Scorchie
NRL Captain
Contributor
- Mar 16, 2008
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Look, we've been fans for years and I can understand rule changes that make the game better. Removing the corner post from being out of touch (thx Vossy) - genius move. Introducing the 40/20? Great! 7 tackle sets when you kick it dead? Superb.
Even stopping the clock in the final five minutes was a good move, to add to the suspense.
But the absolutely shamozzle of rule changes introduced since 2020 has seen the utter fabric of this game ripped to shreds. The only people asking for these rule changes were either highly paid media "pundits" who are paid even more when their articles get lots of hits and ad revenue, or nanny state NRL staffers.
I can cop when our club stuffs up recruitment and we have to rebuild, but I cannot accept that this level of ineptitude cannot have been a deliberate decision to try and increase your balance sheet to pump up the future TV deal which to be fair, is now at serious risk. We sit here and watch the Badels, Kents, Buzzes and Balms and other media types deathride clubs for ratings.
You sit there and fiddle, whilst rome burns.
#thisisnotnrl
Let's recap what you've done.
Rule #1: Referees retain the right to issue a full penalty and put players in the sin bin for persistent ruck infringements and professional fouls.
So you've had this rule all along, and only tonight decide to put it into action despite MONTHS AND WEEKS of certain clubs taking the absolute piss out of it on their goalines. What were you thinking would happen?
Rule #2: Only one referee.
Let's be clear here. THE ONLY PEOPLE ASKING FOR THIS, were the Phil Goulds of the media crew. No fan cared. If you TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED IT because of COVID-19, we'd all understand that. But you hid behind COVID to make a few media happy. Idiots.
Rule #3: Penalties for breaking early from the scrum.
Good on you for enforcing the rule from 1908. Idiots.
Rule #4: Six agains.
Were you drunk? Did you fall over and hit your head and feel unable to string some words together? NOBODY ASKED FOR THIS. Clubs were happy enough to boot the ball into the touch and go again. Instead you give a six again WHILST A CLUB IS ON THEIR OWN TEN METRE LINE and then wonder with dismay why they only made it to the 40m line. Seriously, who asked for this? What rules committee did you use and what fans did you ask, because anyone who agreed with this rule need to be removed from the game.
Rule #5: Play the ball if it goes over the sideline.
Ok. Scrums were fine too, but whatever.
Rule #6: Scrum at a location of the teams' choosing.
Whatever. NRL style set plays, probably sounded fun in the rules room (which is sounding more like PVL's lair, to be fair)
Rule #7: Captains Challenge.
Cool. Well done for adopting what most sports around the world are doing, bravo.
Rule #8: Bunker can review tries post scoring and cancel it.
Yep, probably a good idea.
Rule #9: Two point field goals.
Who asked for this? Who in the right mind said, YEAH LETS DO THIS. NOBODY.
Be ashamed of your performance and incompetence, giving into knee jerk changes, NRL HQ.
Even stopping the clock in the final five minutes was a good move, to add to the suspense.
But the absolutely shamozzle of rule changes introduced since 2020 has seen the utter fabric of this game ripped to shreds. The only people asking for these rule changes were either highly paid media "pundits" who are paid even more when their articles get lots of hits and ad revenue, or nanny state NRL staffers.
I can cop when our club stuffs up recruitment and we have to rebuild, but I cannot accept that this level of ineptitude cannot have been a deliberate decision to try and increase your balance sheet to pump up the future TV deal which to be fair, is now at serious risk. We sit here and watch the Badels, Kents, Buzzes and Balms and other media types deathride clubs for ratings.
You sit there and fiddle, whilst rome burns.
#thisisnotnrl
Let's recap what you've done.
Rule #1: Referees retain the right to issue a full penalty and put players in the sin bin for persistent ruck infringements and professional fouls.
So you've had this rule all along, and only tonight decide to put it into action despite MONTHS AND WEEKS of certain clubs taking the absolute piss out of it on their goalines. What were you thinking would happen?
Rule #2: Only one referee.
Let's be clear here. THE ONLY PEOPLE ASKING FOR THIS, were the Phil Goulds of the media crew. No fan cared. If you TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED IT because of COVID-19, we'd all understand that. But you hid behind COVID to make a few media happy. Idiots.
Rule #3: Penalties for breaking early from the scrum.
Good on you for enforcing the rule from 1908. Idiots.
Rule #4: Six agains.
Were you drunk? Did you fall over and hit your head and feel unable to string some words together? NOBODY ASKED FOR THIS. Clubs were happy enough to boot the ball into the touch and go again. Instead you give a six again WHILST A CLUB IS ON THEIR OWN TEN METRE LINE and then wonder with dismay why they only made it to the 40m line. Seriously, who asked for this? What rules committee did you use and what fans did you ask, because anyone who agreed with this rule need to be removed from the game.
Rule #5: Play the ball if it goes over the sideline.
Ok. Scrums were fine too, but whatever.
Rule #6: Scrum at a location of the teams' choosing.
Whatever. NRL style set plays, probably sounded fun in the rules room (which is sounding more like PVL's lair, to be fair)
Rule #7: Captains Challenge.
Cool. Well done for adopting what most sports around the world are doing, bravo.
Rule #8: Bunker can review tries post scoring and cancel it.
Yep, probably a good idea.
Rule #9: Two point field goals.
Who asked for this? Who in the right mind said, YEAH LETS DO THIS. NOBODY.
Be ashamed of your performance and incompetence, giving into knee jerk changes, NRL HQ.
