Rules you would like to change

[alex]

Time off for penalty kicks, drop outs and conversions.

Teams dont have to stay bound at scrums after time off is called. Must be the same players who initially bound the scrum and must be in the positions they bound (eg if a prop is at lock, must stay at lock), but staying bound for ages is pointless.

40/20 to include 30/30 etc…

Benefit of the doubt to the defending team. If there's no proof of a try being scored, don't change the scores.

 

[Marshall_magic]

I don't like time off for conversions. It basically says if you are down by 10 and score with 1 second on the clock, you've got a chance of winning the game still. I'd prefer it to be time off after the goal kicker has taken the shot (or after 100 seconds or whatever time limit they came up with a few years ago).

 

[prattenpark]

Bring back the old corner post rule! We saw what a potential mess the new rule makes in the Titans v Roosters final.

 

[alex]

Golden try, not golden point.

 

[wtffl2005]

Golden try, not golden point.

Id prefer 10mins of extra time

 

[wtffl2005]

kick a drop out behind the goal line

everyone onside from the kickoff
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Id like to see these enforced

Also i would like it if refs were not pussies in the last 20min of big games and blew penaltys!

 

[wtffl2005]

3\. team that scores a try does kick re-start

Why?

 

[alien]

How about the refs actually p;lay a 10 m line not 11 not 12 not 8, but 10m..

sometimes they make us go back 15 meters and its not just a one off thing either

 

[Hit_or_Miss]

Get rid of Extra Time during the Season. A Draw is a Draw.

Only come Finals footy should Extra Time be used, and as mentioned before, it should be Golden Try, or who ever leads after 10 Minutes (2 5min Halves).

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

- Touch judges to actually serve a functional purpose and blow forward passes.
- Refs who don't police the 10m should be stoned by the crowd.
- Grounding of the ball - if you don't have a finger or hand on the ball, it ain't a try!

 

[Mrs_T]

- Touch judges to actually serve a functional purpose and blow forward passes.
- Refs who don't police the 10m should be stoned by the crowd.
- Grounding of the ball - if you don't have a finger or hand on the ball, it ain't a try!

x2 - Don't get me started on those useless, good for NOTHING touch judges!

 

[TripleB]

Get rid of Extra Time during the Season. A Draw is a Draw.

Only come Finals footy should Extra Time be used, and as mentioned before, it should be Golden Try, or who ever leads after 10 Minutes (2 5min Halves).

I agree with a draw being a draw during the regular season. For finals games I think it should be Golden Try and every 2 or 3 minutes each team must take a player from the field to make try scoring easier. Each team would be able to choose which player they take off which could make for some interesting match ups. This would continue until a try is scored (even if it meant 1 on 1).

 

[chopper]

Get rid of the video ref!!!! this would speed up the game and stop players from staying down and make ref's better (i hope)

10 min extra time….

*let some one else run the NRL*

 

[Gary_Bakerloo]

Now that corner posts are no longer deemed to be "in touch," posts should be placed on the 20m line. This would assist with 40/20 calls for touch judges.

 

[LukeH]

If they persist with the video refs, why not rule on a forward pass? It's as clear as day on a video replay. He passes behind the line, they catch it over the line = forward pass. People can't tell me that if the video ref looked at that merritt pass he couldn't have said it was forward?

 

[alex]

If they persist with the video refs, why not rule on a forward pass? It's as clear as day on a video replay. He passes behind the line, they catch it over the line = forward pass. People can't tell me that if the video ref looked at that merritt pass he couldn't have said it was forward?

The NRL use the 'momentum' argument. They don't deem a forward pass based on where it's thrown/caught, it's done on the direction of the hands and throw of the passer

 

[redemption]

If they persist with the video refs, why not rule on a forward pass? It's as clear as day on a video replay. He passes behind the line, they catch it over the line = forward pass. People can't tell me that if the video ref looked at that merritt pass he couldn't have said it was forward?

The NRL use the 'momentum' argument. They don't deem a forward pass based on where it's thrown/caught, it's done on the direction of the hands and throw of the passer

There are heaps that they could legitimately rule on - and heaps they could not do so reliably due to momentum/hand position/ball direction (as per alex above) - and they proved this when they did have the role!!

As such the best they could come up with was to place a blanket-ban on video refs ruling on ANY form of forward pass (unless they can deem it lost forward while passing). Any missed forward passes on the field should allegedly be minimised by the 2nd ref but truth is that it is the job of the touchies in most cases - and they seemed to have their eyes painted on in 2010 (as sponsored by OPSM)!

I still think the decision to leave it to on-field human error - rather than video-fed off-field human error is the lesser of the two evils (especially if Harrigan is in the box)!

 

[Tiger_Watto]

The control Referee has to rule on forward passes as he is the referee who is holding the 10 and has the correct position to rule on the position of the hands throughout the pass. Touchies should play a role in determining if a ball has been 'passed' forward, but probably shouldnt rule on forward passes which have floated forward…

Cooper Cronk, Benji Marshall and Luke Walsh are the worst offenders of actually passing a ball forward, but constantly get away with it due to thier flair and body activity in the play...

 

[underdog]

Now that corner posts are no longer deemed to be "in touch," posts should be placed on the 20m line. This would assist with 40/20 calls for touch judges.

x2 - or draw the line a tad bolder, and extend it a couple of metres either side of the touchline - then put little posts in place to help the touchies.

If they persist with the video refs, why not rule on a forward pass? It's as clear as day on a video replay. He passes behind the line, they catch it over the line = forward pass. People can't tell me that if the video ref looked at that merritt pass he couldn't have said it was forward?

The NRL use the 'momentum' argument. They don't deem a forward pass based on where it's thrown/caught, it's done on the direction of the hands and throw of the passer

then how come as a fan we can make a judgement based on the video replay whether the ball was thrown forward, with the technology the broadcasters now use, you can see how the ball comes out of the hand. I don't think it should be pulled up in general play, but if the play leads to a try then a "benefit of the doubt" type call should be made on this.

 

[Gary_Bakerloo]

The side on views for the video ref are inconclusive for forward passes and cannot be used.

The overhead camera solves all problems. With the overhead camera view, the video ref is able to clearly see the trajectory of the ball out of the hands. The problem is implementation as not all grounds are geared for this type of camera.