NRL axes weekly refereeing briefings in bid to ease scrutiny

[innsaneink]

The NRL has scrapped its Monday media briefings, ending a long-running initiative where head of elite football Graham Annesley publicly explained refereeing decisions.

The move, confirmed by chief executive Andrew Abdo, means the league will no longer provide a weekly platform for dissecting controversial calls

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[TheKhan]

The old less transparency equals less criticism tactic. At least tigers won't get their bi weekly apologies on national broadcast

 

[TrueTiger]

If the refs done their jobs by the rules of the game whether reviewed for this year or remain as the game should be reffed ,,then no need for controversial calls..
there is a video ref as well as sideline officials and the main ref...how many officials are needed...In my day when rugby league was rugby league,refs call was final...thats it...

 

[Needaname]

The old less transparency equals less criticism tactic. At least tigers won't get their bi weekly apologies on national broadcast

Didn’t watch it often it seems.
I can’t recall 1 apology other than the short and long whistle of it all.

 

[Moh]

Was a pointless exercise anyway.

 

[innsaneink]

Empty excuses/apologies ...yes @Moh ...pointless

 

[hank37w]

NRL got sick of having to constantly rewrite the rule book each week to line up with the dodgy interpretations used by Annesley to cover up referee and bunker blunders. 🤣

 

[Spartan117]

Running away from Media and Fan scrutiny.

Refs need to be better and the Bunker needs to up its Game.

 

[jadtiger]

All the spiel Anusley came up with each week only highlighted the lack of consistency in his decision makers.

 

[BAGNF05]

NRL got sick of having to constantly rewrite the rule book each week to line up with the dodgy interpretations used by Annesley to cover up referee and bunker blunders. 🤣

This 100%. He was confusing the refs I reckon.

 

[tiger_one]

In the history of all the ref's explanations, I can only ever recall ONE incident where there was reference to a "soft whistle! 😡

 

[Winston Churchill]

Graham Anally is worried he's run out of ideas to keep making up soft whistle style rules on the fly each week.

 

[69-05-41]

What is the point of having weekly briefings when the referees get every single decision correct every week!