The Game No more Golden Point. Draws should be settled with...

[Burwood]

Ok, stay with me:
1. Each team selects a player to take drop goals.

2. To determine who goes first, the referee gets a cricket bat and tosses it into the air. The home mascot then calls out "hill" or "hollow". If it lands correct side up, that mascot's team gets to go first. If incorrect, the other team gets to go first instead.

3. The player gets to do anything they want before kicking. If they want to spin around 5 times and then hop up and down before kicking, they can do it.

4. If they slot their kick, the other player has to do the exact same thing. But if they miss, the next player gets to make up their own wacky kick for the other to try.

5. Any player that can’t make the first person’s shot gets the letter T.


6. Everyone keeps playing the game and making up crazy shots until someone misses enough times to spell out the phrase, "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE".

7. The player who does not spell "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE" wins the game for their team.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

do it exactly like the soccer, fullback is the goalie, and 5 players have to get it through the goals below the crossbar.

How long would we have to wait for a goal kicking a Steeden?

 

[Danish]

What f**king two bit game of “run it straight” allows bloody side steps (unless they are of the Polynesian kind)?

it should also be forwards only. A genuine battle of the concussions

 

[parrawentyfan]

Some fun ideas.

I've always thought that a much better way to get a result in sports like RL, Soccer etc is just progressively take away players.

Remove 2 players every 5 minutes. It is still artificial but at least when a result comes it will have borne some resemblance to an actual match.

 

[This Year?]

How about a length of the field mascot race or pick two random fans for the race?

 

[Loose Cannon]

I think we should just have Cameron Smith decide which team has earned the right to win.

It worked for the best part of two decades, and everyone is complaining about the subsequent rule changes ruining the game.

 

[mave]

Every time the commentary team throws in a dictated terms, that side shall be awarded a point.

The winner shall be deemed by whichever teams were awarded the most dictated terms points throughout the match.

 

[Walpole]

What about a tug of war between the forward packs?

 

[azza29]

Coaches could arm wrestle for the 2 points?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

In the event of a draw team with the best looking cheerleaders win.

Best thing about that is souths will always lose!

 

[GongPanther]

Just simply toss the coin. Whoever wins the toss, wins.

 

[Truther]

TikTok dance off

 

[baggygreen man]

I've seen my fair share of Mighty Duck films, and watch the occassional FIFA World Cup Final.

And while some dislike it, IMO nothing makes an epic event like a Penalty Shootout for all the marbles.
Just the Goalie vs 5 of the most lethal scorers on the team.

This morning's Euro Cup got me thinking - what is the Rugby League equivalent? Something that will have the whole stadium holding their breath for. Something that utilises core Rugby League skills, takes the idiots with the whistle out of the equation, and allows heroes to rise, and villains to fall.

And then it hit me. Something every kid has played in the school yard at some stage.
The 'Run it straight challenge'.

5 of the best ball runners from each team, line up individually against the Fullback. The attacker starts on the center of the 40m line, the defender center of the goal line. The attacker taps the ball, and it's on. Will he run it straight? Will he put on a step, or a fend? Maybe he'll chip and chase (kicks are allowed before the 30m line BTW)? How about the old dummy to no-one?

It would make epic television. And just imagine the hysteria if little 55kg Reece Walsh, eye-liner and all, managed to stop a rampaging Billy Kikau to win the NRL Premiership? I know I'd be changing the name of my kid to Reece if that was the case, and I'm a Panthers fan, and only have daughters.

Please don't move this to The Cave. This is a serious suggestion.

Certainly beats drab old golden point. That needs to be consigned to history. If league game finishes in a draw.. share the points like we used to do. Either that of flick the drop kick and make it first try after the resumption. I also dislike soccer's penalty shootout to decide an important game. If the game finishes in a draw.. replay it.

 

[Cheese sandwich]

How's about 3 random players from each team drawn out of a hat have a competition to see who can eat the most slices of devon.

 

[Apey]

And if no clear winner emerges from all of this, the two-man sack race will be held on consecutive Sundays until a champion can be crowned.

Captain & Coach.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

This is rugby league - team who has rooted the most chicks during the week wins.

 

[6 more kfc buckets]

The players with the worst supercoach score on each team fight to the death.
Would have been a less embarrassing way for darius to bow out.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Simple solution, baldest coach wins

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Teams take turns to attack the line from 10m out. No penality goals or field goals allowed. Infringements (penalties) result in an extra tackle. You get one tackle and then hand the ball over for the other side to get one tackle. This continues until someone scores a try. If it happens on the very first play, the other side gets a chance to respond with a try, if they don't - game over.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

13 man boat race, but must use Tooheys Extra Dry