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[2017 Rugby Championship] Round 1: Australia v New Zealand (19/08/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 870679" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Its important to keep in mind that TMO requires a different skillset from that of a match referee. He has time to make his decisions, and he can review play before calling the referee for foul play. A great TMO doesn't have to have been a top class referee any more than a great coach has to have been a top class player (in fact, most aren't)</p><p></p><p>However, another really important issue is what the two are looking at. In-ground screens are nowhere near the resolution of the HDTV screens being used by the TMO. The referee also doesn't have the ability to choose from a range of simultaneous feeds or or look at two screens side by side from different angles at the same time. I've been inside the TMO booth at Wellington Stadium for an NPC match, I've seen what its like and how it operates. I have no doubt that the game will be better off if the TMO becomes solely responsible for decision making once the referee calls him in. It works well for NRL, it works well for NFL and I see no reason why it should not work well for Union.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 870679, member: 20605"] Its important to keep in mind that TMO requires a different skillset from that of a match referee. He has time to make his decisions, and he can review play before calling the referee for foul play. A great TMO doesn't have to have been a top class referee any more than a great coach has to have been a top class player (in fact, most aren't) However, another really important issue is what the two are looking at. In-ground screens are nowhere near the resolution of the HDTV screens being used by the TMO. The referee also doesn't have the ability to choose from a range of simultaneous feeds or or look at two screens side by side from different angles at the same time. I've been inside the TMO booth at Wellington Stadium for an NPC match, I've seen what its like and how it operates. I have no doubt that the game will be better off if the TMO becomes solely responsible for decision making once the referee calls him in. It works well for NRL, it works well for NFL and I see no reason why it should not work well for Union. [/QUOTE]
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