he said if a player served a ban last year for an offence why should he get points this year for the same offence. the player is being punished twice. and he is correct.

[quote="tad rhino":3tec74lq]he said if a player served a ban last year for an offence why should he get points this year for the same offence. the player is being punished twice. and he is correct.[/quote:3tec74lq] Blindingly obvious double jeopardy to everyone except the RFL it appears. That these regs have got this far into the public domain without anyone pointing this out is incredible, because surely if someone had they'd have already addressed this. But then, this is the RFL. They really don't help themselves.

no they don't. unless a player has a ban to be served just start fresh.

[quote="tad rhino":2f51nl82]he said if a player served a ban last year for an offence why should he get points this year for the same offence. the player is being punished twice. and he is correct.[/quote:2f51nl82]But players' past records over previous seasons were a factor in how their offences were graded and judged under the old system. Thdidn't enter the new year with a clean record and attempting to mirror this would seem appropriate to me. Burgess whining because his team is an ill-disciplined rabble isn't a good reason to change anything.

fair point. but, given how this system will be coming in, how do you begin?