TurnStyle
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In another thread the topic of a player going off for a his was discussed a little, and it made me think of a couple of rules I think would make the game better.
I know there's a thread for 2023 rule changes, but think this is objective... And likely not to be introduced in 2023!
I've only got 3. Apologies for repeating myself, but I'll paste my hia one too.
1. The HIA injustice!
If a player has to go off for a hia and an offender is placed on report, the offender should have to leave the field for the same amount of time as the player hit - with his team then left with 3 on the bench until the result of the hia - same as the team whose player was hit.
If the hia is failed, the offending player can't play the rest of the game either and, if found guilty, he also at least can't play the next week.
None of this early plea, play the next week when the concussed player can't. I don't think that's fair.
2. STOP THE CLOCK!
This one drives me crazy.
I think that once a try is scored, or a penalty kick is taken, the clock should stop and not restart until the kick off.
The kicker still has a time limit to take the conversion (they can't take forever to rest, etc!), but no game time elapses.
As it is, I have no idea why sometimes the clock stops, sometimes it doesn't, it stops in the last 5 minutes, but it doesn't.... Just stop the thing!
3. Restart after a score.
I liked it better when the scoring team kicked off.
Theoretically, a team could go an entire game touching the ball just once; at either the start kick off or the second half kick off.
The way the tigers are playing, I think they could possibly make history as the only team to ever touch the ball just once in an entire game.
Imagine.... Start of the game. Opposition kicks off. Tigers drop it (probably Laurie!).
Bam! Opposition scores try after try; then receive the ball to start the second half and the tigers never touch the ball for the rest of the game.
It could happen!!! 🤣
I know there's a thread for 2023 rule changes, but think this is objective... And likely not to be introduced in 2023!
I've only got 3. Apologies for repeating myself, but I'll paste my hia one too.
1. The HIA injustice!
If a player has to go off for a hia and an offender is placed on report, the offender should have to leave the field for the same amount of time as the player hit - with his team then left with 3 on the bench until the result of the hia - same as the team whose player was hit.
If the hia is failed, the offending player can't play the rest of the game either and, if found guilty, he also at least can't play the next week.
None of this early plea, play the next week when the concussed player can't. I don't think that's fair.
2. STOP THE CLOCK!
This one drives me crazy.
I think that once a try is scored, or a penalty kick is taken, the clock should stop and not restart until the kick off.
The kicker still has a time limit to take the conversion (they can't take forever to rest, etc!), but no game time elapses.
As it is, I have no idea why sometimes the clock stops, sometimes it doesn't, it stops in the last 5 minutes, but it doesn't.... Just stop the thing!
3. Restart after a score.
I liked it better when the scoring team kicked off.
Theoretically, a team could go an entire game touching the ball just once; at either the start kick off or the second half kick off.
The way the tigers are playing, I think they could possibly make history as the only team to ever touch the ball just once in an entire game.
Imagine.... Start of the game. Opposition kicks off. Tigers drop it (probably Laurie!).
Bam! Opposition scores try after try; then receive the ball to start the second half and the tigers never touch the ball for the rest of the game.
It could happen!!! 🤣
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