Dave Craven: Whistling in the wind over call for two referees per game

Where would they look first when the next blunder came along and, let's face it, another gaffe would materialise even if there were as many officials out there as players. It is purely human nature.

It has been proven with video referring that even when officials get to constantly replay incidents they can still come up with the wrong answer.

However, there have been increased calls recently for Super League to follow the Australian game and introduce two referees to the field.

Hull coach Richard Agar was the first to air his concerns after suffering at the hands of Wigan's wrestle in the ruck and Wakefield counterpart John Kear joined him following his side's heavy loss at the DW Stadium on Easter Monday.

Kear said the Super League leaders, who have transformed under ex-Melbourne Storm assistant Michael Maguire, had choked his side out of the game with their tactics in the ruck and likened it to rugby union with so many opponents clogging up the play-the-ball.

Both coaches have made their stance for the right reasons with the view that the game is being slowed down unbearably by the tactic and it could alienate fans, turning them away from the sport.

But it is difficult to castigate Maguire too much especially as, on the other side of the coin, Wigan have played some scintillating attacking rugby so far this year.

Their success-starved fans are one set of supporters who will not be complaining.

A coach's job is to get his side to win, not please neutrals, and if it means testing the boundaries of the laws so be it.

Another Australian, namely Nathan Brown, came in for similar criticism at Huddersfield Giants last season but the key is for referees to gain a firmer grasp – no pun intended – of what is actually going on in the ruck area, become wiser and clamp down.

In Australia, that is aided by the two-referee system whereby one official stands at the play-the-ball and the other polices the 10-metre line with the experiment now in its second year but being met with mixed reviews.

Generally, the speed of the game is thought to have increased but it is not without its downfalls and there are still weekly 'assasinations' of officials' performances.

Incensed Manly coach Des Hasler recently offered to personally pay for two line judges to have their eyes tested after missing a pass that went five metres forward, leading to his side's defeat against Parramatta. But why didn't either referee spot it?

It seems, though, that Super League will not be following suit. It is understood the RFL's match officials director Stuart Cummings is not a fan of the two-referee system, one reason being simply the amount of extra resources and funding required to double the number of officials.

It is no secret that Super League has struggled to find even seven senior referees this season and the talent pool simply is not big enough to add more.

The reason Cummings operates as a video referee in Perpignan so often is because having a senior referee there in such a role would prevent that person officiating any other weekend game, a situation he cannot afford.

However, it is also believed he does not feel two referees necessarily improves the level of officiating.

So, despite the concerns of some, and the usual mirroring of everything the Aussies do, the potential chants of "You don't know what you're doing – either of you," will not be coming to a Super League ground near you anytime soon.