What does the league do about headbutt?

[The Zipp]

Our Bomber boarder told me this morning that it's a cheap stupid play that we as players don't need in our game. He said, if you want to headbutt someone in celebration , headbutt one of your own players. Said if that was one of our players, Coach O sits you for the next game regardless of what the CFL says. 

He also said that late in the 4th quarter, the Ref, missed a face masking call on BO20. 

They did miss a clear facemask...that crew is NOT very good - this is the first time they have missed some blatant penalties.

I saw a new ref in the Calgary game last night (I stopped sulking and watched the last few minutes).  Didn't catch his name.

[wpg#1]

Our Bomber boarder told me this morning that it's a cheap stupid play that we as players don't need in our game. He said, if you want to headbutt someone in celebration , headbutt one of your own players. Said if that was one of our players, Coach O sits you for the next game regardless of what the CFL says. 

He also said that late in the 4th quarter, the Ref, missed a face masking call on BO20. 

Yes but ..rider fans say we have the refs and CFL in our back pockets. So how can that be ?
The worst of it all, the refs didn't throw the flag in the first place, and he didn't get removed from the game. Who has who in their back pocket ??

[Nic16]

It took the CC to make the obvious call the refs appeared to ignore. The bigger issue is?it also appears the CC did not see the play in the same way the league does. SMH! But ya the Canadian mafia has the league at gunpoint. Again SMH!

The non-football play ranks right up there as dumb as you will see. Robertson deserved a 25 yd penalty and disqualification for his brainless hit & post hit flex and a 1-2 game suspension to prevent this type of brainless action from ever happening again. A final SMH!

[Pigskin]

Yes but ..rider fans say we have the refs and CFL in our back pockets. So how can that be ?
The worst of it all, the refs didn't throw the flag in the first place, and he didn't get removed from the game. Who has who in their back pocket ??

But, does anyone really care what the Rider fans think or say?

[3rdand1.5]

Time to move on, its over he is suspended, hopefully will not appeal it. He is a very good player that will not be on the field for them, it hurts them, it makes them weaker, they also lost their starting RT to what looked like a bad injury....They are down a couple key pieces, we are as healthy as we have been all season, and we should be playing extra PO'd....forget it flush it, maybe stick it in your back pocket for a future game for some extra motivation and go work on improving the special teams play, so we can take the victory right back from them!

[wpg#1]

But, does anyone really care what the Rider fans think or say?

yes, true. I really should just ignore it.

[Stats Junkie]

I saw a new ref in the Calgary game last night (I stopped sulking and watched the last few minutes).  Didn't catch his name.

Referee Tim Kroeker left late in the first half with an injury. Umpire Troy Semenchuk took over.

[TecnoGenius]

Referee Tim Kroeker left late in the first half with an injury. Umpire Troy Semenchuk took over.

You don't see that very often.

[TecnoGenius]

I guess the CFL will announce a Robertson fine as usual on Wednesday?  Surely he doesn't get off with just a suspension.

Have they issued any statement on why he was not ejected?

What's the word on the street re: an appeal?

[dd]

Yes but ..rider fans say we have the refs and CFL in our back pockets. So how can that be ?
The worst of it all, the refs didn't throw the flag in the first place, and he didn't get removed from the game. Who has who in their back pocket ??

They?re just spewing the same crap their coach is saying-it wasn?t Robertson s fault he committed the foul we drew the foul.dickenson should be fined for saying such bunk

[dd]

It took the CC to make the obvious call the refs appeared to ignore. The bigger issue is?it also appears the CC did not see the play in the same way the league does. SMH! But ya the Canadian mafia has the league at gunpoint. Again SMH!

The non-football play ranks right up there as dumb as you will see. Robertson deserved a 25 yd penalty and disqualification for his brainless hit & post hit flex and a 1-2 game suspension to prevent this type of brainless action from ever happening again. A final SMH!

I agree. The headbutt deserved a game, but so did the celebration, absolutely no remorse on his part whatsoever. Shoulda got 2 games minimum

[The Zipp]

I guess the CFL will announce a Robertson fine as usual on Wednesday?  Surely he doesn't get off with just a suspension.

Have they issued any statement on why he was not ejected?

What's the word on the street re: an appeal?

No appeal as per CD.  he said he would have sat Robertson if he saw it. 

[GOLDMEMBER]

Time to move on, its over he is suspended, hopefully will not appeal it. He is a very good player that will not be on the field for them, it hurts them, it makes them weaker, they also lost their starting RT to what looked like a bad injury....They are down a couple key pieces, we are as healthy as we have been all season, and we should be playing extra PO'd....forget it flush it, maybe stick it in your back pocket for a future game for some extra motivation and go work on improving the special teams play, so we can take the victory right back from them!

fine advice

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

No appeal as per CD.  he said he would have sat Robertson if he saw it. 

Dickie is always backtracking on his statements, he seldom says the right thing first time around.

[ModAdmin]

There is reason to be concerned over officiating of games.  Not that I put the onus on the on-field officials but rather the problematic decisions by a combination of on-field and Command Centre.  On-field officials must make a decision based on the what they see in real time. Mistakes can be expected. The Command Centre has the benefit of observing the penalty over a period of time and with several camera angles and still seem to make mistakes particularly on PI and UR calls.  Most often they are right in the decisions but some can be wrong and and often game-changing.  The two point overtime TD conversion is a good example.  On the other hand, the fact the CC caught the head butt when the on-field officials did not is encouraging.

Maybe that is the nature of the game. Humans can and do make mistakes but it does leave fans both happy and frustrated.