Sutton spared, while Cecchin again lacks the best concert of arbitration

The biggest surprise in the round-20 refereeing appointments was that Cecchin, considered by many to be one of the best in the industry, failed to land the job of the weekend. This concert went to Ashley Klein, who was handed control of the Sunday Dragons-Coq blockbuster after Gerard Sutton was ruled out of contention.

Instead, Cecchin had a Bulldogs-Tigers encounter of the first eight. The appointment will do nothing to cancel the speculation that Cecchin has scrambled with officiating power referees

Brian Canavan, the NRL's football chief, defended the decision not to abandon Sutton [19659002] "Gerard Sutton is one of our best referees." He has just come out of a very successful State of Origin series and overall his form has been strong this season. " 19659005] "The members The selection committee made the nominations for this weekend recognizing the need to be accountable while ensuring that our best officials participate in the prime minister this weekend.

"All our officials are determined to work hard.

MacFarlane improperly raised his flag on the approach of a controversial Cronulla essay and it is understood that the signal was neither communicated nor seen by Sutton. Reynolds was punished for making a bad decision on a pbad that was costly for the Green Machine.

Boyd Cordner, captain of the Sydney Roosters, has not committed any drama with Sutton for three games against the Origin and said: the Origin series.

"I do not really remember having talked a lot about the refs during this series.They have a hard job with the referees, they have been the subject of a painstaking review this year, especially with the interpretations of the rules, but I have the utmost respect for them. "

Trent Merrin, The Pillar of Penrith The Man behind the Mental Health Initiative Move Out Of Your Head , said that it was important to keep in mind the well-being of whistleblowers, who have been criticized as much as the players.

"They are exactly like players. They are in the limelight, they have a job to do, they make mistakes and should not be punished if they make a mistake, "said Merrin

" They punish themselves enough [when they’ve made a mistake] . Before saying anything, we really need a good reflection on how that will manifest and how that person will be affected because, in the end, they will not have it. more to arbitrate

. The game, and we want more references in the game. "

Cecchin told Fairfax Media last year how he had battled mental illness, and was hit by the nerves leading up to a Cronulla match and Melbourne in 2016 after making a mistake with the use of the bunker a week earlier.