The shoulder charge rule

[betcats]

I recommend you try some Metamucil or perhaps some iron supplements..

Oh I've tried all the convential treatments, I'm now experimenting with some alternative methods.

 

[Danish]

Have those players who want to play with shoulder charges sign a consent form acknowledging the risk of brain damage in later life and absolving the NRL of any liability..

Those said players then wear a yellow arm band and are fair game for each other only..

No armband, can't put on a shoulder charge and can't get one put on you..

We can then separate out the armband wearers from the non-wearers into separate competitions.

To facilitate the split, we will have check points at league grounds to separate out the non-wearers, who will be given a free transfer - by train I suppose - to a pre-season training camps to work on their new comp.

This shall be the final solution to the shoulder charge conundrum

 

[The Engineers Room]

They have made it worse because it is more subjective.

 

[adamkungl]

Have those players who want to play with shoulder charges sign a consent form acknowledging the risk of brain damage in later life and absolving the NRL of any liability..

I even have a name for the form! We could call it an "NRL contract"

 

[myrrh ken]

Its a sad indictment when shoulder charges are now well and truly consigned to the dustbin along with coat hangers, elbows and spear tackles. Sniff.

 

[Nightward]

Still dumb. The problem was never shoulder charges, it was with referees being too weak to properly penalise high contact.

 

[POPEYE]

Intentional shoulder charge by the bloke carrying the ball not deemed as illegal high contact no matter how serious the damage to a defender makes a farce of the rule. Why target someone with a shoulder when you don't have the ball when you can use it as a brace when you have it