[EricH]

Originally Posted by cgmv123

My intent was that ranking points (or the first order ranking sort in subsequent games) would need to be affected. For Stronghold, this would have meant changing the outcome of the match or awarding a point for a missed breach/capture. I'm reconsidering this now, because you correctly point out that the ranking tiebreakers can also matter.

I'd stick with first-order sort, possibly 2nd-order. Most times the sorting doesn't seem to go beyond 2nd order. 2nd-order sort generally being auto, those would be quick reviews (15 seconds or less).

The automatic review wouldn't be done by a referee. It would be done by a "replay official" who would "confirm" most of the calls in the match right away and only call over a ref if they see something questionable.

And this is where you need to remember something: the replay official is going to need to have at least some referee training. Otherwise, how are they going to know a questionable call? I know we're taking judgement out of it as much as possible, but, for example, when we're looking at crossings, there's an awful lot of nuances to crossings (for robot and for boulder) that sometimes people don't quite grasp--I once had a team complain during practice day after I called them for not finishing a Crossing before returning to the NZ from scoring in the high goal. So if they're going to need to have referee training anyways, then you may as well make them a referee. And if they're a referee, you may as well make them work the field for a few matches, particularly if you're short-handed. So that means that several refs may as well have training on the replay system.

I think the best way to handle replay would be to have the "off" ref in the rotation handle it, or have two "off" refs (one assigned to replay at any given time). Now, finding the refs over and above the field crew can sometimes be difficult. But I think with enough effort, someone could be found... And actually, that would speed up replays a bit--if you've got an off-field referee going through them during a match, then the only thing they need to do is to advise the head ref (NOT a regular ref, BTW, that's another thing--this is a call reversal or not) that this-that-and-the-other is the case, or that he needs to take a look as somebody's asking for a judgement call, or what-have-you.