Rule changes you'd like to see

[Porthoz]

The only rule change I dislike is beginning the 20m restart from tackle 0. Teams already receive a huge bonus by basically being able to tap the ball as quickly as possible - starting it from zero just extends it and makes it more broken than it already is.

Everything else is fantastic and I like the way the game is heading.

The rule is more to punish kicks out on the full than reward the defending team. I would see it tweaked and only start from a zero tackle if the ball was kicked from further than 30 or 40 mtrs, because punishing a team for a grubber kick that just goes a little too far is unfair.

 

[Dexter]

It's the faux support runner which I can't stand.

The bloke who runs next to his own runner (who has made a break) to ensure that a chasing defender can't tackle him (the support runner has no intention of ever getting the ball).

If the ball carrier is in danger of being tackled then surely the support player has every intention of being needed and therefore every right to be close enough to receive the ball. Am I missing something here?

 

[Cult]

If it's now illegal to push your own player behind the opposing try line in a try scoring effort, pushing your own player at any point should be illegal. If your player is about to be taken out then you shouldn't be able to help them stay in.