The Aussies are tinkering with the rules (again), and we know how often these are quckly introduced here.
The national under-20 Toyota Cup competition is set to trial several radical rule changes in the final rounds of the regular season, including cutting two players from each team for an 11-a-side trial.
Another change will aim to reduce the number of tries coming from kicks by giving more power to kick defenders.
That rule will involve a defending team receiving a 20-metre tap if a player diffuses any kick in the in-goal, as is the case in rugby union.
The current rule only awards a 20-metre tap if a kick is caught on the full in the in-goal
"We've got to keep pace with the trends in the game," NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley told Fairfax.
"It's probably a sign of a couple of things – the general view of the rugby league community that we need to make the game as attractive as possible, and a sign of the Toyota Cup being a vehicle to do some things that are out of the ordinary.
"We always said that the Toyota Cup was a great opportunity to experiment with some new ideas… this is something we can't experiment with in the NRL.
"It would be several years before a law so dramatic would be brought into the NRL because of the significance of such a change. Because it's such a radical idea, I'm sure it's not something that would change in the short term, in the immediate term."
butt monkey wrote:The Aussies are tinkering with the rules (again), and we know how often these are quckly introduced here.
The national under-20 Toyota Cup competition is set to trial several radical rule changes in the final rounds of the regular season, including cutting two players from each team for an 11-a-side trial.
Another change will aim to reduce the number of tries coming from kicks by giving more power to kick defenders.
That rule will involve a defending team receiving a 20-metre tap if a player diffuses any kick in the in-goal, as is the case in rugby union.
The current rule only awards a 20-metre tap if a kick is caught on the full in the in-goal
"We've got to keep pace with the trends in the game," NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley told Fairfax.
"It's probably a sign of a couple of things – the general view of the rugby league community that we need to make the game as attractive as possible, and a sign of the Toyota Cup being a vehicle to do some things that are out of the ordinary.
"We always said that the Toyota Cup was a great opportunity to experiment with some new ideas… this is something we can't experiment with in the NRL.
"It would be several years before a law so dramatic would be brought into the NRL because of the significance of such a change. Because it's such a radical idea, I'm sure it's not something that would change in the short term, in the immediate term."
Wish they'd leave the bloody game alone
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
I am sick to death of hearing that we have the greatest game in the world, and then the powers that be change the way it is played.
We seem to change rules for the sake of it, and thus enter more areas of contention:
e.g. stripping the ball from the tackle; this is one of the basic skills of rugby league, if you can't hold onto the ball you deserve to turn over possession.
Why when a referee gives a penalty does he have to walk over to the mark, wait for a few seconds, signal what the penalty was for again, blow his whistle THEN you can take the penalty. I thought the introduction of these newest rules were to speed the game up and make it more attractive to watch? This slows the game down.
Does any fan or referee understand the interpretation of when a ball can be tapped on the 25 metre line from a restart? This seems to be a random interpretation on a week by week basis.
I think the standard of refereeing at the moment is lower than I can remember in thirty five years of watching rugby, mainly because we have introduced more areas of contention into our game which makes their jobs even harder. This contributes to the inconsistency which frustrates fans throughout the game - not just at Wigan.
Mr Cummings needs to take note, this season the standard of refereeing is harming the game as a spectacle to watch.
“Usually the fans that abuse players like Sam have never done anything of any note themselves. They’re nobodies, whose greatest claim to fame is abusing someone who has, and these so-called ‘Eddie the Experts’ pretend to their mates that they have."
Shaun1967 wrote:I am sick to death of hearing that we have the greatest game in the world, and then the powers that be change the way it is played.
We seem to change rules for the sake of it, and thus enter more areas of contention:
e.g. stripping the ball from the tackle; this is one of the basic skills of rugby league, if you can't hold onto the ball you deserve to turn over possession.
Why when a referee gives a penalty does he have to walk over to the mark, wait for a few seconds, signal what the penalty was for again, blow his whistle THEN you can take the penalty. I thought the introduction of these newest rules were to speed the game up and make it more attractive to watch? This slows the game down.
Does any fan or referee understand the interpretation of when a ball can be tapped on the 25 metre line from a restart? This seems to be a random interpretation on a week by week basis.
I think the standard of refereeing at the moment is lower than I can remember in thirty five years of watching rugby, mainly because we have introduced more areas of contention into our game which makes their jobs even harder. This contributes to the inconsistency which frustrates fans throughout the game - not just at Wigan.
Mr Cummings needs to take note, this season the standard of refereeing is harming the game as a spectacle to watch.
They have far too much time on their hands now, so are looking at ways to justify them being full time. Even the disciplinary is a joke, why does every game need to be looked at one or two days later? Who videos for the Rfl? or do they just use Sky's version? What is the point of having a referee at the game when they go thru every move with a fine tooth comb to see what or who they can punish, if the refs were doing their job right in the first place they should only look have to look at red cards and instances that have been put on report not the whole bloody game
And some of the things are laughable eg: Ashley Klown colliding with George Carmont as they were both running in the same direction. they had to look at "what was the players intention when he bumped into the ref"???? I ask you ? :eusa17:
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
The catching the ball in goal seems like a good one though. For me it removes the contentious issue of whether the player jumped from the field of play or not - it would just be where he landed which is easier to judge.
Shaun1967 wrote: if you can't hold onto the ball you deserve to turn over possession.
Why when a referee gives a penalty does he have to walk over to the mark, wait for a few seconds, signal what the penalty was for again, blow his whistle THEN you can take the penalty.
THIS is what I don't get!!!!!!! :conf: :conf: :conf:
Mike wrote:The catching the ball in goal seems like a good one though. For me it removes the contentious issue of whether the player jumped from the field of play or not - it would just be where he landed which is easier to judge.
I don't think that they mean catching - they mean grounding the ball
Proposed Rule wrote:
That rule will involve a defending team receiving a 20-metre tap if a player diffuses any kick in the in-goal, as is the case in rugby union.
In RU; if the ball is kicked into the in-goal area and a defender grounds it; then it is a drop out on the 22. If they take it from the field of play into the in-goal area then it is a 5 metre scrum.
To me it sounds like they are going to adopt this with a goal line drop out staying in place instead of the scrum
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Copped a gander of this story myself yesterday.Did not give it much credence then and don.'t give it much now.If the aussies want to fart about with our game fine.But just remember this.You turn up with eleven and we will turn up with thirteen.Bloody clowns. just like the import ashley Klown.
