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Upside
It's a subjective call though, and you don't know what everyone in the ground saw
It's the ball carriers responsibility to keep hold of the ball, if in the refs judgement they didn't take enough care of it and it was lost during the collision and tackle then they can judge it a knock on
That's not protecting referees, it's just pointing out the rules and the system, something I accept but many others cannot
I had a great chat to an old team mate last night, I asked about the game and he spoke about the players, tactics etc. Not one mention of the ref, it was an enjoyable conversation and such a difference to many fans who just see their role as judge of the officials