Rule Changes 2018

[Eagles2nv]

So NRL is making a couple of rule changes in addition to the clampdown on the play the ball.

1. Clock will be stopped for 30 secs after a conversion to stop teams time wasting. Will average in 3 mins of more playing time/action.

2. One on One strip is changed so as long as only 1 defender is in the tackle at the time, then the one on one strip can legally occur. No longer matters if someone drops off the tackle.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...e/news-story/12cbdda64b9baf9155492fb3027804a9

 

[Dan]

So NRL is making a couple of rule changes in addition to the clampdown on the play the ball.

1. Clock will be stopped for 30 secs after a conversion to stop teams time wasting. Will average in 3 mins of more playing time/action.

2. One on One strip is changed so as long as only 1 defender is in the tackle at the time, then the one on one strip can legally occur. No longer matters if someone drops off the tackle.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...e/news-story/12cbdda64b9baf9155492fb3027804a9

1 - The NRL really think we care about this?

2 - Hello open for cheating, teams will stop the progress of the player, then drop off whilst the other strips.

I'm not against the second one, I just think it opens up greyness

number 1 is just useless, if they want to make the game better get rid of two refs

 

[Spartan Eagle]

1 - The NRL really think we care about this?

2 - Hello open for cheating, teams will stop the progress of the player, then drop off whilst the other strips.

I'm not against the second one, I just think it opens up greyness

number 1 is just useless, if they want to make the game better get rid of two refs

Agree but if they really want to make the game great again , get rid of Greenberg

 

[Disco]

I never understood why they don't just stop the clock at a try and restart at the kickoff.......why are conversions counting towards time

 

[voicefromthehill]

1 - The NRL really think we care about this?

2 - Hello open for cheating, teams will stop the progress of the player, then drop off whilst the other strips.

I'm not against the second one, I just think it opens up greyness

number 1 is just useless, if they want to make the game better get rid of two refs

You are the reason I quit the corporate world! I hurt my head against too many walls

No actually you remind me of the frustrations I had in the corporate world! Lets never let common sense take a front seat, rather lets just make reactive rulings

 

[Dan]

I never understood why they don't just stop the clock at a try and restart at the kickoff.......why are conversions counting towards time

wasn't it another rule change bought on because of Manly. At least they put a time limit on them because Chris hicks kicked a goal then they let the cowboys kick off before he was back in our half, without even giving him time their excuse was he was wasting time, even though replays show he kicked it pounded the air once and ran back, but in the intervening time they had let the cowboys setup for the kick off instead of making them wait behind the posts.

They then brought in a shot clock

 

[Dan]

You are the reason I quit the corporate world! I hurt my head against too many walls

No actually you remind me of the frustrations I had in the corporate world! Lets never let common sense take a front seat, rather lets just make reactive rulings

I am watching a company I hold close to my heart die because of that, well not die, but really struggle because they made reactive decisions in a new competitive situation, and that has now cost them dearly as they could not deliver what they decided on in a timeframe that mattered.

Being reactive is good but it mustn't out weigh long term plans and growth

 

[Woodsie]

The law of unintended consequences (which the NRL continue to believe doesn't exist) tells me that within a short period there will be another rule introduced stating that if the team kicking off doesn't restart within 30 seconds of the clock being stopped another clock will be started to measure the time that the 1st clock has been stopped for ... and at a given point a 3rd clock will be started with a set time left to kick off .....

or .... it is a plot by the broadcasters to use the 30 seconds of no play to throw in and ad or two ......

 

[voicefromthehill]

The law of unintended consequences (which the NRL continue to believe doesn't exist) tells me that within a short period there will be another rule introduced stating that if the team kicking off doesn't restart within 30 seconds of the clock being stopped another clock will be started to measure the time that the 1st clock has been stopped for ... and at a given point a 3rd clock will be started with a set time left to kick off .....

or .... it is a plot by the broadcasters to use the 30 seconds of no play to throw in and ad or two ......

Welcome to The SUPER BOWL

 

[master blaster]

So NRL is making a couple of rule changes in addition to the clampdown on the play the ball.

1. Clock will be stopped for 30 secs after a conversion to stop teams time wasting. Will average in 3 mins of more playing time/action.

2. One on One strip is changed so as long as only 1 defender is in the tackle at the time, then the one on one strip can legally occur. No longer matters if someone drops off the tackle.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...e/news-story/12cbdda64b9baf9155492fb3027804a9

This will upset the serial time waster Maloney

 

[Woodsie]

I am watching a company I hold close to my heart die because of that, well not die, but really struggle because they made reactive decisions in a new competitive situation, and that has now cost them dearly as they could not deliver what they decided on in a timeframe that mattered.

Being reactive is good but it mustn't out weigh long term plans and growth

That balance is critical ... it used to take a min of 2 years to get a rule change ... it had to go before the Referee's Association and several other commitees, being examed and considered from every angle ... and when all stakeholders were happy ... the rule change would be published and announced as commencing the next season.

Now someone has a brainfart or a reactive kneejerk to an incident, and the rule is drawn-up and introduced #nextweek.

Being able to fine tune in a timely manner is great ... but I don't trust this mob with the smarts to do it well ..

 

[Loobs]

I am watching a company I hold close to my heart die because of that, well not die, but really struggle because they made reactive decisions in a new competitive situation, and that has now cost them dearly as they could not deliver what they decided on in a timeframe that mattered.

Being reactive is good but it mustn't out weigh long term plans and growth

Our CEO is a big fan of stay the course and won't get drawn into reacting to everything that pops up along the way. Naturally it helps if the course you've chosen is pretty good.

A shot clock for kicks at goal is fine but what if it's windy and the ball keeps getting knocked off? Or your socks keep falling down when you've stepped back..?

As for the other one I feel like this will be controversial. As mentioned - it's ripe for multiple players completing say 80% of a tackle before one calls release and then rips the ball out, right after the other players have dropped off. It will happen to Cam Smith, the Storm will lose the game and the rule will have to be retroactively changed to a penalty which Cam will get to take to re-win the game. He will then take too long kicking it, so the replay of that last part of the game will be halted while the shot-clock rule is also retroactively removed before he is allowed to take the kick. Naturally the stripped player will be forced to apologise to Cam for any undue suffering that whole affair has caused him.

 

[Narrabeen Laker]

All we crave is consistency. 30 seconds for a kick will help achieve this . The other rule about a player dropping off before the strip will make for some slo mo interpretation by the dastardly video ref

 

[Eagles2nv]

1 - The NRL really think we care about this?

2 - Hello open for cheating, teams will stop the progress of the player, then drop off whilst the other strips.

I'm not against the second one, I just think it opens up greyness

number 1 is just useless, if they want to make the game better get rid of two refs

Re Number 2

Yeah this was my thinking. The original rule was their because the player that drops off affects the play, i.e. slows the player down, or knocks the ball into a strip-able position on first impact. It was a pretty standard rule that refs got right most of the time.

At least from a refereeing perspective their is less chance for an error, as the rule will be black and white (as much as it can be with NRL) - 1 on 1 = Legal strip, 2+ on 1 = Penalty. I wonder if this rule change is actually more about making the referees look better.

 

[Woodsie]

The rule change is saying that the clock will be stopped for 30 seconds after the conversion attempt .... It is NOT saying that the team has 30 seconds to restart ....

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Well you have to give credit to the NRL, they sure did take on the big issues with the game , have listened to the fans and have made some massive rule changes that will take the game forward into the next decade.

CEO Todd, needs a massive bonus for this and an award for being an all round good fella!

Don’t know about you but I’m excited!

 

[Chip and Chase]

The law of unintended consequences (which the NRL continue to believe doesn't exist) tells me that within a short period there will be another rule introduced stating that if the team kicking off doesn't restart within 30 seconds of the clock being stopped another clock will be started to measure the time that the 1st clock has been stopped for ... and at a given point a 3rd clock will be started with a set time left to kick off .....

or .... it is a plot by the broadcasters to use the 30 seconds of no play to throw in and ad or two ......

Won't have any effect on us at Brookie, the timekeeper can't see anyway.

 

[Loobs]

Won't have any effect on us at Brookie, the timekeeper can't see anyway.

What do you mean..? They will have to climb a tower and push the seconds hand back 30 clicks every time there is a kick for goal!

 

[globaleagle]

After a conversion....

so is that when the ball hits the ground, the refs indicate with their flags, the beer gets warm...I dunno.

I have no problems with actually trying to get 80 min of footy in an 80 min game; if it has to incorporate 10-15 mins of stoppages, well that's just better value for money, time with friends, more sausage rolls...etc.

I can see what they were trying to achieve with the strip rule, mainly if one player drops off (early) then another player can now strip.

Trouble is... Bellamy will already be working on how to abuse this ruling for more penalties.

lol...we may see a lot of ball throw away and a lot of players dropping to the ground in the first few rounds. It'll be like a rigged boxing match when both fighters immediately fall over!

 

[Clay]

Number two is going to be a nightmare I can imagine it now