The new 6 again rule to be introduced, Do you Love it or Hate it.
I'm for it, I think it will open up the footy again for the attacking players, the wrestle will decrease because of the new rule, darts from dummy half will happen more frequently, the defensive lines will be breached more often and there will be less stoppages while everyone re sets their line after a penalty is blown. I also love the idea that the referee has discretion to also award a penalty to cater for those 1 point 1 minute left on the clock scenarios, and in the end their will be less on the games penalty count that the media so love to talk up.
I can see players like Moses and Dylan brown loving it.
So what do players think Love it or Hate it. An early call hey.
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Col, Monto thought this was a blog about when you used to bowl to number 11 batters...6 again...;)
OH - yeah, those #11 batters used to punish me every bloody time.
We normally don't talk about that much these days.
So it has nothing to do with Golf? When you yell 4 or then 6?
Love it!!!
And for all the reasons you've given and a few more hypotheticals which have not as yet arisen.
In my above reply to Muttman, I have setout what I believe to be the ramifications for breaching the intent of this new rule. There is provision for the referee to not only penalise for repeated offences in the ruck, but there is also a sin bin requirement to follow repeated infringements. The new 6 again rule has all the bases covered to deliver dramatic action to follow immediately for continued infringment without the previous need for a warning to be given. These penalties now cover all "smart ass" coaches and players premeditated course of action and without any need to explain the decision either. The new rule and the accompanying penalties takes the coaches and playing coaches (Cam Smith and DCE to name a few) schemes onfield out of play. Hallelujah!
This is the best "new rule" and associated penalties to prevent abuse of rules that I have ever seen. It also puts all the pressure on the referee to ACT decisively with power he is now given with sufficient deterrant for refs not to go weak on implimentation of the harsher penalties. If the refs don't comply with the intent? there are now 14 other referees running along the sideline with a flag who would jump at the chance to swap it for a whistle! Thank God for leadership with the courage of his convictions. Take a bow Peter V'landys.
I saw some talk by one of the explayers on foxtel or nine, a couple of days ago, cant remember which, but he added that it may be also beneficial to let the players decide if they want a penalty or 6 again. It works similar to that AFL game "lol" where a whistle is blown for the wrestle offence/ hand on ball etc etc, the attacking team can stop, reset and take the penalty or they just continue to play the ball with 6 again. ie Play on. that way the players "attacking team are getting the advantage" each and every time depending on the scenario, defensive attacking pressure, field position, score line pressure time to go etc etc, that the attacking team think best serves them to score.
Interesting...
Not sure if I like the idea. It will be exploited like the other rules by the best in the business. You can basically see 1 team go from their own try line to their opponents try line and score on the back of 6 again and I repeat it again in the next set after kick off..The NRL should stop the continual rule changes in the hope of fixing problems that poor refereeing has created.
Monto, I believe the NRL has stopped the continual rule changes.
Now we actually have a real "leader" doing it without trying to be everybodies friend at the same time!
Best idea in a decade. Melbourne were notorious for giving away ruck penalties on purpose to set their line. Great move Vlandys
I don't know if this has been brougth up before.
The 'six again' shoud be optional, at the choice of the side getting the six again.
As others here have pointed out when a winger brings the ball back after a kick, the attacking team is disadvantgaged getting an extra tackle whereas if they kicked out they would restart 40meters downfield.
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