Extra time - Yay or nay

[ed-grimley]

Should extra time to produce a winner in games that don't actually need one be kept or booted?
Remember that a draw is actually a result.
You decide.

 

[Johns Magic]

If you keep it the ladder scoring system should go:

Win = 4
Golden Point Win = 3
Draw after GP = 2
Golden Point Loss = 1
Loss = 0

 

[Knight76]

Personally, I'd like to see each team given a point each in recognition of the draw after 80, then play on for golden point. Whoever scores first gets an additional point.

The only thing with this is it upsets the 2 points per game distributed system.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

I would keep it but make it not sudden death.

Play 80 - drawn game = another 5 minutes each way.
Play 90 - drawn game = draw

Nothing worse than these sudden death field goal miss-a-thons that we see now.

 

[ed-grimley]

Personally I can't see anything wrong with the system that operated for decades i.e.. 1 point each for a draw at the end of 80. Extra time has just created problems that didn't exist.

 

[hrundi99]

It may well change the table scoring process but the NHL hasn't looked back since they did it.

The Raiders deserved a point on Saturday.

 

[Lambretta]

It may well change the table scoring process but the NHL hasn't looked back since they did it.

The Raiders deserved a point on Saturday.

Actually, the Raiders deserved two, that was never a forward pass

That aside, the Raiders and Cowboys should have shared the point. It was a great game and a draw was a fair result.

I never agreed with the introduction of Golden Point in the first place. At the time I said it was a clusterf**k idea designed to appease the worst kind of cry babies, who when they lost a few Golden Point games would wah wah wah about getting it changed back

There has never been anything wrong with a draw. If both teams play hard to the 80th minute and you can't split them, then a point each is fine. This also add a level of interest to the league table when teams end up on odd points

If we absolutely, have to have golden shower, then the losing team should get a point anyway.

 

[POPEYE]

I'd like to see the game played for 80 minutes, draws are ok . . . most forwards and Hayne struggle to concentrate for anywhere near that

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Get rid of it. I like the old way.

 

[MilkShark]

Bring back the draw.

It will also stop 9 teams being equal 6th.

 

[Hawkins]

I vote yes to extra time no to golden point.

 

[TiggaPlease]

A game is 80 minutes and a draw is a legitimate result is my preference by a long way.

If the NRL insist on keeping it for regular season matches (which we all know they will) then the scoring system needs to be altered to something similar to what @Johns Magic proposed above.

 

[T-Boon]

Yes. Extra time 5 minutes each way (or golden try). Get rid of golden point make it 11 on 11.
Extra time is exciting theatre. But boring game play because of the field goal shoot out. TV likes it because it rates well. Its not going away so just improve it.

 

[Rabbit toes]

1 point for a draw. Scrap golden point. Let F/A sort it out.

 

[Valheru]

The only thing with this is it upsets the 2 points per game distributed system.

Which is a non-issue for me and I am bemused as to why this bothers people so much.

The maximum per game is still only 2.

 

[adamkungl]

Draw 100%

 

[Old Time Tiger]

Get rid of it, a point each for me.

But while the 'clever' people who run the game are still in place it will most likely stay, if that's the case, go with the point each at full time, have golden try or penalty and the winner gets the bonus point, if no try or penalty, a point each.

There's bigger issues in the game though e.g.
each team should play each other twice - get rid of pre season and golden point,
stop giving Brisbane Friday or Thursday night football - why can't the Warriors play every Sunday afternoon? or the Raiders every Saturday afternoon, Newcastle every Sunday afternoon, Storm every Saturday night as they are all 1 city teams - it's a rort.

 

[Todd Hoffman]

Bring back the draw. I don't like one team getting no points just because they lose in GP.

 

[TheFrog]

I would keep it but make it not sudden death.

Play 80 - drawn game = another 5 minutes each way.
Play 90 - drawn game = draw

Nothing worse than these sudden death field goal miss-a-thons that we see now.

If all games are not of equal value, the system WILL be abused.

 

[Clifferd]

Keep it a draw, if the end result has the scores locked up chances are both teams are equal and nobody really deserves to lose by a Fkin field goal

Have extra time for games that need a result obviously, finals and origin