that's fine but then next week it could be totally different
It's not as easy as it looks.

I'm bloody sure it's not as easy as it looks and I was just making an observation or two

[Sprogrugby]

No dramas Westie. I understand the frustration (as a reasonably recent ex-player) of how it can seem and how it goes down as a player and spectator. Of course, somebody has to do it, and we certainly make mistakes. All I can assure you is we try and bring self review and accountability into it - it's rarely as negligent as the supporters seem to think. It does look very different when you're right there as opposed to 30-70m away

And when you throw 'materiality' into it, which supporters and players love to argue depending on if it suits their particular cause (or dare I say is beyond most), no wonder 1/2 the crowd think the ref's an idiot.

[jargan83]

Any other results

Paly 5th grade beat Kwinana

[shasta]

That didn't take long. No "P Plate" period to be served, eh? Get qualification and get stuck in!

[brokendown gunfighter]

being a member of Maddington cricket club gives him instant qualification shasta
that'll do me

[Sprogrugby]

? What are we (ok, me) missing ?

[brokendown gunfighter]

alleged qualifications to be able to comment on club rugby

[jargan83]

alleged qualifications to be able to comment on club rugby

Why else would I have dusted the boots off?

Not because the game is enjoyable or something like that

[Sprogrugby]

Not sure if you're referring to me BDG, but if so is most definitely an interesting and amusing assumption as to my lack of qualification

[RumourMonger]

Go on Sproggy, call that broken down gunfighter out.

He's no Clint Eastwood.

[Sprogrugby]

I've seen you boys spar a lot, both here and on the touchline, I'm not keen to get involved in that RM

[brokendown gunfighter]

Not sure if you're referring to me BDG, but if so is most definitely an interesting and amusing assumption as to my lack of qualification

wasn't referring to you at all,Sprog

[RugbyRef]

Hehe.
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