Change to kickoff.

[jeffdragon]

Report that the.Nrl might change the kick off rule.
if you kick it over the opposition 20 metre line on the full you give away a 7 tackle set.

For me I don't like it if it goes ahead.

 

[Dragon set in stone.]

Sick to death of bloody rule changes . Every year under the current administration there is a crop of them . The six again rule is a joke .

 

[Coffs dragon]

They have made so many bloody rule changes over the years, it barely resembles the game I once loved as a kid.
Over it being ruined…

 

[Inisai Toga]

They have made so many bloody rule changes over the years, it barely resembles the game I once loved as a kid.
Over it being ruined…

Too many!

 

[blacksafake]

Stupid rule.
Can still see teams being prepared to give an extra tackle away from the kickoff though.

 

[Adolf_Spritzer]

It may introduce some skill into kickoffs ala onside kicks in the NFL, but it does seem like sacrilege denying the spectacle of a complete and utter disregard for ones self preservation with a big bopper/ Fijian winger coming off the back fence into a wall of defenders.

How do we feel about it though, is this a knee jerk reaction or legitimately something the league could do to minimise serious damage being done?

 

[Victoire]

Be good if the NRL would trial these proposed rule changes in lower grades or pre-season rather than just airdropping them into the game and unleashing the unforeseen butterfly effects, a la the Vlandoball fiasco of 2021

 

[musso]

I'd give up a tackle than a plus 20m advantage. Stupid rule though.

 

[Kolum Kid]

Depends where the 7 tackle set starts from. Judging on previous stupid rule changes it will either be on the 20mt line or halfway.

 

[KogarahWarrior]

Sick to death of bloody rule changes . Every year under the current administration there is a crop of them . The six again rule is a joke .

The 6 again rule is an embarrassment. The NRL is so out of touch it isn't even funny. They talk through the roof about player safety by changing every concussion rule and sin bins galore, but the 6 again is one of the worst for player safety. If this game was touch football and was made up of skinny endurance athletes then you wouldn't think too much of it, but NRL players are pretty much all (with a few exceptions) carrying a lot of muscle on their frame.

On top of this, making tackles nonstop is extremely frustrating due to the body-to-body contact and 'wrestle' aspect - and so by forcing players to run nonstop, technique sometimes goes out the window. That's why we saw Welch injure his achilles a few years ago, and why we're seeing so many non-contact ACL injuries and hammy tears. It also means that players' bodies break down a lot more throughout the year and could possibly shorten their careers due to all the wear and tear on the joints especially with all the muscle they're carrying, but the NRL is too stupid to realise that. Player safety my ass.

Rant over (might be my 3rd or 4th time ranting about this).

 

[Jubilee]

Rant over (might be my 3rd or 4th time ranting about this).

The 6 again rule is rant-worthy. But you neglected to mention how it leaves spectators in the dark and is a gold-plated invitation to bias and corruption.

 

[Number of the Beath]

Report that the.Nrl might change the kick off rule.
if you kick it over the opposition 20 metre line on the full you give away a 7 tackle set.

For me I don't like it if it goes ahead.

Is this not a massive leg-up to the attacking side?
Dumbest. Rule change. Ever.

 

[Jubilee]

It may introduce some skill into kickoffs ala onside kicks in the NFL,

It will be interesting to see how kickers place and kick the ball off the tee to get variations in power, bounce, and the curve or travel of the ball along the ground. It will be a new science by round 10.

 

[Jubilee]

Is this not a massive leg-up to the attacking side?

Ofc. For Vlandys, the ideal rugby league score is 98-96 and one day, if he changes the rules enough, he will get it.

Next on the agenda, no tackling (safety reasons).

 

[TruSaint]

Abdo " What for lunch Pete ? "

V'Landys " Seafood, usual spot, don't be late I've got a brainwave, you gonna love this ripper for rugba league "

Abdo " Ok boss. " click.... " ( oh f#@&K not again ).

 

[since77]

Is this not a massive leg-up to the attacking side?
Dumbest. Rule change. Ever.

Indeed. So the team who has just conceded points and is on the back foot now has to choose between a shorter kickoff and giving up territory or kicking long and giving a seven tackle set away. You can't make up a stupider rule.
Watch more and more teams rack up 50 points because their opponents can't find a way to wrestle back momentum.

p.s I'm all for supporting player welfare but there has to be a smarter way then this.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Their damned if they do and damned if they don't
Lawyers licking their lips

 

[RedVee]

Piss off NRL.
Just enforce not hitting people in the head.

 

[BLM01]

Piss off NRL.
Just enforce not hitting people in the head.

On purpose and allow some accidents where a player was falling or just better still let the refs decide on field at real speed who supposedly have a feel? For the game

 

[nrlnrl]

PVL has been quoted as saying no rule changes for 2025. (Mentioned in SMH this afternoon)