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    News 2021 NRL rule changes

    Really? Never knew that. Do you have any idea roughly when this happened?
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    Why does every commentator shout all the time now?

    Yeah, Crofty does like to get shouty.
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    News 2021 NRL rule changes

    I can't really agree with anything you've said here. Watching a lot of old games, the scrums would be packed and done with quicker than they do today. Sure, some would result in a penalty, but that wasn't the majority. Striking at the play-the-ball wasn't happening every tackle. You had to...
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    Matt Cecchin

    The best way to fix it is get rid of the bunker altogether. Stipulate that the broadcaster can only replay the incident at normal speed to show what the officials had to work with. Take the ear piece off the ref. The less distractions the better. I'd rather live with errors that were...
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    News 2021 NRL rule changes

    Yes, there is the potential for neck injuries with a scrum. You could also argue there is the potential for neck injuries making a tackle or being tackled. And just because scrums are messy, doesn't mean they don't have a place in the game. Trying to tidy the game up has resulted in it losing...
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    News 2021 NRL rule changes

    Pack the scrum where the infringement occurred too. None of this "where would you like it?" BS.
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    News 2021 NRL rule changes

    Funny, when we had proper scrums, kicking for touch was a legitimate weapon, a chance to gain territory and win possession. It kept you involved in the game, knowing that the scrum was not a foregone conclusion. A player that could find touch was much prized, and wingers would try and to...
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    2021 R19 Thu - Parramatta 10-12 Canberra @ Cbus Super

    I agree. It wasn’t me and he was definitely offside.
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    Question on Peter V'landys

    My proposal for the next rule change: Go back to 1984: Contested scrums Striking at the play the ball Play the ball forward if you want to Stealing the ball allowed, no matter how many in the tackle 5 meter rule for both attack and defense (get rid of blockers stopping the markers pressuring...
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    Refereeing The Magic Round sin bin directive

    https://au.news.yahoo.com/drug-concussion-brain-injury-011214888.html Didn't know where else to post this but thought it would be of interest to some.
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    Round 13 vs. St George Illawarra Dragons Discussion

    Isaako needs to have a line put through his name for good. He has one good game every year, which seems to make up for the terrible, basic errors he makes every other game. Send him to Q cup, never to return. Kelly and Mead have been made the most of their chances and have shown promise.
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    Origin 1 at Melbourne Covid Ground

    Play in the afternoon at Eden Park in Auckland. Makes as much sense as playing it in Melbourne.
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    News Jamil Hopoate arrested, charged

    He and his father are F***wits. End Thread.
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    Refereeing The Magic Round sin bin directive

    I agree. There is a difference between having a fast game and one that flows. 30 years ago without the bunker, without shot clocks, the game just flowed. They had proper scrums which they packed and got the ball back into play in less time than it takes for professionals today.
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    Six Again / Rule Changes

    Yep. That comes back to the refs unfortunately.
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    Six Again / Rule Changes

    I’d still prefer they blow a penalty as they used to, and non offending team has three options: 1. Tap kick and restart the tackle count. 2. Kick for touch, with no restart of the count. 3. Kick at goal. This would allow everybody to see what the penalty was for, and would even out the...
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    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    Christchurch Bears. Red and Black. Synergy with the Crusaders and no doubt will have a fan base in Sydney that would support them.
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    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    I would have thought a second NZ team would be better placed in a different city, and the warriors could revert back to being Auckland. Hopefully jump on the back of rivalries that are already in place.
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    NRL two conferences

    Using my "glass half full" thinking, one positive could be that increase in Sydney derbies should increase crowds, which in turn would strengthen the NRL's case for government investment in suburban grounds. If they make the finals series the top four from each conference, and seed them 1-8 on...
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    News 18th man??

    The sharks were very unfortunate, no doubt. I'd like to wait and see how often this situation occurs though before adding an extra man to the bench.

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