I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING PACKING IN GOING TO POOLS OR WATCHING ANY FOOTBALL GAME ON TELLY. REFEREES HAVE LOST THE PLOT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. THEY BLEAT ON ABOUT HOW HARD THE JOB IS, BUT IM AFRAID ITS THEMSELVES THAT HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT NO ONE ELSE. INSTEAD OF GIVING WHAT THEY SEE, SOMEONE HAS TOLD THEM THAT THEIR JOB IS TO INTERPRETATE THE SITUATION THEY APPEAR ARROGANT AND ALOOF ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE PREMIERSHIP REFS WHO HAVE TO OFFICIATE IN A LOWER DIVISION OR IN A GAME THAT INCLUDES NON-PREMIERSHIP SIDES . THE REFEREES ASSISTANTS ARE NOT "ASSISTANTS" THEY ARE MATCH OFFICIALS THE SAME AS THE REF AND ARE ACTUALLY REFEREES IN THEIR OWN RIGHT SO THEREFORE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SHARE ON A MORE EQUAL BASIS THE RUNNING OF THE GAME AND EQUALLY TO SHARE THE BLAME FOR BAD DECISIONS, ESPECIALLY THE DECISIONS THEY COULD HAVE STOOD UP TO THE REFEREE ON, AND DISAGREED. OF COURSE I PROBABLY WONT GIVE UP THE BEAUTIFUL GAME BUT I AM GETTING REALLY P***** OFF WITH THAT BLACK MARAUDER WHO TURNS EVERY FOOTY MATCH INTO A PERSONAL STARS IN THEIR EYES.... AND TONIGHT MATHEW I AM GOING TO BE AN ARROGANT TOSSER WHO THINKS THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT ME!

got to agree, footy is also becoming a non contact sport, some of the officials these days are absolute shite

Na, I couldn't read that cos you had the caps lock on.

To be fair we've had quite a few decent referees this season. You never remember a good ref but always remember a bad one.

Certain officials such as Boyeson, Pike (Although he's retired), Swarbrick are always poor.