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Blues v Highlanders

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  • KirwanK Kirwan

    https://twitter.com/BluesRugbyTeam/status/1371215666737389568

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    @kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:

    https://twitter.com/BluesRugbyTeam/status/1371215666737389568

    That was truly laugh out loud funny. Very well done.

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    • gt12G gt12

      @kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:

      https://twitter.com/BluesRugbyTeam/status/1371215666737389568

      That was truly laugh out loud funny. Very well done.

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      @gt12 said in Blues v Highlanders:

      That was truly laugh out loud funny. Very well done.

      Blues social media game is strong this year

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      • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

        @crucial there is somewhere between directly over your head and flat

        I understand the rules, its the subjective aspect of "out of the hands" that annoys me like all the subjective rules, we've all probably watched it loads of times each and there is still disagreement of if it was clearly backwards out of the hands or not

        I'm just tired of the solution to reffing mistakes being for them to get better, too much human error and subjective decisions, i imagine the field had lines in the first place take decisions clear, in or out

        maybe i should just be happy i got everyone agreeing to disagree with me

        @nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

        @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

        and everyone is really enjoying this shit, at least there are graphics for a straight line across the field the could use

        This is blowing up because the call was so badly wrong. The controversial ones to referee are where the pass gets thrown in or immediately before contact, and that's where 'backwards out of the hands' is so important. Someone decelerating makes it look way way worse (even if it is technically correct).

        This is just a howler. Player running, throws a big spiral pass backwards, keeps running, gets hit and the ball is still always behind him. It's just a no brainer.

        i agree but other dont so it cant be so clear and obvious

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        @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

        i agree but other dont so it cant be so clear and obvious

        On that basis you could deny any fact.

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        • TimT Tim

          @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

          i agree but other dont so it cant be so clear and obvious

          On that basis you could deny any fact.

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          @tim said in Blues v Highlanders:

          @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

          i agree but other dont so it cant be so clear and obvious

          On that basis you could deny any fact.

          I agree but other dont so it cant be clear and obvious

          edit: tongue firmly in cheek, and meant only in jest @Kiwiwomble

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          • TimT Tim

            @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

            i agree but other dont so it cant be so clear and obvious

            On that basis you could deny any fact.

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            @tim so we just ignore people we disagree with? generally people on here know at least something about rugby, so if there was disagreement about rules between people that know at least a little then maybe the rules aren't as clear and obvious as we might think

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            • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

              @tim so we just ignore people we disagree with? generally people on here know at least something about rugby, so if there was disagreement about rules between people that know at least a little then maybe the rules aren't as clear and obvious as we might think

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              @kiwiwomble We ignore people who don't know the rules for a start. NZ Rugby could do a better job of communicating the rules with easy to interpret graphics, like the one on passes from World Rugby. Unfortunately the refs are so bad they can't even get that right and confuse the public.

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              • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                i think im onboard with the no TMO idea, if there was no TMO we may all be annoyed we could see on the reply that it was one thing or the other...but eventually we would have to accept the on field refs can only see what they can see

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                @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

                i think im onboard with the no TMO idea, if there was no TMO we may all be annoyed we could see on the reply that it was one thing or the other...but eventually we would have to accept the on field refs can only see what they can see

                What makes you think we would all just accept refs only seeing what they can see? We didn't accept that in the past, why is it different now?

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                • Crazy HorseC Crazy Horse

                  @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

                  i think im onboard with the no TMO idea, if there was no TMO we may all be annoyed we could see on the reply that it was one thing or the other...but eventually we would have to accept the on field refs can only see what they can see

                  What makes you think we would all just accept refs only seeing what they can see? We didn't accept that in the past, why is it different now?

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                  @crazy-horse once again must just have been me, i dont remember arguing or bagging the refs as much about line balls, especially when there was a good chance they didn;t see something, like this one would be bloody hard to see on the field

                  This particular case the ref allowed it didnt he, which was the right call

                  i also think im just more inclined to let more stuff go, keep things flowing and i think refs on the fields use too just because they cant see everything and i think almost everything looks worse in slow mo

                  we have a higher expectation of TMO because they sitting at a screen with all the repays etc... but theyre still human and honestly seem to stuff up as many as they get right

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                  • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                    @crazy-horse once again must just have been me, i dont remember arguing or bagging the refs as much about line balls, especially when there was a good chance they didn;t see something, like this one would be bloody hard to see on the field

                    This particular case the ref allowed it didnt he, which was the right call

                    i also think im just more inclined to let more stuff go, keep things flowing and i think refs on the fields use too just because they cant see everything and i think almost everything looks worse in slow mo

                    we have a higher expectation of TMO because they sitting at a screen with all the repays etc... but theyre still human and honestly seem to stuff up as many as they get right

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                    @kiwiwomble don't disagree your sentiments mate, I just think people are not able to accept wrong decisions. That's why we went the route of the TMO. It's not working as well as we would like but I can't see us going back.

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                    • Crazy HorseC Crazy Horse

                      @kiwiwomble don't disagree your sentiments mate, I just think people are not able to accept wrong decisions. That's why we went the route of the TMO. It's not working as well as we would like but I can't see us going back.

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                      @crazy-horse i dont actually think we'll go back, its just a vent, if theyre getting so many calls wrong but they seem worse because they less excuse to get them wrong...then...

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                      • TimT Away
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                        It reminds me a lot of Marius Jonker's 2019 fuck up that cost the Crusaders a game in Cape Town.

                        (start 4mins in).

                        https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/112941294/super-rugby-sanzaar-confirm-tmo-marius-jonker-was-wrong-to-deny-crusaders-try-in-cape-town

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                        • TimT Tim

                          It reminds me a lot of Marius Jonker's 2019 fuck up that cost the Crusaders a game in Cape Town.

                          (start 4mins in).

                          https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/112941294/super-rugby-sanzaar-confirm-tmo-marius-jonker-was-wrong-to-deny-crusaders-try-in-cape-town

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                          @tim that headline must be wrong...crusaders dont get bad calls against them

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                          • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                            @tim so we just ignore people we disagree with? generally people on here know at least something about rugby, so if there was disagreement about rules between people that know at least a little then maybe the rules aren't as clear and obvious as we might think

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                            @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

                            @tim so we just ignore people we disagree with? generally people on here know at least something about rugby, so if there was disagreement about rules between people that know at least a little then maybe the rules aren't as clear and obvious as we might think

                            Do you think it was a forward pass? If so, how do you reconcile that with the video from World Rugby showing how it goes over the ground is irrelevant?

                            We don't ignore people we disagree with, but the objection has to be grounded in reality. The law interpretation is crystal clear - forward passes are about relative movement to the runner.

                            Goodness knows how the TMO figured out their result

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                            • nzzpN nzzp

                              @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

                              @tim so we just ignore people we disagree with? generally people on here know at least something about rugby, so if there was disagreement about rules between people that know at least a little then maybe the rules aren't as clear and obvious as we might think

                              Do you think it was a forward pass? If so, how do you reconcile that with the video from World Rugby showing how it goes over the ground is irrelevant?

                              We don't ignore people we disagree with, but the objection has to be grounded in reality. The law interpretation is crystal clear - forward passes are about relative movement to the runner.

                              Goodness knows how the TMO figured out their result

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                              @nzzp ive said quite a few times i thought it was ok and would have given it

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                              • Crazy HorseC Crazy Horse

                                @kiwiwomble don't disagree your sentiments mate, I just think people are not able to accept wrong decisions. That's why we went the route of the TMO. It's not working as well as we would like but I can't see us going back.

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                                @crazy-horse said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                @kiwiwomble don't disagree your sentiments mate, I just think people are not able to accept wrong decisions. That's why we went the route of the TMO. It's not working as well as we would like but I can't see us going back.

                                Close. People aren't able to accept decisions against their team. Which is how we end up here, and will always end up here.

                                That "forward pass" ruling is almost the worst thing I have ever seen.

                                2 games in NZ this weekend. Both threads finish with approximately a hundred posts about the refereeing. And nothing else. Nah, rugby doesn't have a problem. And the TMO has absolutely cleared everything up.

                                Fuck the TMOs off, stop putting who the ref is in the opening post of the thread. Ignore fans on social media. Fine.coaches looking for scapegoats when they lose.

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                                • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                  @crazy-horse said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @kiwiwomble don't disagree your sentiments mate, I just think people are not able to accept wrong decisions. That's why we went the route of the TMO. It's not working as well as we would like but I can't see us going back.

                                  Close. People aren't able to accept decisions against their team. Which is how we end up here, and will always end up here.

                                  That "forward pass" ruling is almost the worst thing I have ever seen.

                                  2 games in NZ this weekend. Both threads finish with approximately a hundred posts about the refereeing. And nothing else. Nah, rugby doesn't have a problem. And the TMO has absolutely cleared everything up.

                                  Fuck the TMOs off, stop putting who the ref is in the opening post of the thread. Ignore fans on social media. Fine.coaches looking for scapegoats when they lose.

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                                  @mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                  Fuck the TMOs off, stop putting who the ref is in the opening post of the thread. Ignore fans on social media. Fine.coaches looking for scapegoats when they lose.

                                  Honestly, I'd prefer if the ref has to make the call off the big screen. They know what they saw, a quick look at the evidence and it's up to them to change their mind. The TMO should be an assistant there to answer matters of fact only - 'what's the number on the person with the elbow' kind of thing.

                                  Responsibility clear, it's the ref. Clear and obvious is up to the ref, and the ref alone. No one else. Scrap captain's calls, call the ref 'Sir' (or madam these days) and get on with the game.

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                                    I remember O'Keeffe saying in the offseason they put refs in the TMO box cos they thought it would help instead of these people who are only TMOs and not refs (i.e. Ben Skeen who was awful at RWC 2019).

                                    I saw somewhere that this weekend's games were the first games Paul Williams has ever been TMO.

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                                    • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                      @crazy-horse said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                      @kiwiwomble don't disagree your sentiments mate, I just think people are not able to accept wrong decisions. That's why we went the route of the TMO. It's not working as well as we would like but I can't see us going back.

                                      Close. People aren't able to accept decisions against their team. Which is how we end up here, and will always end up here.

                                      That "forward pass" ruling is almost the worst thing I have ever seen.

                                      2 games in NZ this weekend. Both threads finish with approximately a hundred posts about the refereeing. And nothing else. Nah, rugby doesn't have a problem. And the TMO has absolutely cleared everything up.

                                      Fuck the TMOs off, stop putting who the ref is in the opening post of the thread. Ignore fans on social media. Fine.coaches looking for scapegoats when they lose.

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                                      @mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                      2 games in NZ this weekend. Both threads finish with approximately a hundred posts about the refereeing. And nothing else. Nah, rugby doesn't have a problem.

                                      2 games with decisions against the Chiefs and the Blues and approx. 100 + posts on the fern. And you're surprised? Does rugby have a problem or does the fern have a problem? Or do certain teams' fans have a serious problem?:beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

                                      Clear and obvious backwards pass. Clear mistake from officials. Why is there any discussion? Move on.

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                                        @mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                        2 games in NZ this weekend. Both threads finish with approximately a hundred posts about the refereeing. And nothing else. Nah, rugby doesn't have a problem.

                                        2 games with decisions against the Chiefs and the Blues and approx. 100 + posts on the fern. And you're surprised? Does rugby have a problem or does the fern have a problem? Or do certain teams' fans have a serious problem?:beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

                                        Clear and obvious backwards pass. Clear mistake from officials. Why is there any discussion? Move on.

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                                        @old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                        Clear and obvious backwards pass. Clear mistake from officials. Why is there any discussion? Move on.

                                        there were only a few posts about Wayne Barnes refereeing in 2007. Bad reffing is bad reffing.

                                        This one is more frustration about incompetence than anything else. Calls into question the point of having a TMO.

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                                        • CrucialC Crucial

                                          @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                          @kruse GPS just isn;t accurate enough but the ball tracking stuff from cricket or tennis might be

                                          You would still have the same problem as now. The ball would still travel forward relative to the ground.

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                                          @crucial said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                          @kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:

                                          @kruse GPS just isn;t accurate enough but the ball tracking stuff from cricket or tennis might be

                                          You would still have the same problem as now. The ball would still travel forward relative to the ground.

                                          But you could measure speed relative to the player who grows it.

                                          How do they get those graphics in 7s where they show the speed of the player running?

                                          But as has been said this was so so simple to work out based on where the ball was relative to Skies after he passed. (If he had been stopped and driven backwards it would have looked worse.)

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