Hoops

Are we reffing soft in SA?

I'm with DaddyO with the refs at Nunawading. They were short of refs and you got some good in with the 'bad'.
The refs at the classic in most cases had at least 1 neutral ref on each game FYI. You will find games between teams from other states other than VIC usually had two VIC refs on them.
In general I found that body contact is more accepted in VIC, and they penalise just about everything that disadvantages the ball handler.
I also agree that in general the more experienced referees in both states will be more willing to talk to coaches and explain calls than less experienced ones.
The biggest difference between all states in Oz is the depth the VIC's have across all age groups. There were VIC teams playing at Nunawading in A grade that would have been stronger than some of the SA and NSW teams playing at the Classic. Whilst we have a smaller playing base in SA, it would be great if we could get more junioprs playing to help improve our depth too.
Even though we did well, we should not accept the status quo or we will not improve further.

Problem with most people in SA is that they know the game and are usually better at spotting from the sidelines than the refs are courtside.

There's also that backthought of trying to call fouls too often on the off chance you start calling very light fouls or begin making bad calls. If you actually sit and think about it, trying to work out after a foul is commited whether it is actually worth calling or not is the question. Bit of a high pressure situation each time.