I'm not sure what posters mean when they say accountable. Without any evidence, though I am sure it is out there, I would say refs are fitter, more aware, better prepared, more scrutinised then ever before. This will include review of performance by whoever controls/appoints refs. I have seen thousands of games of RL & can only think of 2 where I thought the ref gave a performance that I was angry about. They have to make hundreds of decisions every game & get 99% correct. There might be a forum for coaches to feedback to the ref controllers; I have no idea but would be amazed if not. This should be done later in the week of a game rather than at a press conference. The top teams do seem to get the benefit of calls. I have played for one of the worst teams in the country at the time & it certainly felt like that, but with hindsight as we were doing all the defending we probably did commit more errors. Almost all sports I follow are in the same boat of criticising/persecuting their officials, calling them the worst in any sport. They are not.
