Ref and Bunker Decisions

[Captain Apollo]

'There would have to be strict parameters': Issues with five-minute sin bin

NRL GM of elite football Graham Annesley has confirmed that consideration would be given to reintroducing a five-minute sinbin, but cautioned that it could lead to accusations of inconsistency.

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[Valheru]

Sin bins for professional fouls only and if the team with 13 scores a try at any point within the 10 minutes the binned player comes back on. This makes sense as a try or penalty try is already considered a harsh enough penalty in instances where a professional foul occurs but a try is still awarded.

Bring in a "ejection" rule for serious foul play where the player is disqualified but the infringing team still plays with a full compliment. This will not lead to players purposely taking out other players as the media would have you believe and this can be seen in AFL, NFL, NBA etc where there is no concept of teams being forced to play a player down.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Sin bins for professional fouls only and if the team with 13 scores a try at any point within the 10 minutes the binned player comes back on. This makes sense as a try or penalty try is already considered a harsh enough penalty in instances where a professional foul occurs but a try is still awarded.

Bring in a "ejection" rule for serious foul play where the player is disqualified but the infringing team still plays with a full compliment. This will not lead to players purposely taking out other players as the media would have you believe and this can be seen in AFL, NFL, NBA etc where there is no concept of teams being forced to play a player down.

Agree with your sin bin idea but not sure about your next point. Despite it not occurring as you correctly pointed out in other sports, the possibility still exists though and especially in a grand final where a suspension merely means a longer off season for the offender. Would be worth taking out a key player knowing your team won’t be burdened with a 13 on 12 scenario. Could’ve had a different result in 88 with today’s refs.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Agree with your sin bin idea but not sure about your next point. Despite it not occurring as you correctly pointed out in other sports, the possibility still exists though and especially in a grand final where a suspension merely means a longer off season for the offender. Would be worth taking out a key player knowing your team won’t be burdened with a 13 on 12 scenario. Could’ve had a different result in 88 with today’s refs.

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Yep. Even the National Hockey League in the US, which uses a penalty box system, enforces being a player down for minor infractions (which is usually a 2 minute stint in the box, leaving a team down). Its' only for major infractions, which result in a player going to the box for 10 minutes, where during that period the offending team can put in a sub whilst the player is in the box.