NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Wed May 13, 2020 8:40 pm  

Along with the new 20/40 rule, new scrum options and the captains challenge, NRL today announced that 'Six more tackles' will also be introduced rather than a penalty stoppage for ruck infringements. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-approv ... 0922ca0460 Wouldn't mind seeing this SL to speed up our game.

Along with the new 20/40 rule, new scrum options and the captains challenge, NRL today announced that 'Six more tackles' will also be introduced rather than a penalty stoppage for ruck infringements. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-approv ... 0922ca0460 Wouldn't mind seeing this SL to speed up our game.

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 6:56 am  

ArcticGorilla wrote: Along with the new 20/40 rule, new scrum options and the captains challenge, NRL today announced that 'Six more tackles' will also be introduced rather than a penalty stoppage for ruck infringements. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-approv ... 0922ca0460 Wouldn't mind seeing this SL to speed up our game. How fast do you want it to be at the expense of skill? The game is already a pale shadow of what of what it was in the past as a result of the constant rule changes, especially those from Australia which have a emphasis on speed rather than skill. No wonder, the rival code of Union has become more attractive and drawing bigger crowds than our game!

ArcticGorilla wrote: Along with the new 20/40 rule, new scrum options and the captains challenge, NRL today announced that 'Six more tackles' will also be introduced rather than a penalty stoppage for ruck infringements. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-approv ... 0922ca0460 Wouldn't mind seeing this SL to speed up our game. How fast do you want it to be at the expense of skill? The game is already a pale shadow of what of what it was in the past as a result of the constant rule changes, especially those from Australia which have a emphasis on speed rather than skill. No wonder, the rival code of Union has become more attractive and drawing bigger crowds than our game!

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 7:12 am  

Ruddy Duck wrote:

How fast do you want it to be at the expense of skill?

The game is already a pale shadow of what of what it was in the past as a result of the constant rule changes, especially those from Australia which have a emphasis on speed rather than skill.

No wonder, the rival code of Union has become more attractive and drawing bigger crowds than our game!

yeah because SOO is played in a half empty stadium, doesnt draw bigger crowds in Aus, always has over here due to it being instilled at a young age and is played more in schools and has more clubs

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 8:31 am  

I can see the reasoning behind the rule. Teams were giving strategic penalties away in their own 10m to allow themselves chance to reset their defence. I could see this having an impact there. Might be a bbit more tempting to hold down if you were defending a tired team coming off their own line to hold down. especially in early tackles. If you were winning by a point late in the game, why not interfere in the tackle if it looks like a team is setting up for a drop goal?

We'll have to see how it works out. Might be a game changer or coaches might see a way to get around it and negate any impact it might have. I'd be a bit more worried about going back to 1 ref, but again, lets see how it goes

As for 'the rival code of Union has become more attractive', I'm not too sure about that one

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 10:02 am  

teams were holding down to hopefully give up 2 instead of 6 always done it

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 2:32 pm  

Ruddy Duck wrote:

How fast do you want it to be at the expense of skill?

The game is already a pale shadow of what of what it was in the past as a result of the constant rule changes, especially those from Australia which have a emphasis on speed rather than skill.

No wonder, the rival code of Union has become more attractive and drawing bigger crowds than our game!

Sorry, I know it's all subjective, but . What a ridiculous way to try to prove a point.

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 3:31 pm  

So your losing a game 15-14 with 10 seconds to go and you get awarded 6 more tackles after a ruck infringement right under the posts instead of a penalty. Not for me I’m afraid, but no doubt we will follow suit.

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 4:56 pm  

Seems that its at the refs discretion whether to award a penalty or 6 again. That's just more pressure on the ref if that's the case. Would counter the previous post though. Would be best to give the tackled players a choice.

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 5:42 pm  

TonyM19 wrote:

Seems that its at the refs discretion whether to award a penalty or 6 again. That's just more pressure on the ref if that's the case. Would counter the previous post though. Would be best to give the tackled players a choice.

I read it as the ref could only award a penalty for a repeat offence! Your right though it does put even more pressure on the referee

Re: NRL scrap penalties for holding down : Thu May 14, 2020 7:09 pm  

hatty wrote:

So your losing a game 15-14 with 10 seconds to go and you get awarded 6 more tackles after a ruck infringement right under the posts instead of a penalty. Not for me I’m afraid, but no doubt we will follow suit.

I don't see how it benefits anyone but the penalised side. Give a penalty away and fair enough they get another 6, but they lose the 20-30 yard advantage too