{"id":52354,"date":"2021-03-31T23:48:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T23:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=52354"},"modified":"2021-04-01T01:01:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T01:01:19","slug":"nrl-could-have-stopped-forward-pass-blunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=52354","title":{"rendered":"NRL could have stopped forward pass blunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The forward pass that proved the turning point in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-2021-new-zealand-warriors-comeback-canberra-raiders-roger-tuivasa-sheck\/8f84d056-51a7-4b27-b599-c6eb6c54ef9d\" title=\"Raiders&#x27; unexpected loss to the Warriors\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raiders&#x27; unexpected loss to the Warriors<\/a> last weekend could and should have been avoided.<\/p>\n<p>An English firm that has developed <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-2021-graham-annesley-floats-idea-of-forward-pass-technology-in-future-after-canberra-raiders-new-zealand-warriors-howler\/fecdf4b1-e830-41c6-83a7-7c48b820bc80\" title=\"new technology whereby a GPS chip is placed in the football has been in talks with the NRL\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new technology whereby a GPS chip is placed in the football has been in talks with the NRL<\/a> for nearly a year.<\/p>\n<p>The chip detects forward passes with 100 per cent accuracy and would have alerted referee Henry Perenara that the crucial Warriors try in Canberra came from a blatantly forward pass, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-2021-ricky-stuart-press-conference-canberra-raiders-new-zealand-warriors\/426428cd-477e-44a7-859a-e34f88269ed4\" title=\"an explosive Ricky Stuart press conference\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an explosive Ricky Stuart press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"a820a1a1-64df-4406-a5a5-edd23cfc14b6\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/a820a1a1-64df-4406-a5a5-edd23cfc14b6\" alt=\"Ricky Stuart speaking to the media after a Raiders match.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The NRL is keen to implement the technology &#8211; which has already been used successfully in English rugby union and other codes.<\/p>\n<p>But things are moving slowly and the NRL wants to run a series of trials to ensure the technology will work in league and thus the microchips are unlikely to be introduced until next season.<\/p>\n<p>Talks are ongoing with the English firm that manufactures the chips &#8211; Sportable &#8211; but so far no formal deal has been struck.<\/p>\n<p>The chip will also prove of great value to NRL clubs &#8211; it measures the distance of kicks and passes and provides other useful data.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6244764035001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/03\/350953\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"NRL Highlights: The Warriors pull of an all time comeback!  - Round 1\" data-vms-id=\"ref:ckmr9h7s5002t0gpm6nnpk9t2\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The forward pass that proved the turning point in the Raiders&#x27; unexpected loss to the Warriors last weekend could and should have been avoided. 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