It is great to see all the good news about rugby league out and about.
I think for this season to be really great in terms of interest/crowds/members and everything, the game needs its rules to be enforced clearly and fairly.
- Hand on the play the ball or laying on the ruck. Once held is called if there is a defender with a hand on the ball or slowing the ruck down, not rolling away immediately they should be pinged. No telling people to get off or move. Ref calls held and if their isn't immediate effort to get off, blows whistle penalty. Obviously crap wrestle teams like wayne bennet sides or the storm will suffer but so be it, the more enterprising sides will be rewarded.
- Lost ball or strips. If it is a lose carry or no ref including the touchies could see the strip then obviously a knock on should be called. If the ref actually sees the strip then they call it that way. One day in utopia the stripping rule will be put in the bin with all the garbage bought on by qlders.
- Playing the ball off the mark, honestly it is the most annoying thing in the world and the same players do it. If you dont play the ball where you got tackled, ping immediately and penalty to the defending team. If you try and create a dodgy advantage by playing it off the mark or are too stupid to know where you got tackled a penalty should immediately be blown. This is the most under reffed area of the nrl and is so so so annoying.
If those things get reffed well we are in for a very very good season.
I think for this season to be really great in terms of interest/crowds/members and everything, the game needs its rules to be enforced clearly and fairly.
- Hand on the play the ball or laying on the ruck. Once held is called if there is a defender with a hand on the ball or slowing the ruck down, not rolling away immediately they should be pinged. No telling people to get off or move. Ref calls held and if their isn't immediate effort to get off, blows whistle penalty. Obviously crap wrestle teams like wayne bennet sides or the storm will suffer but so be it, the more enterprising sides will be rewarded.
- Lost ball or strips. If it is a lose carry or no ref including the touchies could see the strip then obviously a knock on should be called. If the ref actually sees the strip then they call it that way. One day in utopia the stripping rule will be put in the bin with all the garbage bought on by qlders.
- Playing the ball off the mark, honestly it is the most annoying thing in the world and the same players do it. If you dont play the ball where you got tackled, ping immediately and penalty to the defending team. If you try and create a dodgy advantage by playing it off the mark or are too stupid to know where you got tackled a penalty should immediately be blown. This is the most under reffed area of the nrl and is so so so annoying.
If those things get reffed well we are in for a very very good season.