The Bunker - How Do We Fix It?

BurgoShark

BurgoShark

Super Moderator
Joined
Apr 8, 2008
Messages
12,868
Reaction score
4,097
Get rid of it. The reason for having video reply at all is to get the correct decisions. I would argue that we are not getting a higher percentage of decisions correct than we would otherwise, so in my opinion the game is being slowed down unnecessarily. Bring back in goal judges.

... but if is has to stay... my vote would be to go to a captain's challenge system. 1 challenge per half for ANY play. Lose it if unsuccessful.

It would also go a long way if the NRL came out and admitted when they stuff one up. The Fifita try in origin was laughable (even Fittler was blowing up) and they still trotted out Archer the next day to say it was the right call. Ditto for the Barba no try against Newy.... Though I nearly cr@pped myself when he said Blake Austin's should not have been awarded. Maybe things are changing.
 
Proud Shark

Proud Shark

Jaws
Joined
Feb 3, 2015
Messages
8,580
Reaction score
2,879
Born&bred said:
If the bunker can't make a call then it Ref's call...
Click to expand...
Does it make any difference if the ref makes their call before or after the review though? I see us still getting the same result of the ref guessing if they dont know.
 
Capital_Shark

Capital_Shark

Kitty Master
Joined
May 7, 2006
Messages
17,788
Reaction score
2,470
The amount of technology used in the game will only increase. So the video review - bunker, man up stairs, video ref call it what you want - will not be scrapped.

The Bunker is great. Provides all available camera angles almost immediately and the bloke making the call chooses the camera and controls the speed of the vision independent of what the broadcaster wants to show like before.

You can't blame multiple camera angles and the ability to instantly review something for wrong decisions. The dick heads looking at the footage and making a wrong/inconsistent ruling is the problem.

I do think decision making time overall would be way lower with the Bunker. I think we tend to remember the odd 2-3 minute visit to the Bunker more than the dozens that end with "we can see the chasers are offside. Have a decision. Going to the board" in under 30 seconds.

Feels like there needs to be a bit more direction at ref HQ. Some better leadership. Seems all over the shop and no one has a clear vision they're driving through the ranks. I'd rather the refs to have a crap approach they follow consistently than no plan like it looks at the moment.
 
dylan the villian

dylan the villian

Jaws
Joined
Jun 22, 2010
Messages
11,412
Reaction score
134
Location
Lost at sea.
All that technology and we still cant draw a line across the field to see if someone is actually onside/ball is passed forward. Lol
 
BlackWhiteBlue

BlackWhiteBlue

Jaws
Joined
May 17, 2010
Messages
28,440
Reaction score
810
Location
NSW
dylan the villian said:
All that technology and we still cant draw a line across the field to see if someone is actually onside/ball is passed forward. Lol
Click to expand...

Yep.

That line is almost essential now. Offside calls.....1 look draw the line bang no controversy with the decision from that. Its really that simple
 
19ninety9

19ninety9

Bull Shark
Joined
Jul 21, 2011
Messages
2,328
Reaction score
14
Keep it but they shouldn't be able to watch the game or get score updates, takes the context of the game out of the decision, previous players cannot adjudicate on their ex team, take away the commentary as well, they sound nervous and unsure and that makes the fans insecure, it also takes away from chicken time being a surprise.

The rules on obstruction and grounding should be clear cut, black & white, I honestly think the rule for groundings should be about ball control, something like if you don't maintain possession after the event of a grounding it's an automatic no try (that's a bit extreme but you get my point) sick to **** of players brushing a ball with their pinky finger and some weeks it being a T and some a NT.

Try and closely mimic the Rugby system as possible, it literally never ends up being controversial, definitely a no too captains challenge either, just another excuse to slow a fast game down more (this ain't cricket).

Call the players by the numbers and stop coaching the ruck, judge a tackle by the 3 second rule and call wrestling and peeling penalties more often (without warning the players involved first) and stop the having to explain every bloody decision to the penalised teams Captain, no more warnings, or talk to your players or pulling players aside, if they continue to enfringe send them for 10.

Most of all the NRL has to put less pressure and more confidence in their refs to make a call, especially a game ending call in Golden Point, they need to stand behind those decisions 100% (unless they are extremely wrong) I honestly believe the refs are scared to make a call because of the mass backlash they cop, it takes away all their authority and ability to fairly adjudicate.

Yeah
 
deano the p

deano the p

Jaws
Joined
Sep 21, 2009
Messages
17,993
Reaction score
213
It's perfect nothing should change.

One replay in normal speed from each angle or piss it off IMO.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top