2023 NRL Rule Changes

[Cobarcats]

ALL THE AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2023 SEASON ​

For the full article head to fixsports

Grounding the ball: Tries will be awarded if the ball rotates from the hand to the wrist or forearm, provided there is no obvious separation between the ball and the hand or arm.

Operation of the 18th player rule:
The number of failed head injury assessments will be reduced from three to two to trigger the activation of the 18th player.

Intervention of bunker in foul play:
The Bunker may only intervene for acts of foul play which it deems to be reportable. The change will ensure fewer needless stoppages while also confirming a firmer process around foul play intervention.

Captain’s Challenge:
A challenge may be initiated after the referee blows his whistle to stop play, rather than only after a decision resulting in a structured restart. A Challenge can also be made following the final play in each half if the referee has not already blown the whistle for half or full-time.

Offside infringements at scrums:
A full penalty will be awarded for off-side scrum infringements by the defensive team anywhere on the field. Teams can still decide between repacking the scrum or taking the penalty.

10m compliance in general play:
Active defenders must have both feet in line or behind the referee when setting the 10-metre defensive line. Referees can also award a full penalty for multiple offsides, as opposed to a sin bin.

Adjudication of completed tackles: Referees will issue a single call of “held/release” when a tackle is complete, rather than the separate calls of “held” and “release”.

The Cowboys Game.....Captain’s can also challenge “following the final play in each half provided the referee has not already called half or full-time”. 😡😡😡😡😡

 

[Demps]

More garbage by the NRL just to complicate things even more

 

[watersider]

Great that the nrl has watched the cowboys tigers game and thought 'yeah, we should have more of that type of decision process in games'. They're f..ked.

 

[Masterton]

. A Challenge can also be made following the final play in each half if the referee has not already blown the whistle for half or full-time.

Isn't this what the frigging liars told us was the rules last year?

 

[innsaneink]

Whats a ''full penalty''?
As opposed to what..a half penalty?
Differential penalty?

 

[Cobarcats]

Whats a ''full penalty''?
As opposed to what..a half penalty?
Differential penalty?

A differential penalty you can't kick for goal, a full penalty you can elect to pack the scrum or take the kick... that's my understanding of it.

 

[KingRobbie]

Whats a ''full penalty''?
As opposed to what..a half penalty?
Differential penalty?

Full penalty rather than a set restart.

Last year when teams were offside from the scrum, the referee would wave for a set restart, rather than blowing a full penalty.

Teams would be offside from the scrum purposely, so they could get set.

Giving away a full penalty, where teams can kick for touch and gain field position, prevents this from happening.

You still can’t kick for goal for scrum (differential) penalties.

 

[KingRobbie]

A differential penalty you can't kick for goal, a full penalty you can elect to pack the scrum or take the kick... that's my understanding of it.

Yeah, but that’s not what it’s talking about.

It’s talking about a full penalty, in contrast to a set restart.

Still can’t kick for goal from scrum penalties.

 

[innsaneink]

Its never been called a full penalty...im well aware of what a differential is

It was just a penalty or differential

 

[KingRobbie]

Its never been called a full penalty...im well aware of what a differential is

It was just a penalty or differential

I think they’re just clarifying to people that it’ll be a penalty, not a set restart.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Faster play the balls may suit us given open style Sheens and Marshall want to employ.

 

[upthetigers]

Grounding the ball: Tries will be awarded if the ball rotates from the hand to the wrist or forearm, provided there is no obvious separation between the ball and the hand or arm.

Hasn't this always been a try?

 

[69-05-41]

Hey Annusley, does a full penalty get a long whistle? Does offside from a kickoff matter if the favoured team get the subsequent penalty from an imaginary escort? Will there be a Klown in the box directing the referee to ensure the right team wins either before or after full-time?

Maybe we keep it simple and have just one new rule that all rules will only be enforced against over-performing bottom eight teams and are subject to reinterpretation every Tuesday to justify every dodgy refereeing decision?

The NRL is broken. Stop changing the rules, just apply them consistently for all teams. Can we have a new rule for that?

 

[the_third]

disappointed the soft whistle hasn't been addressed (wests tigers clause)

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I think these modifications are good ones.

 

[innsaneink]

Faster play the balls may suit us given open style Sheens and Marshall want to employ.

It'll suit any team playing against a team that cannot control the ruck

 

[Cobarcats]

Hasn't this always been a try?

I think they have ruled in the past that if you let go of the ball it's a lost control situation, now they've clarified it to say as long as there is no separation it's ok. So if you're holding the ball and in the process of gounding it, the ball rolls out of your hands but not separated it's a try.

 

[upthetigers]

I think they have ruled in the past that if you let go of the ball it's a lost control situation, now they've clarified it to say as long as there is no separation it's ok. So if you're holding the ball and in the process of gounding it, the ball rolls out of your hands but not separated it's a try.

I wish they would just stop replaying tries in slow motion.