NBL should be fined for the crap job they have done over the years.

Would be great if the money actually went back into the education of ref's etc

I think `Cats can count themselves lucky. NRL & AFL teams and coaches usually get up to a $10k fine for criticizing the protected species, and coaches often cop a separate fine as well...Not that I agree with it.

Players and coaches f**k up and are subject to public criticism and I fully believe refs or umpires (whichever sport it may be) should be as well.

Couldnt agree more with Kobe24 and HoldenV8. Are they implying that refs never make mistakes by not allowing them to be subject to criticism? In all sports, not just basketball. If the powers that be just once, came out and held refs accountable, I think there would be less ref bashing on forums like this because we'd at least feel like there was some action taken.

What did he say that was so bad?

From the sounds of it (not having seen it yet) I would say he would have made some sort of strong reference, if not coming saying it directly, to bad refereeing decisions being a big factor in Perth's loss to the Breakers.

the umpiring yest was equally bad to both sides. To say the refereeing cost Perth the game is pathetic. They led by 12 at one stage- they lost it by being beaten by a better team PERIOD!

How many players have been referees? How many coaches? Refs are always explaining the rules to the players in game...

Most players and coaches would know the rules but it doesn't stop them questioning the refs when a call goes against them no matter what sport is being played. That's when I tend to see refs explaining the rules and why the call went against them

Regardless if the refs got it wrong or not in the `Cats v Breakers game, if Perth were good enough they would have held the Breakers out and won the game. They led by 9 at the end of the 3rd and lost in OT. In fact they still led by 5 with 1:24 left in regulation time, they were just overrun at the end and had nothing left to fight with.

Beveridge might have been right in what he said (again not having seen it I don't know, just guessing really) but was it also frustration coming out with the Wildcats recent lack of form? If it was he chose the wrong place and time to let it out didn't he.

HoldenV8

Regardless if the refs got it wrong or not in the `Cats v Breakers game, if Perth were good enough they would have held the Breakers out and won the game. They led by 9 at the end of the 3rd and lost in OT. In fact they still led by 5 with 1:24 left in regulation time, they were just overrun at the end and had nothing left to fight with.

Anon- we've all been to perth and seen the home town calls that the Cats always seem to get! Yesterday it was evenly bad, suck it up, NZ were better and ffs don't use the "Australia" line- it is the NBL- and NZ participate- they pay their fees, bring in crowds and are the reigning champs so you can close your book on that line!

Every single team has been on the wrong end of some bad calls. Refs are human, they make mistakes.
It sucks when it effects your team but Perth have had it sweet at home for a long time and whinging isn't going to make a ref better or the result change.

Coaches and players go to tribunals for inexcusable words or actions.
Where is the control of referees??

I think we all know that coaches and clubs have the appropriate channels to deal with poor refereeing privately. I think the issue is, if players and coaches are open to being publicly judged on their performance, why are they exempt?

I didn't see the Perth v NZ game. I doubt the reffing cost them the game. But refs do have the ability to impact the game and anyone who says otherwise has little to no experience in the game.

I don't think it's entirely the refs fault that they are so bad. I think it starts from the top and the directives handed down to them.

I must say that I think that for the most part the officiating has been pretty reasonable at NBL games this year. The past couple of Sixer games I have barely even noticed that there were refs out there. This could be in part though because a decade of the Sixers being terrible has decreased significantly the amount that I care about their games.

There are mechanisms in place for coaches to voice their disapproval, and Beveridge didn't follow them.

There are a couple of older refs the league should be pensioning off though in Shiels and Hunt. Hunt has been a fantastic ref, but he's calling more shocking games than good ones these days. Shiels approach to game management and player/coach relations has no place in any league, anywhere.

First home game I missed all season so I cant directly comment on the standard of reffing, but I was told there were alot of blatant no calls in critical stages of the game.

If you want to hear what Beveridge said it would be in the press release on the wildcats website ( I think, unless it has been edited out, cbf looking). Funny thing is, Nick Marvin said the club will pay whatever fine is handed down before it was even reported.

Do refs get the chance to complain about coaches' and players' behaviour, or is the dumping on all one-way?

About time something got called against them at home.

What Bevo's comments were mainly about was the shocking no-call with about ten seconds left that saw Lisch tripped by a clumsy defensive effort from Vukona. All game, the refs had been hot on contact like that to the ball carrier, and they'd called a foul every time CJ Bruton did his best to accentuate the contact, so to have it go unwhistled was infuriating at such a crucial stage. It took the shine off the game of the season.

The sight of the three refs running off the court at the end of the game, hurdling chairs, was enough in my mind to show that they know they stuffed up and the NBL should be making a statement on the blunder. The fine was deserved as it is against the rules to make the comments.

Not really appropriate given other codes take this far more seriously. Should have been 10 or 20k.

The Wildcats have gotten used to good reffing in their favour for some years now. Seems not every ref wants to be a bum-sucker to the Cats now.

Nothing wrong with that

@ the situation
I believe the referees head straight to the change rooms after every game.
What do you want them to do, hang around and mingle with the fans ?

I got the impression Rob wants many more fouls called throughout the game which I thought was surprising as it could hurt Perth in the playoffs if the officiating is tighter on Calls

Aba, its pretty pointless responding to you when you chose to ignore the crucial part of my comments re: refs running off the court.

Bevo asked for consistency. No coach would disagree with him. As I said, he was miffed that a call which they'd been hot on all game was ignored in the dying seconds. I'm not going to debate who does or doesn't get favourable calls at home, but if the refs make at least three calls in a game for similar contact then that must be called at the end of the game too, and that is why he made the comments he did.

Jason Kidd complains about the refs having no respect for the Mavs. Highlights a call he didn't like late in a crucial game. Here's the story

Happens everywhere.

@ the situation, no ignoring your point however I just think it's natural for the refs to get off the court quickly if there was some heat in the end game.

Earlier this season there was a game where a ref got in to an altercation with a fan while walking off the court so I reckon they would have orders to not stick around long when things are tense.

I don't disagree with you re Beverage wanting consistency , but listening to his press conference he is clearly asking for more calls to be made , consistently throughout the game.

The OZhoops site has fan's emaling the NBL complaining

Fans following the correct process more than the Wildcats...

As everyone knows, if you want to slam the refs, do it in a timeout during a televised game. A classic Smyth move.