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Message: [QUOTE="Number6, post: 2879838, member: 9008"] Great article about how NRL is allowing itself to be run into the ground. Channel nine and papers have a lot to answer for but can't control that right now. But game is worst enemy. Cricket's system while not perfect (suspect Hawkeye is no where as accurate as sold) has usually very accurate umpires with low bias and a clear system that makes players responsible for raising their grievances immediately with umpires rather than coaches whinging after the fact. Bad calls are also transparently adjudicated. Games are not managed. If a player screws up umpires don't stop them. For instance if you stuff up by not having enough players in the circle they call a no ball, the don't stop the team and ask them nicely to change the field. Time has long come for captain challenge. Don't see any other option to minimise the toxic culture regarding how refereed coupled with the refs clear ineptitude (I appreciate having a bet both ways but both seem true). Remove the video ref except when captain challenges. Two per half (additive, one additional in extra time) and get review back if correct. Perhaps 3 votes, one for on field and two for video refs who don't know each of others answer (one a former player not associated with either club playing), balance of probabilities decision. If no video evidence stays with on field but team gets review back. 10 seconds for captain to ask for it. Scope would be interesting question needs to be trialled. Start with only when natural stoppage including questioning penalties. Beyond that could be any question video can help with accurately but could risk overuse (every tackle someone is offside - but I don't necessary see that as a bad thing, players will need to learn to not be offside). Other aspect is need to stop managing the game as introduces too much bias. The more you do the more you influence the game. Players are meant to be highly paid professionals. If they can't get onside or get off after held call quickly enough is called then blow it. As someone said before in the Broncs game forum the penalties you don't give can be as or more influential as the ones you do. If opposition disagrees you have a challenge. First few rounds might be a penalty explosion but teams will learn surprisingly quickly to stop gaming the system. Will open up game if defences are actually onside and square. Suspect will bring a lot of fans back who are disillusioned by what at times looks like blatant bias and cheating. [/QUOTE]

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