I was watching a of union game between Randwick and Easts. What got my attention was the refereeing.
The NRL could take a leaf out of their book. The referee is polite to the player, calls them by number not name and explains his decision. I didn't see any player rush up and contest the decision, they just got on with it.
There was also a video ref decision where a player claimed he scored a try. The ref, indicated in the same way as league that he thought it was a try, he then asked the one in the video box to have a look who had a couple of looks and told the on field ref that in was inconclusive.
The ref say no try and the game continues.
In League it seems the refs don't respect players and vice versa.
The NRL could take a leaf out of their book. The referee is polite to the player, calls them by number not name and explains his decision. I didn't see any player rush up and contest the decision, they just got on with it.
There was also a video ref decision where a player claimed he scored a try. The ref, indicated in the same way as league that he thought it was a try, he then asked the one in the video box to have a look who had a couple of looks and told the on field ref that in was inconclusive.
The ref say no try and the game continues.
In League it seems the refs don't respect players and vice versa.