2 point field goals

[hank37w]

There was a reason they got rid of the 2 point field goal years ago and that was because there were only a limited number of people (actually it was really only one) that were exponents of the art and it just made a mockery of what was supposed to be a sport where a reward should come from a team effort and the ultimate object of the game being that of scoring tries.

Please don't get me started on Golden Point, where a team puts in more time and effort than in a regular game, and receives no reward what so ever, more often than not due to a field goal.

What the hell is the point of it in a regular season game when a result one way or the other is not really required.

So much for reward for effort.

 

[jirskyr]

It depends if this becomes a Steph Curry or Johnny Wilkinson-type thing, where someone like Adam Reynolds might develop a rhythm to slot these 2-pointers from all over the park and nobody else can really compare. At that point, it would become highly negative.

If it is only a very occasional thing, like the 40-20, then it's not so much of a problem. I just can't imagine teams making a habit of setting for 40m field goals. Reynolds misses the 2-pointer tonight, Tigers get 7 tackles and march down-field. So it's a clutch play but has a huge risk attached to it, because most shots from 40m fail, or most kickers don't attempt from that far out.

To put in in perspective, Reynolds had a far easier shot for the 1-point win before GP and he totally chopped it. Makes no sense.

Reynolds is 2/2 for these FGs and every other attempt I've seen seems to be only half-time speculators.

They are next to impossible to defend, nobody is prepping to charge down the kicker from 40m.

 

[diedpretty]

Its a stupid rule - they got rid of 2 point field goals in the 70s because teams cultivated players like Glasgow and Simms that could kick them from half way. In a 4 year period from 67 to 70 Simms kicked 80 FG!!! In 3 years from 67 to 69 Glasgow kicked 44. At this early stage obviously teams aren't going to attempt FGs every time that get around 40 mtrs out on the last. For now i can see teams attempting it as Souths did against us and also just before half time 40 mtrs out no time left on the clock for a counter play - why not go for a 2 point FG. Who knows what will happen with it in the next few years - we may get to see the next Eric Simms.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I think there’s only 3 scenarios it will be used in

When a team is already in a winning position
Right on halftime
Late in the game, and a team is down by 2

It’s not something that teams are going to try and plan mid-game imo.

 

[turkeytiger03]

If your going to have a 2 point field goal a try should be worth 5 points.
No way should a field goal be worth half a try !

Don’t give PVL ammo 😅😅

 

[mikey]

The 2 point field goal I don't mind because all teams can go for one.
6 again does my head in. There seems to be no accountability with decisions - favoured teams seem to get the rub of the green. The blow outs we've been seeing can't be good for the game int he long run.
Don't get me started on Golden Point - have always hated it.

 

[Tigercrb]

I hated the 2 point field goal when it was introduced, but I must admit, watching Reynolds knock over his 2 was very exciting. What a kicker he is.

If he is good enough to exploit it, go for it. The half time speculator attempts aren't great, but last nights, down by 2, final 10 minutes takes some confidence.

7 tackle 20m restart if he missed and all momentum our way. But he nailed it. Hats off.

 

[Harvey]

V'landys is trying to create the equivalent of cricket's 20/20 in his vision of league. His changes are completely changing the fabric of the game (and not for the better) and are snap decisions with no planning or reason behind them.

The proof will be in the ratings and next TV contract. I can only speak personally but rather than watching most games each weekend, I have generally been watching a maximum of 2 or 3 games each. I think yesterday was the first time I have watched a Saturday game in a month, but have sat through 8 Harry Potter movies with the kids.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

I like the rule.

What Reynolds did was ridiculous. Maybe Cleary could've pulled off something similar, but I can't think of any other players in the competition who could have done that. He was 43m out on an angle. You just don't see that happen.

 

[glebe tiger]

I hated the 2 point field goal when it was introduced, but I must admit, watching Reynolds knock over his 2 was very exciting. What a kicker he is.

If he is good enough to exploit it, go for it. The half time speculator attempts aren't great, but last nights, down by 2, final 10 minutes takes some confidence.

7 tackle 20m restart if he missed and all momentum our way. But he nailed it. Hats off.

Problem is not many have been kicked and haven't they all been kicked by Reynolds thus far? I just think it's pushing our game in a direction the NRL was never meant to go. We want tries and the spectacle in which the lead up work invokes to one as a team. Field goals and drop kicks are not exciting and should never be a focus of our game.

 

[jadtiger]

I like the rule.

What Reynolds did was ridiculous. Maybe Cleary could've pulled off something similar, but I can't think of any other players in the competition who could have done that. He was 43m out on an angle. You just don't see that happen.

The field goal was dropped from 2 to 1 point for a very good reason because tries were only 3 points and the game was suffering.Bringing some field goals to 2 points is crazy because all it does is narrow the respective merits of scoring tries.Supporters at all clubs go to watch tries not field goals

 

[claws1]

It was a great field goal, just like Nathan Meritt’s against us all those years ago at the SCG. Go Weststigers!

 

[tiger_one]

Nobody dare mention Braith Anasta's field goal 79 minutes and 55 seconds into their golden point win over the Wests Tigers in week one of the finals in 2010.