NRL to launch crackdown on play the balls

[Fluffy]

like all the other crack downs this will last all of 3 rounds and allow the refs more subjective penalties to look after the NRL favourites

 

[Spartan Eagle]

Again this will come down to interpretation. It's highly subjective and frought with so much potential controversy. You either play the ball correctly or you don't. Otherwise Scam Smith and these other NRL brown tongues will get away with murder. Because everything they do is genuine, even when attempting to play the ball.

 

[Brissie Kid]

Even in the years there was no crackdown the referees always managed to ping Choc Watmough while others freely got away with the same.

Meanwhile players like Inglis do play the ball with their foot, but only after taking a 2m step forward.

Willie Mason was one player who got away with the quick roll ball best of anyone i think. He was smart enough to play the ball properly when there was no urgency. So when he did do a quick roll ball the referees did nothing.

Now some like Fifita plant the ball on the ground and start to roll it before even getting up to their feet. I agree a blitz is needed. But it won't last.

 

[Jatz Crackers]

I agree a blitz is needed. But it won't last.

A whole new approach is what's needed. They have stuffed around, fiddled and strutted with the rules that much what is needed is a "back to basics" and build on it properly bit by bit from there.

Anything else is like asking for some amendments to the Taxation Act.

 

[Spartan Eagle]

The crack down has already begun..

 

[HappilyManly]

NRL to change stripping rule in tackles
Author
Michael ChammasChief Reporter
Timestamp
Fri 16 Feb 2018, 07:03 PM
The NRL has informed clubs of a rule change for the 2018 Telstra Premiership, making alterations to the one-on-one strip.

At Tuesday’s chief executive conference at Rugby League Central, the clubs were informed of the alteration that could have an impact on defensive strategies heading into the new season.

Previously players were penalised for stripping the ball in a one-on-one situation if another defender had made any contact in the tackle leading up to the ball being raked.

However, under the new rule, the players can strip the ball in a one-on-one situation regardless of previous contact made by teammates.


https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/16/nrl-to-change-stripping-rule-in-tackles/

 

[HappilyManly]

NRL 2018: Referees to take into account injured players when determining sin bin offences

But the NRL has asked its referees and bunker officials to use their discretion if a player is unlikely to take further part in the game – such as when Slater was knocked out by Soliola – when determining a penalty for an offender.


In a scenario such as the one involving Soliola, referees would have been aware a motionless Slater would be given scant chance of returning and factored that into their decision making if the tackle wasn't ruled dangerous enough to be sent off.

Under the tweaking of the rules if they placed Soliola on report he could also be subject to sin binning instead of just copping a penalty.

All NRL clubs have been notified of the change, which will come into effect from this weekend when most teams have their first trial games of the year.

"This is a change which has been discussed by the coaches as well as the Competition Committee," the NRL's senior manager officiating Bernie Sutton said.

"Referees will be vigilant in this area to ensure players are appropriately punished for serious acts of foul play. The change will apply to all trials except those involving Super League clubs, as well as the NRL premiership."

The crackdown on acts of foul play such as high tackles, lifting tackles and shoulder charges could result in another surge in the use of the sin bin, which was used 43 times last year – a huge increase on 17 from the 2016 season.

The sin bin has traditionally been reserved for professional fouls, repeat infringements, dissent and striking but will have a whole host of new offences which will fit under its umbrella in 2018.

It comes on top of NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg warning clubs that players which don't make a genuine attempt to play the ball with their foot will be repeatedly penalised on the advice of the code's competitions committee.

It's one of a number of problem areas referees are being asked to police closely in 2018, with repeat offenders who concede penalties on their own goal-line to stifle the momentum of an attacking team also likely to face more time off the field.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...rmining-sin-bin-offences-20180216-h0w7wo.html

 

[nightster]

The crack down has already begun..

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another ACL gone

 

[Lyonstomenzies]

What's this weekly update you speak of? And this competition?

I was thinking about this last year.
When tackled you should have to play the ball exactly where the ball ended up, not where you got up and strided forwad to. So what if your legs are in front or behind the ball, If you move away from the point of where the ball should be then the defence is free to move up before you even play the ball.

Greg Inglis??

 

[globaleagle]

NRL 2018: Referees to take into account injured players when determining sin bin offences

But the NRL has asked its referees and bunker officials to use their discretion if a player is unlikely to take further part in the game – such as when Slater was knocked out by Soliola – when determining a penalty for an offender.


In a scenario such as the one involving Soliola, referees would have been aware a motionless Slater would be given scant chance of returning and factored that into their decision making if the tackle wasn't ruled dangerous enough to be sent off.

Under the tweaking of the rules if they placed Soliola on report he could also be subject to sin binning instead of just copping a penalty.

All NRL clubs have been notified of the change, which will come into effect from this weekend when most teams have their first trial games of the year.

"This is a change which has been discussed by the coaches as well as the Competition Committee," the NRL's senior manager officiating Bernie Sutton said.

"Referees will be vigilant in this area to ensure players are appropriately punished for serious acts of foul play. The change will apply to all trials except those involving Super League clubs, as well as the NRL premiership."

The crackdown on acts of foul play such as high tackles, lifting tackles and shoulder charges could result in another surge in the use of the sin bin, which was used 43 times last year – a huge increase on 17 from the 2016 season.

The sin bin has traditionally been reserved for professional fouls, repeat infringements, dissent and striking but will have a whole host of new offences which will fit under its umbrella in 2018.

It comes on top of NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg warning clubs that players which don't make a genuine attempt to play the ball with their foot will be repeatedly penalised on the advice of the code's competitions committee.

It's one of a number of problem areas referees are being asked to police closely in 2018, with repeat offenders who concede penalties on their own goal-line to stifle the momentum of an attacking team also likely to face more time off the field.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...rmining-sin-bin-offences-20180216-h0w7wo.html

Gee what could possibly go wrong with that????

I hear Parra are already tweaking their plays ala how their forwards would always just coincidentally receive a 'concussion' at or around the twenty minute mark last season. When a 'journo' finally called them out on it...they miraculously stopped!

So Tom and dce better watch out if going in for a tackle on a tiring nuff nuff as they will go down like a lead weight just go get one of the stars off the field. Pathetic!

So many players can easily be picked up as divers using the bunker but the nrl are too scared to rule 'nah, he's bluffing' because after the game you can be sure the coach will do a 10 whine about player safety.

I'm so glad I like other sports.

 

[globaleagle]

Greg Inglis??

Exactly. I could not believe that Inglis would get to his knees and walk (knee?) forward into a defender. If the defender stood his ground, penalty awarded in Inglis' favour.

I mean how obvious does it look? And yet *journo silence*

In fact the only time journos scrutinise the refs is after yet another nsw soo loss.

 

[HoldenV8]

At least we know Jorge Taufua won't get penalised for an incorrect play the ball. He's just about the only player in the NRL who actually plays it correctly every single time.

 

[HoldenV8]

NRL to change stripping rule in tackles
Author
Michael ChammasChief Reporter
Timestamp
Fri 16 Feb 2018, 07:03 PM
The NRL has informed clubs of a rule change for the 2018 Telstra Premiership, making alterations to the one-on-one strip.

At Tuesday’s chief executive conference at Rugby League Central, the clubs were informed of the alteration that could have an impact on defensive strategies heading into the new season.

Previously players were penalised for stripping the ball in a one-on-one situation if another defender had made any contact in the tackle leading up to the ball being raked.

However, under the new rule, the players can strip the ball in a one-on-one situation regardless of previous contact made by teammates.


https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/16/nrl-to-change-stripping-rule-in-tackles/

This one I don't mind.....so long as they are consistent of course. How many times last year did we get pinged for stripping yet minutes later our opponents would be allowed to get away with it?

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

Gee what could possibly go wrong with that????

I hear Parra are already tweaking their plays ala how their forwards would always just coincidentally receive a 'concussion' at or around the twenty minute mark last season. When a 'journo' finally called them out on it...they miraculously stopped!

So Tom and dce better watch out if going in for a tackle on a tiring nuff nuff as they will go down like a lead weight just go get one of the stars off the field. Pathetic!

So many players can easily be picked up as divers using the bunker but the nrl are too scared to rule 'nah, he's bluffing' because after the game you can be sure the coach will do a 10 whine about player safety.

I'm so glad I like other sports.

Surely teams wouldn't use a (well intentioned) rule to try and gain an advantage😉........

Story: The Great Grand Final Heist: How Balmain beat the Rabbitohs by laying down

Ian Heads - Daily Telegraph 15/07/17

SOUTHS have always claimed they were cheated out of the game by Tigers’ tactic of laying down ‘injured’, which threw the Rabbitohs’ star players out of their rhythm and gave Balmain’s forwards a breather. In ’69, if a player went down hurt, play stopped and an ambulance man ran out on to the field.

In his new book, The Great Grand Final Heist, Ian Heads reveals what really happened …

The folklore that exists around the 1969 grand final has done more than anything else to keep the game alive in the consciousness of the rugby league community. It can be encapsulated in one question: Did Balmain take a dive to win?

In fact, the ‘correct weight’ flag was raised long ago on the answer, although traditional pockets of silence and stonewalling exist to this day, appropriately in line with the fabled Balmain motto: ‘Smile and Stick.’

The ‘flop down’ happened. Through the seamless application of a breathtaking, technically legal tactic, Tigers coach Leo Nosworthy and his players brought off what ranks among the most brilliant coaching coups in league history. The go-slow applied to throw the defending premiers and hot favourites, South Sydney, off their game, via players feigning injuries. It was entirely within the rules at that time. The understandable protests from John Sattler and his men were for nothing.

Story continues here - Link: http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/th...n/news-story/7a04dbbb982e4387f9e40561581a6f2b

 

[Michael Clare]

Exactly. I could not believe that Inglis would get to his knees and walk (knee?) forward into a defender. If the defender stood his ground, penalty awarded in Inglis' favour.

I mean how obvious does it look? And yet *journo silence*

In fact the only time journos scrutinise the refs is after yet another nsw soo loss.

INGLIS

NRL 2018: Referees to take into account injured players when determining sin bin offences

But the NRL has asked its referees and bunker officials to use their discretion if a player is unlikely to take further part in the game – such as when Slater was knocked out by Soliola – when determining a penalty for an offender.


In a scenario such as the one involving Soliola, referees would have been aware a motionless Slater would be given scant chance of returning and factored that into their decision making if the tackle wasn't ruled dangerous enough to be sent off.

Under the tweaking of the rules if they placed Soliola on report he could also be subject to sin binning instead of just copping a penalty.

All NRL clubs have been notified of the change, which will come into effect from this weekend when most teams have their first trial games of the year.

"This is a change which has been discussed by the coaches as well as the Competition Committee," the NRL's senior manager officiating Bernie Sutton said.

"Referees will be vigilant in this area to ensure players are appropriately punished for serious acts of foul play. The change will apply to all trials except those involving Super League clubs, as well as the NRL premiership."

The crackdown on acts of foul play such as high tackles, lifting tackles and shoulder charges could result in another surge in the use of the sin bin, which was used 43 times last year – a huge increase on 17 from the 2016 season.

The sin bin has traditionally been reserved for professional fouls, repeat infringements, dissent and striking but will have a whole host of new offences which will fit under its umbrella in 2018.

It comes on top of NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg warning clubs that players which don't make a genuine attempt to play the ball with their foot will be repeatedly penalised on the advice of the code's competitions committee.

It's one of a number of problem areas referees are being asked to police closely in 2018, with repeat offenders who concede penalties on their own goal-line to stifle the momentum of an attacking team also likely to face more time off the field.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...rmining-sin-bin-offences-20180216-h0w7wo.html

Ten minutes in the sin bin for offences at a crucial point in a game that may have been ignored earlier in the game does not excite me in the slightest.

I was thinking about this last year.
When tackled you should have to play the ball exactly where the ball ended up, not where you got up and strided forwad to. So what if your legs are in front or behind the ball, If you move away from the point of where the ball should be then the defence is free to move up before you even play the ball.