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Tri Nations 2009-2011
Guess who the Ref for NZ v Australia is!
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 277811"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cyRil of Ospreylia @ Sep 11 2009, 10:48 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=411288" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cyril, forward passes happen in a game, some get called, some dont, and in any case, Kaplan, the far side TJ was in a better position to see it anyway, so he was more culpable than Barnes. Most thinking Kiwi rugby fans aren't really concerned about the forward pass.</p><p></p><p>You will find that What most ****** them off most is that a supposed top level referee was unable to see ruck offsides that were only slightly to the left and right of his line-of-vision for <strong>40</strong> consecutive minutes. Inexperienced combat pilots suffer a similar problem when they come under pressure... its called <em>"target fixation"</em>; they become so intent and focussed on what they are looking at that they lose their <em>"situational awareness"</em> and fail to notice the obvious, and often more important things that are happening around them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 277811"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cyRil of Ospreylia @ Sep 11 2009, 10:48 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=411288']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Cyril, forward passes happen in a game, some get called, some dont, and in any case, Kaplan, the far side TJ was in a better position to see it anyway, so he was more culpable than Barnes. Most thinking Kiwi rugby fans aren't really concerned about the forward pass. You will find that What most ****** them off most is that a supposed top level referee was unable to see ruck offsides that were only slightly to the left and right of his line-of-vision for [b]40[/b] consecutive minutes. Inexperienced combat pilots suffer a similar problem when they come under pressure... its called [i]"target fixation"[/i]; they become so intent and focussed on what they are looking at that they lose their [i]"situational awareness"[/i] and fail to notice the obvious, and often more important things that are happening around them. [/QUOTE]
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