Returned Canberra Raider Jordan Rapana would be happy for a switch to one referee. He feels the game flows better and results in more consistency. But a final decision will come down to the ARL Commission on Wednesday, where they will have to decide whether to stick with the current two-referee system - as hoped for by a majority of NRL coaches - or save the game up to $3 million this season by cutting back to one. It's raised concerns wrestling would increase - something the second referee was introduced to eradicate. That's led to possible rule changes to help counter that - like restarting the tackle count rather than award ruck penalties.
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Topic: Returned Rapana backs one referee to help improve consistency, flow
