NRL flexible on new rules

[The better Robbo]

The NRL has promised to be agile on new rules after a number of players expressed concern over the increased speed of the game and its toll on their bodies.
On Thursday chief executive Andrew Abdo said the early rounds of the season will be a litmus test and he is prepared to make changes should the new laws have an undesirable impact.“Like any change, you have to monitor and we’ll adjust if we need to,” Abdo told AAP.
“The first few rounds will be critical for us to gather data.
“Ultimately the objective is to create free-flowing football for fans, but we also have to balance that out and make sure we still maintain the fabric of the game and the different skill sets of the different players.
“It’s a delicate balance.”

 

[The Who]

How about introducing a 'White Flag' rule when a team reaches 50 points it's game over, because that will happen plenty of times this season.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

How about introducing a 'White Flag' rule when a team reaches 50 points it's game over, because that will happen plenty of times this season.

By half time !!

 

[StuBoot]

Just shows how ill thought out these new rules are if they’re flagging this.
It’s like they never think of all the variables that can happen and forget that the game has survived for over 100 years.
Change for change sake...again.

 

[manlyfan76]

I prefer games that are an arm wrestle

 

[Tomay]

Bunch of idiots who never played running things and consulting the wrong idiots who did play for their input.

 

[ManlyArmy]

Gonna miss the old home town 10m penalties at Brookie.

Just won’t feel the same heckling the ref for a 6-again.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

It's just staggering that the NRL "brains trust" feel the need to continually tinker with the rules of the game. Last season they used the COVID delay (and the subsequent withholding of funds by Channel 9) to fundamentally change the way the game is played and refereed. Mid-season, all of a sudden we had a different game. Now they're at it again. It wouldn't happen in any other sport. Just insane.

 

[Nordburg]

The most popular sport in the world,soccer,whether you like it or not,has had very minimal rule changes in over 100 years.The NRL have made more changes this off season than soccer has in its existence.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

The most popular sport in the world,soccer,whether you like it or not,has had very minimal rule changes in over 100 years.The NRL have made more changes this off season than soccer has in its existence.

Yep, and the game (soccer/football) has changed a lot over that time, largely as the result of coaching innovations - new formations and tactics - that work within the existing rules. The NRL approach is just change for the sake of change. I mean, who the **** was crying out for the two-point field goal? They may have good intentions, but they're killing the game and the "product" at the same time.

 

[DUFFMAN]

It seems we change the rules every year so they can justify paying wages to some focus group.
Leave things alone, the game has change so much over the last 30-40 years it isn't recognisable. To me the best era was the the late 80's to the mid 90's.

 

[Brissie Kid]

The NRL clearly want western Sydney's flat trackers touch footy Eels, Panfas & Tigers in the top 4. Can't have the opposition putting up a defence and ruining the day.

 

[Shoe1]

The only thing worse than new rules is flexible new rules. They are at 6s and 7s.

 

[Kevinward777]

We are going to be hearing a lot of back peddling and interpretation babble from the head of referees each week.

Can't wait

 

[sheridanstand78]

These new rules just make it a more you score I score game. Referees now determine which side has the ball as you see the endless inconsistency happen with them.

I want to see a scum become a genuine contest again.

The game is too fast!

 

[Spartan Eagle]

If the new rules arent suiting the Rorters or Doesntmatta, they will change them again

 

[Nordburg]

It seems we change the rules every year so they can justify paying wages to some focus group.
Leave things alone, the game has change so much over the last 30-40 years it isn't recognisable. To me the best era was the the late 80's to the mid 90's.

The game has changed so much to the point that all teams play and look the same

 

[Waz13]

I prefer games that are an arm wrestle

One of our great games was the 4-0 loss to Easts in the finals 2013 I think.

 

[globaleagle]

"flexible" = if it isn't helping the usual suspects, the rules will be canned.

 

[Waz13]

If there’s one thing that you can’t be flexible with, it’s the rules of the game ffs. Gee this mob is a rabble. The rules didn’t need changing in the first place to accommodate the stupid 6 again.