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<blockquote data-quote="TRF Mr Fish" data-source="post: 688037" data-attributes="member: 20892"><p>I think the problem is being overstated a wee bit.</p><p></p><p>The thing is, the only thing that's being shown on the big screen is foul play, it's not like minor offences are being show. This would be a problem as there are quite a few minor offences which are not picked up on by referees during the match, so the home would get a big advantage is this was common practice.</p><p></p><p>Foul play is fairly infrequent - it might occur once or twice a game. Regardless, it is something that we should be trying to stomp out all together. If the visiting teams' fouls are shown on the big screen it does give an advantage to the home team, yes, but is this really such a problem? You can't reasonably expect to see a game played without penalties - flankers are inevitably going to be penalised for stealing the ball (rightly or wrongly), but foul play is something we should be able to get rid of. If this has the effect of decreasing foul play then to be honest I'm all for it. For these reasons I think it is totally fine for replays to be shown on the big screen.</p><p></p><p>That being said, I certainly think there is room for improvement when it comes to how referees handle foul play/using the TMO to review foul play. I very much agree with smartcooky - once something has been referred to the TMO it should be their job (and their job alone) to decide the outcome.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That'd be just another reason not to go see live matches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF Mr Fish, post: 688037, member: 20892"] I think the problem is being overstated a wee bit. The thing is, the only thing that's being shown on the big screen is foul play, it's not like minor offences are being show. This would be a problem as there are quite a few minor offences which are not picked up on by referees during the match, so the home would get a big advantage is this was common practice. Foul play is fairly infrequent - it might occur once or twice a game. Regardless, it is something that we should be trying to stomp out all together. If the visiting teams' fouls are shown on the big screen it does give an advantage to the home team, yes, but is this really such a problem? You can't reasonably expect to see a game played without penalties - flankers are inevitably going to be penalised for stealing the ball (rightly or wrongly), but foul play is something we should be able to get rid of. If this has the effect of decreasing foul play then to be honest I'm all for it. For these reasons I think it is totally fine for replays to be shown on the big screen. That being said, I certainly think there is room for improvement when it comes to how referees handle foul play/using the TMO to review foul play. I very much agree with smartcooky - once something has been referred to the TMO it should be their job (and their job alone) to decide the outcome. That'd be just another reason not to go see live matches. [/QUOTE]
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