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  1. Good to see that many see it as a positive for RL coverage. For me personally it doesn't impact in that I only watch RL when I go to a game, which is most weeks. Only occasionally watching on TV. I guess I like the camaraderie (for want of a better word) aspect when are are discussing the same game on forum. As now with many games the same night that may be impacted. I guess ultimately if RL benefits from increased exposure leading to increased attendances and increased media monies than that's great. I guess time will tell if its just the same people as always watching with no material impact elsewhere. It seems to be great start and fingers crossed it achieves the mid to long term aims of projecting the sport forward.
  2. yes for me that would be true, but then again that applies to all the games I've watched this season. I do assume that the application has changed since the first two rounds, or nuanced as RFL said following the Nu Brown clash of heads. At the game last night I thought that Leigh took wrong approach 2nd half and should have managed the game better with better deep field kicking into touch. Having said that it was surprising how strong and bitingly cold the wind was during the game. Maybe why both teams struggled playing against it and maybe contributed towards each team dominating the half they did and corresponding playing poorly the other half.
  3. the video ref did mention he was looking to see if momentum or illegally moved. He decided it wasn't. At least he looked and checked, all be it he formed a different judgement to yourself.
  4. A clarification point... Watching the game again this morning I notice how often Panthers didn't attempt to PTB with the foot... just stepped over it. Edwards I don't think ever did a proper PTB... This no doubt part of why they were able them to play so quickly and make so many yards... I guessing in international rules the PTB is not policed as it should be... what is the rules for PTB in international rules.
  5. A great win by Wigan, against the odds, particularly given the field dominance of Panthers. The last replay by the BBC showed, imho, that he didn't ground the last sec try attempt. They din't show it repeatedly, a pity as it seem clear no try. The Wardle try, the question is whether a double movement as it was possibly on the line. The Video ruled it wasn't a double movement. As to the rest of so called dubious decisions mentioned on here their was only one clealy incorrect and that was the ball strip. The first try I just don't see how some claim forward as the passes also came out the hands backwards. It was good to hear the Panthers coach give his opinions as to why they lost, they did not make the most of their opportunities. He didn't harp on about any decisions, wish he was on this forum rather than some always looking for the negativity and nowt with the positives of Wigans efforts under the cosh.
  6. I agree with your comments but irrespective of the new protocols the game to me seems to have lost some of its free flowing, that is we seem to catching up on as many stops and restarts as the other code. Maybe for different reasons but never-the-less over the last couple of seasons we have a lot more stoppage... for me its an issue, all be it nowt to do with new head injury protocol.
  7. That depends if the ref on reflection thinks he made a mistake... or he believes he applied the rules as expected of him and hence he believes he didn't make a mistake... I suspect he thinks he followed the protocols and didn't make a mistake. The protocols need a little more nuance...
  8. Consistency... only way can have consistency is if its a fixed punishment for a particular offence. Otherwise it will always be subjective depending upon precise circumstances and interpretations applied to adjudge punishment. What I find with some comments when they say we want consistency and then apply their view of mitigating and hence subjective opinion of the punishment... or compare to different offences punishments which are not precisely the same context. If we had fixed punishments no matter context or mitigation then people would moan. Otherwise we should accept the element of subjectivity and hence it won't always be consistent... at least we have an explanation of why punishment and hence mitigation/subjective opinion applied.
  9. not sure on the evidence of the Leeds/Salford game last night. For sure in the Hull derby it was much better regards wrestle and quicker PTB.
  10. Agree, but I think you missed one aspect... attrition. That is attrition has always been a key aspect and the dominant team benefiting in last quarter. Seems to me we may be allowing too much periods of no play for various reasons. Some games last year and whilst not so bad in the Leeds/Salford game last night their was a start stop flow to the game... my one concern is we end up not much different than RU, all be it for different fundamental reasons.
  11. I found it interesting but as one that had comments regards the grading system I would not say I or others were not s fixated as your comment implies, it was a topic of much interest for sure. That's not to say I and others were not keen to hear more of what has been happening from IMG. It is good to hear but maybe a little sooner and more would have been good. Then again maybe it was their and I hadn't seen it. Interesting on younger generation and following players. Although I and friends (older gen) have always been interested in more than one club for various reasons that peaked an interest and then no matter what players that interest has continued for many a year. Would be interested to know what makes him so sure its players and not other aspects that cause the following of multiple clubs/teams.
  12. is this a sort of Cas pantomime.... On no they haven't.... oh yes they have....
  13. For me the key point would be.... if London are such a basket case how the hell can a system rate them as a B... I say basket case not as my assessment but based on the sort of commentary on here...
  14. Yep agree. No doubts its a key benefit of having IMG involved, that doesn't distract from their spreadsheet exercise though in my mind. Never-the-less hats off to them...
  15. yep agree but to my mind thats what a good CEO identifies and builds the appropriate organisation and skill sets. Of course within the means of financial and priorities and whether best in house or out sourced.
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