Greg Prichard on Bill Harrigan - League HQ

Ward given keys to make right call

Greg Prichard VETERAN video referee Chris Ward, who made the biggest decision by an upstairs official in NRL history, has been brought back into the front line by the man who asked him to make that call in the...

Greenberg won't hold back lofty ambitions

Greg Prichard Canterbury are making plans to parlay their success on the field this season into something huge off it.

Weekend talking points

Time to blow whistle on referees' bosses

Greg Prichard The ARL Commission has got to blow up the refereeing department at the end of the season and start again.

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Different video ref always the plan

Greg Prichard REFEREES bosses Bill Harrigan and Stuart Raper always planned to use a different video referee in each of the three State of Origin games this year.

Talking points

Tigers’ Woods more than ready to tee off in Origin

Greg Prichard The performances of Aaron Woods and Keith Galloway for Wests Tigers in the rain against Melbourne was a reminder of how valuable they might be against Queensland on Wednesday, particularly since the...

League

Old gripe about refs, same old result for Smith's plucky Roosters

Greg Prichard To their credit, Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith and captain Braith Anasta said controversial decisions by the match officials - the majority of which went against their side - didn't cost them the...

State of Origin

Harrigan backs refs to stay cool in battle

Greg Prichard BILL HARRIGAN says he and fellow referees' boss Stuart Raper have not felt compelled to warn tonight's Origin whistle-blowers to ignore what has been reported in the media leading into the game or to...

Decision pending for Origin III referees but panel wants stability

Greg Prichard REFEREES Tony Archer and Ben Cummins and video referee Steve Clark appear likely to remain in charge for what is arguably the biggest game in State of Origin history.