News 2021 NRL rule changes

[Bring back John Fifita]

Why rule on a subjective thing like a genuine attempt? Black and white, did he play the ball with his foot or not?

They might need "Hot Spot" to determine contact...

Bunker - "rock and roll it please....."

 

[_snafu_]

Where’s the rule that forward passes from dummy half by C Smith be actually called forward passes?

 

[Valheru]

Lol the circus is in town

 

[BadnMean]

The long field goal I don't like. Needless complexity expanding around kicks in particular.

They are continuing the trend toward 6 agains/handovers for a greater range of infringements which basically just leaves the refs blowing the penalty for foul play and 6 again or handover for everything else. That's going to feel different again. Will make the game even faster and not be good for the big boys. At least some of these re intuitive- stuff up the play the ball then other team takes your play the ball.

How the hell are you supposed to get back onside if you're backpedalling, can't get back then get pinged 6 again for offside? That's a play on situation with no break in play at all. What are you supposed to do? If reps don't pause in their then we'll see a lot of tries up the middle vs ragged defences with offside players holding off or going to the bin I suppose. Could be too much in favour of attack again there.

 

[ReddFelon]

Hahaha 2-point field goal. Just make all drop goals worth 3 points and be done with it.

 

[Game_Breaker]

Fitness will take over skill in this sport

 

[Diesel]

Give it a few months and the two point FG will be scrapped.
Speaking of scrapped, when’s this GP BS getting a review?

 

[T-Boon]

• when a captain's challenge is inconclusive a team will not be docked for an unsuccessful attempt; THIS IS GOOD

 

[T-Boon]

The handover for incorrect play ball ISNT GOOD. It should be a loss of ten metres replay of down.

 

[Vee]

The long field goal I don't like. Needless complexity expanding around kicks in particular.

They are continuing the trend toward 6 agains/handovers for a greater range of infringements which basically just leaves the refs blowing the penalty for foul play and 6 again or handover for everything else. That's going to feel different again. Will make the game even faster and not be good for the big boys. At least some of these re intuitive- stuff up the play the ball then other team takes your play the ball.

How the hell are you supposed to get back onside if you're backpedalling, can't get back then get pinged 6 again for offside? That's a play on situation with no break in play at all. What are you supposed to do? If reps don't pause in their then we'll see a lot of tries up the middle vs ragged defences with offside players holding off or going to the bin I suppose. Could be too much in favour of attack again there.

Or you could keep going back until you are onside and leave a hole in the line which will open up the game more. Your choice.

It might also lessen the defence sprinting up to smother the attack as they have to balance the need to get back onside quickly.

 

[edabomb]

So a play the ball restart when the ball is kicked into touch? Geez they really want to take all game management out of the game don't they. We're definitely getting into territory of losing the feel of what rugby league is with all this tinkering year after year. They won't be happy until the final 10 minutes of every game is a field goal shoot out from 50 metres to try and break a 58-all deadlock.

 

[Fangs]

2020 produced the most exciting year of Rugby League in years. Though not sure how a 2 point field goal helps.

I'll wait to see how the rest of the changes impact the flow of the game. The 6 again, injury/trainer and scrum rules appear to be good changes.

 

[Mr Angry]

 

[T-Boon]

If anything tries scored from outside of the 40 (not involving a kick) should be worth an extra point.
They need to get me on this rule change committee. They don't know what they are doing.

 

[Mr Angry]

You want great goals, try soccer, those fellas are great kickers.


I watch for this.


f**k your kick for points.

 

[TheDMC]

Where’s the rule that forward passes from dummy half by C Smith be actually called forward passes?

Same place as the Jake Friend forward pass from dummy half

 

[T-Boon]

Where’s the rule that forward passes from dummy half by C Smith be actually called forward passes?

They should make forward passes a loss of 10 or 20 metres rather than a turn over.

That way referees will actually call them.

 

[Saxon]

The changes are:

• the introduction of a two-point field goal for kicks taken from more than 40 metres out;
• six-again to be called for 10-metre infringements;
• penalties for teams if they leave a scrum before a referee calls "break";
• a play-the-ball restart if the ball or player with the ball goes over the sideline;
• The Bunker will now review replays after an on-field referee awards a try but a conversion attempt will not be allowed until it gets the green light;
• injured players will be interchanged if a trainer ask for play to be stopped;
• when a captain's challenge is inconclusive a team will not be docked for an unsuccessful attempt;
• and a handover will be ordered when a player does not make a genuine attempt to play the ball correctly with their foot.

Two points for field goals outside the 40m line
Dumb idea in a sort of Ra-ra way.

Six Again for 10 metre infringements
Benefit definitely in favour of the defending team. Rather than get a penalty, the attackers will get a couple more tackles with no advantage in field position. Massive bonus for the Roosters

Scrums
So there will be a penalty every scrum? And what if both teams break early?

Handover for incorrect play the ball
Will be a lottery. A random one will be picked out every now and again for show.
A great tool for Sutton to swing momentum late in the game when he thinks one side has got out to too big a lead.

Captain’s Challenge
Video refs are useless now, let's give them a chance to be even more non-committal.


Bunker Reviews
We need less video involvement, not more. If the ref thinks it's a try, then call it a try and move on.

Trainers
Only decent idea of the lot.

So, by my count we're running one of 7 here. Pretty poor average, even for the NRL rules committee.

 

[T-Boon]

Scrums
So there will be a penalty every scrum? And what if both teams break early?

What they should be doing is keeping them packed until the ball crosses the advantage line.

 

[some11]

What constitutes a ‘genuine attempt to play the ball with their foot’?

Watch footage of Andrew Fifita a few years ago - anything other than that.