GLENN MANTON: I was employed by the AFL on that particular day and I remember thinking that that was quite an achievement for me, 'cause I was somewhat of the black sheep in terms of AFL circles, doing things in an unusual fashion. I just remember thinking, 'Wow, the AFL's actually employed me to speak to some young people. I don't want to cock this up.The players, coaches and fans all wanted television replays, but the administrators cried poor. Then Rupert Murdoch turned up with Super League in 1996 and the game was awash with money.Super League kind of went away, but the telly refs stayed.Rugby, as befitting a sport where the bulk of its administrators still pine for the days of shamateurism, took longer to cotton on. Australia started using telly to rule on tries in 1999 but, because they couldn't be seen to be copying league, they called theirs the "television match official" rather than the "video ref".Essentially they rule on tries, though league has wide