[AnonymousMarvin]

First of all I still do not agree that there should have been a fouled called on the G12, the ball didn't meet any of the criterion of possession. They called it on the grounds that 4153 trapped the ball and thats what they counted as a possession; however, if you watch the video the only tapped the ball and then they immediately raised the collector. The ball was not overtly isolated, or held against a robot in an attempt to shield it so the G12 still does not apply. As for G28 maybe, but it didn't damage anything, so it would only have been a 20 point foul. With regards to the referees. The referees know the rules, but the opinion that the referees memorize the entire manual and that their interpretation of the rules matches yours is still crazy. It is easy to judge from the outside what goes in the middle of a match, but I bet there are very few if any people, who have memorized every single element of the manuel and can quote all the rules. The refs have the toughest jobs at the regional and have a lot of pressure to make the right calls to the best of their ability. No one is perfect in their rulings. I just think that the expectation that they know every single rule is not fair to the referees. The tie breaker is indeed the following:

1. highest number of FOUL points awarded (i.e. the ALLIANCE that played the cleaner MATCH)
2. if FOUL points are equal, highest number of ASSIST points
3. if ASSIST points are equal, highest number of AUTO points
4. if AUTO points are equal, highest sum of TRUSS and CATCH points