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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 2859821, member: 8988"] anything that encourages running on the last play is for the best in my opinion. The game was always about passing through the hands. The 40-20 makes the wingers drop back, so there's that too. I just think when ever rules are brought in/changed, they should look at how a referee might be able to interpret them in a black/white way. Soccer for all its failings does this particularly well. You even know what actions might lead to a yellow or red card, and they complain when theyre not applied correctly. We in league have no idea and sometimes things that should be seriously dealt are left for after the game (foul play, high tackles, trips etc.) The steal of the ball is another rule i hate. It can be interpreted in so many different ways by different referees in similar circumstances. It gets to the ridiculous stage now where players help their opponents hold onto it for fear of getting penalised. Other times a player will legitimately steal the ball but because a referee is forced to call on what he sees, fails to see that it occurs before a second player becomes involved. It should be the responsibility of the player holding the ball to maintain possession. Upon completion of the tackle, play the ball. Stripping should only be penalised for three players involved in the tackle or used to deliberately slow the play-the-ball down. [/QUOTE]

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