6 again rule
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6 again rule
Although i was 50/50 when the rule was first introduced im suddenly watching games and thinking im sick to death of watching one team....... i know its supposed to speed up the game/ more in field play etc, but i just think one team gets on a roll and the other team are knackered after defending for nearly 20 mins.....just watching parra get set restarts again and again...... ruined a good game imo...... anybody else think the same or are you happy with the rule to continue?
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Re: 6 again rule
That’s the point of it. Clean up the ruck or get penalised. Simple
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Re: 6 again rule
It is a simple rule, i agree.... but is it better for the game? Time will tell..... Fatigue seems to be playing a bigger part every year...... Didnt we want less games to improve the game?Im still not convinced but we have to try it first
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Re: 6 again rule
I also think playing the ball correctly will clean up the ruck, especially in super league when certain teams never touch the ball with the foot
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Re: 6 again rule
I know what you mean. I like it as I would get sick of the stopping and starting for the infringement at the play the ball. Everyone to their own though
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Re: 6 again rule
Personally not fussed about that rule. Doesn’t make a difference whether the foot touches or not other than the odd occasion a player tries to play it whilst still in the tackle.Firestarter wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:32 pm I also think playing the ball correctly will clean up the ruck, especially in super league when certain teams never touch the ball with the foot
I don’t see the two linked what so ever.
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Re: 6 again rule
if you get two evenly matched teams where one plays the ball with the foot and the other doesnt, by the end of the game i think it would make a big difference...... barney stated about cleaning up the ruck area which i then said the play of the balls would help.....if you played rugby you would know its a lot easier not to play the ball with the foot than the former...... this gets harder as you tire palnathan_rugby wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 4:37 pmPersonally not fussed about that rule. Doesn’t make a difference whether the foot touches or not other than the odd occasion a player tries to play it whilst still in the tackle.Firestarter wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:32 pm I also think playing the ball correctly will clean up the ruck, especially in super league when certain teams never touch the ball with the foot
I don’t see the two linked what so ever.
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Re: 6 again rule
Simple teams stop messingg about in the ruck then no pens are given. The rule will kick in next season when teams will realise that conceding 6 more is killing them.
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Re: 6 again rule
Why would you want 6 again if you can have a penalty? If a team is struggling to get out of their own 10/20 mtr area why would you want 6 again? A pen can get the first play near the half way line and end the set in the opposition 10/20 area.
If it's 15 mins to go and one or two points down why take a 6 again? A penalty could put you one point ahead or level.
I can see that it speeds up the game but if denies a team a penalty, why?
If it's 15 mins to go and one or two points down why take a 6 again? A penalty could put you one point ahead or level.
I can see that it speeds up the game but if denies a team a penalty, why?
Re: 6 again rule
I think in the NRL, as far as I can see, it is up to the judgment of the ref to give a pen if he he sees it as the commonsense advantage. To be fair, I can't think of many instances where I've thought, oh no, they really needed a pen there, and they didn't get one. But going back to Firestarter's point, my doubt is that I think the refs are being a bit too strict in enforcing a fast p-t-b, certainly plenty of times I've thought, there didn't look much wrong with that. They might say, that's deliberate policy, I don't know, but I think the pendulum has tipped a bit too far in the search for faster play. Only a bit, mind; the principle is fine.