Golden Point - different points

[Professor47]

I see nothing wrong with a draw in the regular season.

I don't agree with getting the one point after the loss - as devastating/harsh losing golden point is... that is the beauty of it. If we're going to have it I'd rather all or nothing - however the field goal shoot out is nothing short of luck at times. Penalty is crucial as well. I'd rather golden try.

Anyway my point is - what is wrong with a draw in the regular season? ><


I'm with you Ari - if we have to have it, leave it the way it is.

 

[Kimlo]

IMO the only thing which needs to be changed in golden points is FGs. It should go for 10 minutes, if a team gets a field goal then it keeps going for the 10 minutes and who ever is ahead at the end wins, however a try wins it straight up.

Also I don't believe this game could drag on forever business, teams are flat out defending in the 80th minute to do it past 90(well perhaps a game a year at most) would be very rare.

 

[Crazy Sam]

i wouldn't mind golden try if it also went to drop offs. I.e. first 5 minute period it drops to 11-a-side, then second period drops to 9-a-side.

 

[Coxy]

Golden point has to go in regular season, and normal extra time has to be brought back in for finals.

It's still ludicrous that a 90min win is worth the same as an 80min win.

 

[Kimlo]

I don't know, I really enjoy golden point, it makes a game very exciting even though it's not fair for the losing team.

 

[Professor47]

I don't know, I really enjoy golden point, it makes a game very exciting even though it's not fair for the losing team.

That is the key - a rugby league game is played over 80 mins. Of course in finals footy there has to be a winner so appropriate extra time rules should apply. However it is vastly unfair a team coming away with ZERO points when there is a draw in 80 minutes. It is very unfair to the losing team.

Obviously it is exciting and what not but its a slap in the face that you don't receive the well earned one point you deserve IMO. (regular season)

 

[Coxy]

And frankly it's manufactured excitement. Referees don't referee golden point the same way they rule the rest of the 80 minutes. Players are hell bent on setting for a field goal...honestly some of the 90 minute draws with 10 minutes of woeful attempts at field goal have been embarrassing to watch.

There have been some GOOD golden point games - notably last year Broncos vs Titans, and Locky's double upright field goal (which should be worth 4 points, right Jeza?), but there's a lot of poor ones.

At least with regular extra time in finals teams can play their normal game for another 10 minutes. If still deadlocked, golden point.

 

[Professor47]

^
exactly...

stripping a team of a point in the regular season is so harsh. HOWEVER... to incorporate a system like the one you suggested isn't the way to go IMO. Either have it or don't. (Knowing the NRL they won't get rid of it for some time)