https://www.rugby-league.com/superleague/new_beginnings
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https://www.rugby-league.com/superleague/new_beginnings
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Well, you can't accuse Elstone of sitting on his hands since getting control of SL. It's good to see a detailed explanation of the rationale behind the rule changes and of how they will be implemented. I must say I like all of it, with the exception of golden point, which I'm not a fan of. It's very bold of them to enforce players leaving the field at the end of the shot clock if 'injured' ... good stuff. If all of this works we should have a faster and more exciting game this year.
Does anyone know why they insist on calling it a shot clock when there is no ‘shot’ involved at any stage of a RL match?
I’m happy with that, even the golden point.
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I'm fine with most of this but I don't see the need for the Golden Point in league games. The article states that there were only 4 draws in SL last season so why bother?
...And as Suttoner says above, a draw can be a fair result.
From a personal point of view, I can only think of the negatives linked to this. For me, the claim that it will add to the drama, will be over shadowed by the drama of me having to leave the ground in time to catch my transport home! That 10 minutes (it's going to be nearer to 20) could make a big difference for me!
Correct. It's not something we see regularly, but it could be very disruptive to a small section of fans like me, so why bother doing it at all?
I don't particularly want to leave a game before the end, but may be forced to due to my travel timetables. We may be small in number but I know of others that will also have this problem.
The spin talks about 'drama', but it sounds more link a gimmick to me.
From what I've seen of the Golden Point in the NRL I'm not a fan of it.
It's a session of 5 drives followed by an optimistic drop goal.
It maybe drama for the partisan fans but if your watching the game as a neutral it's a scruffy way to end a match.
Hopefully we'll not need it
I tend to agree regarding the golden point rule. As it was before, if a game is tied with ten minutes to go you get that "golden point" drama anyway. And the benefit of that is that it falls within the 80 minute time frame of the game.
I look forward to watching a game when someone attempts a golden point drop goal and sky cut the broadcast before the ball reaches the sticks to show us a re run of the 1976 superbowl.
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So they want to introduce more fatigue into the game and then mention player welfare. Sometimes breaks in play are needed.
I guess that's my other 'argument'. I'm not convinced that it improves the game. I can see why we have it in knock-out games as it avoid the need for a reply, but we don't need that for league games, and as others have said above, we already have the 'drama' towards the end of a game that is level on points.
Hopefully it won't cause me too many problems!
How will this "Golden Point" play out for televised games? SKY struggle to fit in post match stuff now anyway without pushing it onto the red button, how are they going to accommodate this? Will we see the golden point time moved onto the red button so the programme doesn't overrun into the next scheduled programme? Or will they move KO even earlier, just in case?
All the other changes appear to be around reducing "down time" to keep the game flowing, which should make it better for the spectator, but the "Golden Point" feels very gimmicky. I know they have it in the NRL, but I never quite saw the purpose of it. Didn't Willie Talau think we had it in Superleague when he first played for us and just took the tackle at the end of the game when we were near the opponents (I want to say it was against Wigan) line in a decent place for a drop goal?
There's no mention of how to counter the time wasting by feigning injury, particularly a neck/head injury. I reckon any player who receives on-field treatment for a head/neck injury should be made to leave the field for a 10 minute 'medical assessment'. If the player is genuinely injured, they will be substituted anyway.
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