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rule changes you'd like to see

TheFrog

Coach
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1. Make scrums proper contests again.
2. Make bombs illegal.
3. 4 interchanges only.
4. Make wrestling in the ruck illegal.
5. Minimum of two passes from dummy half for each play to prevent boring one out shit.
6. Give teams the option of a ‘one play only’ tap from the 20m line after a try for a chance at a ‘4 pt conversion’.
7. Expand the 40-20. If you kick it more than 40 metres and it goes in touch then you get a scrum feed where you find touch. Kick can be from anywhere.
8. Video referee is only used in instances where a team calls for it. Each team has three uses.
1. Can't due to the risk of spinal injury to the tight head props.
2. How? And why?
3. Good. While doing so, reduce the squad to 15 players. This would save the game heaps of $$$$ and also free up players for expansion clubs (T-Boon is barring up now).
4. Good, and good luck.
5. Na.
6. Too American.
7. Too hard to measure.
8. Good. Overturned decisions do not count as a challenge.

I'll add two.

9. Team defending on their own line must keep both feet ingoal until the ball clears the ruck (except for markers, who must be square) just like both feet must be onside with attacking kicks. Mandatory sin bin where this is infringed when more than 2 points in front. Likewise from 20 metre taps, defending side both feet must be on or behind 30 m line.
10. Get rid of 7 tackle sets.
 
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Gary Gutful

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1. Can't due to the risk of spinal injury to the tight head props.
2. How? And why?
3. Good. While doing so, reduce the squad to 15 players. This would save the game heaps of $$$$ and also free up players for expansion clubs (T-Boon is barring up now).j
4. Good, and good luck.
5. Na.
6. Too American.
7. Too hard to measure.
8. Good. Overturned decisions do not count as a challenge.

I'll add two.

9. Team defending on their own line must keep both feet ingoal until the ball clears the ruck (except for markers, who must be square) just like both feet must be onside with attacking kicks. Mandatory sin bin where this is infringed when more than 2 points in front. Likewise from 20 metre taps, defending side both feet must be on or behind 30 m line.
10. Get rid of 7 tackle sets.

1. Well do something else to make it a genuine contest for the ball.

2. Bombs are shit and as boring as f**k. Like a lot of other rules it would be a subject measure that is at the discretion of the ref.

3. Too far. Leave it at 17 players.

4. It can be done.

5. Yep

6. How is it ‘American’ and why is that a bad thing? They do big time sport better than us looooosers.

7. Bullshit.

8. Yep.

9. Good.

10. Good.
 
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2. Bombs are shit and as boring as f**k. Like a lot of other rules it would be a subject measure that is at the discretion of the ref.

you don't need to ban bombs altogether just discourage it like they did with kicking it dead
if you put up a bomb and the opposition catch it on the full it's a 7 tackle set
 

Eelogical

Referee
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1. Make scrums proper contests again.
2. Make bombs illegal.
3. 4 interchanges only.
4. Make wrestling in the ruck illegal.
5. Minimum of two passes from dummy half for each play to prevent boring one out shit.
6. Give teams the option of a ‘one play only’ tap from the 20m line after a try for a chance at a ‘4 pt conversion’.
7. Expand the 40-20. If you kick it more than 40 metres and it goes in touch then you get a scrum feed where you find touch. Kick can be from anywhere.
8. Video referee is only used in instances where a team calls for it. Each team has three uses.

1. That won't happen. Eliminate the scrum and flip a coin............roll the dice 50/50.
2. Bombs should only be allowed outside the 30.
3. Fair call.
4. Sin bin.
5. That ain't gonna happen, but if a try is scored from inside the attacking teams half it should be a six pointer.
6. Na.
7. 40-20 or 30-30?
8. It has merit.
 

Gary Gutful

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1. That won't happen. Eliminate the scrum and flip a coin............roll the dice 50/50.
2. Bombs should only be allowed outside the 30.
3. Fair call.
4. Sin bin.
5. That ain't gonna happen, but if a try is scored from inside the attacking teams half it should be a six pointer.
6. Na.
7. 40-20 or 30-30?
8. It has merit.
1. Shut
2. Your
3. Pie
4. Hole
5. Eelo
6. You
7. Merkin
 

84 Baby

Referee
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Weren’t the NRL considering 20-40s? As in kick from inside own 20 that finds touch in opp 40?
 

Noise

Coach
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Weren’t the NRL considering 20-40s? As in kick from inside own 20 that finds touch in opp 40?

Was speaking to an under 20s coaching staff member today (not Parra) about rule changes and he said that 20-40 rule was going to be trialled in the pre season, either the all stars or some trial games. We both agreed that it would be a pretty rare occurrence.
 

Happy MEel

First Grade
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1. Well do something else to make it a genuine contest for the ball.

2. Bombs are shit and as boring as f**k. Like a lot of other rules it would be a subject measure that is at the discretion of the ref.

3. Too far. Leave it at 17 players.

4. It can be done.

5. Yep

6. How is it ‘American’ and why is that a bad thing? They do big time sport better than us looooosers.

7. Bullshit.

8. Yep.

9. Good.

10. Good.
11. Bring back full strength beer at the footy
 

84 Baby

Referee
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Was speaking to an under 20s coaching staff member today (not Parra) about rule changes and he said that 20-40 rule was going to be trialled in the pre season, either the all stars or some trial games. We both agreed that it would be a pretty rare occurrence.
Agreed but I also don't think it's necessarily a bad rule either
 

T-Boon

Coach
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Biannually there should be a week long rules and game play summit and everyone except Bellamy or anyone on his coaching tree are invited.
 
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