1 & 3 - absolute rubbish and shouldn't be touched with a barge pole.



2 - has possible merit, would want to see it extensively trialled before tried at pro-level though.

Agreed.



How about this for a Rule change?



1) Rule changes can only be "considered" once every five years.

One thing i love about our game is its simplicity,,Why have they got to keep tinkering with it?....AFAIK we have already got ONE set of rules for Superleague,,Another for International games,,And i Suppose One for the NRL!!!!!Anymore,,

1) Absolutely insane.

2) Sounds OK but is very exploitable, stick to penalties.

3) Needs a bit of trialling but sounds like it could provide some more options, how hard is it to drop the wingers back to defend? Will possibly open up some wide counter-attacking moves on the last play.

I like 2, should help the game flow a bit better, excellent idea. Not so sure about 3, could result in a bit too much kicking for territory/possession. Don't like the powerplay idea particularly but will probably have to see how it goes.

the power play one is good.



It could have it's own theme tune and dance, and when a team opts for it, the theme tune blasts outs the tannoys and the cheerleaders do the dance.



You could have the reflex, just insert the words 'power play' into the lyrics.



Then 2 random players get taken off and the team get 2 plays to make it count.

How about each team is allowed a sniper with 1 bullet and they each have one minute to shoot a player of the opposition , we could have a lottery machine to decide which minute ?

The simple solution to the messing about at the ruck area ( obviously this doesn't happen in Australia because they complain about it every year at International level ) is penalise the Bstrds



Sorted

What if an infringement occurs on the first or zero tackle??? Not gaining much of an advantage are you?

I'll watch them in the All Stars match before passing judgement but my initial reaction is no to all of them.



1 - I don't like the sound of it at all. Maybe instead one player could only leave the field for only one play? That would be better but still don't think it's very good.



2 - If it was worked out properly (I'd go for a stand up and quick tap but no kicking for touch or goal) then it could work. Don't really like the idea of just wiping the tackle count down because it could be used cleverly by the defence.



3 - Don't like it at all. Punishes good defence

(1) has no real merit, in my opinion. It reduces the sport to It's a Knockout, and playing Jokers.



(2) sounds like it might need a wee bit of tweaking. The advantage that a penalty in that situation currently gives to the non-penalised side is a chance for 2 points or (some) territory and a reset of the tackle count. This change would remove two of those advantages. I suppose it reflects the view that some offences at the PTB are not as serious as others, so may currently be overlooked in order to keep the game flowing or not to - unjustly - award a chance of 2 points when the same offences have been left alone for the rest of the game. As the rules stand, they seem to be contributing to refereeing inconsistency, where individual judgement comes in to play, leading to player and fan frustration. Introducing the option to wipe the tackle count down instead of giving the penalty for those lesser offences (hand in on the ball where the ball is not fumbled, etc.) might result in more of them being punished, and it could be just the thing needed to clean up the ruck.



(3) I like the idea. A team being kept under pressure running out from its own line has few options at the moment: break/power through, or speculative kick over the top. That produces some great tries and action, but I think it gives the advantage to defensive rather than attacking play, at the moment. If the option is on for a 20-40, the defending team might want to drop back on the edges, potentially leaving more room for those breaks and speculative kicks; if they don't do that, the 20-40 is more of a goer. A 20-40 would reward good kickers, and rapidly switch defence to attack - which I think is a good thing for the dynamics of the game. I'd like to see it trialled more widely before being brought in at the top level.

Hate the idea of all three