the magpie
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Just something I'm throwing out there - not to disparage, but to comment.
After last night's Aus v Wales game, where the three match officials horrendously missed the forward pass to Shane Williams that led to Wales' first try, I got to thinking that maybe Wayne Barnes has a blind spot in his game regarding forward passes.
Firstly, you can look back at the 2007 quarter final - same situation as last night (the French made a break, offload that went at least 3 metres forward on the attacking left hand side of the field) for the same result (try).
I haven't had much opportunity to look into Wayne Barnes' game, except for the games at this world cup.
Not including last night, he seemed to miss at least one forward pass per game. This wasn't being from unsighted, or marginal/flat passes, there were clear forward passes that he was in good line with.
Apart from this, he is one of the top referees, he allows good advantage in pilfering/securing the ball, and tries to use his whistle as little as possible - something all fans appreciate.
So I ask the learned referees of this forum, does Wayne Barnes have a blind spot in his game in regards to forward passes?
After last night's Aus v Wales game, where the three match officials horrendously missed the forward pass to Shane Williams that led to Wales' first try, I got to thinking that maybe Wayne Barnes has a blind spot in his game regarding forward passes.
Firstly, you can look back at the 2007 quarter final - same situation as last night (the French made a break, offload that went at least 3 metres forward on the attacking left hand side of the field) for the same result (try).
I haven't had much opportunity to look into Wayne Barnes' game, except for the games at this world cup.
Not including last night, he seemed to miss at least one forward pass per game. This wasn't being from unsighted, or marginal/flat passes, there were clear forward passes that he was in good line with.
Apart from this, he is one of the top referees, he allows good advantage in pilfering/securing the ball, and tries to use his whistle as little as possible - something all fans appreciate.
So I ask the learned referees of this forum, does Wayne Barnes have a blind spot in his game in regards to forward passes?