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Originally Posted by Kirby
The only thing they can really use it for is blatant offsides that lead to goals or blatant acts of violence off the ball.
If the VAR starts flagging up random fouls/potential handballs then we'll have a hundred stoppages per game.
They've already trialled it in the international youth tournaments and foreign cup competitions and it's proved to be a right mess. The other night in the Juve vs Torino game the VAR flagged a blatant foul in the lead up to Juve's second goal. The ref ran over, watched a replay and still deemed it wasn't a foul. It couldn't have been more obvious.
They still manage to get the decisions wrong even after spending an age watching a replay, which is why it can only be used for definite offsides or acts of violence IMO.
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This is why I’m against the idea in general. Goaline tech works because it is automated and takes a split second. My fear is that using video replays will kill the game I love.
It’s made rugby more of a chore for me. Simple decisions now often go to the video ref and makes the game far more drawn out. It also kind of kills celebration. A team will go over for a try, there’s celebration, and then within a second the ref goes upstairs and everything stops. 30 seconds (if you’re lucky) later the ref confirms it’s a try and then there’s a less passionate cheer.
It’s just less fun.