With the game last night decided by the send off, which gave the opposition a big handicap for the rest of the game, is it time for the NRL to review the send off rule? Super Rugby has trialled a new rule where for a send off the team is down a man for 20 minutes, however at the end of the 20 minutes they player sent off can be replaced by someone else so the team goes back to 13. You will just go down to 3 reserves which is a better outcome than playing a man short for 70 minutes.
Lawton and Send off rule
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It wasn't a send off. 10 min yes. 2 or 3 weeks at the MRC probably but if you get sent for that there is something wrong in the game.
There was no malicious intent. It was a very strong hit that went wrong in part due to Souths players twisting motion.
Sloppy yes so 10 in the bin would have been fair.
There was no malicious intent. It was a very strong hit that went wrong in part due to Souths players twisting motion.
Sloppy yes so 10 in the bin would have been fair.
By being consistent - watch next time a similar tackle happens. If players get sent every time then ok but as Greenturd said in NRL consistency is overrated
There will always be NRL sweet hearts and we ain't 1 of them
There's only 1 way out - roll up the sleeves and be prepared to cop a few bruises.
Manly need to just get in the fight and not expect anything but what the players earn themselves
Time to not look for reasons of bad calls, just dig in and find ways to win....otherwise this type of thing will become a weekly event.
It's frustrating and like life, often not fair - just gotta lift and find more to overcome the adversity
There's only 1 way out - roll up the sleeves and be prepared to cop a few bruises.
Manly need to just get in the fight and not expect anything but what the players earn themselves
Time to not look for reasons of bad calls, just dig in and find ways to win....otherwise this type of thing will become a weekly event.
It's frustrating and like life, often not fair - just gotta lift and find more to overcome the adversity
Sadly the end of the tackle made it look bad. The games too fast for the old fashioned send off rule reducing a side to 12 men for 70 minutes. The outcome is then inevitable. People want a contest.
Peter C
Bencher
Then they will argue that a star player who gets taken out deliberately goes off while the opposing team only get's disadvantaged for 20 min, however this idea does have merit when there's no deliberate foul play involved, as in this case.
Cody walker also had elbows all over Garrick's throat in a tackle in the first half that was "missed" by the ref!
Agreed - if that tackle was consistently a send off then I can cop that... but reality is there will be another incident this week or next that "should" also be a send off and probs won't happen!
Wait for the MRC to also ‘miss’ it
StuBoot
Bencher
Yep, l saw that and was blowing up.
He knew what he was doing and you could see he was trying to put force into it. Grub act.
To me these days the send off should be for deliberate (brain explosions) acts - ie the Mitch Barnett one earlier this year - or a reckless play that causes an opposition player serious injury or has to go off - ie Mitchell on Manu last year.
The game is so fast these days and as Cam Smith said last night, the nature of the game, every tackle puts a player at risk of injury.
Rare I like a player not in a Manly jersey
Have always been a Cam Murray fan since game 1
The bloke plays with energy, no dirt and if Manly could afford him, would personally be my first choice.
After the tackle in a game most players take a dive or milk these crusher tackles at every opportunity, Murray bounced straight to his feet and even stated it "looked far worse than it was" in the post game press conference.
Champion player and a man of integrity....in a game that is riddled with drama queens and soccer antics, it's refreshing to see a man of honour still in the game.
Well played Cam Murray
Have always been a Cam Murray fan since game 1
The bloke plays with energy, no dirt and if Manly could afford him, would personally be my first choice.
After the tackle in a game most players take a dive or milk these crusher tackles at every opportunity, Murray bounced straight to his feet and even stated it "looked far worse than it was" in the post game press conference.
Champion player and a man of integrity....in a game that is riddled with drama queens and soccer antics, it's refreshing to see a man of honour still in the game.
Well played Cam Murray
Ron E. Gibbs
First Grader
Yeah, this is the issue for me as well. The game these days is just too fast and too tough for any team to cope with being a player short for an extended period. Aside from killing any notion of a contest, the players left out there have to take up the slack and make more runs, more tackles, and get even more fatigued. If the NRL is really serious about player welfare, they wouldn't ask 12 players to do the job of 13.
Brissie Kid
Bencher
So he's already in effect missed 1 game. Will that reduce the suspension? Or does the NRL treat you same if you're sent off in the 1st minute or the 79th minute?
Damien2812
Bencher
Very true regarding if the player is sent off he should be replaced by another so that team isn't disadvantaged for 72 minutes. Does anyone want to watch the game if only one team can win? The call was rubbish and 10 minutes in the bin was sufficient and South's won the game in the 8th minute.
Brissie Kid
Bencher
The NRL thinks its running a footy competition. It has no idea that it isn't 1922 anymore and the NRL is actually a competitor in the entertainment industry for fans, eyeballs, sponsors and athletes.
The 16 clubs needs to leave the NRL and set up a comp run with the mentality of the MMA management.
The 16 clubs needs to leave the NRL and set up a comp run with the mentality of the MMA management.
Disecting the tackle in slow motion really exaggerated what it was.....back to the idea of replacing a player....maybe worth looking at from 2023, but first need ppl who can determine the correct rulings betweem just a penalty - 10m in the bin - or send off....as I have seen far worse go unnoticed and just a penalty and the level of consistency would rate a 1 out of 10 like much of the NRL officialling.
Yes the time is now. This rule works well, it sufficiently punishes the offending team but doesn’t kill the contest.
The US sports understand the importance of the spectacle and contest. In the NBA and NFL, players get ejected from the game but the on court/field contest is still even numbers.
I really feel deflated after last night’s game. I was looking forward to it all week, and the game was, in reality, over in the 8th minute. The only ones happy were south’s supporters and the ones who had money on them.
I really feel deflated after last night’s game. I was looking forward to it all week, and the game was, in reality, over in the 8th minute. The only ones happy were south’s supporters and the ones who had money on them.
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