It's going to be magic if teams actually avoid the wrath of the latest rules crackdown:
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‘Be warned’: Send-offs on the cards as NRL cracks down on high tackles and six-again rule
The NRL Commission have issued the game’s referees with a stern directive to clamp down on foul play ahead of Magic Round.
The NRL Commission have issued the game’s referees with a stern directive to clamp down on foul play ahead of Magic Round.
Commencing from the first game of Magic Round on Friday between the Tigers and the Knights, the way the game is officiated will change in relation to foul play.
Fox League commentator Andrew Voss revealed on SEN that he was provided the directive from the NRL which detailed the new harsher rules that referees will adhere to.
“I can reveal this morning, that starting tonight, Round 10 in Magic Round – the game is changing in relation to dealing with foul play,” Voss said on SEN 1170 Breakfast.
“It is a stern directive, from the commission right from the top, you can put Peter V’landys’ name to it.
“It has been passed down to the game’s officials, that the commission is unhappy with the way things unfolded last week, in particular involving the Parramatta v Roosters game.
“To the coaches and players - this message - and indeed to the media and commentators, including myself, to in turn inform you the fans to be prepared for what’s coming next.
“There will be a tougher approach to foul play, beginning game one tonight.
“It is the commission’s view that the game is at a turning point in regards to contact with the head or neck in tackles.
“The onus will be on the defender for duty of care, in effect – aim lower – be warned that the sin bin will be used far more.
“We could have more send-offs beginning tonight.”
Voss revealed that the players and coaches have been told in no uncertain terms that contact to the head and neck will not be tolerated by the referees.
“I can give you the guidelines as to what the referees and officials and in turn the players and coaches have been told in relation to tackles,” Voss said.
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“Direct or forceful contact to the head or neck in a tackle will result in a penalty and at least sin bin, while for the worst offences a send off will occur.
“Indirect forceful contact, that means if a swinging arm bounces off the chest and ends up hitting the head and the player falls in the tackle, then that will be at least a penalty and sin bin.
“If the contact is minimal, then that will be a penalty, but the player will still be put on report.”
Voss also revealed that the referees will take a more black and white approach to contact with the head and neck rather than looking at mitigating circumstances as they have in the past.
“They’ve also stressed that the referee and the bunker officials have been informed to not play the part of the Match Review Committee,” Voss said.
“All they have to determine is was there contact at the finish with the head or neck.
“They won’t look at mitigating circumstances, if an attacker falls into the tackle and he drops and was hit in the head, then the defender is the one who’ll be in trouble.”
Another tweak to the rules involves harsher guidelines applied to set-restarts.
“The crackdown will not end there, a harsher approach will be applied to general play as well,” Voss said.
“Talking about set-restarts, this is how it’s going to work.
“If a team gives away set-restarts, maybe a couple in the first 30 minutes, but if they give away another 30 minutes later they could be sin-binned.
“There will be a count done, time elapsed does not matter, if it is multiple infringements through the course of the match.
“That is the directive of the rules going into the night.
“Be warned folks, you may think it’s too harsh, but the ball is in the court of the players with what happens next.”
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‘Be warned’: Send-offs on the cards as NRL cracks down on high tackles and six-again rule
The NRL Commission have issued the game’s referees with a stern directive to clamp down on foul play ahead of Magic Round.
The NRL Commission have issued the game’s referees with a stern directive to clamp down on foul play ahead of Magic Round.
Commencing from the first game of Magic Round on Friday between the Tigers and the Knights, the way the game is officiated will change in relation to foul play.
Fox League commentator Andrew Voss revealed on SEN that he was provided the directive from the NRL which detailed the new harsher rules that referees will adhere to.
“I can reveal this morning, that starting tonight, Round 10 in Magic Round – the game is changing in relation to dealing with foul play,” Voss said on SEN 1170 Breakfast.
“It is a stern directive, from the commission right from the top, you can put Peter V’landys’ name to it.
“It has been passed down to the game’s officials, that the commission is unhappy with the way things unfolded last week, in particular involving the Parramatta v Roosters game.
“To the coaches and players - this message - and indeed to the media and commentators, including myself, to in turn inform you the fans to be prepared for what’s coming next.
“There will be a tougher approach to foul play, beginning game one tonight.
“It is the commission’s view that the game is at a turning point in regards to contact with the head or neck in tackles.
“The onus will be on the defender for duty of care, in effect – aim lower – be warned that the sin bin will be used far more.
“We could have more send-offs beginning tonight.”
Voss revealed that the players and coaches have been told in no uncertain terms that contact to the head and neck will not be tolerated by the referees.
“I can give you the guidelines as to what the referees and officials and in turn the players and coaches have been told in relation to tackles,” Voss said.
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“Direct or forceful contact to the head or neck in a tackle will result in a penalty and at least sin bin, while for the worst offences a send off will occur.
“Indirect forceful contact, that means if a swinging arm bounces off the chest and ends up hitting the head and the player falls in the tackle, then that will be at least a penalty and sin bin.
“If the contact is minimal, then that will be a penalty, but the player will still be put on report.”
Voss also revealed that the referees will take a more black and white approach to contact with the head and neck rather than looking at mitigating circumstances as they have in the past.
“They’ve also stressed that the referee and the bunker officials have been informed to not play the part of the Match Review Committee,” Voss said.
“All they have to determine is was there contact at the finish with the head or neck.
“They won’t look at mitigating circumstances, if an attacker falls into the tackle and he drops and was hit in the head, then the defender is the one who’ll be in trouble.”
Another tweak to the rules involves harsher guidelines applied to set-restarts.
“The crackdown will not end there, a harsher approach will be applied to general play as well,” Voss said.
“Talking about set-restarts, this is how it’s going to work.
“If a team gives away set-restarts, maybe a couple in the first 30 minutes, but if they give away another 30 minutes later they could be sin-binned.
“There will be a count done, time elapsed does not matter, if it is multiple infringements through the course of the match.
“That is the directive of the rules going into the night.
“Be warned folks, you may think it’s too harsh, but the ball is in the court of the players with what happens next.”
