NRL’s new refereeing policy aimed at minimising stoppages and rewarding attacking teams

[Iafeta]

I reckon Annesely will sell his vision to the clubs and the meeting will end like this

We are taking the excitement of our game to new markets like Ogdenville, Brockway and New Haverbrook

 

[Canard]

Roosters and Storm already guaranteed a GF berth

 

[Rhino_NQ]

We are taking the excitement of our game to new markets like Ogdenville, Brockway and New Haverbrook

Will it put them on the map?

 

[Saxon]

As an opportunity.

Quite probably.
That's why Storm and Queensland fans love him.

 

[RufusRex]

In the attacking 20, when the defence gives a penalty away restart the count and call advantage.
Keep that going - if there is another breach then restart the count and maintain advantage.

If they dont get to six tackles give the penalty .. if they complete a full set then advantage over.

That is an obvious way to reward an attacking team and allow them to maintain pressure. The cynical give a penalty away to break the play down costs teams.

 

[carlosthedwarf]

This sounds like a Gus Gould thought bubble that he didn't actually think about. Then by round 8 he'll be whinging about it.

He's already complained about it on twitter

NRL clubs will complain about anything

 

[Rhino_NQ]

In the past this would have been something all the clubs would have been brought together as a preaseason seminar to discuss with any other actions, changes, complaints etc for an open forum to go through. Only for Bennett to refuse to go to and spend the year whinging about all of it

 

[T-Boon]

One thing the refs could do to promote attacking football or at least demote 4/5 hitups and a kick is get a lot harder on dummy half forward passes. Presently they could be calling about 15/20 a game.
They pass flat so that can get every inch out the hit up, often in doing so they pass forward and get away with it, this makes the strategy of hitting the ball up a lot very worth while because they gain good metres with zero risk.
I would er on the side of calling the "flat" dummy half passes forward.

 

[Springs09]

A load of worthless buzzwords that will have every referee confused as hell as to what they are supposed to be doing when. If our RA boss told me to do what Annesley just said I would have no idea.

Referees will be instructed to be flexible during matches and not adopt a “one-size-fits-all” policy.

Get ready for every single fan complaining that the refs aren't consistent.

 

[MilkShark]

One thing the refs could do to promote attacking football or at least demote 4/5 hitups and a kick is get a lot harder on dummy half forward passes. Presently they could be calling about 15/20 a game.
They pass flat so that can get every inch out the hit up, often in doing so they pass forward and get away with it, this makes the strategy of hitting the ball up a lot very worth while because they gain good metres with zero risk.
I would er on the side of calling the "flat" dummy half passes forward.

I wouldn't say they are getting huge advantages out of it at all. It's much harder to gain metres up the middle now with the defense up in your face so quickly.

 

[T-Boon]

I wouldn't say they are getting huge advantages out of it at all. It's much harder to gain metres up the middle now with the defense up in your face so quickly.

Disagree. A 4 hit up set gets you 40 metres on average.

 

[MilkShark]

Disagree. A 4 hit up set gets you 40 metres on average.

Disagree, a 4 hit up sets get you 40m only when you have momentum.

There are very few forwards in the game making 10m a run.

 

[The Rosco]

One thing the refs could do to promote attacking football or at least demote 4/5 hitups and a kick is get a lot harder on dummy half forward passes. Presently they could be calling about 15/20 a game.
They pass flat so that can get every inch out the hit up, often in doing so they pass forward and get away with it, this makes the strategy of hitting the ball up a lot very worth while because they gain good metres with zero risk.
I would er on the side of calling the "flat" dummy half passes forward.

While you have a very valid point, may I suggest just 2 words why this will never happen.
1...Cameron.
2...Smith.

 

[T-Boon]

Disagree, a 4 hit up sets get you 40m only when you have momentum.

There are very few forwards in the game making 10m a run.

Ok.
Thats when you see these flat/forward PH passes. When the team has momentum.
I would make the rule that the ball has to go backwards from the dummy half. Flat is forward.

 

[unforgiven]

Ok.
Thats when you see these flat/forward PH passes. When the team has momentum.
I would make the rule that the ball has to go backwards from the dummy half. Flat is forward.

flat is flat

 

[bileduct]

So has anyone figured out how this new policy is being implemented yet?

The only change I've seen in refereeing so far this year is calling any kind of fumble a knock on, irrespective of the ball going forwards or backwards.

 

[thorson1987]

So has anyone figured out how this new policy is being implemented yet?

The only change I've seen in refereeing so far this year is calling any kind of fumble a knock on, irrespective of the ball going forwards or backwards.

That's been the case for a few years now but it's really noticeable this year.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

"rewarding attacking teams"

So wtf are Melbourne doing back on the top of the table?

 

[bileduct]

That's been the case for a few years now but it's really noticeable this year.

I think in recent seasons we've seen anything that's marginal called a knock on, but this year there's stuff that has clearly gone backwards getting pulled up.

 

[Saxon]

I can almost hear the Daily Telegraph running an article in about 3 months time or so criticising the lack of consistency in when penalties are awarded. You wait and see.

Try three weeks not three months.