NRL considering changing kick-off rules in an attempt to stop blowouts

[alchemist]

So... something like when a team leads by 30 the losers can call mercy and the game ends immediately?

yes... they have them in some junior sports (eg. leading by 50 points in a basketball game and so the remainder of the game is called off to spare the losing team further embarrassment)

 

[_G-Dog_]

Why did they meddle with the rules so much to begin with.. now trying to fix the mess they started.. bunch of incompetent clowns imo..

 

[Como Dog]

Not opposed to this rule as it works in many other sports. Talk about avoiding the real problem though. Heads in the sand at the NRL.

 

[wendog33]

I thought there was nothing wrong with the changes and the struggling clubs should simply manage their caps better?

Like Storm and Roosters.

 

[wendog33]

Soon there will be a mercy rule

First team to 50 wins

 

[Blueandwhiteblood1968]

Soon they will be changing the shape of the ball.

Yeah make the ball square

 

[wendog33]

Yeah make the ball square

Like Vlads head

 

[dogluva]

Welcome back Super League which ironically ran in competition to the NRL back in the late nineties.Points for originality Peter...

 

[dogluva]

How about when a team scores a try, they are not allowed to score again until the opposition scores.
This should eliminate the blow outs.

Best post ever.......but like I have said about every other great comment relating to the innovative and intelligent style of Mr V'landys ...DON'T GIVE HIM ANY IDEAS>>>>>>

 

[OldDogFan]

Until somebody has the balls (and authority) to tell V'lad to pull his head in and change the rules back and stop interfering with the game, he will continue to chop change and add rules while ever the previous incarnation of them fails and creates a major clusterfvck.

 

[OldDogFan]

It will be interesting in the future if V'lad keeps going and changes the fabric of the game so much that it will be impossible to field an international team because the international rules game will be alien to them.

 

[gbrussell]

First team to 50 wins

After Ewan McGrady left them to come to us, his old team, The Moree Boomerangs once led a game by close to 50 nil at half time and LOST. Read it in Rugby League Week.

 

[wendog33]

After Ewan McGrath left them to come to us, his old team, The Moree Boomerangs once led a game by close to 50 nil at half time and LOST. Read it in Rugby League Week.

Is that the game they got banned?

 

[gbrussell]

Is that the game they got banned?

I suspect not. It was in the early 90,s. Pretty sure Ewan joined us about 1990. I think they were banned well after that.

 

[gbrussell]

I remember when we signed 2 more of the McGrady clan Jason (rip) and Ricky, Bullfrog was asked if he was going to sign any of the remaining 4 brothers.

Hi reply was "we are going to sign their mother".

 

[Grunthos]

Get rid of the tackle count restart and that will go a long way to stoping blow-outs.

 

[Grunthos]

What had happened to this once great game?

It doesn't even resemble Rugby League anymore.

They are obsessed with making the game "faster" and in the process, they are making the game as boring as dust!
I have said this before but it bears repeating,
The rot set in when they scraped contested scrums, the excuse was safety and it slowed the game down but the real reason was that Channel 9 worked out they could put in 2-3 more minutes of advertising into their broadcast. (I worked in advertising at the time)
There was also a time when there was a place on the field for every shape and size, from the skinny little whippet to the big boofy guy. Now the game is best suited to players who are big, fast, and athletic, like Sonny Bill etc, this is bad for the development of the game at the grassroots level in the long run as kids who are keen and want to progress to higher levels but just don't have the athletic build and stamina required to complete satisfactorily will fall by the wayside.
Now only Rugby Union can cater to all shapes and sizes from U6 mini through to senior grade and this has a lot of appeal for kids left behind by Soccer and Ausy rules and soon now unfortunately, league

 

[oldpuppy]

Yeah make the ball square

Or do away with the ball entirely.

 

[Trafford10]

It's a fucking rabble running the NRL.

They apparently wanted to "introduce" fatigue into the game to see more tries.

The six again rule has:-

1. Turned rugby league into touch footy.
2. Ensures referees have even more say in which team wins.
3. Yet at the same time reduced the accountability of the referees.

Fucking farce.

 

[Kelpie03]

Why did they meddle with the rules so much to begin with.. now trying to fix the mess they started.. bunch of incompetent clowns imo..

JUST A THOUGHT, I believe that TV rights are due to be negotiated soon for the next 5 years, (I could be wrong with this so please correct if my info is wrong)
Their has been talk that the networks are looking at reducing the amount they have been paying the NRL in the past, which if true would mean a general reduction to the clubs salary cap.
So its possible that the NRL in a desperate attempt to make the game more popular (therefore maintain the funding) have resorted to these drastic rule changes.
Not to sure what's happening with the ratings since the start of 2021, but the hearsay regarding ratings is not good.