https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62 ... s-for-2024 The 6 again one is the important one for me

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62 ... s-for-2024 The 6 again one is the important one for me

I may be wrong but isn’t the golden point allocated differently outside SL.

Just depends how far and consistently the referees interpret the new rule, the marker being square ha been ignored constantly, the foot playing the ball ditto, will the ref really stop the pile on after players tackled, etc, etc. A leat we have a whole new experience with referees next season, good or bad.

The "new" rules seem to be exactly how we were refereed last year. Unfortunately, a different set of rules apply to Wigan, Saints etc. Especially play the ball where some teams are allowed to charge forward as soon as a player regains his feet to play the ball whilst other teams are made to wait until it's in the dummy half's hands. It's been like this for years. the rules are too arbitrary and allow weak referees to be managed by dominant "personalities" on the field.

Get rid of the "six again" rule altogether for me, the decisions are too arbitrary imo. Also, the "golden point". I haven't met any one yet who agrees with it (unless they have just been to a game where they've benefited from the rule).

No golden post in the championship

You're quite right, ft. Still can't quite grasp that we're not in SL anymore. Still wish they would abolish that crazy rule before we're back there in 2025.

Agreed the golden point needs to be scrapped. After 80 mins of gruelling rugby both players and spectators deserve something if its a drawn game. I also have not spoken to anyone who likes it.

I like the golden point, it adds a bit of drama. I actually think they should introduce it in football.

It wouldn't work in football. You could play for days and still be 0-0.
It works in rugby as you have more opportunity to score.

Correct wouldn't work in football and for doesn't work in our game either. A draw is normally a fair result and the game has Always been decided over 80 mins and in reality it is a gimmick to see who drops the first goal and nothing to do with scoring tries which the game is about.

Yeah, I was thinking more force a winner, they should go to penalties after full time.

Exciting though, especially if watching as a neutral. Without golden point we wouldn't have beaten Wigan last year.

No, we would have drawn. A much more satisfactory result that the Golden Point lottery.

We wouldn't have lost at Salford and leigh either. Intact we could have easily been relegated on golden point

Seem to remember reading somewhere,about a suggestion of 2 points for golden point winner and a 1 point consolation for loser, thus softening the blow.

Are you from the USA?

Slightly O/T but I see the Wendyball lot are looking at utilising the sin-bin... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67549886

Slightly O/T but I see the Wendyball lot are looking at utilising the sin-bin... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67549886

Very funny yet informative pre luncheon speech from Ben Thaler at the club today . He was pointing out that next season when the fans are getting on the officials backs for the raft of penalties that will blight the game in the early rounds until the players get a grip on the rules ,is purely down to the RL’s insurance company pulling out after 40 years of association with our game ,and just one insurance company willing to take the game on out of a raft of 40 that were approached , it really does hit home how serious everyone needs to take the head knocks going forwards .

Well done Nick Fozzard, Bobby Goulding et al.

It really does put the game as a whole in a precarious position ,unless these new rules are strictly adhered to

Good that Ben was there to discuss this - going to be a pain to start with, but at least they will now have the players welfare front and foremost.