According to todays League weekly
Golden point extra time to be brought in.
Scrapping of the free play rule.
Shot clock for scrums and dropouts.
Interchange reduced from ten to eight.
According to todays League weekly
Golden point extra time to be brought in.
Scrapping of the free play rule.
Shot clock for scrums and dropouts.
Interchange reduced from ten to eight.
Golden point should only be used in cup tie/knockout matches IMO
Totally agree, the current rule tantamounts to the toss of a coin.
Take a leaf out of the NFL rule book.
First team to score a try (touchdown) wins.
If a teams goes ahead in overtime, whenever, by a ‘field goal’, the other team has ‘one set of downs only (translates to a set of six) to reply.
If they ‘equalise’, it becomes sudden death.
If the match is a draw at 80 minutes it should be 1 point each
I think in all sports there has to be times where you have to accept both teams deserve something out of the game and a draw is a fair result (cliches, sorry). Exceptions being knock out games. I really don't understand why this is constantly raised. Its unnecessary, especially with the amount of draws that actually happen.
The rest of the changes are spot on though. The free play is a nightmare. I'd also scrap 40/20s personally.
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Pleased with all of that apart from the golden point. Every now and then a draw is the right result.
The shot clock is a good idea in principle, but I doubt that it will solve the problems of time-wasting. If a player goes down with a 'head injury' at a drop out the ref will still be obliged to stop the clock (and, no doubt, the shot-clock) while the player is looked at by the physio. In fact I can see it leading to even more fakery than we have at the moment.
Was only thinking this earlier. Personally I’d just play on. If a man is down near the try line then the ball is going to be 40-50 yards away as soon as it’s kicked. If it comes nearby then stop it, but I’m not sure any player would want to risk his team playing a man down for 2 or 3 tackles
I'm not a fan of golden point but it's not likely to crop up much.
How many draws were there in Super League last season
Does anyone think the reduction in interchanges may have played a part in Amor staying? There may become more of a need for his and Douglas’s style of play somewhere in the 17
Agree with the free play going. In theory it was worth a try but in practice how many tries resulted from it? Players didn’t seem to know what to do and used it poorly in my opinion
Morally speaking I'm absolutely with you, but unfortunately with the increasing prospect of litigation in contact sports I just don't see this being able to happen again. For exactly the reason you state, it would be seen as incentivising genuinely injured players getting up and back into the play.
Crikey, with all these rule changes the game's starting to remind me of Rollerball! How about we carry on until only one man's left standing? Seriously though, I'm all for the changes bar the "golden point". As others have expressed, sometimes both teams deserve a point. To be honest if we can get the officials to keep the game moving and to ignore (as in not stopping the game) injuries that are well away from the play, that would be beneficial. Too may stops for "injuries" that are way down field and which can be treated by medics without halting the game. I know player welfare is important but if physios etc can come on to the pitch and deal with it without interfering with the game, why not play on? That wouldn't affect a player being treated (if identified as serious the game can be stopped) and may just stop many of the "injuries" from being milked.
Load of crap the Golden Point issue. Draw should stand if that’s how it is after 80 minutes. They’d be better putting some effort into sorting out the play the ball and lying on.
3 rule changes I'm fully behind
I don't like the golden point but it's in so will get behind it, it may give us some exciting finishes
I'd get the golden point issue if it's to insist there is a result on the day. However, if it's still level after ten minutes, then they call it a draw. Well, here's the deal. Why not skip the ten minutes of constant drop goal attempts, and just call it a draw anyway, or am I over-simplifying things?
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Having posted previously in this thread about the Golden Point issue, I don’t agree with it, for me a draw is a draw, I don’t think Rugby League teams play for a draw.
Drawn matches for the last 3 seasons;
2016 = 3 games, 2017= 6 games, 2018 = 4 games
For me the Shot Clock is a must, witnessing what went on at restarts, especially last season.
As for the other rule changes, we’re just following the Aussies, again.
They’ve had the Golden Point for years.
They’ve never had the free play rule.
They’ve had the shot clock for a couple of seasons now.
I’m not sure about the number of subs.
Are the RL just trying to a reach common ground with the NRL for the sake of the International set up.
How about a “shot clock” on the video referee to stop the ridiculous amount of time taken making straight forward decisions
Which shows the rule change will have minimal impact. It's the only rule I'm not sure about but I think some people are over reacting on social media about it.
Overall I quite like the rule changes. In previous years rule changes have just felt like a reason to change the rules whereas these changes appear to be beneficial and will speed the game up.
I still think they need to address a few things though and they are:
1). Players feigning injury - if player goes down injured for more than 30 seconds they should be replaced as part of interchange.
2). Try and No Try video referee decisions. Hate this rule.
3). Referees constantly referring to video ref and length of time it takes for video ref to resolve. Not sure on best way to resolve but this process needs to be slicker to allow game to flow more.
Originally Posted by Despondent Dave
I would support a Golden Point more if both teams were guaranteed a point each after 80 minutes, with a Golden Point winning a team an extra point.
Drawing a Rugby League game after 80 minutes should bring about a reward, and the GP period should not be about taking the two points but rather a bonus point after the one already taken for getting a draw.
Golden point extra time to be brought in. - Stupid idea, one of the worst things in the NRL. You just get 5 drives up the middle and then a series of pathetic drop kick attempts until one goes over. If they want to get rid of draw's then make it first try wins not first point. This would also get rid of the likelihood of game being decided on dubious refs decision on a penalty.
Scrapping of the free play rule. - Stupid idea. Even most NRL commentators like the free play rule we have.
clock for scrums and dropouts. - long overdue, one of the best rules in the NRL, stops the fake injuries and deliberate time wasting
Interchange reduced from ten to eight - No issue with this change