PTB's in 1986 just as bad. Just watched highlights from

[southwalesrabbitoh]

the '86 Kangaroos Tour, and the play-the-balls were as bad then as in England now.

IMO, just allow players to roll the ball under their foot, obviously as long as they are on their feet and facing the oppositions endzone. And get rid of the video-referee.

 

[Hutty1986]

The thread title really built the suspense.

 

[some11]

Get rid of the ball altogether.

13 on 13 wrestling.

 

[T-Boon]

the '86 Kangaroos Tour, and the play-the-balls were as bad then as in England now.

IMO, just allow players to roll the ball under their foot, obviously as long as they are on their feet and facing the oppositions endzone. And get rid of the video-referee.

I would be ok with that but you would have to get rid of the requirement that the markers have to be square. Let the markers defend anywhere behind the PTB.

 

[carcharias]

Get rid of the ball altogether.

13 on 13 wrestling.

Yeah
Or at the very least deflate it completely.

 

[T-Boon]

Get rid of the ball altogether.

13 on 13 wrestling.

keep the ball, get rid of the players.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

This game would be much better in an ice rink

 

[Mr Spock!]

And bring back.....


and striking in the play the ball.

 

[T-Boon]

And bring back.....


and striking in the play the ball.

Oh yeah.

 

[T-Boon]

I am sure one of the reasons they got rid of the tap and run is they often did it even though there was someone in marker which meant it should have been a penalty. So it got sloppy and hard to police. So why not just allow it at any time even when there is a marker?

 

[kdalymc]

And bring back.....


and striking in the play the ball.

That was f**ked. How can there not be a marker when you’re a metre out

 

[OzDragon]

And bring back.....


and striking in the play the ball.

Dafuq? How was that allowed?

 

[roofromoz]

in b4 mousetrap reference.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

This game would be much better in an ice rink

.....with the players' boots having flat Teflon soles.

 

[THE CHAMP]

Dafuq? How was that allowed?

Only players wearing a red white and blue jersey were permitted to do that in those days.