The NRL must accept new and old ideas for repairing a defective bunker

And on the weekends, Ricky Stuart was wonderfully held back after a pair of calls that actually ended the season of his Raiders. The second, a pbad forward, seemed as good as gold, but these decisions have sometimes been confusing since the start of the game.

The question was the first, when Judge Ricky McFarlane raised a flag to a Sharks striker and referee Gerard Sutton put the whistle . to his lips as if to stop playing. The Raiders stopped their pursuit before Sione Katoa came to score.

Sutton did not judge it good, and then was repulsed by the Bunker, whose staff did not see the flag raised or was not informed of the involvement of McFarlane. Why can not they be told? When people talk about referees who do not have a "feeling" for the game these days, it was play A.

Sorry for the referee boss, Bernard Sutton, this season and he was quick to make a mea culpa on behalf of the senior officials. Again. What has been good for Stuart and the Raiders is pretty obvious, but the pressing question is where to go from here?

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Some of the reactions were predictable. Andrew Johns used the The Footy Show on Sunday to plead in favor of a return to the days leading up to the Bunker, when the touch judges in play helped the main referee, who took decision.

The solution is where we have touch judges in-goal, not Bunker and just let the referees get an idea of ​​the game, "said Johns." [And] we should put Bill Harrigan back in the game for to direct the referees, he would hand over the responsibility to the referees. "

It easily forgets why the replays were introduced in the first place The referees were viciously shredded by the fans for misusing the calls, then they amplified them via the slo -mo replay to viewers at home.

The Bunker is here to stay, but the NRL should not be too proud to summon end-of-season sign on how to make improvements.Not next season , not the one after now … In one way or another, with technology better than ever, trust in decisions seems to be an absolute low.

Old Ideas are not mau One idea was to reduce the flow of information for referees in the field, who are fed by constant chatter via their earpiece during a match. Amid the growing suggestion that they have been emasculated by the digital revolution, this could help them find the confidence to make a call and stick to their guns

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The Chief Referee in the field should be the one who directs or influences Bunker's vision, requesting specific angles or shots to prove or disprove his original decision . In this scenario, with the knowledge of the raised flag, Sutton would have rightly maintained his initial call of no-try for the Sharks. That's where "feeling" comes in.

The sky does not fall in the rugby league. People do not leave in droves. Team sports from around the world, football with its VAR and rugby with its equally awkward video referral system, have not yet perfected the science.

Being a much smaller fish, the NRL has the chance to innovate. But Todd Greenberg must be willing to admit that there is a small problem in the matrix rather than hoping for a miracle cure