Have they sent Tony Archer or Shayne Hayne over for the game?

In suspect it'll be one of the top two or Thierry Alibert

don't the aussies get to pick the ref? Sure i heard that somewhere?...

RFL to nominate 3 referees, Wayne Bennett gets to choose which one of those he wants!

No problem either way, Were going out to WWE SMASH Em, Clothes Line and do the Brett the Hit Man Hart Grapple tackle on the Aussies B######s no matter who the ref is!
And Bearing in mind Brian Potter said we do it without the ref seeing, it won't matter who it is coz we'll get away with Intentionally hurting them because we don't have the Moral Ethos to play the way other clubs do!

It will be one of our very own in-house clowns, who will them referee the game completely differently to the way the players have been reffed so far this season so they don't risk not getting invited out to ref an Anzac test

I'm led to believe St George declined the offer to have an Aussie ref, thus it'll be a local one and I suspect Richard Silverwood.

Have we got the O.K. from Jon Wilkin to tackle them ?

I hope not only for the way he officiated the game last year at Elland Road, where he sowed the game right down to suit them and not Leeds (which wasn't a bad thing).

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As it is being played in the UK (thus controlled by RFL) the RFL will be picking the Match Official. Of course the ARL have some input and can nominate a ref but it is most likely that it will be a RFL ref.

This is also due to expenses and the RFL not having to pay to fly an Aussie over.

Somebody I know who works in the RFL said it will be Silverwood. He had the Challenge Cup and Grand Final last year so it's highly likely.

We will have to wait until tomorrow for confirmation but its likely to be

Ref: Silverwood
TJ: Martin
TJ: Sharrad
RR: Bentham
RTJ: Child
VR: Ganson

You just know that a Frenchman called Monsieur Albert will turn up somewhere along the line.. maybe video ref

*facepalm*

Funny you should say that...

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If he can work the technology.



Might have to have a translator sat next to him

Ahh crap yeh - in the Guardian so must be "true" Last paragraph www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/fe ... -challenge

Ahh crap yeh - in the Guardian so must be "true" Last paragraph www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/fe ... -challenge

Best referee for the opening two games.

Surely not...

But he doesn't know the rules! Ala playoff game v Leeds when he didn't know what to do after maguires cheating antics.

I was only joking when i said this.... but now the reality of HIM refereeing our biggest game in so many years! Oh dear sleepless nights ahead....

Alain Sablayrolles would be my choice.

alibert is the worse ref ive seen the guy is a clown is anyone else gettin abit worried about this game now. There must be a kiwi ref somewhere

Will the Aussies understand his mmmmmmooooooooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeee and suuuuuurrrrrrrrreeeeeendeeeeerrrr calls?

Who the is Maguire you scumbag?
Hope he does you in again.
Cant wait to you get hammered on your home turf on Sunday night and will no doubt be on here blaming him for it.

Yabba dabba doooooooooooo
On your way Fred, Wilma is calling

Quite happy with it to be honest, I think he will let the game flow, this will suit both teams.

If people are bothered about him making the big calls... in such a big game our players should hopefully not be in a position where a ref call could swing the game. You can be sure that he won't be unfair though, he won't have the balls to send anyone from either side off so we don't risk being a man down.

Ganson is the man for the job IMO though.