John Rutherford’s Post

The latest publication of our team regarding the "Comparison of Inter-Rater and Intra-Rater Reliability of Raters with Different Levels of Experience When Using Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) in Field-Based Screening of Professional Football Players"

Not my usual post, but this is really bugging me.  There is a big difference between a dangerous tackle and/or play on field and just getting out there and playing footy. Back in the day the on field referee had to call it without the Bunker or being able to check from all angles.  Unfortunately, this season there has been a terrible inconsistency in the use of on field refereeing, regarding player misconduct, particularly the use of the sin bin and reporting. Both are very valid tools but have very different objectives. According to NRL rules the first line of response for dealing with misconduct is on field penalties. I understand that the NRL are attempting to ensure the safety of the sport, but offering penalties as preference for the whole team to manage in the moment appears a much better option than Shaming a player with the Sin Bin and Report. It is a Team sport and therefore the whole team need to carry the burden.  We have seen that the Sin Bin has been used very in consistently. With memes circulating during SOO to reflect that Qld was petitioning for a NSW to be sent off to give Qld a fighting chance. This is a major point that Bennett makes, that sending players off significantly disrupts the play of the game. In that same SOO match we saw a player have to leave the field for a head rub. There are times when the Sin Bin is essential and quite effective. Footy is intense. Running around for as little as 10 minutes can be enough to flood the brain with endorphins. Being on Report is a sanction determined by the Match Review Committee for a player's behaviour on field for behaviour that violates the Code of Procedure.  When considering the outcome for a player facing the Committee they consider Aggravating and Mitigating factors. It would be good if the committee would further define Mitigating Factors as including player in motion.  https://lnkd.in/gbP4D_Zu

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