Confused mind of Bill Harrigan

[larrycorowa]

Are they trying to slow down or speed up play via referree interpretations and rule changes. At the moment these seems contradictory.

There has been a dramatic drop in the numbers of points scored per game this year (in day games 37 vs high 40's in other years) and no surprise that teams who are pushing the boundaries of what is legal ie. Melbourne are again winning the ruck (due to the fact that it is not as policed b/c Harrigan wanted less penalites and more flow ~ which is having a direct opposite effect).

So the effect of the way of games are being controlled is counter to other measures being taken to speed up the game (quick tap re-start, less on-field explanation of decisions).

What they are doing with the scrums is just confusing - slowing the game down to get a better looking pre-determined outcome? Being pedantic about getting players onside at kick restarts and then allowing players to stand a metre offside in general play also seems confused.

What are you trying to achieve Bill?

 

[LARDS]

…(due to the fact that it is not as policed b/c Harrigan wanted less penalites and more flow ~ which is having a direct opposite effect).

This has been a bugbear of mine about the SOO games in the past few years.
The players know they won't get pinged so they hang in the tackle on longer.
The refs think less penalties=faster game.Can they be that stupid?
(That's a retorical question . We all know the answer is yes.)

 

[Gary_Bakerloo]

Melbourne's value has taken a beating the past year or so. They need to win a competition to increase their value and allow News Ltd a decent resale price.