So this project Apollo team only talked about reducing refs for less than an hour, didn’t talk to coaches, didn’t talk to the refs, didn’t ask anyone else about it. Seems crazy to make such a massive decision like this without properly talking it through.
Refs will be protesting it so hopefully it doesn’t happen. PVL can’t just change the game however he feels like without consulting anyone. One ref = Melbourne and roosters grand final
It's just another example of the NRL under V'Landys and his "ready-fire-aim" style of leadership. Announcements made before proper consultation and negotiation, more or less to bully others into a position that suits the NRL.
Really?? And we're meant to applaud and praise that type of leadership? Nah. I'm calling it for what it is; blinkered, stubborn, selfish, win-at-all-costs, autocratic, alienating and divisive leadership by V'Landys.
No wonder Greenberg seemed genuinely relieved and happy to be away from this nut case of a man.
That style has its positives and negatives. It’s been fantastic for getting the footy back and he’s done a good job with that so far. With stuff like this, rule changes etc it’s pretty crazy. Does what he wants without consulting others.
Only way one ref works is if they actually penalise teams for wrestling constantly, but last time they did that there was 100 penalties a game, the players never learned and the fans complained.
Actually it was mainly Slothfield through news ltd who complained and the cynic in me believes that he complained because Gallen and the sharks sucked under the policing
The media were the main complainers but the fans followed as they always do. That’s why they changed it back - before they did teams like roosters and storm struggled
That where this sort of leadership will thrive. He won't listen to white noise by the media. And I don't think it as necessarily the majority of fans.
We will be so desperate to watch footy that 40 penalty games with 9 in the bin will sort them out
Simple ......3 of any type of penalty and someone goes to the bin after every penalty of the same reason
The six again rule they are talking about takes out the captains challenge ....
Geo...your a shocker
Maybe, just maybe Happy, great minds think alike.
Not really happy has no detail...I would set up naughty chairs behind the in-goal where they have to sit and watch their mates defend with 9 men..
Makes it quicker to when they have to trudge on and off..
And this shows the dumbness of his idea ..it takes players currently sinbinned about 3 minutes to walk off ...imagine getting them to walk from their own 10 to the other end ..bloody hell you could watch the entire Star Wars saga
Its not hard, the refs need to grow a pair. Give the player a time limit to walk off. 10 seconds, any longer, sent off, and if they're still delaying, then apply a suspension.
The referees really need to exert some dominance. They should imo apply the following ground rules:
1. Only one captain (or nominated captain) can speak to a referee
2. If a team has joint captains, only one captain can speak to a referee at a time
3. A player must speak to a referee respectfully at all times
4. If any other player speaks to a referee, they are instantly sin binned
5. No player can address a touch judge
6. No player can make a disrespectful comment about a touch judge
7. Referees will address players by their number
8. After repeated infringements sin binnings will apply (two offences in succession will see the second offender sin binned, or three offences of a similar nature in a short time period of maybe ten minutes will see the third offender sin binned)
9. Work with the judiciary, be on the same page, it should be two arms of the same thing.
10. Breaking the above rules will result in a sin binning and possible suspension, no warnings.
Your missing the point ...Geo stole my idea
Even Josh..doesn't read your posts..
