Quote from: Derryman forever on Today at 08:59:35 AMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on Today at 08:49:58 AMQuote from: LCohen on Today at 07:53:46 AMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on April 27, 2024, 07:02:10 PMThat last free, he didn't blow for the 'first' foul, blew for the obvious round the neck free, spoke to linesman, free then given for first free (which you can't do) and thankfully he missed
What is it there that the ref can't do?
Would blowing for the second foul not constitute a break in play during which the linesman could alert the ref to the first foul?
Once the referee has given a decision and has sounded his whistle to restart play, he shall not alter that decision.
Once he's blown and made a decision (rightly or wrongly) he can't change it
Different if he blows for a free and waves his hand in one direction when it should have been the other, that's common enough in games but everyone knows.
This was different. He didn't blow for the Johnston trip, play went on and the Down player grab the Armagh lad around the neck then he blew.
I thought the first was a free in fairness so the right thing happened in the end.
He'll be pulled on a few things, but the helter skelter of these games will provide mistakes all round
Not trying to be argumentative, BUT. Being pedantic really.
Is the "not blowing" of the whistle not a decision in itself, which he should not change?
While I did find the refereeing exasperating
The game it self was even more so and I suspect it would have been a nightmare to officiate.
In this instance he blew only for the second foul, after sounding his whistle and giving his decision, he then was confronted by the linesman and changed it.
There is nothing in the rules to say he can do that